Author Topic: More Cannon Fun (Read 809 times)

CrufflerSteve · « **on:** June 12, 2005, 06:22:24 AM »

Claypipe wasn;t the only one having fun Saturday. My gun club was having an open house and invited me to bring my cannon. It was a beautiful day and kids really enjoy watching a cannon roar. I'll be updating my site in a couple of weeks. Right now I'm too busy.

I found that my Hern Coehorn mortar really lofts juice cans filled with concrete. The cans weighed a bit more than a pound. One ounce of Skirmish 1f BP lofted a can about 160 to 170 yards. 1.5 ounces was 240 to 260 yards. 2 and 3 ounce loads just sent them somewhere far away.

For now here are some frames from my camera's video mode:

My naval carriage, being low to the ground was not very kind to the native vegetation which was toasted black by the end of the day.

Steve

Evil Dog · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2005, 07:20:11 AM »

Awesome pics Steve !!!! What kind of a charge are you using in that naval carriage gun? Would be REALLY impressive at night.

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2005, 07:27:10 AM »

Quote from: CrufflerSteve

..... 2 and 3 ounce loads just sent them somewhere far away. ....

SHAZAM! That explains that whistling sound going over through the trees from West to East. Probably hit the Atlantic Ocean.

CrufflerSteve · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2005, 07:47:47 AM »

Quote from: Evil Dog

Awesome pics Steve !!!! What kind of a charge are you using in that naval carriage gun? Would be REALLY impressive at night.

That really nice fireball was from 2.5 ounces of powder with a pound of 'canister''. That was just a collection of ball cast for my C&B revolvers & muzzle stuffer rifles that had failed inspection wrapped in heavy duty aluminum foil. It did quite job on a 4'X4' target I'd made out of scrap. By the 2nd round enough ball had hit the support members that it couldn't stay up anymore. The real charge must have been a nightmare for soldiers.

Steve

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2005, 08:07:35 AM »

Quote from: CrufflerSteve

.... The real charge must have been a nightmare for soldiers....

Artillery - King of Battle.

CAV Trooper · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2005, 04:31:27 PM »

Quote from: Cat Whisperer

Artillery - King of Battle.

Absolutely! And never forget that:

"Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl"

:-D :-D :-D

Cat Whisperer · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2005, 01:06:16 AM »

Quote from: CAV Trooper

Quote from: Cat Whisperer

Artillery - King of Battle.

Absolutely! And never forget that:

"Artillery lends dignity to what would otherwise be a vulgar brawl"

:-D :-D :-D

I learned both of those in FAOCS Class 6-72 at Ft. Sill, OK.

Thanks again to those of you who were paying taxes back then - I thoroughly enjoyed shooting all those bullets you paid for!

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