Author Topic: TV show looking for "Bowling Ball Cannon" (Read 2923 times)

Japanese TV · « **on:** January 25, 2007, 04:55:54 AM »

A Japanese entertaiment TV show is looking for someone who has a Bowling Ball Cannon. We want someone who can shoot a Bowling Ball with his/her own cannon and aim at Bowling pins far away. We will visit your place and film your performance. It's Money involved. The filming shoud take place in the first half of February. If there's someone willing to do this, please contact JOSH by calling 1-800-983-7479, or email me at tsuyoshi@officekei.net, ASAP. Thank you.

Rickk · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2007, 11:44:21 AM »

if they pay by the hour, this could be profitable

Artilleryman · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2007, 12:27:37 PM »

It is always fun to be paid to shoot your cannon.

This will give new meaning to "rolling fire". I have gotten a "strike" on a set of pins with a 2" ball, and some of the pins went quite a distance. Apparently there are quite a few bowling ball mortars, but I haven't heard of a bowling ball cannon.

Cannonmaker · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2007, 04:50:45 PM »

A bowling ball Cannon would be a sight.

Wes, if they will settle for your Mortar, I'll have a place to shoot. If I could get my daughter-law-to come, will even have a Japanese interperter.

Rick

GGaskill · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2007, 09:10:39 PM »

So send the man an email and get in on the fun.

Double D · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2007, 10:09:53 PM »

This post moved until I can research it to see if it is legit....I smell a rat!

Double D · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2007, 04:18:17 AM »

Okay guys looks legit...have fun.

Here is the comaany http://www.officekei.net/

Japan is really into buffoon TV shows just be sure that isn't what they have in mind.

Don Krag · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2007, 08:25:30 AM »

I'm getting a mental image of that Japanese show where the guys are dressed like a cross between Iron Chef and Liberace...and involving cannons, bowling balls, mud pits and big giant rubber rollers to jump across!

...and I have to admit.....I'd watch it!

GGaskill · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2007, 11:25:40 AM »

OK guys, this opportunity is for real. I have personally talked with Tsuyoshi Harada and as far as one can tell over the phone, this is a real deal. However, it needs to be done by the middle of February which is impossible for me. So if you can accomodate that schedule, send him an email and get with it. You can PM me for further info if you're interested.

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2007, 12:01:32 PM »

Will DVD's be available for members on this forum? Let me see scantlly clad women a few frames of mortar bowling makes for fun video.. I'd buy one...

Double D · « **Reply #10 on:** January 26, 2007, 08:40:29 PM »

Scantily cald women and cannons--don't get one in front of the other...you can't see the details...

Double D · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2007, 04:48:06 PM »

Well, it appears i didn't word my post well enough for all to under stand the details we want to see were cannon details and not something else. I won't be so subtle next time.

Also goes to show even though its bed time down here in South Africa, some one still is watching...you got spanked.

So did anyone contact this company with theire bowling ball mortar?

GGaskill · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2007, 04:51:07 PM »

Double D · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2007, 07:41:01 PM »

Any one else besides George, i know he did he already said so.

CU_Cannon · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2007, 05:00:51 AM »

I would if I had one. That project will be a while down the road.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:14:57 PM »

I'd love to do it too, but (aside from not yet having the right diameter tube) I KNOW the local bowling alley won't let me near it - those pin setting machines are expensive!

EL Caz 66 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2007, 02:28:41 PM »

How about swinging to this person a call http://www.hatchergun.com/custom.htm
http://www.hatchergun.com/Cannons/BB_Mortar_Front.JPG
http://www.hatchergun.com/Cannons/BB_Mortar_Justin_2.JPG
http://www.hatchergun.com/Cannons/Bowling_Ball_Cannon.BMP

Cannonmaker · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2007, 05:21:22 PM »

Talked to Wess yesterday, Wes said he e-mailed them. Idaho would be a great place tor them to film their bowling game, cannonerr style.

Rick

Powder keg · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2007, 01:27:42 AM »

I talked to him last night. I don't think I want to do it? He wants to hit regular sized pins repeatably. Probably at 150 feet or so. I've never shot this to hit anything before.

Wes

GGaskill · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2007, 07:33:33 AM »

He wants to hit regular sized pins repeatably.

I told him that was going to require some experimentation and maybe some creative film editing, such as splicing at hit from 50 yards after a shot at 600 yards. I also figured I would have to adjust my mortar bed into something more resembling a barbette carriage so I could fire more horizontally without the bed rolling over.

They really wanted to do this on too tight a schedule.

Powder keg · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2007, 11:59:31 AM »

Yes, The schedule is way to tight. He Emailed me and wants to shoot at 500 yards.

Wes

Artilleryman · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2007, 12:32:10 PM »

Five hundred yards at a set of bowling pins would be a tough shot for any smoothbore.

GGaskill · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2007, 02:00:35 PM »

... and wants to shoot at 500 yards.

I told him we would have to start at short range and work outward to longer range. I think they (the whole organization) have a distorted view of the real capabilities of this kind of thing. Really, knocking down a bunch of pins at 500 yards with one shot would be a challenge with a match grade .300 Magnum.

Cannonmaker · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2007, 08:29:40 PM »

Knock down a bunch of pins at 500 yds, let's see, just over 43,000 sq feet to the acre. How many bowling pins to cover a acre, oh I think we just may beable to pull this off.

Rick

Don Krag · « **Reply #24 on:** February 01, 2007, 06:15:38 AM »

Looks like 100 yrds or so would be better since you'd be able to see everything with one camera angle. Split screens are fine for closeups, but looking over a cloud of sparks and smoke and being able to see the pins flying apart downrange would be so much more cool.

CrufflerSteve · « **Reply #25 on:** February 01, 2007, 10:42:11 AM »

I sent a link to this thread to Paul Stone. He was in a cannon shooting documentary with me and I met him at the premiere. He demolished quite a few items with his bowling ball cannon. He even had a group of dancing girls, The Swabettes. Sorry, they were fully clothed.

I doubt if it will work out since Colorado is having the coldest and snowiest winter in a long time.

Steve