Hi Cannonmn, thanks for the information. If money were no object it would be a great project. What is a cannon like that worth if you could find an original. Guess it would be quite a collectors item. Will most likely just build a muzzle loader. I have a 1" bore cannon I made with my father in law that was a machinist in the oil patch back in the late 70's. We started with a piece of 3 inch and blind drilled the bore and then tapered the tube. Have used it as a salute cannon on the 4th over the years but have always wanted something bigger. Largest charge I have ever used was about 3/4 ounces, 5 to 6 capfuls of Fg. Average load was 3 to 4 capfuls as that made plenty of noise. This was prior to the days of the Internet and having very little info on cannon data. Guess I was fortunate I kept the tube wall thickness equal to the bore and used a conservative load. Thank God for common sense.
