Breech plug came in today

[Winger Ed.]

I'm in the process of building a welding gas tank/Florida type BB mortar.
Since I've gleened so much info. for it from here,
I figure- the least I can do in return is tell of my progress, pitfalls, observations, discoveries, etc., etc. as the build goes forward.

So, Here it begins:
Not only is this thing going to be a really cool project,
but I figure it will also 'fill the gap', or maybe just shorten the gap-
between my State Arms 'Big Bertha' chambered in .50BMG, and the 2 & 1/8" bore BP 'Ordanance Rifle' BP cannon.

Anyway:
The breech plug for the 'War of Northern Agression' (reproduction) Cohorn mortar came in today on the 'Little Brown Truck'.
It was shipped in from the un-explored Northern Territories- Somewhere,
WAY!!! WAY!!! closer to the Artic Circle than Texas is-
Mill-walk-ah, Mill-walk-me, Mill-walk-you,,,,,, I-da-hoe, You-da-ho,,,,,, somewhere like that, I forget......

Yawl probably know UPS requires everything to be 'properly packaged' in order for them to pay off on any damage claim.
So, for this solid piece of Steel: (Not too much risk of damage on this thing)
They wrapped it in 2 layers of duct tape, and put a self made, confuser generated shipping label on it.
-----------A piece of 6" dia. round stock 7" long.
Its the size of a old style, metal, grocery store variety, Folgers or Maxwell House coffee can,
but (only) 1" taller--- and weighs 57 !!! pounds.

When it was delivered to the shop--
I saw our regular UPS driver reach & grap it with one hand.......
Seeing that expression...... what a HOOT!!!! when it didn't budge off the shelf in his truck.  

I wonder how many other package handelers in their system did the same thing all along it's journey?

[Victor3]

 

 When I was restoring a Jeep years back the UPS man brought a bunch of heavy parts a few days in a row. After a set of leaf springs he asked "So what's left? Seems like I've delivered enough parts to assemble the whole thing from scratch by now."

[Winger Ed.]

When I was restoring a Jeep years back the UPS man brought a bunch of heavy parts a few days in a row. After a set of leaf springs he asked "So what's left? Seems like I've delivered enough parts to assemble the whole thing from scratch by now."

That's funny.
It reminds me of the 'Johnny Cash Car Song', and a story my Dad tells of his tour on Adak, Alaska in 1952-1953;
when he was in the Air Force serving as a Radio code interceptor catching 'Bad Guy' radio traffic coming over the Artic Circle,
on its way- back & forth to other 'Bad Guys' in Korea.

One of his buddies got ahold of a NEW!! and very rare Russian built Sniper rifle.
He took it apart, and sent it home--- peice by piece--- to get it through the military censors/customs inspectors.
He spent almost a year doing it.
About a week before his tour was up---- he got it back.
His Mom, after getting all the pieces, took them all to a gunsmith, had it put back together, and mailed it back to him.

[1Southpaw]

What a thoughtful mother !

My Uncle shipped home 2 rifles and several bayonets plus leather cartridge  belt . (WWII)

I remember dad opening the box . I got 2 of the bayonets and the cartridge belt , still have them .