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Tennis Ball Hits Target
« on: July 03, 2010, 03:37:08 PM »

I fired this tennis ball with 300 grains of cannon grade powder from my Mountain Howitzer.  The target was 100 feet form the muzzle.  The impact velocity was 174 feet per second.  Pay attention to the "compression ring" that shows up in the plywood after the tennis ball rebounds.  The movie clip was shot at 600 frames per second.  Barrel elevation was 1 degree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VfEe57_CBc

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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2010, 04:17:44 PM »
Thats pretty cool . Seeing that kinda stuff is .....wierd . It reminded me of the films of the bombs landing VeitNam with the big rings of concusion ..... I suspect youre a gonner inside those rings ?

Watch that plywood ripple ! What was ithe woods integrity after the rippling ?
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2010, 04:56:24 PM »
No appearant damage.  The ball flattend and absorbed most of the force.
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2010, 02:35:17 AM »
That's a really awesome clip!  Any idea if all the plywood was rippling, or if it was just the first lamina?
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2010, 03:33:06 AM »
Enjoyed the vid, Parrott-Cannon. If you're open to requests, how about a concrete filled ball (same camera speed), with the camera aimed at the edge of the board, so both entrance and exit are recorded? 
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 05:16:33 AM »
Ripple (?) or was that fuzz off the tennis ball's cover?
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 05:41:30 AM »
Quote from: Boom J on July 04, 2010, 03:33:06 AM
Enjoyed the vid, Parrott-Cannon. If you're open to requests, how about a concrete filled ball (same camera speed), with the camera aimed at the edge of the board, so both entrance and exit are recorded? 

I would love to honor your request but I do have a safe firing area for that type of ammo.
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2010, 05:43:33 AM »
Quote from: thelionspaw on July 04, 2010, 05:16:33 AM
Ripple (?) or was that fuzz off the tennis ball's cover?

The fuzz was intact of course about half the fuzz was melted.
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #8 on: July 06, 2010, 06:41:51 PM »
Quote from: Parrott-Cannon on July 04, 2010, 05:41:30 AM
Quote from: Boom J on July 04, 2010, 03:33:06 AM
Enjoyed the vid, Parrott-Cannon. If you're open to requests, how about a concrete filled ball (same camera speed), with the camera aimed at the edge of the board, so both entrance and exit are recorded?  

I would love to honor your request but I do have a safe firing area for that type of ammo.

Thanks, Parrott-Cannon, but my request is unimportant; I take it that you meant "but I do not have a safe firing area" for firing solid ball. Isn't there a range that's relatively close to your area, where you could safely fire solid projectiles?  
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2010, 03:02:53 AM »
Quote from: Boom J on July 06, 2010, 06:41:51 PM
Quote from: Parrott-Cannon on July 04, 2010, 05:41:30 AM
Quote from: Boom J on July 04, 2010, 03:33:06 AM
Enjoyed the vid, Parrott-Cannon. If you're open to requests, how about a concrete filled ball (same camera speed), with the camera aimed at the edge of the board, so both entrance and exit are recorded?  

I would love to honor your request but I do have a safe firing area for that type of ammo.

Thanks, Parrott-Cannon, but my request is unimportant; I take it that you meant "but I do not have a safe firing area" for firing solid ball. Isn't there a range that's relatively close to your area, where you could safely fire solid projectiles?  

Maybe in the fall.
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Re: Tennis Ball Hits Target
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2010, 07:29:55 AM »
Sounds good!
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