1.75" cannon

[pmatuk]

finally got the last bits and tested it ,lots of BOOM!
Its a 1.75 x29" bore ,overall tube is 35.5x5"

 

[mark k]

Just in time for a Victoria day salute. What will you use as projectiles?

 

[jpc]

Nice--what does she weigh ?

 

[Moparlover]

that is beautiful.

 

[Ardent]

Gorgeous, and fantastic work! What did you use to blacken the tube?

 

[antiqueguy]

Just in time for a Victoria day salute. What will you use as projectiles?

1.75" bore golf ball should fit

 

[pmatuk]

I just used golf balls ,didn't get any balls casted yet,I just used some stove black and a lil tiger torch to set it .Just so you know golf ball do come back when you spud a tree LOL

 

[Musketfire]

Ok that's really neat!!

 

[drache]

I just used golf balls ,didn't get any balls casted yet,I just used some stove black and a lil tiger torch to set it .Just so you know golf ball do come back when you spud a tree LOL

Learned that the hard way with my mortar. Also... car doors are golf ball proof I think....

 

[nutmik]

Very Nice...Have Fun !! And yes, golf balls bounce/ricochet like crazy !

 

[davidhawkins]

Good job! Did you make it from a kit or all you're own work? I'd like to do something similar

 

[Klunk]

looks great-how bout a couple more pics with something to give an idea of scale...

like a kitten or a golfball...

 

[pmatuk]

I think I got this to work

 

[Dmay]

Good job! Did you make it from a kit or all you're own work?

Yes, be interesting to hear about your construction.
What will you cast?....Balls or slugs?
I suspect that once you start shooting cast projos, the trunnion mount may take a bit of a beating?

 

[pmatuk]

bought the tube on cgn ,it is a 5 " x 36" and 1 3/4 " bore 29" deep .The trunions are 1 1/4" dia and the tube was built by a fellow who sell a pile of the into the US .The carriage is red oak .Uses a round ball that weighs just over a pound (aprox 7000 grains) .Have shot it on my other property and the ball will go over 1000 yards and into the timber and break branches ,haven't found any shot balls yet .
the vid shows it firing 400 gr 1f and 2 golf balls off the patio .When I use the lead ball and 800 gr of 1F I tie down the tube so it doesn't buck so hard and it will roll back 10+ feet on a flat base .All in all these are a lot of fun and there should be more of them out there

 

[Kevin M.]

Want!

 

[skoal]

Im curious on the price of the tube ive allways wanted to build one.

 

[OctaRon1]

Im curious on the price of the tube ive allways wanted to build one.

X 2 it would be a great project.

 

[Klunk]

I read an article once where the barrel was made out of DOM tubing...then the tubing was placed in a mould and the 'cannon' form was cast around the tube in aluminum

Now you have a full size cannon that is stronger than original and better than half the weight yet looks like a true 1812 Napolean or whatever

edit---

Here it is...http://www.artillerysociety.co.uk/Barrel.html

 

[Kevin M.]

Great read on that build!