Ball Shells vs. Canister Shells

            As everyone knows, I love artillery shells. But, we can break down artillery shells even further to choose between ball shells and canister shells. I went through each kind of shell and listed some pros and cons of each.

Ball Shells: Ball shells are classic artillery shells. They come looking like a little ball with a little neck on the bottom. The neck portion is the lift charge that helps the shells propel into the air. Ball shells are great shells to use because they have very symmetrical breaks in the air. This is due to their design. Because they are spherical, the stars get spread out in an even circular pattern once the shells breaks. One drawback of ball shells is they tend to not go as high in the air. This is because of the small lift charges placed on ball shells. Also, ball shells usually are not as loud as canister shells coming out of the tube or once they break. This is because a ball shell usually does not have the full limit of 60 grams of composition in it.

Canister Shells: Canister shells are getting more and more popular. This is because they sound extremely loud coming out of the tube and tend to have massive breaks in the sky. Canisters are also much bigger than traditional ball shells, leading the customer to believe they are bigger and better than ball shells. A drawback of canister shells is their asymmetrical breaks. Because they are cylindrical, they do not evenly distribute the stars in the sky upon breaking. This causes the effects to not be symmetrical and can cause problems for some people who are picky with the effects of their show.