Firework Artillery | Red, White, and Boom!

[@OrdnanceLab]

We literally got this done last minute as we don't get too crazy for the 4th of July. Crazy, right? You would think we would. But, enough enough people suggested to Jake to do this and we try to do what our viewers demand. So, firework artillery it is! We are trying to get as much suggestions as possible for new boom items to test. If there is something you want to see, drop a comment and we will add it to the growing to-do list.

[@Fish-ub3wn]

I made napalm jars, with huge firecrackers inside and it was a lot of fun on the beach. gotta throw them down the cliff becouse of shrapnel though.

[@briankudalis9572]

Be safe for yourself and be safe for the community at whole . We don't need any more excuses why more restrictions should be on fireworks or exsplosives.

[@wermturk0196]

I literally just had an entire pack go off in my hands😂😂😂😂😂

[@DieselDoktor]

I’m not a professional, and refuse to play with these types of things. But, if I may make a humble suggestions from a former grunt; dipping the firework in glue and then fully covering the firework in BB’s would likely give a better coverage pattern.

[@DieselDoktor]

@@Fish-ub3wnbro… don’t post that here man. Big brother is always watching… you’re either a glowie or genuinely don’t get it…

[@lukeboyer4071]

It’s honestly a shame how underrated this channel is it should be huge I wish you guys the best in your growth

[@fell9654]

The subject matter, even if done legally in this case, basically guarantees a shadow ban

[@outpotato1393]

Fr

[@scrappydoo7887]

Far too many people don't understand what is legal and how/why and genuinely believe that they will get a visit for watching the channel lol

[@outpotato1393]

@@fell9654 shadow bans don’t exist it’s the algorithm

[@heathbecker420]

Couldn't agree more. Would love to see them get huge but without sponsors that likely won't happen

[@unionxenon]

I've never ACCIDENTALLY been on time for something. Time for shenaniganous tomfoolery

[@Throw-y6v]

Same

[@Turkeythigh420]

Can't forget hootnanies.

[@myleftnut3934]

Look up the origin of “Tom Foolery”. Or Thomas Skelton.

[@ScoutSniper3124]

When I was a kid in Colorado, my Dad would get in his Aeronca Champ each year, fly to Kansas and come back loaded down with fireworks. A BUNCH of fun memories of those times, but my favorite is the day I was using a bicycle fork as my stand and shooting pop bottle rockets into the air. Dad came out and schooled me on the "proper use". He promptly angled the forks so the rockets would fly over the neighbor's house who lived across the street into their 4th of July BBQ party. Sadly... in today's word, this kind of thing would likely lead to 911, Cops, Lawsuits and us having to move. But "in the day" the neighbors came over scooped up a healthy supply of ordnance and set about counter-battery fire onto our lawn. We had fun for hours rolling around dodging (and sometimes not) the rockets zipping through the air. I miss those days, both for the loss of my Dad at 90 years of age not too long ago, and the feeling that we could have fun, even a bit of 'dangerous' fun, without the world falling around itself in therapy and litigation. The world's much sadder a place than when I was a kid.

[@jlambuth]

No matter how many times I work people about not doing stupid stuff with fireworks, it's still going to happen. My decade of experience in EMS has taught me that there is no limit to human stupidity. I won't lie though, launching these was super fun. Minus constantly having to put out small range fires.

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

i once burnt my wrist down to the bone by emptying sparklers onto a batman figure and lighting it on fire fun times(even the cheapest stuff can be abused i emptied bang snaps into an altoids container and dropped it in a parking lot making the metal lid disappear forever)

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Dumbest call you’ve ever attended?

[@jlambuth]

@@Aaron-zu3xn my older half bro nearly lost his hand doing something similar.

[@jlambuth]

@lindboknifetool9546 let me mull that over. I have a lot of idiotic calls.

[@jlambuth]

@@bingus42088 he yeeted himself out of the gene pool in one spectacular blast.

[@TheSudokid]

I had a ol chief when I was in the navy tell me he used to take m80’s and cherry bombs maybe even a quarter stick or two and dip them in wax, then coat them in BB’s to make his own AP mine. It was odd cause he said when he was a kid, so idk what kid needed an AP mine.

