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Offline dominick

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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2009, 02:43:50 PM »
A 1/4 scale Whitworth barrel would be about 25" long.  I would build it with either a .75 caliber or 1"bore.  I have a golf ball bore cannon that is a Howitzer with a reduced chamber.  That's the largest bore cannon barrel I'll be building.
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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2009, 07:57:28 PM »
Quote from: dominick on December 29, 2009, 02:43:50 PM
A 1/4 scale Whitworth barrel would be about 25" long.  I would build it with either a .75 caliber or 1"bore. 

And this might just possibly could be a breechloader?    8)
If it is built as a breechloader, I want one in 1" bore.
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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2009, 08:33:19 PM »
Jealous!  ;D, Got to save my pennies and maybe I'll get one one of these days, too!
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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #33 on: December 30, 2009, 02:13:32 AM »
Quote from: dominick on December 29, 2009, 02:43:50 PM
A 1/4 scale Whitworth barrel would be about 25" long.  I would build it with either a .75 caliber or 1"bore.  I have a golf ball bore cannon that is a Howitzer with a reduced chamber.  That's the largest bore cannon barrel I'll be building.

 Could you possibly stretch that 1" to ~1.18"? I've got me a 30mm rifled tube here :)
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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #34 on: January 03, 2010, 04:59:57 AM »
Victor,

What is the o.d. of the barrel sleeve you have?  Is it tapered?
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Re: New Whitworth Cannon
« Reply #35 on: January 03, 2010, 07:10:04 PM »
 Dom,

 I'll PM you...
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