I wanted to see if I could make my black powder mortar that I got from Backpowder Cannons work as a shotgun. The first thing I did was take my soda cans and open up the top. The idea was to use the soda can as a sabot to hold the “buckshot” together and […]
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Shooting a Beer Can Mortar into a Mobile Home
Of all the toys I have have had, nothing is as fun as my Beer Can Mortar. I love making up rounds and then experimenting with how different powders impact my range. Since I was tearing down the trailer anyway, I decided to have a little fun. I wanted to see if I could […]
How to Make Rounds for a Beer Can Mortar
I am showing how I make my beer can mortar rounds because in searching the net I found that no one else had, sure the cool feral cat hunting post shows how to make a mortar, and I did see an image of a tub of projectiles, but no where could I find good […]
How to Build a Beer Can Mortar Bed
It did not take long to make a basic beer can mortar bed from some 2×4 lumber and screws. This base is very basic. I have some ideas for improvement. However, I want to start from a known system. This bed is built using the plans that came with my mortar tube from blackpowder-cannons.com. […]