From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 08:06:20 PST
If you like 'pop bottle rockets' I recommend you rent the movie "Jack-ass."
-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Jankowiak <recycler@swbell.net>
>Sent: Mar 10, 2006 7:53 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] NOS M65 breech assembly or diagram needed
>
>THIS sort of problem is exactly why I stick to small stuff. On the 4th of
>July, I fire 'pop bottle rockets' from my rather beat-up LAWS tube. I would
>like to find an inert (dummy) round for it, but I have never seen one. I
>don't think they ever made them since it was a disposable weapon..
>PJ
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
>> Behalf Of Jack Lee
>> Sent: 08 March 2006 19:40
>> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [MV] NOS M65 breech assembly or diagram needed
>>
>>
>> Backyard artillery project nears an end.
>>
>> Looking for trigger assembly for our "M65" [nuclear] cannon...anyone got a
>> spare? Could use diagram and make our own I guess, but would rather use
>> NOS. Hey, I learned early on in my military career, it's "safety first"
>> when it comes to weapons that fire nuclear warheads.
>>
>> Since this cannon is mostly just for display and occassional plinking, we
>> decided not to use the 15-kiloton (97 lbs) rounds as is standard (far too
>> heavy to reload). We are reloading just the 10 kiloton rounds (68 lbs)
>> cheaper and yet still fires about 15 miles...more bang for the buck, you
>> might say. (Suggest using Omark's newer "280 mm" carbide dies, if you're
>> into reloading your own M65 cannon shells) Before I forget, special thanks
>> to Omar F. in Iran (mvpa member) for the surplus U-235. Hey, our mail box
>> glowed for 20 days...still laughing about that one!
>>
>> Only problem with the M65 nuclear cannon, is towing. At 47 tons this cannon
>> doesn't tow very well. Especially at highway speeds (using my M151 Mutt).
>> It starts a pretty bad side to side wobble at about 8 mph and then gets
>> remarkably worse with speed, until I am doing involuntary lane changes, any
>> thoughts why? Time for an alignment?
>>
>> Stopping from a speed of 35 mph requires about 10 minutes notice, but a
>> slight downhill and forget it, you're pretty much going where the M65 wants,
>> which reminds me of this funny story that began when we crested the 7000 ft.
>> elevation mark at Donnor Pass. We're on our way home with the cannon from
>> the GL property site, but I digress, I should save that story for another
>> time. Besides, you probably already saw the headlines, "UFO decends on Hwy
>> 50" or "Green UFO Whizzes Through Ag Inspection Checkpoint" and my favorite
>> "UFO, Looked Like Cannon Towing a Jeep?" (Yep, that was us.)
>>
>> I think the stopping problem is centered around the M151's notoriously weak
>> brake shoes, right? Any thoughts?
>>
>> OK...in case you haven't guessed, I'm just kidding...it's a slow news day
>> here. lol C'mon, put down that phone to Homeland Security... hey, this is
>> weird, there is this black helicopter hovering abo
>>
>>
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Regards,
Glen
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