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4th of July Fun with my Black Powder Cannon

Windy Heap - 5-7-2013 at 07:20 AM

One of my Moms BEST garage sale finds of all time. THANKS MOM.

.........and then she says, quote, "you're not really going to shoot it are you?..............helllllll yessssss Mom, hellllllll yesssssssss.

.68 INCH BORE, ~60 POUNDS OF ALL CAST IRON.


Best I can I.D it, it's a late 1800's coast guard signal cannon.

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https://vimeo.com/53445174

beachrights - 5-7-2013 at 07:24 AM

Oh your neighbors must LOVE you!!!:lol:

Cool toy though!

jgorm - 5-7-2013 at 08:03 AM

That is awesome! AT least you have some space out there. If I tried this in san diego I would end up in jail! There is probably a ton of permit BS needed to shoot off something like that, or they will call me a terrorist and lock me up! Damn laws and regulations!

B-Roc - 5-7-2013 at 08:34 AM

cool :cool2:

ragden - 5-7-2013 at 08:51 AM

Used to work at the US Army War College. They had a 12 inch bore revolutionary cannon they would fire once a month from may through October. I was on that team one year. That was fun. If I recall, the charge was "supposed" to have 12-ounces of black powder in it. That was the smallest charge I ever loaded. ;)

indigo_wolf - 5-7-2013 at 11:48 AM

If you ever feel like annoying coworkers from the desktop....



http://www.pocketartillery.com/

ATB,
Sam

Cheddarhead - 5-7-2013 at 07:11 PM

Awesome Windy! Would love to bring that with me to our north woods lake. We spend every 4th of July up there and they have a mini fireworks show. Some dudes last year were lighting M80's off in a 55 gallon steel drum:o The echo across the lake was incredible! I think a small cannon would give them a run for their money.

alasdair macleod - 6-7-2013 at 09:06 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Windy Heap  
One of my Moms BEST garage sale finds of all time. THANKS MOM.

.........and then she says, quote, "you're not really going to shoot it are you?..............helllllll yessssss Mom, hellllllll yesssssssss.

.68 INCH BORE, ~60 POUNDS OF ALL CAST IRON.


Best I can I.D it, it's a late 1800's coast guard signal cannon.

:lol:
:lol:
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https://vimeo.com/53445174

Cool as hell that wee cannon !!!
Now I wondered what uk customs would say if I bought one ???????
Very tempted to order one or two!

elfasa - 6-7-2013 at 10:09 AM

Wow, that is so cool !

Quote: Originally posted by indigo_wolf  
If you ever feel like annoying coworkers from the desktop....

ATB,
Sam


I can beat that, Sam ! :D



Tim

indigo_wolf - 6-7-2013 at 10:45 AM

Quote: Originally posted by elfasa  
I can beat that, Sam ! :D

Tim


I present to you the supersonic ping pong ball. :P



and the pneumatic golf ball cannon. :crazy:



ATB,
Sam