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Offline Artilleryman

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Night firing
« on: June 18, 2012, 02:39:19 PM »
Ellsworth artillery piece.  This is a 1.5 inch breech loader.


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Re: Night firing
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2012, 02:43:52 PM »
A cropped view of the first image.


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Re: Night firing
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2012, 03:09:48 PM »
Awesome pic.  Thanks for posting it!!!
 
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Re: Night firing
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2012, 03:56:13 PM »
What's the weight and granulation of the service charge.  I'd also like to know what kind of projectile it shoots...Zinc, lead, sabot style, etc.
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Re: Night firing
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2012, 04:05:05 PM »
The gun in the photograph belongs to a friend of mine.   I don't know exactly what he is shooting.  I have the same gun (we built four) and I use 3 oz of Fg and a 17 oz zinc projectile.
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Re: Night firing
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2012, 05:04:07 PM »
Is a close up day time photo possible ? Thanks   
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Re: Night firing
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2012, 05:04:52 PM »
That photo belongs on the homepage of a cannon website. Very nice.
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