1969912 0 #1 November 27, 2010 Pretty cool when he shoots the monitor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&v=Wi4g_U0hoOg&annotation_id=annotation_626698 "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #2 November 27, 2010 Pretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #3 November 27, 2010 Hold my beer and watch this..."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #4 November 28, 2010 QuotePretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 November 28, 2010 "Cannon fuse? What's that for?" "My cannon."Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #6 November 28, 2010 QuoteQuotePretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? when gunpowder is compreesed in a tube, then a spark is fed to it, an explosion occurs, creating great force to anything stopping it's exit route, if that route is blocked by a projectile, said projectile is thrown at great force in the direction of the shaft...YWIA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #7 November 28, 2010 QuoteQuotePretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? Well, theres this steel tube with a tiny hole in the breach (the back end). You insert 1/4lb of 3Fg black powder down the muzzle (the buisness end) all the way to the breach. You then poke a small hole into the aluminum foil that the powder is wrapped in (via the tiny hole at the breach) and insert about 3" of cannon fuse. Next step is to put a golfball in the muzzle and pack it tightly (with a dowel rod or what have you) against the powder charge. The last step, and this is the important bit, you get some drunk asshole to light the fuse with some form of ignition (cigar, cigarette, lighter, wick fuse, etc). Voilla! Big boom with a high vel progectile.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #8 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Pretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? Well, theres this steel tube with a tiny hole in the breach (the back end). You insert 1/4lb of 3Fg black powder down the muzzle (the buisness end) all the way to the breach. You then poke a small hole into the aluminum foil that the powder is wrapped in (via the tiny hole at the breach) and insert about 3" of cannon fuse. Next step is to put a golfball in the muzzle and pack it tightly (with a dowel rod or what have you) against the powder charge. The last step, and this is the important bit, you get some drunk asshole to light the fuse with some form of ignition (cigar, cigarette, lighter, wick fuse, etc). Voilla! Big boom with a high vel progectile. ROFL, same answer as mine, but much better worded.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #9 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Pretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? Well, theres this steel tube with a tiny hole in the breach (the back end). You insert 1/4lb of 3Fg black powder down the muzzle (the buisness end) all the way to the breach. You then poke a small hole into the aluminum foil that the powder is wrapped in (via the tiny hole at the breach) and insert about 3" of cannon fuse. Next step is to put a golfball in the muzzle and pack it tightly (with a dowel rod or what have you) against the powder charge. The last step, and this is the important bit, you get some drunk asshole to light the fuse with some form of ignition (cigar, cigarette, lighter, wick fuse, etc). Voilla! Big boom with a high vel progectile. ROFL, same answer as mine, but much better worded.... Ya gotta "dumb-it-down" to the lowest possible level on this site.Edit: Just watch. Someone is going to ask "what's 3Fg?", though 1.5lbs of Winchester Super Target smokeless pistol powder would make for a much more interresting result.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 51 #10 November 28, 2010 No shit. I was thinking maybe the golf ball cannon was pneumatic or something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #11 November 28, 2010 Um, nope. We're discussing firearms here. Not pellet guns.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #12 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote Pretty cool, though I don't belive in the abuse of perfectly good alcohol in this vid. Personally I like Pete Hill's cannon better. It shoots golfballs at stunning velocities. How does it work? Got a link? Well, theres this steel tube with a tiny hole in the breach (the back end). You insert 1/4lb of 3Fg black powder down the muzzle (the buisness end) all the way to the breach. You then poke a small hole into the aluminum foil that the powder is wrapped in (via the tiny hole at the breach) and insert about 3" of cannon fuse. Next step is to put a golfball in the muzzle and pack it tightly (with a dowel rod or what have you) against the powder charge. The last step, and this is the important bit, you get some drunk asshole to light the fuse with some form of ignition (cigar, cigarette, lighter, wick fuse, etc). Voilla! Big boom with a high vel progectile. ROFL, same answer as mine, but much better worded.... Ya gotta "dumb-it-down" to the lowest possible level on this site.Edit: Just watch. Someone is going to ask "what's 3Fg?", though 1.5lbs of Winchester Super Target smokeless pistol powder would make for a much more interresting result. In that case, shouldn't it be "light string-thing, tube go 'boom'!" ? Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #13 November 28, 2010 YES! Thats EXACTLY what it is. "Touch this hot thing to this green thing, and some majical thing will happen".Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,339 #14 November 28, 2010 Quote YES! Thats EXACTLY what it is. "Touch this hot thing to this green thing, and some majical thing will happen". And don't pay any attention to me, taking cover and plugging my ears over here"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #15 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote YES! Thats EXACTLY what it is. "Touch this hot thing to this green thing, and some majical thing will happen". And don't pay any attention to me, taking cover and plugging my ears over here Duck and cover!!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #16 November 28, 2010 Now why, exactly, would you do something like that? Hearing protection is a sign of weakness.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #17 November 28, 2010 ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #18 November 28, 2010 Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! "Fill my beer with cement and watch this!" Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #19 November 28, 2010 Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! Surppressor! No way can you "silence" the sound of a high vel progectile.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #20 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! "Fill my beer with cement and watch this!" We use to shoot it into the Illinois River after consuming the pre-cement contents of the ammo...I dunno which was more fun, going for over-all distance or skipping the projectiles across the water at a very high speed. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #21 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! Surppressor! No way can you "silence" the sound of a high vel progectile. But but but, I saw it on a movie and all my liberal friends think that a full-auto, suppressed weapon is a magic device that kills everyone. Here's a video of what happens with the suppressor taken off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D307Lp_idbk--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #22 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! "Fill my beer with cement and watch this!" We use to shoot it into the Illinois River after consuming the pre-cement contents of the ammo...I dunno which was more fun, going for over-all distance or skipping the projectiles across the water at a very high speed. That *does* sound like fun.... we had a couple guys in H.S. that used to see how high they could get a 55 gallon drum to go.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #23 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! Suppressor! No way can you "silence" the sound of a high vel progectile. It was pretty quiet...IIRC the tube was about 10' long 4-5 times the barrel diameter. The first try was funny as hell, we used steel wool as the packing material...and it caught on fire! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #24 November 28, 2010 Quote Quote Quote ~a friend had a pretty big machine shop behind his home, we made a cannon that shot cement filled beer cans...then we built a silencer for it! Surppressor! No way can you "silence" the sound of a high vel progectile. But but but, I saw it on a movie and all my liberal friends think that a full-auto, suppressed weapon is a magic device that kills everyone. Here's a video of what happens with the suppressor taken off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D307Lp_idbk Damnit Dave!!! How dare you provide trade youtube secrets on a public forum? Now every asshole with a .22 and a soda bottle may think they can get away with crimes without a trace.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 3 #25 November 28, 2010 Quote How does it work? Got a link? Not the video I wanted, but this one gives it 1/4 justice, of how... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tatWSjVuejgCLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
