Aloha, Thank you for letting me join your group.My toys all use flammable gas to get the potato from one end of the barrel to the other. I'll put a few photos...
Welcome Steve, There has not been much message traffic in the past few months, but there are still people on the message list. I enjoyed the photos. Does the...
Dan ... while I do have a few hand held toys those mounted on carriages are designed to be fired from the mounted position. I like the carriage mount because...
Mr.Mad, Your cannons look great! Especially like the sights on the diaphragm model and the shield on piston unit gives it a nice antitank look. Steve...
Thanks Steve, I haven't visited the Site in a while and found today that none of my passwords etc. would function. I ended up re-joining Yahoo and the Spudgun...
I think interest has faded. I function as one of the moderators of the group. We have had several people join in the past year or so, but almost no one ever...
Dan, The interest fades and the last cannon leaves in a garage sale when the joggers and walkers start cluttering up my last shooting area. At least they stay...
Still doing fireworks, Dan? last fourth came and went and i never lit a thing, funny how interests change. I've been in the process of building a large bore...
Hi Zeb, I've become taken with Stoner System rifles (ARs)...They're fascinating, the Lego Block of rifles, real mix and match. Seems like no matter what you...
Zeb, I recall my nephew doing a paper on some air rifles that the Spanish used against Napoleon's troops. Only hear say data but what I recall was a pressure...
Zeb, If my memory serves me right, I remember reading that Louis and Clark had an air rifle with them on their expedition. Jack [Non-text portions of this...
you guys are both right, same air rifle,i believe a girondi (might be spelled wrong). 10 shots from a resovoir fill, breach loading, all this in the time of...
Zeb, Sent you a couple of e-mails...They haven't bounced yet. Hope your old address is still good Jack [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Alton posted this a LONG time ago and I think it deserves repeating. Hope everyone has a happy 4th!!! REMEMBERING INDEPENDENCE DAY Have you ever wondered what...
I am working hard to do just that. I am into making fireworks now. I have 3 successful tests lifting 5.5 pounds (8" ball shell) in a rocket. I will have 3...
Awesome Dan, 8" shells with a rocket??! Haven't built any fireworks in years, but around this time of year I sure do miss being in the smoke. You still using...
I am involved in the PGI and we have competition at the convention in Aug. So, I am practicing and developing. The largest shells I have seen in the rocket...
Hi everyone, Spudguns,this sounds like fun.I live in the Dallas/FtWorth area and I am new to these.I have read about them and watched on TV.Now I have the urge...
Welcome here! there hasn't been alot of activity here in a while, but I'm sure a few people still keep tabs here, and will answear any questions you might...
Hi Zeb, I see that air might be an easier build so I figure the first one has to be air then maybe combustion.On that note what gasses are used in a combustion...
When this group was very active there was a lot of very young people and a mix of those in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. The older crowd (I think) was a little...
I got to love compressed air that shots 700+ yards and knocks down a dead tree !! CraigP ... From: Dan Thames To: spudguns@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday,...
Hi Dan, Went to your web site: http://pyrodan.privatedata.com/ and had a look see. A lot of the link were dead. Got Error 404 page not found. The Link titles...
Herman, I know. I moved it there and I had a lot of files that were just out there and not part of the pages/links. So, I moved only what was linked. During...