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Hello All,
I have skimmed this site for a while and decided to join to try and get an answer for a question. I don't own any full or semi 1919s but was interested in the Artillery section. What I am trying to do is find out from somebody what the BATF rules are for a homemade mortar.
What I would like to do is build a mortar for WW2 events. It would be a non-milspec 2.1 bore, no pin basically a 2 in ID thick wall weld type pipe with a cap welded on the bottom and a crude bipod with some elevation and windage but no provision for an M4 sight. I would use a 10 ounce dummy made from a Sunny D Light bottle filled with sand and use a 60 to 100 grain lifting charge of 1F black powder. The round would be lighted and dropped into the tube.
I'm not new to black powder as I shot BP in rifle muskets and have access to a full scale Model 1857 Napoleon 12PDR(3 in bore) where I did CW artillery for several years and Infantry for 14 years. I love a 1lb charge...it'll set off car alarms for a 1/4 mile around you.
Anyway....
I have been to a couple of sites asking about such a project and have been told calmly "yes it's okay and not a DD" or screamed at that " You are going to Club Fed for even thinking about this out loud and they'll be knocking on your door in 10 minutes. say hello to Bubba, your new room mate for the next 10 years"
Can anybody help me with any credible info or do I need to write a letter to the BATF and get their ruling in writing? I am in Texas if that helps to determine an answer.
I figured if anybody would know the answer to this you guys here would for sure. After searching the old forumn I saw ads for repro tubes and base cups for 60mm repros so I figured they weren't illegal or I read this wrong and they are considered a DD??
Thanks for reading the post and I look forward to hearing from anybody on this.
I have skimmed this site for a while and decided to join to try and get an answer for a question. I don't own any full or semi 1919s but was interested in the Artillery section. What I am trying to do is find out from somebody what the BATF rules are for a homemade mortar.
What I would like to do is build a mortar for WW2 events. It would be a non-milspec 2.1 bore, no pin basically a 2 in ID thick wall weld type pipe with a cap welded on the bottom and a crude bipod with some elevation and windage but no provision for an M4 sight. I would use a 10 ounce dummy made from a Sunny D Light bottle filled with sand and use a 60 to 100 grain lifting charge of 1F black powder. The round would be lighted and dropped into the tube.
I'm not new to black powder as I shot BP in rifle muskets and have access to a full scale Model 1857 Napoleon 12PDR(3 in bore) where I did CW artillery for several years and Infantry for 14 years. I love a 1lb charge...it'll set off car alarms for a 1/4 mile around you.
I have been to a couple of sites asking about such a project and have been told calmly "yes it's okay and not a DD" or screamed at that " You are going to Club Fed for even thinking about this out loud and they'll be knocking on your door in 10 minutes. say hello to Bubba, your new room mate for the next 10 years"
Can anybody help me with any credible info or do I need to write a letter to the BATF and get their ruling in writing? I am in Texas if that helps to determine an answer.
I figured if anybody would know the answer to this you guys here would for sure. After searching the old forumn I saw ads for repro tubes and base cups for 60mm repros so I figured they weren't illegal or I read this wrong and they are considered a DD??
Thanks for reading the post and I look forward to hearing from anybody on this.