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I did not make this cannon a member here did it for me in trade for a item I had. The mount I made for it goes lacking and I want to redo it. This is a pic of it he sent me showing the progress.
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It fires golf balls not sure how far have not seen one land yet so I am looking for a longer range. Talked to another member he told me his is hitting around a mile. I look forward to see others and getting some ideals on how to design a mount.
Here is my latest junk yard find...http://castboolits.gunloads.com/albu...chmentid=84317
It has to be repaired as they blew out the breech with a 60% Dupont stick ! It shoots the old Oil cans filled with whatever.
It should be a Blast when I get it fixed!
Rich
I am new here, but could not resist posting to this thread. My twin brother and I made this for shooting potatoes with black powder. It works just like the real deal, but I would not want to shoot any lead out of it. It is a 2.5" schedule 80 steel pipe for the barrel and a very heavy and thick 8" diameter steel pipe as the faux barrel with a steel pipe flange welded on the front and back to hold the barrel in place. The rear is plugged with a 2.25" ball hitch. The wheels are from an amish wagon wheel maker, but the carriage we made out of yellow pine and is solid as a rock. We like to dress up with our sons and march in our community parade on the 4th of July and then shoot off potatoes waiting for the fireworks to start.<br>
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Its coming along finally... http://castboolits.gunloads.com/albu...hmentid=125502
Hi Guys. I got this cannon from a good friend. He makes these in his spare time, mostly presentos for departing members.
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here is the same saluting the new year. I use 400 to 450gr of Fg and a wool sock for back pressure. A neigbours buddy said he can hear it at his place some 5 miles away. I light it off at the end of my driveway,,, the picture window shakes and buckels way to much.
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i made this one for the girlfriends boy. The pic is not that good, sorry kind of startled me. It is 177cal pellet under a 22short case full of Fg.
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be safe
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This is not mine but a buddy that we shoot with. the winner of the accuracy challenge usually puts 3 shots on an 8 inch bull at 220 yards. our group has homemade guns anywhere from 1 inch to 2 1/2 inch. All are made by the shooter.
I just found this part of the forum, it's nice to have company. I built this myself with the exception of the wheels. Shoots 1 inch lead balls.
And if I feel the need for a bigger bang this one shoots dog food cans full of cement.
A bowling ball mortar I built in 2010.
It's a replica of the coastal defense mortars from the Civil War era.
I did a restoration on a 1/3 scale Mountain Howitzer a few years before that.
The 2" bore barrel is more like a ordnance rifle tube and has 36" Amish wheels.
I'll try to get a picture later.