Re: NOS M65 breech assembly or diagram needed

From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 07:53:27 PST


THIS sort of problem is exactly why I stick to small stuff. On the 4th of
July, I fire 'pop bottle rockets' from my rather beat-up LAWS tube. I would

like to find an inert (dummy) round for it, but I have never seen one. I
don't think they ever made them since it was a disposable weapon..

PJ

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> Subject: Re: [MV] NOS M65 breech assembly or diagram needed
>
>
> Backyard artillery project nears an end.
>
> Looking for trigger assembly for our "M65" [nuclear] cannon...anyone got a
> spare? Could use diagram and make our own I guess, but would rather use

> NOS. Hey, I learned early on in my military career, it's "safety first"
> when it comes to weapons that fire nuclear warheads.
>
> Since this cannon is mostly just for display and occassional plinking, we
> decided not to use the 15-kiloton (97 lbs) rounds as is standard (far too

> heavy to reload). We are reloading just the 10 kiloton rounds (68 lbs)
> cheaper and yet still fires about 15 miles...more bang for the buck, you
> might say. (Suggest using Omark's newer "280 mm" carbide dies, if you're
> into reloading your own M65 cannon shells) Before I forget, special thanks
> to Omar F. in Iran (mvpa member) for the surplus U-235. Hey, our mail box
> glowed for 20 days...still laughing about that one!
>
> Only problem with the M65 nuclear cannon, is towing. At 47 tons this cannon
> doesn't tow very well. Especially at highway speeds (using my M151 Mutt).
> It starts a pretty bad side to side wobble at about 8 mph and then gets
> remarkably worse with speed, until I am doing involuntary lane changes, any
> thoughts why? Time for an alignment?
>
> Stopping from a speed of 35 mph requires about 10 minutes notice, but a
> slight downhill and forget it, you're pretty much going where the M65 wants,

> which reminds me of this funny story that began when we crested the 7000 ft.
> elevation mark at Donnor Pass. We're on our way home with the cannon from
> the GL property site, but I digress, I should save that story for another
> time. Besides, you probably already saw the headlines, "UFO decends on Hwy
> 50" or "Green UFO Whizzes Through Ag Inspection Checkpoint" and my favorite
> "UFO, Looked Like Cannon Towing a Jeep?" (Yep, that was us.)
>
> I think the stopping problem is centered around the M151's notoriously weak
> brake shoes, right? Any thoughts?
>
> OK...in case you haven't guessed, I'm just kidding...it's a slow news day
> here. lol C'mon, put down that phone to Homeland Security... hey, this is
> weird, there is this black helicopter hovering abo
>
>
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