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Offline Monk

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"Twelve bore" cannon pix
« on: March 17, 2006, 04:46:16 AM »
I don't know how good these are going to show, the pix were taken in series 30 frames to the second. We were shooting a 2oz slug with about 150 grains ffg.  ~Monk~

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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2006, 07:54:43 AM »
Good grief Charlie Brown, that's a lot of fire!

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lots of fire!
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2006, 12:28:49 PM »
when I saw those pictures I wondered it the cannon wasn't seriously over- loaded!
of course excess windage and a large vent could give that effect too.
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2006, 01:23:45 PM »
The snow seems to make the flash brighter! With the naked eye it didn't look near this impressive! It was made from a solid shaft and hot blued. I loaded it the same as I would a rifle, and stood well back!
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2006, 01:50:03 PM »
Did you patch it?
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2006, 07:01:14 PM »
When I said the same as a rifle I was talking about the powder charge. The cannon was bored to fit a 12 gauge plastic wad and my friend made the mold for the slug to fit the wad. We did try patching it later and got MUCH higher velosity.

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