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Many years ago we built a tennis ball black powder cannon for my Dad and fired it regularly over the years, usually 5 or 10 times around each 4th of July family get togethers. A tennis ball comes out moving really fast, but slows down like a whiffle ball, and even with 4 oz of powder, the max range was about 400 yards and it would be falling straight down by then.
This year I decided to build the cannon I wanted back then, and attached here is a .pdf file with pictures and the story so far. Please Take a look and any feedback or advice on how to finish this project in style is more than appreciated!
I just joined, and have been enjoyed reading about other people's cannons shown here very much. Thanks!
Todd
Many years ago we built a tennis ball black powder cannon for my Dad and fired it regularly over the years, usually 5 or 10 times around each 4th of July family get togethers. A tennis ball comes out moving really fast, but slows down like a whiffle ball, and even with 4 oz of powder, the max range was about 400 yards and it would be falling straight down by then.
This year I decided to build the cannon I wanted back then, and attached here is a .pdf file with pictures and the story so far. Please Take a look and any feedback or advice on how to finish this project in style is more than appreciated!
I just joined, and have been enjoyed reading about other people's cannons shown here very much. Thanks!
Todd