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Offline Michael Az

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Formal cannon balls
« on: November 16, 2006, 04:12:32 PM »
A friend of mine just got back from vacation back east. He visited some civil war battle grounds and found these golf balls at Valley Forge. Said he just had to get me some! Pretty cool actually.
Yes, I know my little mortars aren't finished yet, just can't find the time to get them done. No powder can so used a AA battery.
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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2006, 12:49:47 AM »
NICE TOUCH!

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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2006, 06:54:12 AM »
 YEA......But can you make a hole in one shot...........??
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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2006, 12:18:25 PM »
YEA......But can you make a hole in one shot...........??

That's easy, if the muzzle velocity is high enough!

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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2006, 12:38:59 PM »
50 grains of bullseye?
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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2006, 02:25:48 PM »
Might even be able to break the sound barrier with the golf ball.

It would also be a good starting point to start over - putting the fragments of the mortar back together.
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Re: Formal cannon balls
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2006, 10:28:09 AM »
50 grains of bullseye?
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Pushing for a Darwin award are you? Where do I send the flowers? Or do I make a charitable donation?

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