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 Coronado's canon
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12/03/24 10:41 PM
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...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 03:21 AM
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syncerus
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Cool find, no doubt. They should shoot it at the semiquincentenial.
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 11:33 AM
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kry226
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 02:07 PM
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"Excavations along the Santa Cruz River in Southern Arizona brought to light a bronze cannon, or a wall gun, used during the 1539-1542 expedition led by Francisco Vázquez de Coronado to the modern-day American Southwest."
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 02:25 PM
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Cool find, no doubt. They should shoot it at the semiquincentenial. So who would volunteer to light that one off? I wouldn't want to be within 100 yards of it. That IS an amazing piece of history, though. Coronado's expedition set the stage for what happened over the next 300+ years .
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 02:32 PM
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Cool find, no doubt. They should shoot it at the semiquincentenial. So who would volunteer to light that one off? I wouldn't want to be within 100 yards of it. That IS an amazing piece of history, though. Coronado's expedition set the stage for what happened over the next 300+ years . I’d light it off….. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-25921-438352-img_5002.jpeg)
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 02:44 PM
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RiverRider
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 03:06 PM
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Not necessary…. Even a light black powder load makes a nice BOOM! Even without a projectile…
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 05:14 PM
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Gotcha. The idea of firing it without a projectile never entered my mind. I'd still step away, though. 
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 05:19 PM
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J.G.
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Not necessary…. Even a light black powder load makes a nice BOOM! Even without a projectile… Get you some 1" hex nuts. "Grape Shot" on hogs.
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 06:19 PM
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Not necessary…. Even a light black powder load makes a nice BOOM! Even without a projectile… Get you some 1" hex nuts. "Grape Shot" on hogs. I’ve shot tennis balls and billiard balls out of it. My thought was about a pound to a pound and a half of 00 buck. I’ve already figured out how to make the canister. Thought about making a couple and shooting a sheet of plywood just to see what happens. It is set up to fire by lighting a fuse but thought about using a model rocket motor igniter so it could be fired with the push of a button. Here is a double pool ball shot… ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-25921-438360-img_0348.png) Edit: these igniters…. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-25921-438361-img_9046.jpeg)
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 06:30 PM
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That is so cool…. Be awesome to see them actually shoot it but it will never happen…. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2024/12/full-25921-438363-img_9047.jpeg)
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Re: Coronado's canon
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12/04/24 06:53 PM
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Cool find, no doubt. They should shoot it at the semiquincentenial. So who would volunteer to light that one off? I wouldn't want to be within 100 yards of it. That IS an amazing piece of history, though. Coronado's expedition set the stage for what happened over the next 300+ years . I’d light it off….. That cannon always brings a smile to my face
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