Things That Go "Boom!"

A collection of links to places where noise and fire are paramount

Pyrotechnics Guns and Ammo Rocketry

 

Pyrotechnics
Pyro Spectaculars (commercial fireworks displays) www.pyrospectaculars.com
Western Pyrotechnics Association (an organization for professional and hobby pyrotechnicians) wpa.pyrotechnics.org
Skylighter, Inc. (pyrotechnics chemicals and supplies) www.skylighter.com
American Fireworks News www.fireworksnews.com
Fireworksland (a bunch of pyro links) fireworksland.com
National Council on Fireworks Safety www.fireworksafety.com
Entertainment Fireworks, Inc. (commercial fireworks displays in the Northwest, has some good info for operators) www.pyrotech.com 

Rocketry

Advanced Propulsion Systems (high power rocket motors) www.mhtc.net/~duck/apswebpage.htm
Aerocon (hardcore rocket parts) www.energyrs.com/aero/aerocon.htm
Aerotech (high power rocket motors, medium power kits) www.aerotech-rocketry.com
Apogee Components (model rocket parts,
kits, and some pretty cool software)
www.apogeerockets.com
Discount Rocketry (model and high power
rocket kits and parts)
www.discountrocketry.com
DART ('Diego Area Rocket Team - San Diego NAR section website, almost all the pictures are ones Agent Smith took) www.tns.net/dart/index.html
Dynacom (big-ass high power rocket kits) www.dynacom-inc.com
Giant Leap Rocketry (high power rocket components) www.giantleaprocketry.com
JP Aerospace ("America's Other Space
Program")
www.jpaerospace.com
LOC Precision (high power rocket kits and components) www.locprecision.com
Magnum Rockets (high power rocket kits, components, motor hardware, etc.) www.magnumrockets.com
Missile Works (rocket kits) www.missileworks.com
Model Rocket Altitude Predictor (just what it says it is - plug in the relevant info and it calculates altitude and other stats online) mks.niobrara.com/altitude.html
Orbital Dynamics (more big-assed rocket
kits)
www.orbitaldynamics.com 
Orbital Velocity and Period Calculator liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/
rocket_sci/orbmech/vel_calc.html
 
Public Missiles, Ltd. (Medium and high power
kits, some of which are quite sophisticated)
publicmissiles.com/  
R.A.T.T. Works (small hybrid rocket motors) www.rattworks.night.net
Rocketdyne Systems (more rocket kits) www.rocketdynesys.com 
Rocketman (high power kits and really cool videos - Agent Smith is featured in the Springfest 1999 video) www.the-rocketman.com/index.html
Smokin' Rockets (big-assed rocket kits) members.aol.com/SMOKINRKTS/index.html  
Tripoli Vegas (rocket club that sponsors Springfest and the Turkey Shoot in Nevada) www.mcneely.net/tripoli_vegas
Scotglas (Fiberglass high power rocket kits)  www.scotglas.com

Guns and Ammo

747 Imports (remarkably realistic airsoft guns) www.747imports.com
Botach Tactical (police and firearms supplies) www.botachtactical.com
Bushmaster (AR-15 / M-16 parts and complete
weapons)
www.bushmaster.com
Cheaper than Dirt (military surplus, ammunition, and shooting supplies) www.cheaperthandirt.com
European American Armory (old west firearms
replicas, CZ75 clones)
www.eaacorp.com
Federal Cartridge (ammunition makers - useful ballistics and product information) www.federalcartridge.com
Norma Ammunition Ballistics www.deerstalker.com/norma_ballistics.htm
Olive Drab (all sorts of military information) www.olive-drab.com
Rec.Guns (all sorts of firearms resources, including Agent Smith's personal favorite, the movie firearms blooper list) www.recguns.com
The Spudgun Technology Center (just what it sounds like) www.goldmann.com/spudgun.html
UMC Ballistics www.remington.com/ammo/ballistics/umc_ball.htm  
Armalite, Inc. (AR-15/M16 parts and complete
guns, AR-10 parts and complete guns)
www.armalite.com
Civilian Marksmanship Program (surplus M1 rifles from the gubment!) www.odcmp.com
Tapco (Surplus, ammo, shooting supplies) www.tapco.com
Sportsmans' Guide (sporting goods, ammo,
surplus, shooting supplies)
www.sportsmansguide.com

 


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