[@bryanfaulkenburg462]

Wouldn't JB Weld and rolled in BBs help weaponize them ?

[@918Kustomz]

Just a tip for those DIYers. When it comes to mortars. General rule is you use 10% of black powder to how many grams the weight of the mortar. So 200g ball 20g lift charge. Act accordingly..

[@JunkyardBashSteve]

Reminds me of the year our fireworks mortar tube ruptured, so I pulled an old chain link fence pipe out and dropped the mortars down it. It was about 8 feet long so it really sent those boys far; sounded like a cartoon grenade launcher too.

[@studuerson2548]

Back in the 1970s, at a 4th display in Green Bay, I got to see it when a finale rack tipped over, and shot the mortars at the spectators. It was pure Mary Poppins!! And nobody was injured, a miracle.

[@stephenbritton9297]

Let me tell you a story about July 4 in South Texas. I was working on a rust bucket oil tanker. We loaded JP8 in Corpus Christi and were departing for Europe on July 4. As we approached Aransas Pass, San Jose Island looked like a war zone, between the fireworks going in every direction and the grass on fire. Even had a few things fired at the ship as we passed, I did say we were an oil tanker, right...

[@allancohen]

Many years ago I owned a Display house, AKA custom trade show manufacturer. Since I was a Display house which is the same jargon pyrotechnic companies use, I was able to buy some pretty great stuff at wholesale prices as they thought I was in the pyrotechnic industry. Still just class C stuff, but it was fun!

[@Backroad_Junkie]

This goes way beyond the bottle rocket fights we used to have, lol...

[@Atvsrawsome]

As a kid it was all day with fire crackers and bottle rockets. With the plastic tanks and plastic army guys paired with a crossman pellet gun meant hours of fun.

[@Thebadguy9300]

One of the most important things in this video: "knowing that slave laborers in China made the cheapest stuff possible, that literally scares the hell out off me"

[@adamcavanaugh4940]

We had a patient two years ago who held a mortar planning to light and toss it like a grenade. He waited too long, destroyed his hand and wrist with burns to his chest. It was gnarly.

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

Gonna be alot of trips to the ER this weekend. RIP to the fingies

[@MadJackF1]

Question, is it possible you fragmentation fell/blew off before the mortar detonated? 🤔

[@burneracc2567]

I don't think it did because you can sort of see them go around in a pattern when it detonates together with incendiary pellets that come in fireworks. Sure, it wasn't really effective but like the guys said, those are small charges and not as powerfull as plastic explosives so they can't really send those nails flying that good. Just enough to poke an eye out and get stuck maybe 1/2 to 1 inch deep in you.

[@bobbyc2768]

You guys have inspired me to get a federal explosives license since I found your channel. I made napalm as a kid too, and other stuff, and I think most males just have a release of euphoria when we make things go boom, I know I always have. I'm applying for the license this year, and my buddy who's a machinist is going in with me and we're going to manufacture firearms and all the good stuff. Thanks for bringing us joy, happy 4th!

[@ClickClack_Bam]

You doing a channel?

[@bobbyc2768]

@@ClickClack_Bam maybe. it's going to take a while to get the license, and when i get it it's mostly going to be for manufacturing firearms as my partner in the business is a machinist and i'm a gunsmith since i was a teenager. but we're getting the explosives license so we can play with everything. i'm sure when i get it and blow some stuff up i will make a channel for it. i'm probably going to also pay these guys some consulting fees to learn a thing or two from them, they said they do consulting work for hire in another video.

[@ClickClack_Bam]

@@bobbyc2768 Thanks for the update. I hope you get set up & want to share your world with the rest of us. The explosives + gunsmith thing seems to be fairly small at the moment so the ability to jump in is there imo.

[@Lagniappe.]

Working in the display side of industry, it would really be cool to see the same kind of experiment with 1.3g tier product. Particularly titanium salutes or lampare.

