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Offline russellwallace

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Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« on: March 13, 2009, 02:20:38 PM »
Looking for help.
As I understand it the max powder charge for my 2 1/4 bore is 3oz. firing blank.  I have very light nerf balls to use for compression.  The nerf balls are 2 5/8 dia. so they are a very tight fit and must be rammed in.  Would the tight fit of these foam balls be a danger as in too much restriction.

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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2009, 02:45:05 PM »
You are using real nerf balls or the styrofoam balls?
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 02:55:12 PM »
They are not styrofoam. They are very light squishy foam which I believe would be considered nerf. They are still intact after firing.
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 03:05:48 PM »
Very tight......?thats kind of subjective . I wouldnt think there'd be any problems . PROVIDING your cannon is of a strong design .

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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 03:21:32 PM »
If you are shooting foam nerf balls, consider them nothing more than over powder wads.
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2009, 02:32:14 PM »
A couple of corrogated cardboard disks work just as well, and are pretty much free. They make the boom factor more consistant than just powder alone.

Soak them in baking soda / water solution and dry before firing, so you don't light yer wife's garden on fire... or something along the same lines, not that I would know anything about that  ;)
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2009, 12:28:47 PM »
ok Rickk
as you start to say A , you must continue with B
please show some before and after picture of the incident you know nothing about  ;D
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2009, 01:29:39 PM »


The white posts hold up the fence around what "some people" claim was a tomato garden.
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2009, 02:14:42 PM »
that "some people" , that wouldnt happened to be your wife , or ??

                    "was"  ??  didnt the tomatoes like the sulphur , or ??

ok tomatoes are not so expensive , at least you got an extremely beautiful picture .
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Re: Question on Max powder charge with a light projectile.
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2009, 10:37:23 AM »
It was the second time I ever shot it.

The first time... 15 minute earlier, I put a two foot fuse into it and my kid and I ran behind the house and hid, so I hade no idea what the muzzle blast looked like.

Other than some smoldering garden mulch extinguished quickly with a hose everything survived.

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