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Offline agent141

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So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« on: November 25, 2012, 09:31:56 PM »
take a look.  ;D



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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2012, 12:03:08 AM »
Looks good with a lot of nice work.  Make sure to have good explainations as questions wiil be coming. Back in the early 70's I built one almost identical in looks to yours in beer can size, black powder only.  It was fun and no one but us saw it shooting in the field out back.  It was in my cousins house when it burned down and when the firemen came upon the remains the officials grilled us for days.  They were finally convinced it was not a modern motar.  I bet the questions now days would include a complete background check and swat searches.  Let's see some smoke and fire.

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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2012, 03:38:13 AM »
Very nice build, are you shooting it on the trailer?  Any idea as to total weight of the mortar?
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2012, 09:55:43 AM »
Looks nice, now lets see some smoke  ;D
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2012, 01:58:56 PM »
What is the method of ignition?

What do you have for a powder chamber?

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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2012, 01:20:16 AM »
 Pneumatic cylinders for stabilization at the corners(?)
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2012, 02:33:21 AM »
Very nice build! A lot of thought and hard work in that one!
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2012, 06:30:11 AM »
Well it looks good! by the looks of it, it's a chamberd peice using a modified WWII U.S. 81mm bi-pod and a home made base plate based on the M29 style, a good looking unit.
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2012, 07:22:30 AM »
Well the camel has his nose under the tent now.


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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #9 on: November 27, 2012, 11:05:18 AM »
Well the camel has his nose under the tent now.
Is that your way of saying we will be seeing vast amounts of these showing up on the forum driving the discussion of historic artillery and making our own cannon from site? Or that bowling ball allies will be reporting vast amounts of their balls have gone missing and atribute it to this forum? Heaven Forbid! it will never happen.....
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2012, 11:56:49 AM »

Is that your way of saying we will be seeing vast amounts of these showing up on the forum driving the discussion of historic artillery and making our own cannon from site? Or that bowling ball allies will be reporting vast amounts of their balls have gone missing and atribute it to this forum? Heaven Forbid! it will never happen.....

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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2012, 06:33:14 AM »

Is that your way of saying we will be seeing vast amounts of these showing up on the forum driving the discussion of historic artillery and making our own cannon from site? Or that bowling ball allies will be reporting vast amounts of their balls have gone missing and atribute it to this forum? Heaven Forbid! it will never happen.....

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Don't worry we that form the Old Guard of this forum will never go over to the dark side........ must resist...... well Ok I want a big mortar but it won't look like a Brant or Stokes
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2012, 09:54:20 AM »
I know when Tim and I started this forum, this is not the type of gun I envisioned would be subject on this board.  I don't know Tim's feelings.  He can speak for himself.

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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #13 on: November 29, 2012, 08:25:10 PM »
Resistance is futile. Prepare to be assimilated!   ;D
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Re: So its ok to show off my bowling ball mortar now ????
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2012, 10:07:45 PM »
The two pads on the bottoms of the front bipod do kinda/sorta look like camel's feet.
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