tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post2947836428691683006..comments2024-03-29T08:35:07.904-04:00Comments on Eaton Rapids Joe: The Shrewd King 4.3: Chernvosky and Janelle take a walkEaton Rapids Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-21717536978017582552019-08-16T21:16:51.257-04:002019-08-16T21:16:51.257-04:00Thanks. I'm processing this one . . . so, no ...Thanks. I'm processing this one . . . so, no recoil since recoil is the ejected mass, but with the downside that it's horribly dangerous on the rear.<br /><br />Nearly the best possible weapon if you're surrounded!!!<br /><br />Trajectory won't be very flat, so range will be limited. But it's not a scalpel, it's a hammer.<br /><br />Cool. Thanks! <br />Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317597809710979689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-79610222650273397722019-08-16T07:22:37.515-04:002019-08-16T07:22:37.515-04:00I had that all planned out but thought it would bo...I had that all planned out but thought it would bore most readers.<br /><br />*Breach loaded. <br />*Single cartridge. <br />*A simple can holding the five pounds of 3/8" diameter by 1/2" long bits of rebar.<br />*A cardboard "pringles can" holding the payload can and keeping the propellant in its proper place.<br />*A few layers of wax paper<br />*A twenty pound chunk of concrete, cast in place<br /><br />The cartridge, which is quite long, is inserted into the breach<br /><br />A paint stir stick is placed over the rear of the cartridge in Katy-bar-the-door fashion to prevent it from sliding back out when the muzzle is elevated.<br /><br />There is 0.45" a hole and nipple in the barrel of the gun that is cunningly aligned with the location of the powder charge.<br /><br />The loader rams a trocar down the nipple to pierce the pringles can.<br /><br />Then the loader places a .44 Magnum shell primed with a Federal #215 primer into the nipple.<br /><br />Upon ignition, the powder charge combusts and creates pressure on the rear face of the can holding the bits of rebar and equal-and-opposite force on the slug of concrete.<br /><br />Conservation of momentum suggests that the shot charge traveling forward at 1000 fps will be matched by the chunk of concrete traveling aft at 250 fps.<br /><br />The kinetic energy of the shot will be 0.5*5lbm*1000fps^2 vs the kinetic energy of the concrete 0.5*20*250^2. It is a good idea to not be standing behind Berfa when she belches.<br /><br />The mass of the cartridges, though large, is compensated by the fact that Berfa can be wheeled around and fired on a carriage made of bicycle wheels.<br /><br />Thanks for asking. I have been wanting to get that off my chest.<br />Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-74984518929200189982019-08-15T23:15:54.602-04:002019-08-15T23:15:54.602-04:00Okay, I'm the nerd. Did you ever mention how ...Okay, I'm the nerd. Did you ever mention how Berfa was loaded, primed, and fired?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02317597809710979689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970975545475697571.post-51389402515900770672019-08-14T12:10:52.043-04:002019-08-14T12:10:52.043-04:00Communication and vulnerability... Foreign objects...Communication and vulnerability... Foreign objects to people like him!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com