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Jay  ·  4468 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The biggest I've ever fired is a 6.
I wonder if they still fire those old school. When those 4 footers first started being made, not all that long ago, they'd lower a 6 lb bag of lifting charge into the mortar, then the shell, and then then a monk with with full regalia of prayer robes and some embers. He'd do a big ol' ritual down in the gun on top of the shell, and they prayerfully get the hell outta Dodge. I'm guessing these days it's an electric squib but I don't wanna underestimate the inscrutableness of the Far East...




thenewgreen  ·  4467 days ago  ·  link  ·  
So how about it Jay? How much does your average 6 cost? I've always been curious what a local fireworks show costs? Are they firing 6's? Can I buy these w/o a permit or is it some convoluted process?