You have NO IDEA how fortunate you are to have this piece!! South Bend is the grail in my opinion, I had one of their mortars for many years. Many congratulations!!!
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Help ID a Naval Cannon
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Youngblood
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Selair, very nice cannon and good job cleaning it up.
What is the length of it ?
What do you think the weight is?
What is the length of it ?
What do you think the weight is?
Selair_chapman
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68" barrel at 1,100lbs. Carriage is probably another 200 lbs. Only way to move it more than a few inches at a time is with an engine hoist. Needless to say the wife is terribly terribly impressed ;-p
Selair_chapman
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Thats a cool display you got there! Look at all those guns. Thats the Man Room in your house?
Selair_chapman
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Yessir. Vault/Man Room. Was a PITA using the hoist to get it in there, but makes a grand centerpiece.
Very nice piece! SBR makes fantastic stuff, I currently have one of their 3 pound barrels.
Selair_chapman
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Curious what shooting loads you use in your 3 pndr?
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@Selair_chapman, The Artilleryman magazine is published quarterly; 37.95/year and will connect you with everything and everybody muzzle-loading artillery related, both old and reproduction. An excellent resource, I see ebay has past issues for sale too. I urge you to do some serious study on the subject before firing your piece. Ideally, edited work, and certainly not you tube in this instance. Regarding safety, the publication I refer to also has reports of any recent live-fire accidents. Too, you might look for South Bend's past catalogs, another great resource including lots of photos showing the manufacture of their pieces.
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It is brand new to me and haven't shot it yet. So I haven't yet played with loads. NPS calls for a max of 6oz of Cg/Fg, I have a friend of mine that has two and he doesn't shoot that much says there is a good amount of unburnt powder. So eventually I'll be playing with loads and see what gets the best bang for the buck w/o wasting powder.
I'm sure there others here that can answer your question better.
Selair_chapman
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I will do just this. Thank you. I am a very experienced antique muzzle loader shooter but admittedly nothing beyond 75 cal. So this is new territory for sure
