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Offline rifleshooter2

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Just finished last night
« on: September 11, 2007, 10:40:12 AM »
Ok I just finished my Grenade Mortar. 2 1/2 inch bore with a 1 inch deep .75 diameter powder chamber. Sorry no powder can I took the photos at work and taking powder to work is a no no.





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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2007, 10:45:37 AM »
 SWEET!!! ;D FIRE & SMOKE PLEASE...
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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2007, 06:40:17 PM »
Nice job!, Why red? Just curious
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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2007, 11:12:53 PM »
Quote from: radio2 on September 11, 2007, 06:40:17 PM
Nice job!, Why red? Just curious

I like red artillery ;D Actually lot of artillery was painted red.

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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2007, 09:33:14 AM »
The gun decks, and carriages of some navies were painted red.
The blood didn't spook the new hands as much on that red deck.
Heard that somewhere.



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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2007, 09:48:32 AM »
The blood didn't spook the new hands as much on that red deck.

That was the story told on the Constitution when I was there many years ago.
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Re: Just finished last night
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2007, 10:58:11 AM »
This it the photo I used as a template for my mortar



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