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Its Official!
Not surprised. After all, it is the home of Ted "A Blond in Every Pond" Kennedy and "Riverboat John." So when are you coming back to America? -
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Its Official!
Good God - nothing like that! I had to attend a class that ran all day on a Saturday that covered safety, the drill, misfire procedures, types of powders, nomenclatures, care and maintenance, gun inspection procedures, we watched videos of accidents caught on film and I can't remember what... -
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Its Official!
Congratulations! I am certified by the State of Maryland, but I bet I didn't have to jump through quite as many hoops as someone from the People's Republic of Massachusetts! :grin: -
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New Documentary (sort of) About BP Cannon Shooting
You ain't kidding! I just saw the trailer and immediately noticed that the Civil War gun crew member began swabbing the piece before it was searched. :hmm: -
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I can't find it......
I would not use flour - I've been through two different artillery courses and in both they said to never add flour because it is combustible and will raise the pressure levels by an unknown quantity. I know of one crew that uses ultra-fine steel wool - it burns and adds to the flash when night... -
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Cool Pistols in Old Movies
I see that the engraving on the quad looks like "F. A. Grecke St Pertersburg" but the lettering is western rather than cyrillic. Do you know the history of it and what collections these guns are in? -
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Briney Cannon Pics
Nope - the CSS Virginia was armed with two 7" rifles, two 6" rifles, six 9" Dahlgren smoothbores and two 12-pounder howitzers. The USS Monitor carried two 11" Dahlgren smoothbores. R/s, Charlie Gunner, Virginia State Navy Gunner, HMS Squirrel, North American Squadron "To disarm the people is... -
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Briney Cannon Pics
Where does this cannon now reside exactly? I grew up in Newport News and I was just down there this past weekend at the Mariner's Museum with my unit. Here's the message I posted on several of the YahooGroups (BTW, Marc is a fellow reenactor that everyone on the lists knows and "Ron the Rake"... -
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To Flintlock or not to Flintlock . . .
You might find this link useful: [url] http://members.aye.net/~bspen/flintlockfaq.html[/url]- grapeshot
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- Forum: Flintlock Rifles
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Gentlemen…
I would try doing a Google search for handgonnes. R/s, Charlie Gunner, Virginia State Navy Gunner, HMS Squirrel, North American Squadron "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." ~ George Mason, during Virginia's ratification convention, 1788 -
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I've been spiked
Squire Robin, I'm curious what kind of legal hoops you've had to jump through to have a cannon over there in the Mother Country? R/s, Charlie Gunner, Virginia State Navy Gunner, HMS Squirrel, North American Squadron "To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them." ~... -
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Flashguard on your musket?
Flashguards are required by the Brigade of the Amereican Revolution, Continental Line and the British Brigade. Any AWI or F&I event will require them on muskets, but in some cases rifles not fired on line are exempted. While they are indended to redirect the gases upward, they do tend to send...- grapeshot
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swivel gun
I'm sure it woud work, but I would only crush small amounts at a time and keep your face away from it! Not that it's unstable or anything, but why take unnecessary chances 'cause ya just never know, eh? :hatsoff: -
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I'm planning the same thing for my next batch! I won't have to wait for them to dry overnight and my wife won't complain about finding powder on the kitchen counter! :thumbsup: -
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$29.99 for a box of 1800. I get four primers out of each straw, so my box will probably last the rest of my life! :grin: http://www.unitednow.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=C-9030 R/s, Charlie -
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swivel gun
Niether do I. At a reenactment they never even get close, but at demos like we do at Fort Frederick, we follow NPS guidelines and they never get closer than 17 yards (10 yards from the gun to the box and then another 7 yards). However, in order to burn that 5 minute waiting period between... -
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Andy, I know a couple of crews that use plastic and they say that the straws blow out of the vent so fast that they never melt. They prefer plastic because they don't hit ht eground smoldering like paper does. Personally, I prefer paper because while mine may not look like an 18th century... -
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54, I use the same straws as Andy, but I start with thin string, Elmers glue and powder: I let them hang out to dry overnight. They're anything but straight, but gravity will take care of that. Next, I cut my straws, slit one end cross-ways and then fold the end out like the petals...