Pyro55 Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 This is my bean can mortar, 3 inch bore.It will send a can of beans out of sight.http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/mo...fire/mortar.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty green flame Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 This is my bean can mortar, 3 inch bore.It will send a can of beans out of sight.http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u166/mo...fire/mortar.jpg Awesome stuff, have you determined how far they actually go? How much powder do you use? A vid would be nice Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadman Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 It's hard to tell how long the mortar is. I see you're using pyrodex. If you have a good enough mortar Smokeless might be a better way to go. BTW, where did you get that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormanman Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I remember before I moved to Texas I did Civil War reanactments (the true start of my interest in pyro) and we had one of those. Deadman they're about 10 to 15 inches deep (ours was anyway) we shot fire starters plugs (to build the peasure and you can't just take them and shove them in there) and black powder basicly an off brand Pyrodex. It was loud, the loudes artilery pieces I have ever heard (Parrot rifle, Mountain Higlatcer). I know I spelled them wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombboy218 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 It looks almost homemade in a way. Did you build it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmuro Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 This is my homemade cannon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e27OpAY5Uc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oskarchem Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Wow, for a small guy like that it is pretty loud... And I just love the way you make them go. Do you pull a string? If yes tell ou how you did it... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmuro Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Wow, for a small guy like that it is pretty loud... And I just love the way you make them go. Do you pull a string? If yes tell ou how you did it... Thanks I pull the string so that metal stick can hit the firing pin and set off the blank shot which ignites the BP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark_the_pyro Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 On a semi-related note, here is a BP salute mortar I am interested in buying: http://www.cannonthunder.com/aboutus.html If I was to buy gunpowder solely based on the noise in the mortar, which one should I go with? EDIT- Just noticed right now, I registered 2 years from today. Damn, does time fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacob Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Dadgum Zmuro, that thing is unexpectedly loud, just awesome, great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSidewinder Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 On a semi-related note, here is a BP salute mortar I am interested in buying: http://www.cannonthunder.com/aboutus.html If I was to buy gunpowder solely based on the noise in the mortar, which one should I go with? EDIT- Just noticed right now, I registered 2 years from today. Damn, does time fly.First, happy "birthday". Next, I suspect you'll want to start with the coarsest powder you can get. However, I'd email them and ask which powder brands and granulations they've used and recommend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner1 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 On a semi-related note, here is a BP salute mortar I am interested in buying: http://www.cannonthunder.com/aboutus.html If I was to buy gunpowder solely based on the noise in the mortar, which one should I go with? EDIT- Just noticed right now, I registered 2 years from today. Damn, does time fly. So, did you ever buy it and if so how was it? I saw the same sight awhile ago and thought it might be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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