What can you make out of a welding gas cylinder, an old bowling ball and a full pound of black powder? More fun than shooting rats at the dump.

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1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
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2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
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1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Nice! How hard was it to capture that shot with the ball in it?

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Easier if your camera was HD and allowed for stills to be pulled from the video stream.

I like shooting cannons.

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1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

So cool.

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Nikon D80 set to the smallest file size, autoexposure and in continuous shooting mode. If you use the smallest file size it'll shoot up to 3 frames per second. Started shooting a bit after the fuse was lit and just stayed on it.

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1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

I like bacon.

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Absolutely childish, irresponsible, mindless grown-up-little-boys-who-ought-to-know-better downright pointless expensive FUN.

we did need some kids to chase after the balls though. He only had three.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Oh god, that's AWESOME!

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

When the Confederates shot those in the Civil War, they'd often heat the cannonballs up really hot first, hoping when they'd land they would set fire to whatever they hit.

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

Looks like you guys had a blast!

On a side note, I love shooting high speed shots. My D80 used to be my main camera, but now it just sits in my cabinet. My D300 is my main camera now, it's faster too. If I were there I would have gone crazy and wasted 20 shots just to get the best, sharpest capture, after testing the settings first

Lord, a pound of black powder? I wouldn't have been within sight of that cylinder; you could put an eye out.

Clk likes bacon, I like black powder (and bacon...but not together).

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yup. that sucker is a real live mortar. takes a bit of boom to launch a 16 pound bowling ball a few hundred yards.

just short of where you see the two-track disappear is where the ball landed.

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04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Cool doesn't even begin to describe that damned thing, it's like a Coehorn! I'll bet that made a BIG noise too!

hmmm...I have a couple of chopped off cylinders...what makes you think it won't burst the bottom end of the cylinder when you set a pound of FFg loose in there?

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Correction. I just called him to confirm powder. He used a pound total in three shots, so it's more like 5 ounces each plus a tad. Sorry about that.

I've heard a lot of really loud carbide cannons and seen reinactments with old military cannon, but I don't believe I've personally heard anything louder. I stayed about 100 ft. back from the thing and turned my shooting phones OFF for the second and third shots.

I see there are a bunch of plans online for these things.....

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting