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Re: Help with making a cannon out of a WWII surplus cannon barrel
« Reply #30 on: May 11, 2010, 03:40:34 PM »
Quote from: jeeper1 on May 11, 2010, 06:56:54 AM
I think one of those barrels would work for a Williams rifle.

yep sorry i didnt read you right the first time 
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Re: Help with making a cannon out of a WWII surplus cannon barrel
« Reply #31 on: May 11, 2010, 11:19:12 PM »
 This is roughly what I have in mind for the barrel I'm gonna do...

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,181013.0.html

 The one in Boom J's post above is a muzzle loader. Mine will have a removable breech plug with a cascabel of similar shape. Elevation screw will also serve as a lever to unscrew the plug.

 Thought about several designs, but I haven't found a more simple breech loader to build. It will require minimal machining, few parts and no welding.
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Re: Help with making a cannon out of a WWII surplus cannon barrel
« Reply #32 on: May 14, 2010, 08:59:51 AM »
"It will require minimal machining, few parts and no welding."

Victor; are you going to taper the barrel towards the muzzle, and are you going to shrink fit the trunnion band on the tube?
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Re: Help with making a cannon out of a WWII surplus cannon barrel
« Reply #33 on: May 14, 2010, 10:16:47 PM »
 Yes (taper) & yes (shrink fit).
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