Author Topic: The 3rd Almost Annual New River Valley Mortar and Cannon Shoot ! (Read 17039 times)

lance · « **Reply #120 on:** March 19, 2010, 04:52:12 PM »

I'm going to bring slingshots and BB guns too.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #121 on:** March 20, 2010, 09:04:33 AM »

Quote from: lance on March 19, 2010, 04:18:38 PM

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

It's been years since I fired one and I am just now putting it together...... something a little different.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #122 on:** March 20, 2010, 10:23:33 AM »

Just got another 'care package' from Richard (the ...). ANother couple of items for awards at the shoot.

Spent some time at the range in Blacksburg today, talked to a couple of guys about the board and the 3AANRVM&CD in July. One had been to the N-SSA shoots in Winchester and the other had his son there & was shooting a 2" cannon and a tennis-ball caliber mortar.

I will be bringing the black-powder log-splitter to the shoot. Dale said he'd arrange to have some wood to split too.

lance · « **Reply #123 on:** March 20, 2010, 03:32:10 PM »

Looks like Dale might have to cook extra BBQ for the crowd, i can bring a smoker grill if he needs it.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #124 on:** March 20, 2010, 04:22:26 PM »

Most gracious of you.

We'll have a MUCH better idea of how big this is going to be at the end of June or so.

At some point in time, Dale & I will walk the ground to get a grip on what to do where. I'll keep y'all posted.

lance · « **Reply #125 on:** March 20, 2010, 06:05:03 PM »

Tim, i'm going to solve a problem for you.
Since the range is about 10 miles from where i live, i'll just stay home.
Anybody that shows up at your shoot, and is a member of this board, like Mike and Tracy, is more than welcome to stop by, where i live.
We can shoot small cannons and mortars here, and i know Tim won't like this part- even fly a Confederate Flag.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #126 on:** March 21, 2010, 02:23:44 PM »

Quote from: lance on March 20, 2010, 06:05:03 PM

Tim, i'm going to solve a problem for you.
Since the range is about 10 miles from where i live, i'll just stay home.
Anybody that shows up at your shoot, and is a member of this board, like Mike and Tracy, is more than welcome to stop by, where i live.
We can shoot small cannons and mortars here, and i know Tim won't like this part- even fly a Confederate Flag.

Now Lance that won't do...... You are a part of this and have played an important in the planning..... besides how are you going to
uphold the honor of your town letting some low land east coaster from Chesapeake (and a x-Yankee to boot) win the Balloonen shoot?

Allen <><

lance · « **Reply #127 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:16:21 PM »

I'm still building a Balloon gun, still flying Confederate flags, and while i'm at it-Allen you will get along with Tim very well because he is a yankee.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #128 on:** March 21, 2010, 03:51:17 PM »

This is OK. Great competition going here!

This baloon shooting contest is quickly developing a distinct N-S flavor.

Rools say that neither party (neither Lance nor Allen) can secede from the contest now - it's a matter of histerical honor!

Maybe sometime we can plan a Left Coast - Right Coast competition.

BUT HO! We are on the EASTERN continental divide....

lance · « **Reply #129 on:** March 23, 2010, 03:46:19 PM »

I might be shooting alone, but i'll shoot where i live.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #130 on:** March 24, 2010, 01:12:06 AM »

WE (that includes youse too Lance) will all be shooting togther, not at eachother either. Your place or mine is OK.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #131 on:** April 14, 2010, 01:44:07 AM »

YUP. Going to add the ultimate challange.

Golf-ball skeet.

IF anyone hits ONE they win a prize.

Can it be done?

Will anyone step up to the plate and accept the challange?

KABAR2 · « **Reply #132 on:** April 14, 2010, 05:06:50 AM »

So I guess the balloon guns will pull double duty loaded with loose shot.....

how many people have Swivel guns?

This sounds like something one of those stocked flintlock grenade launchers might be adapted to.....

seacoastartillery · « **Reply #133 on:** April 14, 2010, 05:54:52 AM »

Quote from: KABAR2 on April 14, 2010, 05:06:50 AM

So I guess the balloon guns will pull double duty loaded with loose shot.....

how many people have Swivel guns?

This sounds like something one of those stocked flintlock grenade launchers might be adapted to.....

Allen, Like this one which Mike and I found at Ft. Ticonderoga in upstate New York? I believe it was a little over 2" Bore Dia., about 2 1/8" Dia.

M&T

Double D · « **Reply #134 on:** April 14, 2010, 06:03:22 AM »

Cool- flintlock Blooper! Rocklock would approve! Course I'm not sure his MC had bloopers! Not a Matty Mattel product at all.

KABAR2 · « **Reply #135 on:** April 14, 2010, 07:52:54 AM »

M&T,

Back in 1981 I was working for a failing gun manufacturer I was trying to stick it out with them.....
I had not seen a paycheck in 6 weeks.......

that weekend there was an antique gunshow I scraped together a couple of hundred dollars in case I
saw something I had to have......... Well I got to handle a very nice German grenade launcher much
like the one in the photo..... 1981 price 1200.00 had I had my 6 weeks back pay I could have bought it ..........
the next week I got paid and two months later the closed their doors.... Such is life....

Allen <><

RocklockI · « **Reply #136 on:** April 14, 2010, 05:58:20 PM »

Sterling ? in NY

RocklockI · « **Reply #137 on:** April 14, 2010, 06:03:21 PM »

Quote from: Double D on April 14, 2010, 06:03:22 AM

Cool- flintlock Blooper! Rocklock would approve! Course I'm not sure his MC had bloopers! Not a Matty Mattel product at all.

I'm sure you are correct ,but what is an "MC"

Double D · « **Reply #138 on:** April 14, 2010, 06:18:43 PM »

last half of US.

RocklockI · « **Reply #139 on:** April 14, 2010, 06:53:54 PM »

oh yea ,I should have known .

Semper Fi .

Double D · « **Reply #140 on:** April 14, 2010, 07:36:45 PM »

Semper Fi!!!

lance · « **Reply #141 on:** April 17, 2010, 04:47:09 PM »

Just so y'all know, i've been working on the balloon gun, it will be big and ugly, but hey, just got to pop a trash bag with it.

lance · « **Reply #142 on:** April 17, 2010, 06:27:01 PM »

Tim, just a reminder, there's a gun show in Salem this weekend, i'll see about looking through the parts, might find some cool sights for the balloon gun.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #143 on:** April 18, 2010, 03:57:55 PM »

Gun show? I just got back from Camp LeJeune/Jacksonville NC. Visiting relatives. Lots of windshield time to and back, good time there.

lance · « **Reply #144 on:** April 18, 2010, 04:13:24 PM »

Gun show, yes i went, saw some guns i wanted, didn't buy any, but did re-join the NRA.
No balloon gun sights, so i'll just make some.

lance · « **Reply #145 on:** April 27, 2010, 04:03:50 PM »

I really don't like to make two posts in a row, but it's been nine days, so how many folks are planning to show up for this shoot?
Do i still get a patch if i stay home and shoot? or do i have to shoot at the shoot to get a patch?

lance · « **Reply #146 on:** April 28, 2010, 04:01:35 PM »

Three posts in a row, maybe i will be shooting alone? Anyway, i had some time today and worked on the Prototype balloon gun barrel. It's a blast, test fired with 150g of FFFg Goex, the golf ball went about 100yds, probably would have went farther, but it hit a tree. I don't have the machine tools that Krupp had, but i managed to make a breechloader, did i say it's a blast.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #147 on:** April 28, 2010, 05:03:27 PM »

Three in a row is ok, but it won't be for another month or so that I'll get serious about looking at who's coming and making final plans. Until then ....

gungoboom · « **Reply #148 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:25:29 AM »

???Are newcomers welcome to this affair? I have a golfball mortar that I am trying accurize in a field near my home.

-Michael

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #149 on:** April 30, 2010, 11:43:25 AM »

Quote from: gungoboom on April 30, 2010, 11:25:29 AM

???Are newcomers welcome to this affair? I have a golfball mortar that I am trying accurize in a field near my home.

-Michael

ABSOLUTELY!

The whole idea is to provide an event wherein WE can have fun!