Home built cannon

[joken]

I wasn't sure where to post this. This guy did some beautiful work and I'd be curious to know what he did for a living. I know what he does for fun.

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[Capn Jack]

Long ago I used to shoot with the Cascade Cannon Club. There was everything from 1/2" bore to full size. It gets expensive when you are shooting, "Full size". I only had a 1/3 scale Parrot Rifle from Barney's Cannons in South Bend Indiana. But, 2 oz. of FG would send an 1 1/4", 6 oz. lead ball a long ways.

Note : I later found old zincs from boats were cheaper and shot flatter than lead.

 

[Member 66129]

I wasn't sure where to post this. This guy did some beautiful work and I'd be curious to know what he did for a living. I know what he does for fun.

You gotta love the good ole boys of Oregon. That is a great youtube channel. Lots of great info on there.

 

[Deerhurst]

He lives in my AO. Great videos.

 

[Member 66129]

He lives in my AO. Great videos.

AO? He's down in Roseburg/Medford area isn't he?

 

[Mark W.]

A Blackpowder gunsmith friend of mine built himself a 1.5" Bore mountain Howitzer Only instead of it being breech loading he made it so it was muzzle loading avoiding Tax problems. He could hit a basketball sized target from a cold bore on the first shot It was AWESOME. But the local guy who built a 8lb Bowling ball Mortar won hands down. He would aim the thing at like 80 degrees of vertical and fire it. It made this whistling sound as the ball climbed then the noise stopped and you would look at the guy next to you and have time to ask so where did it go. Then the Whistling would return and about 75 yards or so out in front of you the ball would come down and blow a 6ft diameter hole in the ground about 2.5 deep. After the kids would dig up the ball he would do it again. MASSIVE fun

 

[Deerhurst]

AO? He's down in Roseburg/Medford area isn't he?

Area of operation.

He is outside of Roseburg.

 

[EPS]

I got some stainless steel round bar.
That I want to make a small cannon
With.
Lol some of these guys that are building these big cannons.
Don't mention the fact that sending a bowling ball down range can cost 20 bucks a shot or more.
That's about a half pound of 3f powder or more for one shot.

 

[Pappa]

I made this one in high school over 40 years ago.

 

[Capn Jack]

Very nice Pappa,
That's a ship board style barrel. Did you ever build a naval
carriage for it?

 

[Capn Jack]

My 1/3rd scale 9 lb. Parrot rifle had a cast iron carriage, as it was sold as a yard decoration.

 

[Pappa]

No only the sled type carriage.
But it fun to shoot