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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:12:25 AM EDT
I think I've finally found a winter sport! All these years living in the cold and not having my own sport... now I've found it- snowman hunting. Half the fun is building the snowman, the other 3/4 is making it disappear.
 This was my initial proof of concept and there will definitely be more to follow. In doing so, I can see the targets and the videos becoming more formal and more refined. I plan to set up several scenarios with multiple targets, include multiple shooters, and otherwise have fun and be creative. Perhaps the sport will catch on and I will see others posting video here, so go ahead and try it! This particular sample was over 6 feet tall, about 3 feet wide, and stood about 100 yards away. Narration provided by my best friend and shooting partner, my 10 year old son; vanishing effect provided by tannerite and one round of .223 fired from an AR15. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:14:34 AM EDT
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Wow! what cave have YOU been in?
edit: site admin w/ 250 posts? What....you WORK for a living? 
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:17:27 AM EDT
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I have been hunting them in FL for years now...no success.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:18:08 AM EDT
[#3]
haha sweet.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:18:17 AM EDT
[#4]
 Damn I thought the guy on the left was bad... but you... you take the cake. Killing Frosty. Just.... damn. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:21:51 AM EDT
[#5]
Ok.. um, I think it blew up.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:29:18 AM EDT
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Holy crap....you vaporized the poor bastard!
One minute Frosy's enjoying the crisp cold air, next thing he knows, he is the crisp cold air. My only suggestion would be to put a little more effort in to making Frosty look a little more "realistic" as far as a face, maybe a carrot nose...whatever. Also, possibly a non-tannerite side by side? Perhaps a shotgun with slugs? Edited to add: How about using a cantalope as his head, and pack snow around it? Just a thought. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:39:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:42:10 AM EDT
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There was a time on guard duty in Bosnia that I totally lost it on a snowman the previous squad had left. We were working 4 on and 8 off. Everytime our squad went out it would snow. After 3 weeks of this the snowman had to die. It had it's own broom which I took from it and laid waste to the snowman until he was just a pile. The rest of the squad just laughed their asses off as I assaulted this snowman with his own broom
Wish they would have had a camcorder.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:43:47 AM EDT
[#9]
 sweeet |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:44:22 AM EDT
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+1 we need details too - cuz now I want to waste a Frosty and I need to know if a standard AR is going to get the job done or not. Patty *ETA* Just re-read AR 15 .223 - WOW thanks for the new hobby Ed! |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:55:35 AM EDT
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I am out of town later this week, but as soon as I get back and we get more snow I will be back out there. However, we have lots of people here that might be willing to try out some different options, and are probably surrounded by snow. I know 1lb propane tanks are on my list for the flaming frosty effect.
 The key to make it interesting is to embedd the active component inside the snowman, whether in the head or body. Obviously making them look more appealing makes for a better video. Some may opt to dress them as well. For this experiment, I had neither the time, nor the supplies to improve on what I used... I asked several people to help, but none seemed interested. 
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Posted: 1/10/2005 11:55:05 AM EDT
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Dude, you got some anger issues attacking an unarmed snowman ! 
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Posted: 1/10/2005 12:01:08 PM EDT
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You had to be there, man, you had to be there. He was attacking me, every 4 hours, it was 4 hours of snow, and then it would quit when we got off shift.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 12:04:51 PM EDT
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My kids want you to know they're available for adoption. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 12:05:25 PM EDT
[#15]
Must have been a 'well disciplined' snowman to just stand there and take that smack-down. |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 12:07:09 PM EDT
[#16]
+1
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Posted: 1/10/2005 12:12:00 PM EDT
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Integration of tannerite seems to be pertinent to your immediate future.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 5:33:57 PM EDT
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For those that have emailed asking, tannerite was used, and inserted about 6 inches behind the front of the snowman's body, and then covered up. There was not a single piece of snow larger than a golf ball anywhere.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 5:47:01 PM EDT
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He forgot to log out of his troll account! Another downside of living in a neighborhood is that you can't blow up your snowman.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 6:37:18 PM EDT
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Throw a few ketchup bottles in there next time.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 6:40:25 PM EDT
[#21]
Frosty is gonna be pissed when he finds out about this!
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Posted: 1/10/2005 6:53:21 PM EDT
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HA! Tannerite is just too much fun. I haven't tried it yet because I could easily wind up with a $100 a day habit.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 6:53:36 PM EDT
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The snowman looked suspicious, his eyes were dead and black like coal so I drew down on the biotch.
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Posted: 1/10/2005 6:54:50 PM EDT
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That'll leave a mark |
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Posted: 1/10/2005 10:10:05 PM EDT
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If the scumbag didn't have his hands in his pockets, this would NEVER have happened ! |
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