On Apr 6, 4:44=A0pm, frontier_market...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> I have been practicing making the best whistle burst and my whistle is
> pretty darn fast and good for 1.5 to 2.5 inch shells. Some people seem
> to have different experiences lighting whistle in the open. I have
> read people say it goes woosh like black powder or makes a scratching
> sizzle sound. My experience is that it is highly energetic and makes a
> thump like flash only less bright. Theres no poof/scratch or woosh, In
> my opinion its on par with some low medium to slower flash mixes used
> as burst in terms of open air burn rate and lower need for
> confinement. Way better than the fastest bp. It acts as flash in a
> salute just w/o the bright metal flash. Its not quite as fast as the
> standard or more energetic flash mixtures . I don't know, there are
> not many posts about it in salutes, but i like the sound, it just
> lacks the bright flash that we all love. Here is a video, its not my
> salute nor would I set one off in the street like this, but this is
> 70/30 pp sb whistle loose in a large cardboard salute. I emailed the
> guy to see what he used, basically a large M-80 w/o the bright flash,
> they do make a small white flash. Indeed flash makes a better salute
> for an audience, so im not saying use whistle instead of flash!!!!
> Just experimenting like my bp substitute tests. Flash and whistle act
> very simular, salute flash is a tad faster and a lot brighter than
> whistle which makes it a better option for a straight salute shell,
> but whistle should never woosh like bp if made for burst in small
> shells.
>
Whistle is very powerful and deserves a lot of respect. You can kill
yourself just as quickly with a pound of whistle as you can with a
pound of flash. Here is 500 grams of whistle going off - unconfined.
Note what is left of the 1/2" lexan ****eld and platform made from 2 x
4 and 2 x 6
http://tinyurl.com/yp9zeq
Whistle salutes have a lower sounding thump than a flash salute does.
Add just a bit of Ti if you want a brighter flash. Here is a 2 1/2"
salute with whistle spolette as a timer.
http://tinyurl.com/2w95qy
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