Neff Cannons in SLC

[Cannonmaker]

Neff Cannons & Machine LLC will be at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show in Salt Lake City on Jan. 12 & 13th.

The Show is located at the Southtown Expo Center in Sandy Utah.   On display will be 1/3 scale field pieces, a CSA Iron Mortar (1/2 scale) and a desk top of the "Widow Blakely".  We all so have a display of Flags from the Civil War  along with currant flags of our military branches. 

Have a good new year.

Rick

[Cat Whisperer]

Wish we could be there!

Darlene and I will just have to plan a trip out West sometime.

[Cannonmaker]

Tim, 

Bring a cannon with you,  I hope to put together a small Cannon shoot this spring.
Will need a few more pieces of Artillery.

Any one else near Southern Idaho,  Northern Utah.

Rick

[Double D]

...592 miles, that's in the neighborhood of Northern Montana.

[Cat Whisperer]

Almost a straight shot - 2130 miles from Pulaski to Malta.

In a word - 'rental car, unlimited miles'.

[Double D]

CW, can you put that on the GBO expense account? Maybe Graybeard will let you use one of the company cars! The Escalade or maybe theHummer!  .   Nope bet Graybeard will only let you use the horse...shanks mare!

[Terry C.]

Maybe Graybeard will let you use one of the company cars! The Escalade or maybe the Hummer!

Corporate jet?




[Hmm... I wonder how much cannon grade would take to propel a man (and his luggage) 2130 miles?]

[GGaskill]

[Hmm... I wonder how much cannon grade would take to propel a man (and his luggage) 2130 miles?]

I think you would have to compress it and use it as a rocket fuel.   

[Terry C.]

I think you would have to compress it and use it as a rocket fuel.

Good luck with that.


I'll be waiting for the report...



[groan ]

[GGaskill]

The motors used in Estes rockets are powered by compressed black powder.  There are no grains, so no spaces between the grains, so the powder only burns on the exposed end.  Hence my statement that it needed to be compressed.

[Terry C.]

I'll be waiting for the report...

In my Foghorn Leghorn voice:

The report, uh, the REPORT i say. Rocket, report?



Sorry, just a cold-medicine induced attempt at humor.


(I still think it was funny)

[Cat Whisperer]

There are bits of humor that will stay with us forever.

My wife says that I'm not eligable to be a human-cannonball.  We'll just have to keep to conventional travel means.

[lance]

 We'll just have to keep to conventional travel means.

Tim, i could let ya borrow a couple of horses, and Jack the donkey. Jack could be used to pack your mortars on. if you start now, ya just might make it by spring................

[GGaskill]

(I still think it was funny)

No problem, I was just trying to make it more realistic.  Well, a little more realistic.

[Ex 49'er]

Now how does that song go? "Hitch your wagon to a star"  In a couple shakes of a light year you could be there instantly.   

[Cannonmaker]

You guys make me fill like I live in the sticks,      It dose make for good shooting of Cannons and Mortars.

CW, if you try the rocket method let me know when your coming.  I'll keep a watch out for you in case you overshoot the valley.

Rick

[Victor3]

The motors used in Estes rockets are powered by compressed black powder.  There are no grains, so no spaces between the grains, so the powder only burns on the exposed end.  Hence my statement that it needed to be compressed.

Actually, the propellant in a BP rocket engine is called a "grain" (So there is one ).