[@danstotland6386]

You'ze guys are just in time for the "celebrations" in France! Actually just a tad late. But they may really appreciate this. (maybe for Bastille day!). Seriously, we love this site. All the best!

[@HeavensDemon966]

It is great that you are doing this and putting it on KZbin. Any red-blooded male wants to know this stuff as we, or I, have had a burning desire to do this kind of research ever since I played with matches as a child. Now we know so we don't have to risk our digits trying to find out for ourselves. Thank you!

[@kimness7796]

I use these as incendiary devices, tossed by hand. Work well!!!!!

[@gvii]

Definitely don't want one of those agents stopping by for a visit. Especially if you happen to have a dog.

[@roireb1]

Would be interesting to have many balloons down range for targets and look at the projectile radius.

[@johnmcgee2806]

Thanks!

[@chriswoodard9904]

I thought you guys had a high-speed slow motion camera for the pretty explosive

[@charlesurrea1451]

There're verious sizes of those mortar shells and as you had mentioned effects as well. There are mortar shells that are solely for report. (BOOM) I imagine those would give a better effect

[@MichaelLloyd]

A few years ago I thought I would learn how to make my own fireworks. I found some very good resources (legit professionals that preached safety, for good reason). They taught me to make my own BP (pecan makes great charcoal for fast BP). I made my own BP stars though I never packed them into or even made a mortar. After about 6 months I was ready to graduate to the next level and make my own flash powder. Flash powder (you guys already know this I'm sure) is what makes the super bright white light and explodes the stars out in all directions. I studied on it, listened to the pros, and walked away. Flash powder is a whole nuther level of blow your face off because you weren't careful or even if you are careful.

[@senseisecurityschool9337]

Yep. Similar to you, I studied (a lot) and made my own BP. Made some pretty good mortar shells. And found out the regulations on flash powder are very different from black powder *for a good reason*. There's definitely a difference in the danger. One can make professional sized fireworks with black powder based compositions. No need to lose a couple fingers messing with anything else.

[@Jesses001]

So it is not deadly enough to be a good weapon, but it is deadly enough to be a dumb idea. Perfect balance, ha.

[@johndoppleguard]

Sissonolack? Yep. Boom

[@blitzknall8997]

Again a nice video! Love the content you guys are putting out there, informative and fun at the same time. Greeting from Holland and happy 4th of July🎆

[@tomkeppler3519]

Should've used what called salutes or Ariel bombs. I'd like to see 3",4" and 6" commercial fireworks which alot of people use around the 4th. These shells are way more powerful

[@Donald.Archer]

when I was younger, I had a 10cm mortar misfire, After lighting, it burned for 2 to 3 seconds before shooting out of the cannon, but it only went up about a meter above the ground before detonating... I managed to run only 5 to 7 meters away from it before the detonation... besides some hearing loss for a few hours and a few burns on my jacket, I was fine. they are more for show than destruction. But if you are holding it, when it goes off, you are in trouble. one rule for fireworks, never light one you are holding. always place it down 1st.

[@talldave1000]

Thanks for all you do. Keeping people safe and letting us have some fun watching your videos

[@Erikreaver]

Glad you guys covered this! Always a blast (ha!) when you guys post a video. I suspect that a great part of why the weaponising isn't doing much is because the payload cannot get to much pressure before the paper shell ruptures, and the fragmentation is both small in number and on the outside, perhaps further reducing the effect? Either way, an entertaining video, enjoy your Americaday, lads. Have a good one!

[@molonlabe5090]

Would love to see some of the items from the Army’s Improvised Explosives manual tested. Some of them seem just a little ridiculous

[@Cr0wmagnum]

Love the Milwaukee's best refinance!😂 So hypothetically speaking if someone kids got together and made instruments with the intention to launch bottle rockets at each other severe criminal charges could be the result. Wow I'm certainly glad I never did anything like that when I was a kid.

[@thegregofficial]

France has also done testing in this area

[@TheGreatDrAsian]

Great video and good demonstration! It would be interesting to see the frag spread on a more dense group of targets instead of a few scattered ones.

