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You know the best way to create buzz about your celebration or special event is the use of the right fireworks. However, there are so many types and options for fireworks it can be challenging to make the right selections. This includes finding the best mortar fireworks with the most mind-blowing effects.

Why Mortar Fireworks?

Mortar fireworks are the fundamental type of aerial fireworks, traveling into the sky for the brilliant aerial effect we all enjoy. These are also often referred to as artillery shells, and they are known for providing one exciting shot at a time.

These gorgeous and ground-shaking fireworks are launched into the air using their own tubes. Like the military mortar, a tube is loaded individually one at a time with the chosen shell.

Mortar fireworks feature a mortar tube with a base that keeps them level on the ground. Once launched, the mortar tube stays where it is while the artillery shell flies high into the air. The tubes that serve for the mortar are made from a variety of materials, including fiberglass and cardboard. The best mortar fireworks have mortars made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and have a reinforced ring at the base.

The best mortar shells may have different shapes, including ball or canister-shaped with one break or multiple breaks. These shells are designed so they can produce a single color and effect, or one shell may provide several different colors and effects. Mortar fireworks are launched to reach a certain height, and then they burst and ignite the contents inside, providing the effects designed into the shell and which you select to meet your desires for your custom display.

Top 10 Mortar Fireworks

Red Apple Fireworks scours the world to bring you the very best in the latest fireworks and displays. Check out these ten options. Each one will delight and thrill you and your audience:

  • Chroma 5-Inch XL Canister Shells 24-Packs (case). Welcome to the new standard in canister shells. The Pyrostar® Chroma™ blows away the competition – literally – with the premium effects and colors you will find. Intense colors such as neon blue, neon green, neon purple, neon red, neon yellow, silver, gold, and white combine with continuous effects that include bangs, brocade crowns, dahlias, Dandelions®, willows, stars. This is a chart-topping choice among the best mortar fireworks.
  • MERICA AF 6 Inch XXL Canister Shells 6-Packs (case). This amazing selection delivers a total of 48 powerful shots from eight kits, with each kit providing six shells and one fiberglass launching tube. Brilliant gold and silver with neon white, blue, and red plus a variety of effects. A superb patriotic selection!
  • Moon Rocks 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 6-Packs (case). An out-of-this-world package of very loud and colorful colors and effects. This item includes the rare Red Apple Blossom and Pistil effects and follows up with the Peony, Time Rain, and Crackling! Rare colors include Pink, Yellow, Orange, and Green for a truly unique display.
  • ACES Single Break Ball Shells (case). These six shell kits provide you with ten shells each for a mind-numbing 60 shots that are super-loud and go up the max in height. The neon colors cover the range and you get the most popular effects, including Red Apple Blossom, Brocade Crown, and Dandelion.
  • Kobushi 6″ XXL Canister Shells – 6 Pack (case). You get a lot of bang and a lot of color from this selection of 8 kits that each deliver 6 pack XXL 6 inch canisters for a slam-bang total of 48 shells. The specialty effects of the willowing and crown effect in gold, silver, red and blue are accompanied with booms that just keep coming.
  • Bombas De La Muerte 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 24-Packs (case). Here’s a lot of bang for your buck with a knockout total of 72 shells coming to you in 3 kits with 24 shells each. This is the optimum in the celebration of the “Day of the Dead” and gives you all the holiday colors of pink, purple, blue, and orange with large and rare flower effects of Falling Leaves, Willow, Palm, and Dandelion!
  • Giant Panda 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 12-Packs (case). You don’t hug these Pandas that rock the earth with the loudest explosions that come from a total of 48 shells in four kits. The colors you love with 12 of the most popular effects, including comets and tails.
  • American Glory 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 24-Packs (case). This selection will have you standing and saluting with 3 shell kits that provide a whopping 24 shells and 4 launching tubes each. That puts 72 shells in your hands to shoot patriotic colors of red, white, and blue into the sky with Whistling and Tail effects followed by a very loud Bang launching into Red Apple Blossoms, Palms, Brocade Crowns, Dahlias, Willows, and Dandelions! This display belongs in every Fourth of July night sky!
  • Ganja Killa 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 24-Packs (case). This isn’t called Killa by accident! A whopping 72 shells and 12 launching tubes come in 3 kits that deliver the full range of colors and effects. Exclusive to our Ganja brand, this is a true fireworks experience that leaves them gasping for more.
  • Geisha 6-Inch XXL Canister Shells 24-Packs (case). The 72 shells and 12 mortar tubes in this display are packaged in 3 kits of 24 shells and 4 fiberglass launching tubes each. An artful mix of booms and beauty makes this display a beast that keeps going on and on and on. As over the top as you will find!

Don’t compromise if you want the best fireworks display, because that requires the best mortar fireworks. Those are what you get when you shop at Red Apple. We take great pride in delivering the best in quality and value to our customers. We work year-round to provide you with the best selection of the best fireworks. Browse from the comfort of your own home and have your purchases shipped to you ASAP or purchase in-store at your local Red Apple Fireworks outlet. Whichever you choose, you will get the biggest bang – and show – for your buck at Red Apple Fireworks!