I hate fireworks

[00tec]

What grade of BP do you use for the golf ball cannon (for the ball and for blanks) ?.

FFG for the most part. I have used FFFG, but probably shouldn't have
Going to start making my own soon, once I actually get the ball mill. Have the ingredients here.

Never done blanks though

[RblDiver]

To be fair, while I absolutely agree that 3am is not the time to set them off, I think if they HAVE to set them off at 3am, doing so near a fire station is probably best, because they're more likely to be drunk and launch them incorrectly and need said fire department to respond :P

[BlasterBob]

FFG for the most part. I have used FFFG, but probably shouldn't have
Going to start making my own soon, once I actually get the ball mill. Have the ingredients here.

Never done blanks though

I always used cannon grade BP which is MUCH more coarse than even FG. Blank loads take about half of the amount of powder of ball loads. Enjoy it while you still can as one of these days our famous Government will insist all BP must be purchased like dynamite and other such controlled materials.

[00tec]

I always used cannon grade BP which is MUCH more coarse than even FG. Blank loads take about half of the amount of powder of ball loads. Enjoy it while you still can as one of these days our famous Government will insist all BP must be purchased like dynamite and other such controlled materials.

For sure.
Izzy got me the cannon because the one I cobbled together before IS SKETCHY. I picked up some components from skylighter and will make powder more coarse than what I have now. Just need to get to it.

[eddiememphis]

It does suck when doggies get scared too, but that can be avoided. People train their dogs to sit, stay, heal, come, play dead, fetch...it's not any harder to also train them not to be scared of loud noises. That really should be part of every dog's training, gun dog or not.

Apples and oranges.

Teaching tricks and trying to break a terrified reaction to external noise are very different.

I have read and watched and talked to trainers about my beagle's response to fireworks. Nothing has worked so far. I live across the street from Cherry Creek and we often walk within earshot of the rifle range. It doesn't bother Popcorn at all.

Some asshole just shot a rocket that exploded next to my home. Pop jumped off the bed and pissed on the carpet.

It's not as easy as you claim, whisperer.

[Irving]

My dog never had a problem with fireworks or gun shots until I shot a rifle too close to her. Now any sounds like fireworks, gun shots, thunder, no matter how far away, and she's trying to get into the house and hide.

[OctopusHighball]

Down in Castle Rock, the city's fireworks display is launched from the top of the Santa Fe quarry, which is the large hill right behind my house. Great views from my deck!

Last year, Castle Rock cancelled thier city fireworks show due to "dry conditions". For the record, everything was green as could be. So I sat on the deck and watched dozens of illegal displays throughout the city taking place, with zero incidents.

Then later in the year, the city decides it is "safe" to hold the makeup fireworks display.

Which promptly set the hill on fire.

[hollohas]

For those of you with cannons, I can't think of a better way to celebrate Independence Day than making some booms with them. That's awesome. That's one of the reason's we enjoy the Symphony Above the Clouds in Woodland Park so much. Ft Carson sets up cannons on the track at the middle school and blasts them to the 1812 Overture just feet from everyone. I really hope they can do it this year, the last few years have been cancelled either due to weather of covid.

encorehunter, I'm sorry that my comment may have come off as kinda offensive. Not my intent. I would have said the same thing to any one of my friends, sometimes lighthearted comments don't translate well.

Apples and oranges.

Teaching tricks and trying to break a terrified reaction to external noise are very different.

I have read and watched and talked to trainers about my beagle's response to fireworks. Nothing has worked so far. I live across the street from Cherry Creek and we often walk within earshot of the rifle range. It doesn't bother Popcorn at all.

Some asshole just shot a rocket that exploded next to my home. Pop jumped off the bed and pissed on the carpet.

It's not as easy as you claim, whisperer.

I get that. I don't claim to be any dog whisperer but my point is so many people think occasional exposure or comforting treats is training when it's not. I'm not talking about you or other people here, but people that I have talked to over the years with the same problem. They either give it a half hearted effort or don't try at all considering it just how the dog is. So many people this time of year say their dogs even hurt themselves because of fireworks, that's sad. They say they've done "everything" and nothing helps. In reality, most of them haven't done anything to train the dogs, they've just tried to comfort them with treats or distractions. I wish people would include loud noise training in their training routines when they work with their dogs and not wait until it becomes a major problem. Be proactive about it with every new dog. Seems like only gun dog owners work on that. How many dog owners who don't hunt them even bother with loud noise training? Any one here know anyone else who actually included daily and slowly increasing loud noise in their non-hunting dog training? I have never met anyone who did that. People should.

I had one rescue dog that was scared of loud noises that I was able to slowly work with her until it wasn't a problem anymore. A dog that was scared of loud noises ended up being a pretty good hunting dog. Gunshots, fireworks, all good. I currently have two dogs that I was able to work with as puppies to not get gunshy. One was super easy and the other was very skittish so I had to make sure I went REALLY slow with him. He didn't get to hunt until long after I would have liked to hunt him because I wasn't convinced he wouldn't get gunshy. But a lot of careful work and now he hunts like a pro and sleeps through even the loudest fireworks.

Everyone trains their dogs to sit, stay, come, etc. It's beyond me why people don't also include loud noise training with that basic obedience since loud noises are such a problem for so many dogs.

[Duman]

I was standing in my garage with the door open and there were two loud pops that were so loud that I jumped. I thought to myself that I must be getting jumpy. Later that night we found the .45 apc cases in the street next to my cars parked on the street.

I've not shot a .45 apc....what do they look like?

[Irving]

I've not shot a .45 apc....what do they look like?

Duh...