Author Topic: Handgonne Photos (Read 713 times)

CAV Trooper · « **on:** January 01, 2005, 12:12:06 PM »

Since Cat is hard at work on his new handgonne I thought I'd try posting pics of mine.

After shooting the crap out of the thing during the Ft. Lauderdale Winterfest Boat Parade, the finish was all messed up so I pulled it apart and stripped it down. Here it is all shiny and nice before I paint it again.

It's 12" x 2" with at 1 1/16" bore that's 8" deep. The bore ends about 1/8" past the vent and the hole on the left is for a 3/16" x 2" roll pin that holds a 4' pole in the socket. I'll post some more pics when it's back together.

Soot Sucker · « **Reply #1 on:** January 01, 2005, 12:46:24 PM »

Nice looking piece... I want one! :grin:

Dave

Blaster · « **Reply #2 on:** January 01, 2005, 02:28:39 PM »

CAV Trooper. Hey, nice pictures and we sure appreciate your placing the Goex can along side the tube to show the scale. Thanks. Blaster (Bob in CO)

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 01, 2005, 02:51:07 PM »

Cav T -

Thanks for the posting of the pix. When you fire blanks, do you prewrap the black powder in foil?

Sounds like a fun activity - doing it live for a group.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #4 on:** January 01, 2005, 07:21:31 PM »

Cat,

That's correct. I do a double wrap of heavy duty foil around a 1" dowel, flatten one end, pour the measured powder in and twist it off.

To shoot it, it's like any other cannon. I just slide the charge in and seat it with a little rammer. Prick the foil, insert a short piece of fuze, light it with slow match on a linstock and BOOM. Really spectacular at night. LOTS of fire out the muzzle