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Offline Thunderpaw

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Cannon Appeal?
« on: June 05, 2007, 03:07:22 PM »
I was asked the other day "why do you need a cannon?" and "why not just a muzzle loader?". I responded a cannon is a muzzle loader! Plus, I build them myself, not everyone has a cannon, each is unique, and they are just fun!

My question to everyone here is, "Why do you need a cannon?"
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Offline LivnDream

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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2007, 03:12:27 PM »
well until i found this board i didn't need a cannon
but in the last 4 weeks I've collected 4
and now im hooked
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2007, 03:24:12 PM »
Cannons and mortars are just plain fun! besides not everyone has one, I got my first cannon at 17 years old and still have it 32 years later, I have bought and sold alot of guns in that time but I still have my cannon :)  Now I have 8 as I am addicted!  If someone asks why do you need a cannon, I reply why not.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2007, 03:31:39 PM »
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"why do you need a cannon?"
I do not .., I need many cannon.
For my self I am building a small resort with a Pirate theme...,  thats hard to do without cannon.
And like everyone else says ..., they are fun  ;D
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2007, 03:34:34 PM »
There is no hobby like it, Plain and simple... no explanation's needed... ;)
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2007, 03:35:08 PM »
I think my answer is "Because I Can".  ;D   ;D  ;D And, you get more Bang for your buck. Who knows, with the way the world is going there may come a day when we can't. But, let not think about that now.  So, buy more cannons.... Get your friends to buy a cannon and have lots cannon fun....  ;D ;D ;D

Quote from: Thunderpaw on June 05, 2007, 03:07:22 PM
"why do you need a cannon?" and "why not just a muzzle loader?".

  Why drive a Ferrari when you can drive a VW??? ;)  ;)  ;)
 


 
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2007, 03:44:02 PM »
That's easy....chicks dig guys with cannons! ;)
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2007, 03:46:01 PM »
Guns are too expensive to shoot.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2007, 03:47:22 PM »
Peer Pressure  ::)
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2007, 03:54:40 PM »
What does a new 7mm SuperDooperExtraShortMiniMaxiMag do that your old 7mm Rem Mag doesn't (besides cost more money)?  When you start with cannon, there is a whole new genre to explore before reaching saturation.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2007, 05:03:54 PM »
I like loud things... ;D

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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2007, 09:34:15 PM »
     I really like the sound.  It's the sound of FREEDOM.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2007, 11:15:58 PM »
I will credit it to all of those bugs bunny/ Yosemite sam cartoons i watched as a child. Also, because I'm An AMERICAN, by God, and do not need to justify a use for one in order to own one. And for self-defense, of course. ;)
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2007, 11:56:47 PM »
Why?






Because it's there.






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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2007, 04:24:39 AM »
It's the intellectual enlightment.  My Degree work is in Machine Technology.  Cannons help me get a better under standing of evolution of machine technology. As a side I learn Military history, metallurgy and  chemistry. 

Oh hogwash...it's the smoke & fire!!!!
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2007, 06:30:23 AM »
My girlfriend ( a PHD type, Doctor of psychology) says that a cannon , (especially the field carriage type) is the ultimate phallic symbol    I guess there may be some truth in that, since it is a long cylinder that sits over two round objects. And we  always  say  that "mine is bigger that yours."  In my case Its tough to by a jock strap for 6 .
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2007, 06:36:18 AM »

     My cannon resides in the entry hall.  When the Fuller Brush man calls, he hesitates jamming his foot in the doorway.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #17 on: June 06, 2007, 05:51:57 PM »
Cannons and Mortars are a felling of expression,  such as; don't mess with me,  or perhaps, when I speak, I will be heard,  You could even say you think your toys are fun, I really get a bang out of mine.  When there's a crowd, my gun is the center of attraction.     Lots of reasons.

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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #18 on: June 06, 2007, 06:39:47 PM »
Having it in the back of the pickup really causes the tailgaters to back off.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #19 on: June 06, 2007, 09:46:23 PM »
Bigger bang for the buck and it's more unique than your average .30 cal. bangen-boomen-eargesplitten
magnum wazoo.  ;D  Plus, there is the camaraderie of affliating with other people of the same mindset.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2007, 01:41:07 PM »
There is something that is just SPECIAL about shooting 6 or 7 rounds, burning a pound of powder (4.5" 7.5 pound PVC pipes full of concrete: read: 'cheap').

When I shoot the first one - the WHOLE range goes silent! ALL TEN SHOOTING POSITIONS.  Everyone walks down to MY end of the range to see what made ALL that smoke and BIG BANG - INCLUDING the three guys next to me who are Class III dealers (one put down his MP5) because I was the center of attention!

When the mortar fires there's a ring of 15' in diameter where the grass is full of smoke.

10 - 12 seconds of air-time - watching the round arch up and out - then come slamming down - ripping off branches of the trees just behind the 100 yard target line with a sharp snap!

Some folks watch in awe.  You load it up again.  Then you walk over and hand one of them the matches.  (explaining a few basic rules of safety) And you watch a previous stranger go through a life-changing experience that he'll never forget.

There are more reasons ...

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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #21 on: June 09, 2007, 07:40:38 AM »
Tell your friends your going to shoot your deer rifle this weekend, ya ok. Tell them your going to shoot your cannon and people show up you never even met.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #22 on: June 09, 2007, 01:15:04 PM »
remember all the cool, made-up stories told on the playground in the first grade about having heavy ordinance and other odd stuff in your dad's garage?

My kid starts kindergarden next fall. His stories won't be quite as made up....  'cept the part about the garage. I don't have a garage  ;D
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #23 on: June 09, 2007, 05:50:44 PM »
I've got a list of at least 50 guys on standby that I'm supposed to call anytime I'd going to set off my Full Size Six Pounder. I told my wife that if anything ever happens to me and she needs to find a man - just start carrying around a picture of the cannon; it's a man magnet. If something happens to her, I'm supposed to carry around a puppy.
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #24 on: June 09, 2007, 10:20:10 PM »
  Just     Because !
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Re: Cannon Appeal?
« Reply #25 on: June 10, 2007, 12:28:58 AM »
Hmmmmmmmmm. 

Does one HAVE to have a reason for an addiction?

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