Thread: Canons?

Originally Posted by jamie

Your a lucky fella having a wife and family that’s into that sorta stuff. My Mrs and daughter can’t quite understand where the enjoyment is of bombing stuff up and putting holes in things or trudging rnd in mud, swamps and bush hunting

I bet they like venison though

Have made a 30 cal bronze one(many years ago)...still has a ball bearing stuck in it from a fail to fire.
And a inch bore with a workmate. Made my own black powder and Fuses from scratch.
Chucks ball bearings straight threw car bodys.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Have made a 30 cal bronze one(many years ago)...still has a ball bearing stuck in it from a fail to fire.
And a inch bore with a workmate. Made my own black powder and Fuses from scratch.
Chucks ball bearings straight threw car bodys.

https://youtu.be/ji-6H3sdKMQ

We kept upping the charge untill velocity didn't increase which was around 750 fps from memory and 3 scoops of a lyman powder scoop

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

https://youtu.be/ji-6H3sdKMQ

We kept upping the charge untill velocity didn't increase which was around 750 fps from memory and 3 scoops of a lyman powder scoop

your not helping my urges

Originally Posted by dannyb

your not helping my urges

I can see a project on the horizon. Made one at high school.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Have made a 30 cal bronze one(many years ago)...still has a ball bearing stuck in it from a fail to fire.
And a inch bore with a workmate. Made my own black powder and Fuses from scratch.
Chucks ball bearings straight threw car bodys.

tap a grease nipple onto the touch hole and use a grease gun to push the ball out. Should work i fit all seals up fine.

Originally Posted by 40mm

tap a grease nipple onto the touch hole and use a grease gun to push the ball out. Should work i fit all seals up fine.

Yea I just kinda lost interest in that one as never got around to making a trolley or cradle for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kJx...l=FarmCraft101

I really like this guys videos. This is a short 17minute video of the overall process of casting his own replica civil war cannon.

He has a whole series of videos where he goes through all the metallurgy and casting problems in detail.
He also cast an AR15 receiver from alloy cans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb2v...el=GunCraft101
and
AR10 from brass, yes brass from cartridges. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4qE...el=GunCraft101

But youtube was all butt hurt about videos showing people how to manufacture firearms.

Careful what you wish for, guys... a CANON (2 "n"s) is a law or body of laws of a church...a CANNON (3 "n"s) is a huge, single shot. kick-arse firearm, otherwise known in German as an
"Eargesplitten Loudenboomer." and formerly used for taking out the walls of a castle...

Go back and read the links in Mimms post - the Coehurn mortar story is one of the funniest things I've read.

Maybe send it to G Morgan.

thanks Jamie,chur

Originally Posted by Kero

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Proper barn find that @Kero
I'm on my way with 5 lbs of FFG and my lead pot

Sweet! Bring plenty of lead.... here's mine.

So that was a visit to a local private museum. I know the owner well and have just scored the wooden mold that made those. Currently waiting on a quote to get cast and gun metal barrels made in Chch with seamless steel liners. Won't be cheap, but I'm not really sure of any other options.