Author Topic: Anvil Shooting (OT) (Read 813 times)

accuratemike · « **on:** June 28, 2006, 04:37:53 PM »

Just caught a few minutes of Anvil Shooting on CMT (Small Town Secrets ?). Pretty darn neat ! 2# BP max, 100# anvil min. They were getting 75' +, straight up. Nearly as good as the launch, was the landing. Big base (Steel?) with a cup in the top to hold the BP. They machine the bottom of the anvil and butter the joint with peanut butter ( or PlayDoh ). Complete with spectators. Any sport with 2# of BP and a 100# anvil has to be fun to watch. Just thought I'd bring it up, before I forgot (right). Enjoy, MIKE

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2006, 12:23:49 AM »

I can see the national competition now! A single iron fence post 2' to the left of the anvil. Graduations every inch from top to bottom. Winner is best depth driven in 5 of 7 shots.

Terry C. · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2006, 12:26:04 AM »

Let's just hope they have better luck (and aim) than Wile E. Coyote.

:-D :-D :-D

Double D · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2006, 06:40:42 AM »

Weaverville CA has--had and anvil shoot every 4th of July. The would set an anvil up and fill the square hole on top with black powder. Trail a fuse from the powder. Cover the powder with a playing card, then set a second anvil upside down over the card and powder. They would fire from sun up to sundown every hour.

Santa Dave · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2006, 09:43:49 AM »

A bunch of us at work (a dead day in slow week) shot an anvil with acetyleene & O2 one day. The guys from next door thought we had blown something up! prolly hit 30-35 feet, made a dent in the blacktop we had to patch! A VP came out & watched then stated we probably shouldn't do it again!

Dave