Small bore cannons
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Yes, is it a small bore? Is it something recreational, I'm looking to dip my toes
Maybe a bit...
Describe what you are looking to do?
Salute? BP? When you say small bore... some of us think of that as 2" and weighing 1000 lbs on a carriage.
Or maybe a .50 on a small salute carriage?
Do tell more. There are definitely a bunch of us!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Describe what you are looking to do?
Salute? BP? When you say small bore... some of us think of that as 2" and weighing 1000 lbs on a carriage.
Or maybe a .50 on a small salute carriage?
Do tell more. There are definitely a bunch of us!
Cheers,
Sirhr
Its all about scale. just like Sirhr eluded to. A couple people around me have golf ball cannons. Low pressure cheap to shoot. Much more like a salute cannon rather than a "real one pounder"
Do not trust just anybody with cannon info. Find someone that actually knows what is going on. Too many "it will be fine" scenarios out there. Cannons are not cheap.
Do not trust just anybody with cannon info. Find someone that actually knows what is going on. Too many "it will be fine" scenarios out there. Cannons are not cheap.
No, no experience
Like the above said, what do you want to do with it?
Like the above said, what do you want to do with it?
It's around 120mm.
Here is the breech after restoration. It was a major job to bring it back. But got it to close like a fine piece of British Empire Machinery should.
Cheers,
Sirhr
Some cool cannon.
I’ve crewed some, but don’t own one (yet). A good group check out is the Black Powder Cannon and Mortar page on Gray Beard’s Outdoors Forum. It is sponsored by Seacoast Artillery. Defenitely read all of the pinned threads first.
Cannonmn, Zulu, Domonic, and double d are a huge wealth of information, especially on history.
I’ve crewed some, but don’t own one (yet). A good group check out is the Black Powder Cannon and Mortar page on Gray Beard’s Outdoors Forum. It is sponsored by Seacoast Artillery. Defenitely read all of the pinned threads first.
Cannonmn, Zulu, Domonic, and double d are a huge wealth of information, especially on history.
Government wouldn't let me take my triple 7s with me when we parted ways but I'm a red-blooded American so....
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You crack yourself up... Don't you?
Bah ahahhah ah ah aha ah ahhah aha.
This is so awesome!
Sirhr
Found this today.
A small battery of 10-gauge marine cannon.
Teenager running the show.
Corrected to 10-gauge by RTH1800
A small battery of 10-gauge marine cannon.
Teenager running the show.
Corrected to 10-gauge by RTH1800
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Had too many whiskey one night and almost bought one on gun broker.
I lost the auction by >-< that much.
I lost the auction by >-< that much.
That little 68 cal cannon managed to hit the two red and white gongs at approximately 130 yards.
Neighbor made a golf ball sized bore black powder cannon and put a rail and red dot on it. Will shoot a golf ball through 2 1/2" sheets of plywood, a 50 gallon drum and across the cow pasture. Fun toy to play with setting up steel and sighting it.
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