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Offline Victor3

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Another project.
« on: May 07, 2009, 12:17:15 AM »
 Just got a 40mm bbl section from cannonmn today. Should make a nice nearly-golf-ball-bore rifled breech loader of some sort. :)





 Now that's a tap (to thread the breech)...

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Re: Another project.
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2009, 02:36:24 AM »
maybe you could shoot english golfballs 
they are just 42 mm in diameter .

but a real projectile would be much better of course .
hope you will keep us updated on this project

how long is that barrel ??
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2009, 02:49:20 AM »
English????????????????????????????????  damn Swede   you're just doing that to annoy me, WE invented the game.
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2009, 03:11:18 AM »
maybe the scotish are even smaller   ;D
but they would probably not shoot straight even in a rifled barrel , because of the whisky  ::)

carronader , why couldnt you build a large caliber cannon and bombard sweden with whisky ???
please aim for my garden  ;D
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2009, 05:15:34 AM »
Victor,
Nice Gargoyle grease can.  Want to sell it?
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2009, 01:01:59 AM »
Quote from: Spuddy on May 07, 2009, 05:15:34 AM
Victor,
Nice Gargoyle grease can.  Want to sell it?


 Naw... That's my trash can for the garage. I kinda like it.  :)
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2009, 01:31:46 AM »
Quote from: dan610324 on May 07, 2009, 02:36:24 AM
how long is that barrel ??

 Dan,

 It's ~26" long. Tapers from 2.75 - 2.25". ~1/48 twist (has the Bofors gain-twist rifling). 1.575" land, 1.62" groove dia.

 I think I'll try a 1.62" lead ball to see how that shoots, then probably make a slug mould.
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #7 on: May 08, 2009, 05:32:36 AM »
do you have any ideas yet what to do from it ??
will it be a "real" breachloader or a muzzle loader style with removeable breachplug ??
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2009, 08:51:34 AM »
 not noticed you around for awhile Dan,except recently when you joined in that 'Ugly gun ' discussion,even got to mention that waste pipe 'mons meg' I noticed.you staying healthy ?
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« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2009, 09:21:33 AM »
yeah of course I am , but been a little busy for a while .
way to much to do and to little time

should have been 48 hours/day and at least 9 days/week  ;D
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2009, 12:57:20 AM »
Quote from: dan610324 on May 08, 2009, 05:32:36 AM
do you have any ideas yet what to do from it ??
will it be a "real" breachloader or a muzzle loader style with removeable breachplug ??

 Not sure on the style yet.

 Whatever I come up with will be a true breech loader with a cascabel on the end of the breech plug. I plan to drill a hole through the sphere so I can insert a 1/2" diameter rod to unscrew it.

 Think it would look good with a pistol grip?  ;D
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2009, 09:09:15 AM »
victor,  what are you going to screw this rod into?  can't work it out,don't pay much attention to breech loaders,don't do machining you see and I got wonderfull Latin at school instead of the more interesting stuff.never made me any smarter ;D I look at historic buildings and try to think of best way to lay siege to them.
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2009, 10:00:15 PM »
Quote from: carronader on May 09, 2009, 09:09:15 AM
victor,  what are you going to screw this rod into? 

 It won't screw in; it will just be a plain rod about a foot long that will slip into a hole (perpendicular to the bore) in the cascabel. It will be a 'T-handle' to loosen/tighten the threaded breech plug.
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Re: Another project.
« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2009, 11:00:12 PM »
 thanks. I was thinking some kind of breech-block.
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