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Tutorial on how to properly tie a "Stand of Grape Shot"

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zulu

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Here is something you can try at home and end up with something cool.
In this case, I'm using 1" cast iron balls and making it to fit a 3" bore.
Grape shot is an incredibly destructive projectile. Imagine what damage this could do. Upon firing, the canvas will burst open and send the balls down range in a shotgun like pattern.

Here are some pictures of the process.

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where does one fire such a thing and at what.
Certainly, these were fired at troops and used in ship to ship battle. Those I made were small. They just fit a 3" bore.
Most grapeshot used was very much bigger. Here are pictures of 12 pounder grape shots I made. They have twenty-five 1.5" cast iron balls in them. They are made to shoot from a 4.62" bore such as the fearsome Napoleon. They weigh just over 12 pounds and are still on the small size as far as naval cannons go.
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Eras gone, That looks great! I made a larger one for 3" bore also. 25 one inch balls.
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A cool picture!

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Where did you get that cool picture.. what’s the smallest bore size that i can this for?
 
Where did you get that cool picture.. what’s the smallest bore size that i can this for?
I don't remember where I found it. Somewhere on the internet. The smallest I have ever made is for a 3" bore.
 
what is the smallest cannon i can make the grape load for?
The smaller they get, the harder it will be. What size bore? If it gets too small, maybe a bag of small balls will work.
.36 caliber?
Small buckshot?
 
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