BlueFlame--

Re: Tennis ball guns/lighter fluid

They worked well with the old "Coke" cans, too--they kind with a crimped on top & bottom, not the stamped aluminum type of today.

(As Massad Ayoob says: "How do I know this? Trust me, I know this..") <img src="images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hey, is that where your name came from?
David

i may or may not have had experiance with these types of items. i do not recall senator. but if i had, i would think that i would have been seriously frustrated at trying to get the proper fuel/air ratio. though i can neither confirm nor deny it, i may have heard that ether is the propellent of choice.

Back in the good old days when tennis balls came in pressurized metal cans, it was said they made good firearm silencers.

You supposedly could solder a clamp to the bottom of the can.

Drill out the clamp in the correct diameter for the barrel it would be mounted to.

Drill a hole througn the clamp through the bottom of the can.

Reinsert the tennis balls into the can.

Attach the plastic cover to the top of the can with duct tape in a manner that would hold the cap in place during firing.

After firing several rounds (The number of shots being dependent on the size of the cartridges.), you took the cover off, rotated the balls, reattached the cover and fired some more.

Mind you, this is all hearsay and I would never dream of showing any balls about this to the ATF.

You gotta love the American English language!

Bountyhunter

He seemed to just spray some stuff inside, close the tube and then click away until it fired <img src="images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />...

That's why the Old Mil cans worked. They were stronger than other beer cans and had the rolled edge top and bottom.

Again. This is heresay. I think. <img src="images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

My name? I picked it up from the land speed racer. I have a 10th Anniversary Miata (dark blue) that I ran a few SCCA Solo races.

Look for "Blue Flame" in the history here:

Land speed records