[@DevenSawdy-zd2yz]

Any way you can get ballistic gell targets? Maybe something small like a hand? Then you could demonstrate what it'll do to you if not handled properly

[@jacobnorman2292]

Those Diablo canisters are some of the best out there in terms of consistency, noise, and effects.

[@mattiskardell]

you already know im planning on how i’ll make a thermonuclear bomb

[@iamnolegend2519]

Are the RCMP on the way ? Oh and Eff the AFT as Potato Joes says.

[@crankygunreviews]

I’ve been waiting for this one :) thanks for posting

[@TheMono25]

Can u guys get some tannerite and epoxy resin mixed together and moulded into bullets to see if thay explode on impact or in the barrel

[@Txepsiyu]

For a while about 15 years ago, there were 1.75" Ti salutes sold for these little mortars. One brand was "White Star". I'm 100% sure they weren't 1.4g, but I never figured out how they got into the country.

[@HenrikSherwood]

probably contained binary mixed flash so they didn't go over the 50mg limit until they were mixed an packaged in the US

[@AdamosDad]

Back in the early 70's in Gaeta Italy we had wars firing fireworks back and forth from rooftop to rooftop, we were also professionals.

[@kd5nrh]

Surprised you didn't just burn off at least the main target area there. Easier to do one burn beforehand than chase down a bunch of small fires.

[@perpetualdimwit]

Can't tell if the last part was a safe sex PSA or recommendation to carry concealed 😂

[@mavriksc]

How about the vest from swordfish

[@davidvincent1093]

I was wondering what you used for the frag grande? Personally if I had been you guys I might have tried straight pins just for more effect. I am open to ideas. I would never build one but I love to use my mind to think how I might have done in it in your places. I also don't need to blow things up since I have you guys and your killer videos to show what could happen. Thanks for the videos you both do great work

[@sproutpits]

I remember the great roman candle wars of the mid-90s. 'twas a great time to be alive.

[@twowheelstechgarage]

Have a fantastic Fourth of July good videos keep up the good work🇺🇸

[@docj6850]

Can I please get an explanation on sparkler bombs? Like what are they actually made of to make the pressure from the e tape work?

[@FlashinthePan82]

Lovin' that Anchors aweigh on the outro!

[@thebigpurplefloof]

You guys need to get some ballistic dummy labs torsos would be interesting to see the effects

[@ETC_Rohaly_USCG]

While I’m a 20 year Coastie, “Anchors Away” is still pretty good. Semper Paratus 😅

[@Ataraxia_Atom]

Might try shoving tacks/short nails into a mortar to resemble a frag.

[@jasongarland3165]

The videos never disappoint guys! Great job!

[@curtissteenbruggen1491]

Test how much damage a firework up the bunghole does.

[@davidbalfour3390]

Given the angles would a target lying down have caught the shrapnel?

[@itsjayce154]

What if you put the fragmentation inside the firework instead of the outside?

[@ProfessorBidoof]

Heed this man's warnings, ATF have local offices and they've visited me in the past. a fireworks license is like $75 for 3 years or something stupid cheap, just pay it if u wanna make big things.

[@neilgelinas9926]

Happy independence day my fellow Americans! Thanks for the Video!

[@markpowell5654]

You all have fun today from UK😀😀😀

[@joebeach7759]

The State Department? Wow, the government really does suck every dime they can out of you. Can't figure out why they would need to get involved if there is a specific government agency to oversee something. It's even in their title! That's ridiculous. Great content, guys. Keep it up! Go Mountaineers!

[@mauricebrechenmacher5662]

From french with love and fireworks ! 💋💋💥

[@darrelldutsch]

Thank you guys

[@mikeeB-m5h]

Some French youngsters eating bagguettes : oi, Jean,write it down, write it down!

[@mtalhakhalid1679]

Gunspot add as G-SPOT😂😂😂😂

[@ernieverdin5136]

Out of sheer curiosity, What is the downward force of consumer grade firework mortars? Can't find info on google.

