Take him to the local pawn shop and
prode him into buying some cheap ass old BLACK POWDER single shot pistol . A tin of caps a can of Black Powder !
Highly recomend that there be a "Keeper of the Powder" (kinda like a desegnated driver) It can shut the whole nieghboorhood up for a few moments when everybody goes "Holy Kacatowa" what was that !
I've got an old Southbend replicas Cohorn mortor which shoots cement filled V8 jucie cans . AND is /was a GREAT 4 of July noise maker .
About 19 years ago on our 2nd 4 th of July in this house . I was aimming it in the direction of a brand new house kitty corner in my backyard . The projectiles where wads of wet newspaper with a saran wrap seal bettween the wet paper and the powder . In the muzzle loading cannon world wet paper is a trick to increase pressure as it swells ( like a soagy minieball) and makes a HELL of a bang .
Over the course of a 12 pack or so and much expended Black powder . .......... it was morning .
I was admiring my complete domination of the empty dirt yard that was the impact zone . when the sliding glass door opened and a guy peek out and made his way out on to the recently confetied backyard . UUhhht OOHhhh
I started to make small talk when he said they werent "just looking" but had moved in the day B4
" Did YOU HEAR MY CANNON , last night ! " ......"Is that what is was?????? , my wife was under the bed and terriffied"
They didnt last long