OK, I'm assuming I'll get dope slapped for this idea...
But say you're in the backcountry looking at a corniced line you want to ski. And assuming that you're absolutely sure that you're the only users around, nothing in the slide path.
And also that you are on a safe slope/location within shooting range of the cornice.
Would it work and be in any way smart to shoot said cornice/slope with a shotgun or other gun?(I'm assuming a shotgun with buckshot would be more effective with the spread than a rifle or handgun)
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11-08-2012, 05:06 PM #1
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Using a shotgun for backcountry avalanche mitigation?
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11-08-2012, 05:08 PM #2
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No......
Originally Posted by timmaio
Originally Posted by Downbound Train
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11-08-2012, 05:11 PM #3
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Here are other alternatives:
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/o.../Chapter11.pdfSki edits | http://vimeo.com/user389737/videos
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11-08-2012, 05:12 PM #4
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If you are going to try and bag a cornice at least be manly about it and use a compound bow.
Move upside and let the man go through...
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11-08-2012, 05:13 PM #5
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Bring a duck
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11-08-2012, 05:15 PM #6
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Originally Posted by powder11
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11-08-2012, 05:34 PM #7
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Why not just go all in if you're going to bother?
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11-08-2012, 05:37 PM #8
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I wonder if a 40mm would actually work if loaded with the right shells.
Come to think of it, they make 12ga grenades. Not that you could actually get them, but I wonder if they'd do any good.
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11-08-2012, 06:10 PM #9
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Screw avalanches, animal carcass removal with explosives is fucking awesome! Originally Posted by PappaG
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11-08-2012, 06:12 PM #10
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We use Cracker Shells Originally Posted by Max Archer
http://crackershell.com
and Seal Bombs
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11-08-2012, 07:23 PM #11
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Be sure to take these guys with you.
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11-08-2012, 07:41 PM #12
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I tried using a 12 gauge a couple years ago, shot a cracker round and a couple slugs at a small start zone with no results. Then tried ski cutting it and it went.
What makes avalanche control with artillery work is not hitting the slope with a projectile, it's that the projectile explodes on impact.
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11-08-2012, 07:43 PM #13
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brilliant. Originally Posted by mountainGoat09
You could also try yodeling next time. Originally Posted by Downbound Train
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11-08-2012, 07:49 PM #14
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Mythbusters tried it.
They tried this the same episode. Originally Posted by PNWbrit
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11-08-2012, 07:51 PM #15
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Of course I know. That's why I suggested he try it ;-)Just thought it'd add to the fun. Originally Posted by systemoverblow'd
But I didn't need to see mythbusters to know it. Originally Posted by Downbound Train
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11-08-2012, 08:18 PM #16
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You are welcome to try it. The use of firearms is legal in pretty much all the national forests and wilderness areas. You cannot use exploding shells however. I'd bet a 12 or 10 gauge slug would be the best for cornices. It would not do anything to a powder slope though
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11-08-2012, 08:33 PM #17
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Skip to 3:38 for the action...
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11-08-2012, 11:21 PM #18
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Pound of dry ice + pee + 2 liter plastic soda bottle
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11-08-2012, 11:30 PM #19
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I am so getting one of those poodles!
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11-08-2012, 11:41 PM #20
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was actually wondering about bear bangers.
edit: i probably came up with that after a few beers..Last edited by theshredder; 11-09-2012 at 02:29 AM.
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11-09-2012, 09:34 AM #21
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I was going to say this does seem like a really dumb idea...and not safe. But I would bet some of those 12ga bird bombs, you could probably trigger an avy.
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11-09-2012, 10:44 AM #22
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11-09-2012, 01:19 PM #23
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Cool stuff. But surpassing Tannerite is ..... The Rodenator!!!! www.rodenator.com Originally Posted by toast2266
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11-09-2012, 06:04 PM #24
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Diet Coke + Mentos?
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11-09-2012, 07:20 PM #25
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200' of det cord and blasting cap + cr123 batt
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