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Ammo for 1" Bore Cannon
« on: April 17, 2010, 11:55:45 AM »
I have ordered a 1" bore cannon.  I have surfed the net and have been unable to locate ball ammo for this bore.  What do the rest of you use?
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Re: Ammo for 1" Bore Cannon
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2010, 12:09:43 PM »
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Re: Ammo for 1" Bore Cannon
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2010, 12:44:50 PM »
I sent a pm with the source these guys are using.  I noticed they offer 1" aluminum balls, and I'm curious how these would be out of a cannon, since they would eliminate the risk of sparking between the steel balls/steel bore (though they are much more expensive).

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Re: Ammo for 1" Bore Cannon
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2010, 01:05:38 PM »
I have cut a .950 ball mold for one of mine Armorer77

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Re: Ammo for 1" Bore Cannon
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2010, 01:55:40 PM »
I have ordered a 1" bore cannon.  I have surfed the net and have been unable to locate ball ammo for this bore.  What do the rest of you use?

You have ordered a 1 inch bore cannon, but what size ball does it use?   If your bore is one inch diameter it needs smaller ball.  If it is intended 1 inch balls, then bore should be bigger than one inch.

But you need to before you buy balls.