[@Stickiestboi]

A cool idea would be to recreate Mexican fireworks, as these are way more powerful than the US ones. The smaller firecrackers are called “Palomas” and they’re pretty strong already. The most powerful ones are called “Cara de Diablo” and have killed people before. Back in the day there was one called “Lengua de Vaca” which was deadly too and supposedly contained a mixture of blackpowder and nitroglycerin.

[@WRWhizard]

Instead of air bursts, I would attempt to strike a single target. Also, since we are making a production out of it, I'd use Styrofoam targets. Plan ahead to get maximum effect. Lets show what happens when Bubba and Cletus get liquored up and decide to have war games.

[@CAPNMAC82]

Amry guys playing the Navy Anthem? Ima telling the RCMP onya!! 😀

[@CPRforDummies]

I mean… I know I clicked on it… but I’m probably on some watch list now… entertaining though! Thanks for the laughs!

[@cannedheat33]

That time when my fireworks set off the fireworks waiting to get set off....💥

[@billm2605]

Always enjoy your clips thank you

[@tomhewitt8017]

"No son, we have HIMARS at home"..

[@notyouraveragegoldenpotato]

Remember the good ole days when you could buy a few bricks of bottle rockets for a couple bucks? Now fireworks are stupendously expensive. 50 bucks would buy enough bottle rockets, fire crackers, roman candles etc to last a year of adolescence shenanigans. Now its insane. No thanks

[@OrdnanceLab]

Def back in the day.

[@DillyDilly95]

One issue I see with the testing methodology is that the targets are kinda 2d and fragmentation could have missed them depending on explosion angle. Anyways great video

[@maxdangle1]

Through our last night ashore, drink to the foam!!!!

[@eddykain4983]

Love it! Keep it up guys

[@seckid37]

I noticed fireworks being used a lot in some of the French footage as of late and I was wondering if they were actually accomplishing anything, this was very informative thank you.

[@natekelly6435]

Pay closer attention. They're actually coordinating attacks and direct action. People are being ambushed and subsequently killed and raped.

[@markedis5902]

36 barrels of black powder and you can go down in history

[@GRAFFREVIEWS]

This raises more questions for me... but I don't know if I should ask them for the sake of not giving other people ideas lol

[@dustinstanaitis1960]

If y’all want to try this again with some better results for the launch tubes the wooden frame is a good start however it should be anchored down with sand bags and concrete blocks

[@GoingtoHecq]

Ahh yes, a moment of silence for lost fingers. If those fragmentation devices were to explode much closer to someone, like on the ground a few feet away if it were thrown by hand, it would certainly cause injury and perforation of skin.

[@ramennoodles7221]

You guys need to get your hands on salute shells

[@Manu-nc9tl]

In France we don't do this at home! 🤣

[@captaincodebook3200]

So how about 3, 4 5, 6 inch shells?

[@harlech2]

Budget Jim Carrey trying to blow his fingers and face off.... good times!

[@nathanbutler8240]

They do hurt lol believe me 🤣 someone threw one instead of putting it in the tube and a dog ran over to try to grab it and I got to the dog just before it went off and I got peppered by the mortar shell and it was like someone hitting a golf ball at you

[@stevencigar9897]

i hope you guys one day get the growth that you deserve!

[@motosk8er2]

Like a tumor? That's messed up man.

[@stevencigar9897]

​@@motosk8er2 haha so funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@philloliver9966]

Not sure how the former Ranger let you sneak in the Navy's fight song at the end, but Thanks!

[@bass_and_bass3323]

I remember back in the day my neighbors marine son brought some (spiced up ized) artillery shells one 4th night ...loudest play shells I've ever heard..

[@dannyarcher6163]

Algerians in France, furiously taking notes.

[@joshballesteros22]

Sweet, ideas!

[@chiphazzard8173]

Ima call dudley du-right 😂

[@comentedonakeyboard]

Made in China Fireworks blowing your fingers of is a feature, not a fluke. Once enough Americans lack triggerfingers, even the PLA can win.😂

[@teabee44]

My gf cousin made some finger deleters for the 4th 😂 he asked if I wanted some and trust me, my inner Pyro and explosive junkie struggled to say no but I'd rather stay out of the ER.