Windy Heap
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4th of July Fun with my Black Powder Cannon
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.
https://vimeo.com/53445174
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Oh your neighbors must LOVE you!!!
Cool toy though!
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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!
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cool :cool2:
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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.
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If you ever feel like annoying coworkers from the desktop....
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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.
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Quote: Originally posted by Windy Heap One of my Moms BEST garage sale finds of all time. THANKS MOM.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!
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Wow, that is so cool !
I can beat that, Sam ! :D
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I present to you the supersonic ping pong ball. :P
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and the pneumatic golf ball cannon.
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ATB,
Sam
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