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  • #31
    5 miles? The world record for pumpkin chucking is like 4800 ft.

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    • #32
      Originally posted by Silverback View Post
      5 miles? The world record for pumpkin chucking is like 4800 ft.
      Ballistics my friend.
      "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
      "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Silverback View Post
        5 miles? The world record for pumpkin chucking is like 4800 ft.
        A bullet shaped projectile with a base to catch the rifling and 1lb of black powder and elevation maxed out will chunk 10lbs far. It was noting to blow a truck up out to a 1.5 miles and that was only because we couldnt see any further.

        I've seen smooth bores with sabots chunk them far also.

        Bottom line is the shit can get serious.

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        • #34
          sorry i thought you meant a homemade cannon that shot a 10lb bowling ball, I read your post wrong.

          Carry on...

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Silverback View Post
            sorry i thought you meant a homemade cannon that shot a 10lb bowling ball, I read your post wrong.

            Carry on...
            Depending on how it's built a couple of miles isn't anything unrealistic.
            "It's another burrito, it's a cold Lone Star in my hand!"

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Silverback View Post
              sorry i thought you meant a homemade cannon that shot a 10lb bowling ball, I read your post wrong.

              Carry on...
              You're misconstruing light unaerodynamic air powered pumpkin cannons with ballistic powered aerodynamic concentric very heavy bowling balls. A bowling ball is going to be a completely different league as far as distance.
              "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
              "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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              • #37
                Originally posted by dee View Post
                Depending on how it's built a couple of miles isn't anything unrealistic.
                1-2 miles sure. Wasn't it Mythbusters that ended up shooting through a house and van that was 2 miles away with their bowling ball cannon?

                5 just seemed a bit far for a 10lb bowling ball.

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by Silverback View Post
                  1-2 miles sure. Wasn't it Mythbusters that ended up shooting through a house and van that was 2 miles away with their bowling ball cannon?

                  5 just seemed a bit far for a 10lb bowling ball.
                  Long enough tube and the right trajectory I'm sure it would be achievable but probably not very easy to move.
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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by Silverback View Post
                    1-2 miles sure. Wasn't it Mythbusters that ended up shooting through a house and van that was 2 miles away with their bowling ball cannon?

                    5 just seemed a bit far for a 10lb bowling ball.
                    My 5miles statement was based on a rifled gun shooting a conical projectile.

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                    • #40
                      Originally posted by David View Post
                      A bullet shaped projectile with a base to catch the rifling and 1lb of black powder and elevation maxed out will chunk 10lbs far. It was noting to blow a truck up out to a 1.5 miles and that was only because we couldnt see any further.

                      I've seen smooth bores with sabots chunk them far also.

                      Bottom line is the shit can get serious.
                      Whars videos!?
                      Jon

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                      • #41
                        Originally posted by CJ View Post
                        well that would be awesome, what diameter is the tank?
                        That one fell thru, I gave it to buddy to see if he could get it filled but wasn't having any luck because it was linked to an account, but I guess he got it done somehow.

                        Ill run one down, Ill let you know when I get one. Can it be for any type of gas?

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by CJ View Post
                          You're misconstruing light unaerodynamic air powered pumpkin cannons with ballistic powered aerodynamic concentric very heavy bowling balls. A bowling ball is going to be a completely different league as far as distance.
                          Reminds me of this.

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by bigshoe View Post
                            Holy shit. Path of destruction was rediculous. Lucky that no one was hit by it.
                            Fuck you. We're going to Costco.

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                            • #44
                              Originally posted by Mach1Run View Post
                              Whars videos!?
                              I don't have any good videos on computer. All the fun stuff happened long before I had a digital camera.

                              If you run a search for Paulson Bros on YouTube they have a lot of good videos of artillery.

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                              • #45
                                Originally posted by bigshoe View Post
                                I must have missed the episode that aired in, or did it ever air?
                                "When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic." -Benjamin Franklin
                                "A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury." -Alexander Fraser Tytler

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