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Ring in the Spring
« on: February 18, 2010, 05:16:18 PM »
I don't know about you guy but for me this has been a pretty dreary winter. I need to do something to break out of the doldrums.   So here is what I have come up with.

March 20 is the first day of spring and a Saturday.

Every body get you cannons out and dusted off.  Get some  rounds made up for all you cannons and get ready to shoot.

Then at 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central/12 Noon Mountain/11 AM Pacific with all you guns on line, every one fire a volley!

South Paw and I are planning now for the big day!  Are you going to join us?
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2010, 05:28:01 PM »
Sounds like a plan!
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2010, 06:58:26 PM »
 ;D Don't have to ask me twice!
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #3 on: February 18, 2010, 07:30:08 PM »
     That's the best idea that Mike and I have heard in a long, long, time.  With that date in mind, I believe we will have enough time to make some "special" concrete rounds for the Monster mortar and allow them enough time to cure properly.  Since we plan on firing our 'Ring in the Spring' salute from the ground and NOT on the trailer, we figure we could attempt a 600 yard shot with two and a half pounds of Goex Cannon grade powder.  In order to see what a 60 degree elevation trajectory really looks like, we will make a small smoke generator of a safe type to leave a nice trail for the movie.  Mike has the flu, but not pig flu, some other kind and I have been out of action with a heavy chest cold, so maybe in 3 days we will blow the dust off our tools and get back to it!  Sure hope so.

What a fine idea!!  20 March 2010 or bust!

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #4 on: February 18, 2010, 07:38:32 PM »
Perhaps JoAnn would let us use her Silver Bells as a target  ?   8)

that would Ring in "Spring with a Ring " for sure .  ;)
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2010, 12:11:02 AM »
The way it's going here, we'll be delayed 3 hours because of SNOW!

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2010, 01:36:18 AM »
I'm in. will be shooting a new gb mortar fom armorer77  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2010, 01:55:50 AM »
I'm in plus March 20th is my birthday ;D

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2010, 06:38:48 AM »
Dreary is correct ! 3 more inches of global warming yesterday today and tommorrow !

Any reason to shoot a cannon is a good idea  8) ?
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2010, 05:20:12 PM »
Quote from: Double D on February 18, 2010, 05:16:18 PM
I don't know about you guy but for me this has been a pretty dreary winter. I need to do something to break out of the doldrums.   So here is what I have come up with.

March 20 is the first day of spring and a Saturday.

Every body get you cannons out and dusted off.  Get some  rounds made up for all you cannons and get ready to shoot.

Then at 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central/12 Noon Mountain/11 AM Pacific with all you guns on line, every one fire a volley!



South Paw and I are planning now for the big day!  Are you going to join us?

If the weather and other sundry circumstances permit, I'll be out on the range that Saturday.  
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2010, 09:12:57 PM »
Do you really want us left coasters to fire at 11 PM?   ;D
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2010, 02:56:41 AM »
No.
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2010, 11:40:48 AM »
No is right! Us "Best" Coasters will fire at 11 AM!
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2010, 11:42:50 AM »
Hey. 1Southpaw, are those made out of O2 tanks? looks nice! Nice sounds and nice targets! LOL
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2010, 01:15:10 PM »
Quote from: BoomLover on February 20, 2010, 11:40:48 AM
No is right! Us "Best" Coasters will fire at 11 AM!

Or maybe whenever we want just so long as it's on the same day.    ;D
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #15 on: February 20, 2010, 03:35:42 PM »
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are those made out of O2 tanks? looks nice! Nice sounds and nice targets! LOL

Yes , And they are nice sounding . Need another  paint job as they rub on each other when ringing.
Salvage bottles here cost $12 each . The distributer does not like to sell old reject bottles because of liability reasons. Never can tell when some nut will try to make a Cannon out of one .  :o
An oath in blood was signed that I would cut the bottoms off.  ;)
I took a picture with to the distributor of the completed wind chime .
That may get me a discount on the next batch. 
I had one person willing to pay $5000.00 for a set like that installed in their yard.  Stand would have to be new material . The stand for mine was some thing I picked up @ a farm auction 30 years ago . Never quite figgured what to do with it till the ringing target idea came up . Wife nixed that idea .  >:(
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #16 on: February 21, 2010, 06:22:00 AM »
The calendar is marked and the cannons are ready.
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2010, 07:35:07 AM »
I hoping if enough of us fire off all at once we can create a back draft and suck some globally warm air up here...my greater concern is that the concussion from firing and the follow on impact of projectiles might start an earthquake...George, are you on the east side or the west side of the San Andreas fault?

