Mile shot-site survey

[TheDoubleD]

I went up to far frozen northern Oklahoma yesterday and met with Dennis Hoddy to look at site to fire the mile shot with my bowling ball mortar. Temp was 19 feels like 8. I can confirm that.

Dennis is one heck of a nice guy and I enjoyed meeting him.

Dennis here the video that I mentioned that shows impact down range .



That is only 445 yard.

Here is a link to the build of this mortar, Bowling ball mortar build . The first post is in 2011, there are 621 post on 21 pages with the latest post this morning.

 

[MacFromOK]

Congratulations!

Going outside (willingly) below 20F definitely proves your determination...

And the fact that yer both nuts.

 

[RKM]

Did ya get a strike or a spare? Either way that is too cool. Where in the heck do you get your ammo?

 

[MacFromOK]

Did ya get a strike or a spare? Either way that is too cool. Where in the heck do you get your ammo?

Bowling Balls R Us...

 

[dennishoddy]

Good to meet you. That bowling ball was in the air for awhile!
I’ll check out the link.

 

[TheDoubleD]

Congratulations!

Going outside (willingly) below 20F definitely proves your determination...

And the fact that yer both nuts.

I have friend who use to check the dumpster behind the bowling alley on a regular basis. Then one day he asked at the front desk if they had any to give away and they helped load them. Apparently people abandon bowling balls all the time.

I have a second mortar tube that came with 40 new in the box unfired undrilled 15 lb bowling balls. Kind of like the old days toss in box of ammo as deal sweetener in trade.

Here is my truck with those balls my mule prime mover and the mortar loaded up for the move from Montana to Oklahoma.

 

[Catt57]

I have friend who use to check the dumpster behind the bowling alley on a regular basis. Then one day he asked at the front desk and they helped load them. Apparently people abandon bowling balls all the time.

I have a second mortar tube that came with 40 new in the box unfired undrilled 15 lb bowling balls. Kind of like the old days toss in box of ammo as deal sweetener in trade.

Here is my truck with those balls my mule prime mover and the mortar loaded up for the move from Montana to Oklahoma.

you sir, have a lot of balls...

 

[C_Hallbert]

I went up to far frozen northern Oklahoma yesterday and met with Dennis Hoddy to look at site to fire the mile shot with my bowling ball mortar. Temp was 19 feels like 8. I can confirm that.

Dennis is one heck of a nice guy and I enjoyed meeting him.

Dennis here the video that I mentioned that shows impact down range .



That is only 445 yard.

Here is a link to the build of this mortar, Bowling ball mortar build . The first post is in 2011, there are 621 post on 21 pages with the latest post this morning.

Good Lord!


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[TerryMiller]

Wow!!! I had to expand YouTube before I saw the landing. Pretty big "puff" of dirt for a bowling ball.

 

[dennishoddy]

This is his small mortar that fires a concrete ball about the size of a tennis ball.