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Offline Parrott-Cannon

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Golfball Cannons
« on: September 07, 2009, 02:20:24 PM »
Does anybody have any data on the range of these cannons?
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Re: Golfball Cannons
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2009, 02:30:08 PM »
Parrott-Cannon, lots of variables to consider: Amount of powder, lenght of barrel, degree of inclination, Golf Ball or Lead ball...you might want to go to the list of sponsers and check with a couple of them, maybe Dominick, or Armorer77, they both make lots of GB Mortars and cannons. BoomLover
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Re: Golfball Cannons
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2009, 04:23:33 PM »
Hmmm.
 Golf balls are very light for long range work.
Using them in mortars, they hook and slice a lot when going out past 100 yards.
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Re: Golfball Cannons
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2009, 08:38:00 AM »
Using them in mortars, they hook and slice a lot when going out past 100 yards.

Using them in a mountain howitzer, they hook and slice before getting to 100 yards.   ;D
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