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Offline quaker4u

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« on: September 04, 2010, 06:54:59 AM »
   Hi
This the way we celebrate the fourth of July Honoring our troops and our freedom.








We are in south western Wyoming and we have been doing this for a few years.
Our family and friends gather later for a picnic.

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Re: cannon
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 07:07:57 AM »
Welcome to our board. I think you will find almost 100% agreement that shooting cannons is a great way to celebrate our freedom and honor all our country's veterans. 

You will have to bring some of these guns up to Montana next August for the 2nd CCC. 

I fixed you pictures so they can be seen.  When you copy code to post copy the BBCode.  Be sure you hit  enter before and after each line of code.



Tell us more about your guns.

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« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2010, 07:25:40 AM »
Great looking mortars. You should post these pictures in the "Calendar" post, too.
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« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2010, 07:36:46 AM »
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Great looking mortars (!!!). You should post these pictures in the "Calendar" post, too.

Very nice!  welcome aboard!
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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2010, 07:44:46 AM »
Quote from: Ex 49'er on September 04, 2010, 07:25:40 AM
Great looking mortars. You should post these pictures in the "Calendar" post, too.

He did!
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« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2010, 08:09:02 AM »
Nice Pics! Welcome to the Board.

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« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2010, 08:44:53 AM »
     Quaker4U,  that's quite a line-up, good looking cannons, all.  We are glad you posted a pic in the Calendar Contest.  You have reminded us that the deadline is drawing near!  Thanks for a really good first post with excellent photos.

Mike and Tracy

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« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 09:33:28 AM »
You have found Shangri-la, Quaker4U, join in the fun. Those are some handsome pieces of artillery you've posted pics of.
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Re: cannon
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2010, 02:55:35 PM »
I really like the smoke and fire of the first shot.  Welcome to the forum!
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Re: cannon
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2010, 05:22:25 PM »
quaker4u --

WELCOME to the board!  Great way to start - with pix of smoke and flame!

Do you build  you own?

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Re: cannon
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2010, 02:35:55 AM »
Nice mortars! Is it my imagination or is the BB mortar attempting to take flight in the second photo?
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« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2010, 09:33:11 AM »
  Hi
To tell everyone about my cannon is to say I got interested in black powder
 in 1975
and cannon in 1980. I made my first one with a pipe machine-drill press-grinder-file-and welder.
The rest with as little machining as possible beings I don't have a lathe. 
My bowling ball one is made out of grade 160 pipe with 1-1/4inch wall a length of 12 inches
with a 3-1/2 x 8.5/8 inch breach plug and a 3 inch trunnion welded in place a 2-1/4x1-1/2 deep chamber.
weighs in at 255lbs with the oak sled. a (max) 3oz of cannon grade one 16 lb ball will go 550 yd






Don't know if I did this right or not so please let me know thanks ;D
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« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2010, 09:40:18 AM »
Your photos came through loud and clear; thanks for posting some more nice examples of your craftsmanship.
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« Reply #13 on: September 05, 2010, 12:59:25 PM »
Thanks   from me & all other brother Vets.
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Re: cannon
« Reply #14 on: September 05, 2010, 01:35:36 PM »
That's an interesting elevation mechanism on that last pictured cannon.

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