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So Cal shoot
« on: March 17, 2007, 03:56:53 PM »
Hi all, I went to the So. Cal cannon shoot today at the Desert Marksmen Rendezvous.  I finely got to shoot my new soda can mortar! I got to meet evil dog and gasgil and a few others, We shot for a few hours and had alot fun! Here's some clips

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3247499256112195301   This is mine!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2113036876061353871   evil dog's

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2599246921662922196    evil dog's
 
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2007, 04:12:18 PM »
Great!!! Like your camera operators comments...next time let her have a shot!!
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2007, 04:29:03 PM »
It was the wife's first time out and she didn't know what to expect!  I just added one more clip,  The kids loved it, young and old  ;D
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 05:42:01 PM »
Cool stuff!! ;D
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 06:25:22 PM »
I liked the Clip,  was nice to see the Mortar fire agean,  it sounded good.

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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2007, 06:41:54 PM »
Thanks Rick, I shot a 350 grn FF goex and got about 375 yards, I missed the cone set up of corse at about 75 yards!  But after a few shots with 45 to 50 grns I got about 4 ft from it.
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2007, 07:50:51 PM »
Yeah there is no doubt the kid liked.   Kind of a challenge to get close to the target isn't it?
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2007, 08:01:41 PM »
I just had to fire 350 load for first shot, Didn't see it but we heard it land! It was fun to play today. I can't belive how much 5 grains of powder makes.
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2007, 08:19:39 PM »
WHO IS THAT ! in video 2 with the red shirt and the brown Tricorn Hat ! ., Cannoneering is always more fun in a 3-Kornered-War-Helmet  ;D
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2007, 04:39:57 PM »
Hey Tropico.... I will have to confess, it is I.  The Desert Marksman Rondezvous is basically a western fur trade event, but a lot of us dress colonial.  The cannon / mortar segment was a great success.  As I recall 3 cannon and 6 or more mortar ranging from 2 1/4" to golfball.  We had up to 600 yards available downrange so we certainly weren't limited in that respect.  One of the more popular spectator events is a "stake shoot".  It involves several teams of 5 or 6 shooters using muzzleloading rifles trying to cut down a 4x4... really a lot of fun to watch.  Next year.... will have to set up a "rifles vs cannons stake shoot", that should really be a hoot.
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2007, 05:38:12 PM »
Raido,  what were you using for a projectial, was the can cement filled.  I never tested with cement.  You got good yardage.  ;D

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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2007, 04:52:54 AM »
Yes the soda cans were filled with cement
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2007, 05:16:06 PM »
Hey Evil Dog, was that a live load in your Napoleon cannon?
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2007, 05:57:16 PM »
Depends on what you mean by a "live load".  Explosive projectile? No.  Solid shot, yes.  A solid cast zinc ball weighing about a pound and a half.
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2007, 09:00:25 AM »
Yeah thats What I meant, a solid shot load. The recoil doesn"t seem violent at all, looks nice and smooth.
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Re: So Cal shoot
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2007, 09:33:21 AM »
That was with 500gr GOEX Cannon, probably a fairly light load.  This is only a guess, but I figure max is somewhere around 900gr... could be more, could be less.  Somewhat of a moot point though as I am having a liner made which will reduce it down to a 1" bore.  I will feel much safer that way as there will be no point on the barrel with less than a 1 caliber wall thickness.
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