Cannon School

[FireMaker]

Just got back for cannon school. Had 10 guns and 58 people taking the course. A number of new people on top of those attending for recert. Great weekend. Have some pictures that will attempt to attatch the next few days.

 

[Wart]

Did you happen to run into a fella from Ohio named Pole Cat ?
He's been into cannons for several years now ... good guy.

 

[musketman]

Just got back for cannon school.

Where is cannon school located?

How much is school supplies?

Did they supply the powder, ball, ect?

 

[FireMaker]

This past weekend at Fort de Chartres.
$10.00 for the manual.
Forces of Montcalm and Wolfe sanctioned.
Guns provided by those that would bring them.
Powder provided by the gunners and replaced by site.
Ball provided by gun owners.

It was a well run class with the normal minor glitches. My hail gonne was the smallest and oldest style. One 1/2 scale Napoleon (bronze) was present. Numerous examples of good reproductions. One origional 1812 piece (sleaved). All guns used had to pass the Moncalm/Wolfe inspection standards.

I brought 4.7 oz flat based ball. Others used cans full of concrete. The Napoleon owner brings 1.5 pound balls. 55 gallon drums set at 50 yards on live fire day (sunday). Largest class I have attended since I started 4 years ago.

We rotated folks through on Sat., making cartridges. Worked on 3 man and 5 man crews. Sat. afternoon we did dry runs and blank loads. Folks that left Sat. only got the blank load cert. Most stayed to fire live rounds on Sunday.
I had some folks that were on my gun that had not live fired under supervision so we stuck around and had a great time. Didnt shoot a large number as we were trying to get people rotated through the different positions on the crew.
Our crew was successful in hitting the drum 2/7 times. Other times got real close. First couple went over the top till we set the elevation with a gunners site. :redthumb: