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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8598856 05/16/22 05:15 PM
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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8727810 11/06/22 07:57 PM
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Finally! A year searching and I found signal cannon within my budget:

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SnakeWrangler, have you shot it yet?

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Not yet.

Planning on building the carriage in the next couple months and firing it a a gathering of good friends early next spring.


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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8730229 11/09/22 03:53 PM
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The whole subject is very interesting. It is something I've thought about getting into. For example why did they use iron balls instead of lead. How did they keep the ball in the cannon, I don't think they patched the bball. Canisters and sabots- all sorts of stuff. The fuse- that was more 1700's. By the Civil War they had a pull string and sort of a match deal. I've looked around but never found a book on the subject.

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Originally Posted by SnakeWrangler
Not yet.

Planning on building the carriage in the next couple months and firing it a a gathering of good friends early next spring.



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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8743825 11/27/22 11:52 PM
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I need a piece of pipe with a bore a tad under 2.600"

Don't ask why...


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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: J.G.] #8752206 12/07/22 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by J.G.
I need a piece of pipe with a bore a tad under 2.600"

Don't ask why...


Will look this weekend to see what we got...might have you covered, amigo...


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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8774085 01/05/23 12:01 AM
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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8774542 01/05/23 05:44 PM
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I have not, but my Dad has. He's got skills. Pretty good thread to read through.

Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: SnakeWrangler] #8812378 03/04/23 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SnakeWrangler
As of yesterday evening I now own a cannon….

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Last night…..

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Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

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Your video didn't record properly. Or it's not displaying properly. We see a single frame. I'm sure it's fun and amazing! Please fix, thanks.

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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8812385 03/04/23 05:10 PM
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Not a video yet….that’s just a screenshot from a video one of the guys took


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Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

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Re: Any one have a Cannon? [Re: leswad] #8812468 03/04/23 09:00 PM
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Did you only use powder or did you have a projectile also?
How big a bore?
How much powder did you use?

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Originally Posted by Dalee7892
Did you only use powder or did you have a projectile also?
How big a bore?
How much powder did you use?


28” barrel with 2 1/2” bore….

First couple loads were powder with newspaper wad…1/2 oz & 3/4 oz

Then shot a couple tennis balls with 1 oz & 1 1/4 oz loads

Finally shot pool balls with 1 1-2 oz and 1 3/4 oz….the pic is the 1 1/2 oz shot

This morning I loaded about fifteen 1 3-4 oz powder loads for this afternoon/evening


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Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

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Heavy duty aluminum foil in a shallow bowl the add powder, fold sides in and press into a puck. Load the puck, add wadding, projectile, prick the powder load with the brass vent pick, put the fuse into the powder and light it off…

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Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

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Bring that little beauty up here for the Central Wyoming Machinegun and Cannon shoot in June . By a spot on the firing line and go to town as they say.
Good time to see the prairie rattlers out and about, we usually move a few off the highway on the way up.

Bois d'arc makes good carriage for your cannon.
Thanks for sharing !!

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Originally Posted by SnakeWrangler
Not a video yet….that’s just a screenshot from a video one of the guys took



I couldn't post some of the other videos since the language wasn't acceptable, but think I edited this one down enough to post

Jes' Cannon Video


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Originally Posted by Sneaky
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Actually, BBC is pretty damn good

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I don’t as of yet!!! But I knew I saved this 20’ pc of heavy wall for a good reason

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lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Launched some tennis balls and raddled a few windows in the neighborhood this afternoon. Daughter-in-law lives about a mile away said they heard it at their house. roflmao

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Last weekend we were firing off a bluff across a valley. Today we were shooting at a tree line about 80 yards away. The report was significantly louder today! eek2


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One of my neighbors has one that he built in high school. Course that was back in the early 60's. He would fire it to start the Hotter Than Hell bicycle race in Wichita Falls

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