Cannon

[fj40]

Dude drove into the yard today and said whats up with the cannon. I was puzzled as I thought most everyone had a cannon. I know some of you do,

 

[LBrandt]

That is a very large muzzle loader. Good Lord where did you get that.

 

[Brian Renville]

Pretty sweet.

 

[Journey]

I've got cannon envy

 

[KDM]

Awesome Bud!!! Wonder if the warden would pull you over if you towed that thing down the highway on a trailer with the front half of a buck over one wheel and the back half over the other wheel??

 

[USMCDI]

Nice, got one similar but we launch potatoes damn near a mile in that thing. Barrel liner and compressed air, cool at night when you give them a chem light soak.

 

[Allen]

LOL, I have a non-functioning one that was made by my place's previous owner.

Seeing this thread reminded me that I need to give it a coat of paint.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Looks like your ready if the red coats decide to invade againThumbs Up

 

[fj40]

Used to shoot beer cans full of gravel but could never find them afterwards.

 

[Chas'n Tail]

Ever looked into the history of it? Date of manufacturing? Could you imagine the stories that bad boy could tell.

 

[Allen]

Used to shoot beer cans full of gravel but could never find them afterwards.

Hah, grapeshot!

 

[fj40]

Yeah, I built that years ago. Barrel is a chunk of high presser gas vessel with 1 1/2 inch thick walls. Welded a piece of rebar around the muzzle and used fiberglass cloth/resin to make the taper. Welded barrel lugs, rear plate and the knob on the rear is a door knob. Used to mix up my own flashpowder but pretty much lack the guts to do that anymore.

 

[Chas'n Tail]

Yeah, I built that years ago. Barrel is a chunk of high presser gas vessel with 1 1/2 inch thick walls. Welded a piece of rebar around the muzzle and used fiberglass cloth/resin to make the taper. Welded barrel lugs, rear plate and the knob on the rear is a door knob. Used to mix up my own flashpowder but pretty much lack the guts to do that anymore.

Ha! That actually makes it even better! Very cool!

 

[PrairieGhost]

Years ago some of the guys in North Dakota Muzzeloaders shot cannon. One guy had a neat 1/3 replica that shot D size batteries with surprising accuracy.

 

[NDSportsman]

Made a golf ball cannon about 15 years ago but blew it up and decided it was not a good play thing after all. Apparently you can't just double the charge and stuff 2 balls in her! :;:smokin;:;badidea

 

[Kentucky Windage]

https://youtu.be/GeEVla7PVH8

 

[USMCDI]

Made a golf ball cannon about 15 years ago but blew it up and decided it was not a good play thing after all. Apparently you can't just double the charge and stuff 2 balls in her! :;:smokin;:;badidea

That's a good one, it's pretty unnerving touching it off for the first time with different projectiles, gonna have to try the beer can one next time we get brave.

 

[Chas'n Tail]

We shoot a potato gun now and then, haven't blown anything or anybody up yet thankfully. Amazing how far those som bitches will fly if you can get the hairspray concentration correct.

 

[Tikka280ai]

We shoot a potato gun now and then, haven't blown anything or anybody up yet thankfully. Amazing how far those som bitches will fly if you can get the hairspray concentration correct.

Ever Tried Starting fluid in it??

 

[USMCDI]

Ever Tried Starting fluid in it??

Once, set the ignition off with a cord wrapped around a full grain bin, full being the key word here, one piece went through the door of my gravel truck and the other banged off the side of the bin, no more boozing while operating the spud cannon. That's what prompted us to compressed air and barrel so heavy that a fricken tank round couldn't hurt it.