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2010, 07:57:11 AM »
I'm in . A matter of fact i am going to shoot today.
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2010, 08:08:33 AM »
Got up this morning and it was clear skies. Decided to load up the mortar on my Radio Flyer wagon and walk the 100 yards down the block to where I can shoot. Walked back out with the wagon and the global warming is falling from the heavens. Oh well, maybe tomorrow  LOL.
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #20 on: February 21, 2010, 02:44:42 PM »
George, are you on the east side or the west side of the San Andreas fault?

I am on the west side, maybe 25 miles southwest of its nearest trace.
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #21 on: February 21, 2010, 02:54:53 PM »
Quote from: 1Southpaw on February 18, 2010, 07:38:32 PM
Perhaps JoAnn would let us use her Silver Bells as a target  ?   8)

that would Ring in "Spring with a Ring " for sure .  ;)


Hmmm.  I could see doing ONE as a golf-ball cannon target   !

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #22 on: February 21, 2010, 02:56:53 PM »
Quote from: GGaskill on February 21, 2010, 02:44:42 PM
George, are you on the east side or the west side of the San Andreas fault?

I am on the west side, maybe 25 miles southwest of its nearest trace.

So if you fire the big cannon, could you touch-off the big earthquake?   ;)
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #23 on: February 21, 2010, 03:06:56 PM »
I suppose it might accelerate the occurence of a large quake on the San Andreas by a microsecond or two if I would launch a bowling ball, but that activity is done about 60 miles from the closest point to the fault so I don't think it would make much difference.  And the usual firing site is on the east side of the fault.

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #24 on: February 21, 2010, 04:36:32 PM »
Quote from: GGaskill on February 21, 2010, 03:06:56 PM
I suppose it might accelerate the occurence of a large quake on the San Andreas by a microsecond or two if I would launch a bowling ball, but that activity is done about 60 miles from the closest point to the fault so I don't think it would make much difference.  And the usual firing site is on the east side of the fault.

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #25 on: February 21, 2010, 04:42:27 PM »
Quote from: 1Southpaw on February 20, 2010, 03:35:42 PM

I took a picture with to the distributor of the completed wind chime .
That may get me a discount on the next batch. 
I had one person willing to pay $5000.00 for a set like that installed in their yard.  Stand would have to be new material . The stand for mine was some thing I picked up @ a farm auction 30 years ago . Never quite figgured what to do with it till the ringing target idea came up . Wife nixed that idea .  >:(

What could the wife say if a bowling all inadvertently bounced their way? ::) ............

She doesn't read these does she?.......
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« Reply #26 on: February 21, 2010, 06:56:36 PM »
has no interest in computers ....
Now for ring in the spring ......

This afternoon the BB Gopher reminded me I had a BB mortar to make a base for ..... Ok  but you will be sorry ......

The base is small because thats all the oak I had left from a DD project . Thanks DD  8)

But we are ready to ring in spring in a small way .......Steel Golf Balls and steel BB's


Oh thats right ... a horizontal BB mount for BB mortar ....
Base is actually a made in Japan Vise .... BC  ... "Before China "


Now BB Gopher is sorry he remeinded me to build BB Mortar a base !!

Oh,oh  BB Gopher  is not sure he wants to come out for spring ring !   ;D
BB gophers base had to be small to fit the vice. 
got fuse , got powder , got to wait till March 20th ?  >:(
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #27 on: February 21, 2010, 07:29:30 PM »
     Look at that little guy standing there resolutely on his fort's u-channel rampart, staring steely-eyed at your disappearing mount moritzer, showing absolutely no fear.  Now there is a foe worthy of an intense bombardment!

Can anybody stop this snow?  Where is Al Gore when we really need him??  Looks like you guys are all set for the 20th!

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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #28 on: February 21, 2010, 08:01:18 PM »
Are you sure that the request for a BB mortar didn't mean a Bowling Ball Mortar???
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Re: Ring in the Spring
« Reply #29 on: February 21, 2010, 08:35:52 PM »
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Are you sure that the request for a BB mortar didn't mean a Bowling Ball Mortar???

Well , I'm thinking I have too many bb's loose !  :D
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