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Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:13 am**

Eventually you will make it to Punkin' Chunkin'! Keep up the good work!

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2012 9:19 am**

What is Punkin' Chunkin' if I may ask?

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:45 pm**

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=What+is+punkin+chunkin

Posted: **Tue Aug 14, 2012 5:34 pm**

Punkin' Chunkin' is a contest to see who can launch a pumpkin the farthest without using any explosives. There are catapoults and stuff but the best machines are giant pneumatic pumpkin launchers.

Posted: **Sat Sep 15, 2012 1:43 pm**

any updates?

Posted: **Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:31 pm**

I don't like the PVC barrels they are unsafe .... There was some one that lives about an hour a way from me who made a spud gun put something to heavy in weight and the PVC wasn't strong enough and it blew up in his face killing him instantly ....

Posted: **Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:34 pm**

Well that's a bit of useless information. If it wasn't cold outside and the barrel was adequately supported and operating below its working pressure, there is no reason that a heavy projectile would cause the barrel to fail.

Posted: **Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:54 pm**

archie370 wrote:I don't like the PVC barrels they are unsafe .... There was some one that lives about an hour a way from me who made a spud gun put something to heavy in weight and the PVC wasn't strong enough and it blew up in his face killing him instantly ....

he must have used concrete, that is very rare to hear, i know of people who shoot tennis balls filled with sand and never have a problem,

if anything be safe in what you do, just like the other day im at the range and guy put in a wrong round into his gun and blew up in his face, took off parts of his face, it was stupidity,

Posted: **Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:15 am**

archie370 wrote:... There was some one that lives about an hour a way from me who made a spud gun put something to heavy in weight and the PVC wasn't strong enough and it blew up in his face killing him instantly ....

I would have to say post a link to the news report or it didn't happen. We usually catch wind of this stuff by osmosis somehow, and I don't think there's been a cannon-related death that wasn't cause by explosives or some other stupidity.

Posted: **Sun Oct 21, 2012 2:36 am**

I agree Be safe guys and never put something to heavy in a shitty barrel ... im looking for the article now .....

Posted: **Sun Oct 21, 2012 3:05 am**

Wat do you post that here? I'm just launching tennisballs...

Posted: **Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:05 am**

Fnord wrote:
archie370 wrote:... There was some one that lives about an hour a way from me who made a spud gun put something to heavy in weight and the PVC wasn't strong enough and it blew up in his face killing him instantly ....

I would have to say post a link to the news report or it didn't happen. We usually catch wind of this stuff by osmosis somehow, and I don't think there's been a cannon-related death that wasn't cause by explosives or some other stupidity.

i agree, post some proff then we can go from there

Posted: **Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:12 pm**

Yeah guys I'm trying to find it .... It was in Seymour Victoria Australia teenager killed by spud gun

Posted: **Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:47 am**

That's a scary thought. Love to see the article... any luck?

Posted: **Sun Dec 23, 2012 8:49 am**

New pneumatic piston valve cannon in progress!

Some details:
- 2 1/2 steel chamber
- tennisball barrel
- 1 1/4" piston seat inside 2" T

More pics/info soon!

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2" Piston Valve Tennisball launcher