Ammo of choice for 1.5'' loading chamber?

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Grandtheftyourwife
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:01 am

For 1.5'' whats the best fitting Ammo for the Loading chamber? tried potatos but want something that can be reused .
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 12:24 am

If it's SCH-40, you can try ping pong balls.
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Pilgrimman wrote:If it's SCH-40, you can try ping pong balls.
... filled with sand! or cement, or water, or just about anything heavy.

also, I use little cat tennis balls linky.

tea lights work great too.
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How well do ping pong balls fit? I just built a cannon with a 1.5 inch barrel.
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They fit about within a millimeter, maybe better. There are 2 sizes though. I think the new ones are bigger and fit better. Bottom line, they fit either way, and very well.
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Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:39 pm

So to get it to travel the furthest possible what would you suggest I fill it with?
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jon_89 wrote:So to get it to travel the furthest possible what would you suggest I fill it with?
Why don't you try sand like Lentamentalisk suggested? Use your imagination...experiment with different ones. Too much mass will drag you down, not enough won't go far either. It really need to match the power capabilities if your specific cannon.

@Lentamentalisk: Thanks for the cat tennis ball link. Those look great!
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