Flame-Thrower

[Johnny Too-Tall]

I wonder if all of you guys saying how great that flame is are the same ones that are bitchen about the price of a pound of powder ? if you got that much flame your not increasing the velocity any, the projectile has long left the barrel !

The original picture was a 45 cal rifle with a 42" barrel using 40 grains of 3f. Defiantly not over loading it any at all or wasting powder. It actually shoots the best with 60 grains of 3f.

 

[M. De Land]

My Gawd the ammo gotta be costly. Have you contacted Ukraine? May be some interest.

Seven shots per pound and the bowling balls last about five shots before they come apart when you can recover them.

 

[flatcreek]

Flash and fire

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

I need to get a photo of my bowling ball mortar about dark. 500 grains of cannon grade powder sure lights things up for an instant as the ball clears the muzzle !

oh please do. bet that is a sight to behold

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

Flash and fire
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sweet

 

[M. De Land]

oh please do. bet that is a sight to behold

The kids sure love to watch it fire and always ask if I brought it to the territorial matches. The only problem I have now with our new shoot sight is enough room to stay on the property as it has a range approaching a half mile.
The bowling balls go just about out of sight at the top of the Arc and the finger holes whistle all the way up and back down. Flight time is around 17-18 seconds.
Totally useless piece of hardware except for making folks smile and have fun viewing it!

 

[Commodore Swab]

I wonder if all of you guys saying how great that flame is are the same ones that are bitchen about the price of a pound of powder ? if you got that much flame your not increasing the velocity any, the projectile has long left the barrel !

When you deal with cannons, what's a few hundred grains?

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

The kids sure love to watch it fire and always ask if I brought it to the territorial matches. The only problem I have now with our new shoot sight is enough room to stay on the property as it has a range approaching a half mile.
The bowling balls go just about out of sight at the top of the Arc and the finger holes whistle all the way up and back down. Flight time is around 17-18 seconds.
Totally useless piece of hardware except for making folks smile and have fun viewing it!

well sir that sure makes me smile. bet that is a sight.

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

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gosh dang thats purdy. like that

 

[oldschoolhunter55]

I wonder if all of you guys saying how great that flame is are the same ones that are bitchen about the price of a pound of powder ? if you got that much flame your not increasing the velocity any, the projectile has long left the barrel !

naw i dont complain about the cost of powder ot anything. not even caps. lol. but i think all that fire and smoke is purdy. can i afford to do it. naw i cant lol. but i love to see it. makes my heart beat fast

 

[beyu]

OK, I can't help it...

 

[morehops52]

Congrats on all the great photos. I know how hard it can be to get a pic of both pan and muzzle flames. Well done!

 

[TTT]

Nothing like it!

 

[Commodore Swab]

A little more eye candy for you.

 

[Taevers]

Just learning how to take some of these interesting pix of some of the fellows shooting their flintlocks. This is one I took at a shoot last fall.