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December 04, 2005, 16:06
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Please Mom, Can I have One For Christmas?
Potato Cannon that is. This is a book on "Backyard Ballistics," and while not technically firearms, they do use fire, in a sense, to propel a 1/3 pound projectile down range.
Put a supersize container of McDonalds fries in and you've got "grapeshot." Imagine a year of fun for all between the covers of a book.  
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December 04, 2005, 18:27
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Re: Please Mom, Can I have One For Christmas?
Mississippi rhutabagas work better in my opinion. I have shot hundreds.
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December 04, 2005, 19:57
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A Mississippi rutabega would have quite a ballistic advantage over the lighter potato, wonder if we could find some milsurp?
Is there any advantage to loading it with hairspray over the deoderant spray?
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December 05, 2005, 06:49
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I found six ounces of Goex to be the proper load.
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December 05, 2005, 08:28
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Hey Bill. You did that in something more substantial than a PVC tube, didn't you?
There is a source for rifled barrels for these things. We used to pop away at the jet skiers on Bath Creek years ago. The lead on those things was amazing!  JB |
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No wonder you've been so cranky of late. 
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