If the shell gets stuck in the mortar, it can be pretty bad too. To your question:
If The fuse catches before it gets in the tube, drop the charge away from where the shells to be loaded are and yell "Hit the Dirt! Live Shell!" Those in charge of the shells covers them with the canvas we have while everyone else drops. The lifting charge will flash, and a few seconds later the shell will explode, hopefully mostly towards the sky. At least that is the plan, never had to implement it yet.
Pretty good solution what to do. But it's still risky. It's safer to shoot them all one by one w/o reloading, but this method saves a lot of money and to be honest this must be way more fun XD Never seen it this way before, good job!
It is fun. Better then most electric shows I have watched. This show takes place on a small strip of land that there is not enough room to load all the shells at once. Doing it this way also saves on clean up time since we have about 1/10 of mortars and boxes to tear down in the dark.
its not that dangerous if you just be safe... my dad is the head of the fireworks commity for my town and if your standing 5 ft away from them when they go off... yea ur gonna be deaf for a couple seconds
your sick
niceali234 2 years ago
the shooting itself isnt dangerous. But reloading at the same time is. What if a spark catches the fuse of the mortar you are holding.
vuurwerktomw 2 years ago
If the shell gets stuck in the mortar, it can be pretty bad too. To your question:
If The fuse catches before it gets in the tube, drop the charge away from where the shells to be loaded are and yell "Hit the Dirt! Live Shell!" Those in charge of the shells covers them with the canvas we have while everyone else drops. The lifting charge will flash, and a few seconds later the shell will explode, hopefully mostly towards the sky. At least that is the plan, never had to implement it yet.
Wailwulf 2 years ago
Pretty good solution what to do. But it's still risky. It's safer to shoot them all one by one w/o reloading, but this method saves a lot of money and to be honest this must be way more fun XD Never seen it this way before, good job!
vuurwerktomw 2 years ago
It is fun. Better then most electric shows I have watched. This show takes place on a small strip of land that there is not enough room to load all the shells at once. Doing it this way also saves on clean up time since we have about 1/10 of mortars and boxes to tear down in the dark.
Wailwulf 2 years ago
its not that dangerous if you just be safe... my dad is the head of the fireworks commity for my town and if your standing 5 ft away from them when they go off... yea ur gonna be deaf for a couple seconds
dallas67560 2 years ago
we were plaing monoply at that time so we missed it.
vmvmvm1003 2 years ago
This is wild, crazy, dangerous, but I am glad I was there to experience it on the spot.
burldoor30 2 years ago