Author Topic: Who wants some artillery? (Read 6996 times)

Bogie · « **on:** February 07, 2011, 10:39:12 PM »

Here at the Viking Machine Compound, we're looking at the feasibility of making and selling a few black powder mortars and cannons. Figuring on starting with a golf ball mortar, maybe a golf ball cannon, and probably a tennis ball cannon, maybe a tennis ball mortar.

Any of you guys interested?

41magsnub · « **Reply #1 on:** February 07, 2011, 10:42:18 PM »

How about a tennis ball tipped RPG?

Any ballpark idea on pricing?

Jim147 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:07:45 PM »

Try to miss my house if you aim west. Go straight down 54, I'm a little north of that.

jim

Bogie · « **Reply #3 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:24:47 PM »

I'm going to try to have the golf ball mortars come in at under $250 shipped... (I can probably stuff 'em in a USPS Flat Rate box...).

roo_ster · « **Reply #4 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:45:19 PM »

Fun stuff.

Are they going to be limited to black powder? I inherited some ancient 2400 in a monster sized tin that is begging to be used up in a non-cartridge application.

Bogie · « **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:47:34 PM »

They are going to be black powder only. We don't recommend stuffing anything but the recommended load of recommended powder and the recommended projectile in it...

That said, your 2400 is probably still good, and you should be able to use it as trade bait with someone who reloads for magnum handguns.

BridgeRunner · « **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2011, 11:50:04 PM »

Want? Yes. Is this even a question?

Can afford? Not so much. Bummer.

AZRedhawk44 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:03:18 AM »

How about a black powder M203 knockoff for my AR?

stevelyn · « **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2011, 07:04:08 AM »

I'd be interested in one. Maybe in a caliber equal to a Coors Light can. One of my old Provost Marshals was married to an arty officer and thats what they used in his BP cannon. They filled the empty cans with sand and launched them down range.

p12 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2011, 08:24:35 AM »

"sand"?

I'm thinking water and freezer.

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2011, 11:27:12 AM »

Parrott rifle?

Budgie Rifle?

Harold Tuttle · « **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2011, 11:34:47 AM »

a pyrodex pellet fired 50 or 75 cal scaled parrott rifle would be quite cool

make the breech like the TC firestorm and have it be primer fired

http://www.tcarms.com/firearms/mzModernFlint.php

AJ Dual · « **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:16:46 PM »

What I want is something simple, portable, and fool proof that offers performance similar to the 20 and 30mm anti-material rifles, but still counts as non-fixed ammunition, or muzzle loading etc. so there's no NFA DD complications.

Practice with it a few times, then put it away for "just in case".

vaskidmark · « **Reply #13 on:** February 08, 2011, 12:36:29 PM »

Dear Viking Machine Compound,

Please contact me when you have some of these ready. http://www.buckstix.com/CoehornMortarHunt.htm

With video of performance testing.

stay safe.

Please note that at no time did my hands leave my wrists nor did I say that the activities engaged in by those folks at that web site were/are/ought to be encouraged or even tolerated. However, I understand that one of our webstore proprioters sells moccasins, which are suprizingly similar to slippers.

230RN · « **Reply #14 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:31:11 PM »

You might increase your customer base if you also dealt with smaller cannon, say 1/2"-3/4" bore.

Here's my 1/2" cannon I cranked out in a couple of hours when I had my lathe:

Of course, many who have a lathe could produce one of these pretty easily, but just think of all the Independence Day bangers who don't, and would like one of these for, say, $75-$100 or whatever.

The wheels got knocked off from recoil, but have been replaced since this pic. The shot is just for show --they're actually .44 lead balls from an 1858 Remmy I had.

Terry, 230RN

makattak · « **Reply #15 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:34:23 PM »

Want? Yes.

Afford? Possibly.

Have a place to utilize it? No.

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #16 on:** February 08, 2011, 02:50:41 PM »

you can shoot it at my house!

http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm

RevDisk · « **Reply #17 on:** February 08, 2011, 04:49:06 PM »

Quote from: Bogie on February 07, 2011, 10:39:12 PM

Any of you guys interested?

Yes, obviously. Subject to final appearance, obviously.

What is the battleaxe, dude? I had to deign to getting my ladyfriend JEWELRY for Valentine's Day. :(

vaskidmark · « **Reply #18 on:** February 08, 2011, 05:33:11 PM »

Quote from: RevDisk on February 08, 2011, 04:49:06 PM

I had to deign to getting my ladyfriend JEWELRY for Valentine's Day. :(

So she's turned into a "ladyfriend", has she?

And you were thinking about buying jewelry?

Is there something we should know about?

stay safe.

charby · « **Reply #19 on:** February 08, 2011, 05:40:36 PM »

I'd like a safe and shootable 1/2 scale mountain howitzer with a golf ball bore for under $300 for the barrel.

I'll build my own carriage to scale.

dogmush · « **Reply #20 on:** February 08, 2011, 05:55:13 PM »

Depending on details, I could very well be in for a $200-$300 piece of artillery,

cassandra and sara's daddy · « **Reply #21 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:08:58 PM »

can we ship it to makattak's house? then i can tell my wife its his and he brought it down to my house so his wife wouldn't kill him?

RevDisk · « **Reply #22 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:44:57 PM »

Quote from: Bogie on February 07, 2011, 11:24:47 PM

I'm going to try to have the golf ball mortars come in at under $250 shipped... (I can probably stuff 'em in a USPS Flat Rate box...).

Just a recommendation, but pick a size that nicely fits a relatively cheap ball bearing as well.

Much more entertaining than golf balls

BlueStarLizzard · « **Reply #23 on:** February 08, 2011, 06:57:39 PM »

Bogie, was it even nessasry to ask with this crowd?

Yes, I wants teh artillery...

makattak · « **Reply #24 on:** February 08, 2011, 09:23:50 PM »

Quote from: cassandra and sara's daddy on February 08, 2011, 06:08:58 PM

can we ship it to makattak's house? then i can tell my wife its his and he brought it down to my house so his wife wouldn't kill him?

I'm up for that!

Don't know if I want to incur your wife's wrath before I even meet her, though.

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Author Topic: Who wants some artillery? (Read 6996 times)