re: #83 goddamnedfrank

Video of a Coehorn mortar being fired with explosive shell. The ground effect of the shrapnel from the airburst is pretty scary. It gives a good idea of how deadly the Civil War battlefield really was.

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This was apparently shot as part of some competition event in the 1980’s. I have no idea how they got away with it, since the shell itself was a Destructive Device under the NFA. The ATF may have turned a blind eye back then but nowadays it’s solid shot or go to jail.

You get a tax stamp per round with all the paperwork that implies. Then if your state law allows, you go to a big enough range and fire it. DD are just another weapon in the end.