Ammunition & Hand Loading > Cartridge and Shotshell reloading
Does anyone have experience reloading a 2.75 "Mighty Mouse" air-to-air rocket?
OnTheFly:
Along with many unusual antique firearms handed down to me, I also received one round of ammunition for my dad's prior flying weapon, the F86 Sabre.
All I need is an F86 to launch it from, but then I may need some help reloading it.
Interesting facts...
FFAR (Folding Fin Aerial Rocket)
Fly
msspatz:
Oh my hmm maybe you and me can get together and show off our bombs LOL. Here's a picture of the one I got from my uncles field near Yuma, Colorado. I took it apart took out the dents and on one side I was painting the Coors Silver Bullet logo on it cause I wanted to make it into a keg.
GreyGeek:
--- Quote from: msspatz on February 28, 2013, 12:34:29 AM ---Here's a picture of the one I got from my uncles field near Yuma, Colorado.
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My dad worked at Schwayder Brothers, in Denver CO. They made Samsonite Luggage. During the WWII he was a supervisor on the bomb line, where they made casings and fins for 250 and 500 lb bombs. After the war he was given a 500 Lb bomb casing, with Army paint on it. It looked like this:
http://xbradtc.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/wwii-500-pound-bomb_thumb.jpg
which appears to be a little fatter than yours.
It sat in his wood working garage for years while I was growing up and I examined every part of it. Except for the color your photo looks like the 250 lb version. (It held 250 lbs of explosive).
OnTheFly:
PEOPLE...This is about my cool rocket and not your silly bombs! :laugh:
Fly
msspatz:
Yes fly your rocket is way more cooler than my silly little bomb LOL. So where did you get that thing anyway? Tell us the story how you recieved it. And I'm sorry I hijacked your thread just thought your missle was cool so I wanted you to see my bomb.
--- Quote from: GreyGeek on February 28, 2013, 12:35:39 PM ---My dad worked at Schwayder Brothers, in Denver CO. They made Samsonite Luggage. During the WWII he was a supervisor on the bomb line, where they made casings and fins for 250 and 500 lb bombs. After the war he was given a 500 Lb bomb casing, with Army paint on it. It looked like this:
http://xbradtc.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/wwii-500-pound-bomb_thumb.jpg
which appears to be a little fatter than yours.
It sat in his wood working garage for years while I was growing up and I examined every part of it. Except for the color your photo looks like the 250 lb version. (It held 250 lbs of explosive).
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Mine is about 4 ft tall and about 18 inches (I think i would have to measure). My cousin and I use to throw it around like we were in war when we were kids. Before her dad sold the farm I asked for that bomb cause I thought it was cool. Right now it's down at my dad's house in Colorado being stored. I did think about donating it to the air base here in McCook cause they are trying to restore it but I did see that they had several so I think I may just keep it for now.
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