All the cannon I could afford

[Rick Boylan]

It's not much, but it's shootable and it's portable. Takes black powder and shoots a ball. What more could I ask for?

LOL.

 

[coloradoclyde]

I started with one not much bigger than that. :thumbsup:

 

[JonnyReb3]

Hey i like it! Its... .. cute. :grin:

Look forward to the range report :hatsoff:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

That's pretty cool :thumbsup: concealable, too :grin:

 

[Rick Boylan]

It's good for sneaking up on the enemy. :haha:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

They won't know what hit them :grin: Does it feel heavy enough that it will stay put when you fire it?

 

[Col. Batguano]

You need longer fuses if you want to run to the full range of the piece.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Good point :grin:

 

[Rick Boylan]

It's pretty heavy. There are videos on Youtube of people shooting these things. It fits in the palm of your hand but I wouldn't hold it while shooting it.

Some videos of these cannons shooting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCbj1WSsfi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ6P04zbico

I like the model ship shootout in the second video.

I bought my cannon at a local gun show. It uses regular ball barrings like used in slingshots. Just stick in a bit of fuse, a little black powder down the barrel, put in the ball, tamp it in with the ramrod, then light the fuse and stand back.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

That's very cool- I would love to have one just to destroy various small things around my house :grin: looks nicely made too :thumbsup:

 

[Rick Boylan]

It's very heavy and solid. At first I saw them at the gun show and thought of it as kinda cool, but once I picked it up and saw how well made it was I just had to have one. And the fact it is able to be shot, heck yeah.

It's the smallest front stuffer I've ever seen.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

I really appreciate a good piece of machine work like that, something that is so high quality, even if it isn't a full sized gun. I made something similar to yours out of a some oxygen tank parts and it is the same way, really nicely machined brass and it just looks really cool. I have a tiny BP revolver in .22 caliber and it's about the smallest practical BP revolver you could make and it is made like a Swiss watch, really neat stuff.

 

[BillinOregon]

A guy just needs a couple of those around the house.

:applause:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

I think anybody in their right mind would think to have a dozen or so of these strategically placed around there home for defensive purposes :wink:

 

[Rick Boylan]

I'd sure enjoy seeing pictures of those. According to what I've read on this forum, it doesn't exist unless there are pictures. :haha:

Please share.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Sure thing, I'll try to find one of them when I get a chance :thumbsup:

 

[tnpaw]

Now that is nice! I been thinking of gettin one fer over a year! Might have to pull the strang on one! :thumbsup:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

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Here it is, really tarnished from firing and needing of the trunnion solder joint cleaned up. I have another barrel that I can polish up. It even has wheels for maximum mobility:thumbsup: I need to turn the threaded portion at the back down to a knob or something, it's pretty unsightly the way it is now. It's about 36 caliber and definitely lets you know when it goes off!

 

[Rick Boylan]

That's awesome. That's a keeper. :hatsoff:

 

[Grizzly Adams]

Many thanks :thumbsup: my neighbors own a medical respiratory company with tons of these things on outdated oxygen tanks, so I have the potential of having quite a few of these to defend the homestead :haha: