Anvil shooting

[Tom-ADC]

Hope this isn't a rerun.

http://www.coolestone.com/media/895/Anvils_Away/

[Chamfered]

First time I'd seen it.
I'm torn between liking it (it does go bang), being mildly afraid, (it is an unaimed anvi falling out of the sky) or being repulsed by the anvil abuse. (his shooters nicer than my user).
Thanks for the share

[plmitch]

Thats just an odd hobby

[Longwood]

Ever time I see a video of that, I wonder if trading an anvil for a pellet stove was my best idea.
I guess I will just make a golf ball cannon with the big chunk of bronze I have.

[tomme boy]

They had a show on TV last fall about the compition that they have every year in Missouri. I might try to make it down there this year to watch.

[Hamish]

I mean, come on! We're talkin' Holy Black and shooting IRON!

That reminds me, I need to get off my backside and build a drum forge this spring.

[Bullet Caster]

Old news here. I used to work with a guy at Georgia Public Television that was into anvil shootin' and he belonged to a club of anvil shooters. They have some kinda semi-finals that are held in Atlanta, GA, if I can recall. He, Johnny J., was into black powder shootin' out of his 7 1/2" old Colt revolver. He's the guy that told me of the old western baloon .45 Colt cases that actually held 40 grains of BP that he used to reload for BP. He and the Art Director were into the western cowboy shootin' club. Of course he gave me the history of the .45 Colt, revolver and cartridge. He said that the old designation for the Colt .45 was .45 - 40, just like the .44 - 40 because the old cases were designed as black powder cartridge cases and each caliber held 40 grains of black powder. Personally, I've never seen the baloon type Colt .45 cases, but prob. someone here has a few and perhaps even more stories of the old black powder cartridges that would be a great topic in the black powder section. But as far as anvil shootin', I believe it goes back several generations and then some. BC

[stubshaft]

I've seen it once at a knife show, where the smithy's shot their anvils at the end of the show. It is a hoot.

[Longwood]

Black powder has always been very easy and cheap to make.
In the hands of children of any age, and sooner or later, stuff starts soaring.
I made it as a teenager and am working on a batch as soon as the weather clears up and stays that way.
The ingredients are ready, I just need to mix and corn it.

[yovinny]

The best part about shooting anvils is the great political history ;)

During Sherman’s march to the sea, Union solders destroyed anything of manufacturing or transportation value.
They tried to blow-up and destroy any anvils, but only made them fly.
Once dug back out, they were undamaged and still usable.
So to thumb their noses at the Govt and show their contempt for the Union, the Southern boys started reenacting Sherman’s shooting of the anvils.

Cheers, YV

[kokomokid]

The fandangle show at Albany Tx use to start with an anvil shoot some 40 or 50 years ago. Old story says an anvil went into the crowd and never more.

[ErikO]

This sort of thing has my inner not-terribly-well-hidden pyro giggling madly.

[Sasquatch-1]

When this going to make it on the Descovrey Channal to compete with Punkin Chunkin?

[ErikO]

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2009-10-21/news/aint-rocket-science-people-talk-about-joy-sex-dont-last-nothin-shootin-anvils/

More heavy iron fun!

[smokemjoe]

I dont have a anvil to shoot but I can make my bowling ball mortar ring like them, but get the ball out there 900 yds.

[crashguy]

Thanks for the video, but, now the antis here in New York want to ban anvils.

[429421Cowboy]

[QUOTE=Chamfered;1641081 His shooters nicer than my user.[/QUOTE]

+1! Gees, can't catch a break!

[ErikO]

Thanks for the video, but, now the antis here in New York want to ban anvils.

Move to MO, then. ;)

[Wayne Smith]

It was a sport well before the Civil War. At least back to the 1830's as I have read history. This was common at least in the central part of the country.

[crashguy]

ErikO Thanks for the invite. Yes , I have considered a tactical retreat many times .. but I'm not ready to give in just yet... believe it or not there are many people here that" get it" and are willing to fight. Keep up the good work in all the Free States.

[376Steyr]

"Science" channel had an hour-long show on Anvil Shooting a couple of months ago. There was at least one contestant injury from a pre-mature discharge during the competition. Hard to tell from the TV shots, but it looked like a 400 yard safety radius around the blasting zone. Kids, don't try this in your suburban backyard.

[thehouseproduct]

I'll have to back this sport. I'd cringe using a pound of powder at time but geez does it look fun.

[Blacksmith]

I think they should add a category - Anvil Shoot for Distance.

[RayinNH]

I think they should add a category - Anvil Shoot for Distance.

Would that be straight up or downrange [smilie=1:...Ray

[Jim]

I like it!

No lubing, no sizing, no cleaning, no leading...... And the boolit is perpetually reusable!

Man, that's th' stuff!

[white eagle]

oh man it looks like he is having fun
cool

[Blacksmith]

Since they already do it for height and accuracy is included with their scoring system I was thinking distance down range. What is the balistic coeficient of an anvil?

They could line up right next to the Punkin Chunkers in Delaware.

[Longwood]

Thanks for the video, but, now the antis here in New York want to ban anvils.

Did you see the hole it made?
I would think the ants there are a little upset also

[Tom-ADC]

Did you see the hole it made?
I would think the ants there are a little upset also

So I'm guessing "Anvil Catching" will not catch on as a Olympic Sport? :kidding:

[smoked turkey]

where and when does this anvil shooting take place in MO?

[ErikO]

where and when does this anvil shooting take place in MO?

Lake of the Ozarks.


Osage River Mountain Man Rendezvous and Muzzleloader Shoot



Pack your family's satchel for a 19th century rendezvous with the traders and Native Americans of the frontier at the Osage River Mountain Man Rendezvous and Muzzleloader Shoot. The three-day event each September draws crowds to the Silver Star Campground at the foot of Bagnell Dam in Central Missouri's beautiful Lake of the Ozarks. Get an up-close look at the everyday lives of the mountain men and Native Americans as they live and work in tents and tepees. Don't miss the anvil launching, frontier songs and stories, and tents filled with gear and souvenirs. Festival admission for the entire weekend is $5 for adults; children age 15 and under are free with a paid adult.

Osage River Mountain Man Rendezvous and Muzzleloader Shoot
Central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks.
Silver Star Campground (formerly American Legion Campground)
Lake Ozark, MO 65065
800-451-4117



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[Freightman]

I think I will add that to my bucket list.

[ErikO]

It does sound like something everyone should see once, twice if the guy's aim is not bad. ;)