Well no one accused me of being sane and besides...I am the only kid on the block with one...actually the only kid in town!! So for some time I wanted a BP mortar,but not just any one. I wanted one that resembled a m2 60mm mortar. So with some digging I found this little beauty..
Now here is where the fun begins..this is a original m5 Canadian issue mortar bipod/cradle assembly..
The tube is a dummy one and its missing the base...but no problem at all...cause a fellow member in here sent me a pic of his kit with a original base and cup/ball assembly which I now have to duplicate to the best of my ability..
Now for the barrel assembly.The dummy tube is way to thin from even looking at it in the pictures. So a oilfield friend of mine came in handy and I got a piece of frac/perf pipe from him. Its rated for a good number of PSI,2 inch inside diameter which just happens to be about right with a golf ball measuring in at about 1.750inches.....So with a little patching just like shooting black powder rifles the golf ball will fit all snuggly for launch.BUT...the od of the frac pipe is to small for the cradle so I found a piece of pipe that has a ID of GASP...60mm exactly...Guess what...the od of the frac pipe and the inside diameter of the second pipe....MATCH!!! 2 pieces of seamless pipe that will make up the barrel, build a base plate and cup assembly, test fire the barrel sand bagged in of course b4 putting it all together....and its a new gopher wacker..
Beer can barrel to follow....but here are a few more pics for ya...
.......More pics to come as the build progresses...
Now here is where the fun begins..this is a original m5 Canadian issue mortar bipod/cradle assembly..
The tube is a dummy one and its missing the base...but no problem at all...cause a fellow member in here sent me a pic of his kit with a original base and cup/ball assembly which I now have to duplicate to the best of my ability..
Now for the barrel assembly.The dummy tube is way to thin from even looking at it in the pictures. So a oilfield friend of mine came in handy and I got a piece of frac/perf pipe from him. Its rated for a good number of PSI,2 inch inside diameter which just happens to be about right with a golf ball measuring in at about 1.750inches.....So with a little patching just like shooting black powder rifles the golf ball will fit all snuggly for launch.BUT...the od of the frac pipe is to small for the cradle so I found a piece of pipe that has a ID of GASP...60mm exactly...Guess what...the od of the frac pipe and the inside diameter of the second pipe....MATCH!!! 2 pieces of seamless pipe that will make up the barrel, build a base plate and cup assembly, test fire the barrel sand bagged in of course b4 putting it all together....and its a new gopher wacker..
Beer can barrel to follow....but here are a few more pics for ya...
.......More pics to come as the build progresses...
