mortar

I built a scaled replica of a coehorn mortar, and I just got a chance to go out and fire it. It's scaled to about half size. It can fire a soda can filled with concrete up to about 300 yards. It was a lot of fun to shoot it. The fire restrictions don't allow anything that is set off with a...

Well, this morning I woke up excited to test some reloads. I had some loads I wanted to test for my .270 as well as a new load I wanted to try out in my AR. Made some mistakes that turned a fun trip to the range into a frustrating experience... Lesson 1: There's a reason people clean brass, and...

There will be a black powder mortar/cannon shoot this coming Saturday, April 30th beginning at 11:00 AM In Atascadero, CA It's part of the annual five day Rendezvous Black Powder Shoot at the Santa Lucia Sportsmen's Association. http://www.santaluciasportsmen.org/ There's no charge to...

I am doing the layout for a BP muzzleloading cannon or mortar (haven't decided which yet) I hope to build and I have a question about barrel length and powder chamber dimensions? The nominal OD of the projectile will be 2.50" and it will not be patched in any way. The nominal ID of the...

I would like to learn more about beer/soda can mortars. Not only different designs and construction techniques, but actually how to effectively shoot them. Things like: * Aiming such a mortar? * Different loads? * F/FF powder differences in terms of performance? *...