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Belial
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posted November 16, 1999 02:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Belial     
Does anybody out there have any idea of an appropriate explosive to be put in a homemade rocket. I need it to be able to do great structural damage. Does anybody know anything that i could use which isn't sensative?
Thankx.


VeHeMT
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posted November 16, 1999 12:02 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for VeHeMT   Click Here to Email VeHeMT     
Why do you need to "be able to do great structural damage"? AN based explosives make great filler.


Ho ju
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posted November 16, 1999 07:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ho ju   Click Here to Email Ho ju     
i doubt you will be able to do alot of damage to a house or anything like that. to do that much damage you would need to add to much in the way of explosives. the weight would be to great unless you make like a balsa wood rocket.

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Belial
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posted November 17, 1999 06:27 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Belial     
Thanks Guys. I need... well i want to be able to crack and pierce heavy metal armour.
In Australia the largest engine i can buy is a D but im currently using a C6-3.
But for killing animals i guess other stuff will do.


Ho ju
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posted November 17, 1999 04:09 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ho ju   Click Here to Email Ho ju     
you do not need an explosive to kill animals (but that would be cool to see a rabbit or a fox go kablooy) just put a long ass point ont he end of the rocket and shoot it at the animal. that sould do.

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VeHeMT
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posted November 17, 1999 04:13 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for VeHeMT   Click Here to Email VeHeMT     
Hahahahhahaah

A missile launched by an A through to D engine will NOT be able to carry enough explosive to cause very much damage especially to a structure. You'd be luck to dent a half inch thick piece of metal, of course shaped charges are something else....

Also I wouldnt use any kind of AN explosive on a rocket of that size simply because it wont be able to carry enough to be worthwhile. You need something like 50g's of AN to detonate. Just attach a CO2 cartridge bomb to the rocket and fuse it from the ejection charge or turn the thing around so the hole is at the front and then put a shot gun shell primer there with a BB on the anvil(yes this does look like it came out of some cook book, but it is one of the best ways to do what you are trying to do). As for hunting with a rocket I wouldnt recomend it as your likely to injure the animal unless your rocket has a hard nose cone and you score a head shot or hit some important organ. Then this is just a rocket propelled arrow. Small rockets arent exactly the most accurate of all things either. Well, try and see whatever works for you.

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