More things that make you go 'hmm'...

http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

This is right near Mike Connor's place. :-)

--riverman

"riverman" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

This is right near Mike Connor's place. :-)

--riverman



Yeah, but still out of range!

TL
MC

You can't shoot rice in those things unless you cook it and wrap it in foil
or paper.

"riverman" wrote in message
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http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

This is right near Mike Connor's place. :-)

--riverman

"riverman" wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

When I was a kid we used to make those out of tennis ball cans and duct
tape. They were a lot of fun, but hardly capable of shooting anything 300
meters.

"Charlie Wilson" wrote in message ...
"riverman" wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

When I was a kid we used to make those out of tennis ball cans and duct
tape. They were a lot of fun, but hardly capable of shooting anything 300
meters.

A utility in the Northwest I use to consult with had a guy who used
potato guns to shoot lines accross roads. They technique is to get a
string accross a road, pull a larger adn larger rope until you got one
big enough line to pull a 477 mcm ACSR cable over I405.
Potato guns was one of several ways, there was model airplanes and
arrows among others.

Check out the picture on this site. Homemade slingshot for stergon fishing
below Bonneville dam.

http://www.cafelocale.com/discus/mes...tml?1070153040


"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
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On 29 Apr 2004 07:12:21 -0700, (BJ Conner)
wrote:

"Charlie Wilson" wrote in message
...
"riverman" wrote:
http://tinyurl.com/2mvom

When I was a kid we used to make those out of tennis ball cans and
duct
tape. They were a lot of fun, but hardly capable of shooting anything
300
meters.

A utility in the Northwest I use to consult with had a guy who used
potato guns to shoot lines accross roads. They technique is to get a
string accross a road, pull a larger adn larger rope until you got one
big enough line to pull a 477 mcm ACSR cable over I405.
Potato guns was one of several ways, there was model airplanes and
arrows among others.


This reminded me of an old post on r.o.f.,
so I dug it up:


From: William Ivey )
Subject: Long Casting
This is the only article in this thread
View: Original Format
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing
Date: 1992-10-02 04:51:26 PST

A week ago, I was at Cape Hatteras, NC, and drove out to
the Point to check out the fishing activity. Things were
slow, an occasional blue and puppy drum. However, there
was a gentleman there with a contraption that can only be
described as a cannon for casting/launching his bait. It
consisted of an approximately 9' metal tube with an inside
diameter of about 3 inches. One end of this was attached
to a 2 cubit foot cannister w/pressure gauge. A hose
was attached to the cannister leading to a CO2 tank. The
barrel was angled about 45 degrees pointing out to sea. Also
attached to the barrel was a rod holder which holds the rod
at the same angle as the barrel.

His bait consisted of all terminal tackle and cut mullet
frozen into a cylinder of ice the same diameter as the
barrel. To cast/launch, he packed the bait in the barrel
using a ram-rod, just like a real cannon, placed the rod
in the holder, opened the bail, closed a valve at the
intersection of the barrel and cannister, opened the valve
between the cannister and the CO2 tank, built the pressure
in the cannister to approximately 80psi(I think), closed
the valve, then fired by opening the first valve. The
result was a whoosh of air, maybe like a mortar launch
although I've never witnessed one in person, rapid removal
of line from the reel, and a splash approximately 300 yards
out.

He was experimenting with using fresh bait, by just freezing
in ice his terminal tackle minus hooks, and attaching the
fresh cut mullet w/hook to the leader. However, the result was
the terminal tackle going about 300 yards and the mullet
going about 100.

I didn't get his name, but Fran at Fran and Frank's in Avon
said he had been tinkering with his contraption for a while.
I believe he lives out there, so he will no doubt be around
through the season.

"Greg Pavlov" wrote in message
...
This reminded me of an old post on r.o.f.,
so I dug it up:


From: William Ivey )
Subject: Long Casting
This is the only article in this thread
View: Original Format
Newsgroups: rec.outdoors.fishing
Date: 1992-10-02 04:51:26 PST

A week ago, I was at Cape Hatteras, NC, and drove out to
the Point to check out the fishing activity. Things were
slow, an occasional blue and puppy drum. However, there
was a gentleman there with a contraption that can only be
described as a cannon for casting/launching his bait. It
consisted of an approximately 9' metal tube with an inside
diameter of about 3 inches. One end of this was attached
to a 2 cubit foot cannister w/pressure gauge. A hose
was attached to the cannister leading to a CO2 tank. The
barrel was angled about 45 degrees pointing out to sea. Also
attached to the barrel was a rod holder which holds the rod
at the same angle as the barrel.

His bait consisted of all terminal tackle and cut mullet
frozen into a cylinder of ice the same diameter as the
barrel. To cast/launch, he packed the bait in the barrel
using a ram-rod, just like a real cannon, placed the rod
in the holder, opened the bail, closed a valve at the
intersection of the barrel and cannister, opened the valve
between the cannister and the CO2 tank, built the pressure
in the cannister to approximately 80psi(I think), closed
the valve, then fired by opening the first valve. The
result was a whoosh of air, maybe like a mortar launch
although I've never witnessed one in person, rapid removal
of line from the reel, and a splash approximately 300 yards
out.

He was experimenting with using fresh bait, by just freezing
in ice his terminal tackle minus hooks, and attaching the
fresh cut mullet w/hook to the leader. However, the result was
the terminal tackle going about 300 yards and the mullet
going about 100.

I didn't get his name, but Fran at Fran and Frank's in Avon
said he had been tinkering with his contraption for a while.
I believe he lives out there, so he will no doubt be around
through the season.

Everything old is new again.

http://www.cannon-mania.com/lyleguns.htm

Wolfgang
never fire a fifteen ounce projectile from a shoulder mounted gun!