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Offline plasmasd

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First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« on: October 29, 2010, 12:19:02 AM »
Well 28 years ago my dad traded something for this Cannon. It sat in my room as I grew up, and we never got around to shooting it - until now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olia7Rmwq7U

The video lets you choose a gallon jug target and it's recorded in 60fps slow motion. Also if you wait till the end, you can watch another video of a pumpkin getting shot.

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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2010, 02:15:10 AM »
plasmasd --

Cool vid.   WELCOME to the board!

How big is the bore?

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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2010, 04:52:11 AM »
Cool Video, nice cannon !! :D

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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2010, 06:26:44 AM »
Neat videos. Thankyou for sharing.
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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2010, 07:12:19 AM »
Cast  Iron cannon?? 

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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2010, 08:05:50 AM »
That was odd.

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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2010, 08:30:03 AM »
I agree Spuddy, that was indeed odd!
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Re: First cannon firing after 28 years (video)
« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2010, 06:38:28 PM »
Thanks! Bore is 1.75" in diameter, and we were firing golf balls as a first test.

I need a higher FPS camera for the next time, as 60FPS is far to slow to capture hitting the target in slow motion.