Hi Stray,
Great video ! I have waited sooooo long for you to do this...
I would like to see a video of the projectile being loaded with the propelling cartridge, and also the initial cocking of the weapon. It would be cool to see the rounds impact the target.
Respect
Gary
Hi Stray,
Re the cartridges, i'm more interested in the construction and physical loading of (construction) of the cart. Do you use a 12 bore blank or do you make the original style of launching cartridge. Its great to see the work you have done so far. Have you tried launching without a cartridge? The main spring appears to be very strong and i'm curious to know what range you get without a cart as compared to with a cart.
Cheers
Gary
Thanks for the information, i can now work out firing positions. I noticed that the HE rounds leave a brass ring which is formed by the explosion of the shaped charge deforming the other part of the cartridge which is found all over the site usually away from the target. I will get some pictures of the bits.
Stray
I hope my dimensions were handy when you made your practice PIAT rounds.
I show my live PIAT cartridge and a fired one. Note the dimple on the top. The base piece is 13.5mm long.
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Here are some of my finds, two tails which is the general condition they end up in after exploding, also the remains of the cup of the cartridge that remains in the round on its way to the target and gets deformed into a ring on detonation that flys back mid way to the firing position. Lastly the other part of the cartridge which propels back out of the base of the tail upon firing and drops by the firing position.