Author Topic: The 3rd Almost Annual New River Valley Mortar and Cannon Shoot ! (Read 17004 times)

Ex 49'er · « **Reply #90 on:** March 07, 2010, 07:13:31 PM »

Quote from: lance on March 07, 2010, 02:19:01 PM

Who has time for shooting when there is BBQ and cookies. Tee shirts or caps? how about a patch, then i could get a shooting jacket and collect patches.

How about a medal. A flag ribbon with a cannon or mortar on the medallion. Medals look great on uniforms!

thelionspaw · « **Reply #91 on:** March 08, 2010, 01:38:23 AM »

How about a tattoo

KABAR2 · « **Reply #92 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:05:51 AM »

Quote from: thelionspaw on March 08, 2010, 01:38:23 AM

How about a tattoo

I'm not sure I want to remember this event by having someone inject ink into my arm........

dedication only goes so far.......

Now if your talking bagpipes and drums & such that's a different story.........

thelionspaw · « **Reply #93 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:17:23 AM »

Allen; how about a cockamamie?

Spuddy · « **Reply #94 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:33:26 AM »

Quote from: thelionspaw on March 08, 2010, 04:17:23 AM

Allen; how about a cockamamie?

Now there is a cockamamie idea. Cracker Jack used to have those in the box when I was a kid. We thought we were pretty cool with those on.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #95 on:** March 08, 2010, 06:35:01 AM »

Are you meaning a silly skit or play?

thelionspaw · « **Reply #96 on:** March 08, 2010, 06:52:41 AM »

A lick 'm stick 'm @ 2 cents a sheet. I remember they had a cannon. We're talking kewpie doll era stuff. Maybe you're too young

I'm working on some other things now with Tim.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #97 on:** March 08, 2010, 12:56:54 PM »

I led a sheltered life as a child..... never ran away to the circus or hung out with carnie's much........
so yeah that is a new meaning to the term.......

lance · « **Reply #98 on:** March 08, 2010, 02:57:30 PM »

I'm calling "SHOTGUN", That means i get to set my guns next to the BBQ

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #99 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:02:55 PM »

Quote from: lance on March 08, 2010, 02:57:30 PM

I'm calling "SHOTGUN", That means i get to set my guns next to the BBQ

You got it! Might have to flip a burger once in a while ....

lance · « **Reply #100 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:10:04 PM »

I will do my best to defend and hold the ground, around the BBQ

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #101 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:14:10 PM »

I can see the patch now!

Lance defending the BBQ with _____ (fill in the blank with cannon/mortar of choice).

Load canister round with 5 bratworst, fire at Will.

lance · « **Reply #102 on:** March 08, 2010, 03:18:42 PM »

I don't want to fire at (Will), is he going to be at the shoot too?

KABAR2 · « **Reply #103 on:** March 08, 2010, 04:15:02 PM »

Lance, you may be giving up some advantage..... if the BBQ is on the smokey side

your eyes may be burning from the smoke and it will be hard to see the targets & balloons.....

lance · « **Reply #104 on:** March 09, 2010, 02:55:30 PM »

Quote from: KABAR2 on March 08, 2010, 04:15:02 PM

Lance, you may be giving up some advantage..... if the BBQ is on the smokey side

your eyes may be burning from the smoke and it will be hard to see the targets & balloons.....

The BBQ can't produce near as much smoke as Tim's mortar, so i'll be able to see o.k.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #105 on:** March 12, 2010, 03:50:01 PM »

If there are some folks interested, we can setup a Battery of small-bore cannons so folks could enter the POSTAL MATCH!

RocklockI · « **Reply #106 on:** March 17, 2010, 03:49:33 PM »

Tracy and Mike came up to Longmont today ,we tested one of the Sky Lantern balloon today .

These things really want to fly ! after lighting the pre loaded heat source with a bic it took about a minuite to fill up and get hot enough to want to lift .

The third pic shows some flame damage because it was abit windy and wanted to fold over b4 it got hot .
The paper would burn but it would go out if the flames were not touching it . It had no tendency to light off into a flaming bag .

We made darn sure it didnt get away from us !! but heres a few photos .

Gary

jeeper1 · « **Reply #107 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:04:38 PM »

So that's what they look like. I have a couple in red.

lance · « **Reply #108 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:31:23 PM »

Gary,Mike and Tracy, Great pics, looks like it will work. Last time i talked with Tim, i think he said that we can raise trash bag balloons 20' and can set the guns back 100'. I really don't see any problem with me hitting a target that big and that close, with a golf ball.

RocklockI · « **Reply #109 on:** March 17, 2010, 04:54:32 PM »

Hopfully Tim does better than I did as a kid .....they just melt to death instantly if the flame touches the plastic .

These things are 2 or 3 bucks each many differant designs . I got an orange jack olantern (friggin orange)

It would make a nice bright target . There's no way you can build something to equal these things for less money . IMMHO

Tethering is another matter and they will need to be tethered unless you can shoot blindly into the sky ....which of course you can not . that would take some experimenting . Honestly I'd get some mongo toy party balloons and a 'parkpack' or two of helieum .

They will POP when hit , these hot air thinggys would take some hitting as they arent rubber and they have an onboard heat souce . Noone would know exactaly 'who' shot it down .

YMMV
Gary

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #110 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:36:03 PM »

My plan right now is to get a tank of helium and some 30 gal or bigger trash bags. Tether will be nylon monofilament 20 lb test.

But if we get GOOD at hitting them, a free-flight baloon as you've pictured would certainly be the test of gunnery skills.

lance · « **Reply #111 on:** March 17, 2010, 05:52:34 PM »

Tim, when i called you last week, didn't you say on the phone- balloons 20' high and guns 100' back? or was that just for my balloon gun? My point of view is- after shooting golf balls with lot's of powder,over the mountain at the Blacksburg range, don't you think i can hit a trash bag at 100' with just enough powder to get the job done?

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #112 on:** March 18, 2010, 02:53:29 AM »

IF the target doesn't move, and IF one can see the projo (at least one is likely) then it should be doable.

Yes, the 20-100 fits the terrain.

lance · « **Reply #113 on:** March 18, 2010, 03:36:53 PM »

IF,IF,IF, That really doesn't inspire me.
I don't think i can hit the balloon, i know i can hit the balloon.
Also, the only reason i want to have a mortar contest with Mike and Tracy, is to prove that i really can shoot mortars too.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #114 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:26:01 PM »

Quote from: lance on March 18, 2010, 03:36:53 PM

IF,IF,IF, That really doesn't inspire me.
I don't think i can hit the balloon, i know i can hit the balloon.
Also, the only reason i want to have a mortar contest with Mike and Tracy, is to prove that i really can shoot mortars too.

Most of life is a series of "if's". AND, getting through life is easier with the attitude "I KNOW I CAN". We spend a decade or so teaching our kids that, do we not?

lance · « **Reply #115 on:** March 18, 2010, 04:54:56 PM »

One thing about this i know for sure, I Know I Can, shoot mortars better than you.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #116 on:** March 18, 2010, 05:21:40 PM »

That's a fact.
I've seen the evidence.
Golf balls and meadow muffins.

Did I hear someone say "bingo?"

KABAR2 · « **Reply #117 on:** March 18, 2010, 05:29:29 PM »

Well I am hoping I'll have something to play bingo with too

lance · « **Reply #118 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:18:38 PM »

Allen, i didn't know you could shoot a mortar, bring it along anyway.

RocklockI · « **Reply #119 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:35:03 PM »

As I remember none where brought down with rifle cannon or JuJu ? I could be wrong .

I do like the trash bag and helium idea , I think it will work good . No flame no problem .