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Offline Xflash

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Cannon Sighting
« on: January 08, 2010, 07:03:38 PM »
Me and my son at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, just before Christmas.
Reenactors fired thier cannon with 6oz black powder, great day.


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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 09:28:43 PM »
Great pics! People and cannons, yeah!
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2010, 05:17:46 AM »
Thats a nice cannon  :o ! It looks like a napolean....Good pics

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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2010, 08:59:26 AM »
That is a nice cannon but i was hopeing to talk about sighting a cannon from the breech w/ my breech sight i cant seem to find a reference point. I have thought about redesigning my breech sight by putting a slide plate with a hole in it and make it like a peep sight . Any thoughts?
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #4 on: January 09, 2010, 10:33:56 AM »
What does your rear sight look like?
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2010, 11:22:17 AM »
Quote from: dynomike1x1 on January 09, 2010, 08:59:26 AM
That is a nice cannon but i was hopeing to talk about sighting a cannon from the breech w/ my breech sight i cant seem to find a reference point. I have thought about redesigning my breech sight by putting a slide plate with a hole in it and make it like a peep sight . Any thoughts?

Are you using a gunner's level to find a mark a reference point?
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2010, 12:28:45 PM »
[img width= height= alt=image hosting by https://www.gboreloaded.com/mhp/]https://www.gboreloaded.com/mhp/images/dynomike1x1/1001691.jpg[/img]

When you shoot a rifle you put the your cheek on the stock the same way everytime, I have to much error back there i was shooting tighter without sights.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2010, 02:47:04 PM »
There should be some sort of notch or peep on a slider.




Markings are for 1/4 degree elevation.  Judge your range, take your elevation from your table of fire, set your slide to the proper elevation, and make your elevation adjustments.  I'm not sure what the marks on your sight are, and won't guess. 
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #8 on: January 10, 2010, 02:42:16 AM »
.15 My print did'nt call for a slider i thought that was all of the sight, thats where my probablem was. I'll build me a slider for it. Thanks hope this also helps someone else.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #9 on: January 10, 2010, 06:01:40 AM »
I think peep sights are more accurate, or at least easier for me to use.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #10 on: January 10, 2010, 06:29:25 AM »
Peep sights ARE more accurate - eveidenced by virtually ALL miilitary rifles of the last say 50+ years have them.

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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2010, 11:22:20 AM »
I think the next shoot will be a little different.


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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2010, 12:25:53 PM »
If you need to go farther down the sight than shown in the picture, you could put a couple of small screws through the slider (above and below the aperture) to a plate on the back which would provide friction to hold the slider in place and allow the use of the whole slot.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2010, 02:28:38 AM »
The slide is fairly tight. Not sure abou the hole size yet, matched it w/ my M-14 sight.=1/16"
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2010, 04:42:13 AM »
Quote from: dynomike1x1 on January 09, 2010, 12:28:45 PM
[img width= height= alt=image hosting by https://www.gboreloaded.com/mhp/]https://www.gboreloaded.com/mhp/images/dynomike1x1/1001691.jpg[/img]

When you shoot a rifle you put the your cheek on the stock the same way everytime, I have to much error back there i was shooting tighter without sights.

I'm not sure if it will work for you, but I found yesterday that on a Griffin Gun I can use the knob as a chin rest and get a consistent sight picture. On your gun it looks like you could rest your chin on the neck of the knob and have your cheek on the breech.  And, put some lamp black on the brass, or use your hat to shade it, the dazzle from the sun makes it hard to see through the peep.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #15 on: January 31, 2010, 06:10:50 AM »
Mount one of these to your gun!
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #16 on: January 31, 2010, 08:18:51 AM »
Quote from: Soot on January 31, 2010, 06:10:50 AM
Mount one of these to your gun!


Which is better? This?  Or this?  Ok, now, This one?  Or this?

At which point it is DOUBLE CANISTER!
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #17 on: January 31, 2010, 09:35:12 AM »
I dont know about better, but you will have plenty of options.I am going to blacken the slide cause it being brass is hard to see through to much glare. Waiting on the weather to break just got 8" of snow. Probably have to wait till spring.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #18 on: January 31, 2010, 07:24:47 PM »
Quote from: dynomike1x1 on January 31, 2010, 09:35:12 AM
I dont know about better, but you will have plenty of options.I am going to blacken the slide cause it being brass is hard to see through to much glare. Waiting on the weather to break just got 8" of snow. Probably have to wait till spring.

I was thinking of sitting in the chair at the eye doctors and he runs through 80 different sets of choices, and half the time I can't tell any difference between the two. 

A little flat black paint will help.  Or the flame from a carbide lamp.  Saturday I was holding my hat up to throw shade on the sight.  But, I don't want to paint it. 
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #19 on: February 01, 2010, 02:46:24 AM »
Does carbide exsist anymore? That is what we used to use on our sights when i shot competition.  I havent seen any in about 20 yrs.. I have also used a Zippo lighter.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #20 on: February 01, 2010, 06:09:15 AM »
Calcium Carbide is still sold as ammo for 'Big Bang' carbide cannons. I have some, you can buy it online.

Other than that, I don't know. I was going to buy some bulk carbide but none of the welding supplies here carries it anymore.



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« Reply #21 on: February 01, 2010, 06:47:52 AM »
I have a can of Miner's calcium carbide.  I'll get the specs tonight and post them.  Likely SOMEONE could order it.
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #23 on: February 01, 2010, 07:10:38 AM »
Quote from: Xflash on January 08, 2010, 07:03:38 PM
Me and my son at Fort Reno, Oklahoma, just before Christmas.
Reenactors fired thier cannon with 6oz black powder, great day.




What would be some opinions, as to what the scale of the Napoleon cannon is, that is seen in the two pics that Xflash posted?
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #24 on: February 01, 2010, 07:41:35 AM »
See here for a lamp:  Carbide Lamp
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #25 on: February 01, 2010, 07:49:44 AM »
I use a thin strip of plastic that I set on fire to black the front sight of my walther gsp
dont know what type of plastic it is , but it smokes a lot when its burning
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Re: Cannon Sighting
« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2010, 08:22:15 AM »
Quote from: dan610324 on February 01, 2010, 07:49:44 AM
I use a thin strip of plastic that I set on fire to black the front sight of my walther gsp
dont know what type of plastic it is , but it smokes a lot when its burning

Truthfully, a match or candle works just fine, but a carbide lamp does have a bit more class I think.
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