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The never ending project- my cannon

Got a project that you are working on that is not a tractor? Maybe a barn to hold your tractors or just fun stuff like woodworking, glass, tools, sheds, gardens, custom implements, etc., this is the place to talk about it.
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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby MoRedMan » Fri Mar 02, 2012 8:40 pm

whoops- those pics are backwards, so start at the last one!

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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby Yogie » Fri Mar 02, 2012 9:46 pm

moredman wrote: The barrel was machined from a section of a ship's propeller shaft, and since it's machined steel instead of cast iron, it produces a unique sound when fired.

Really had me fooled on that one, very good job, not only on the barrel but the whole set up.
Now that were talking barrels mine is made from a section of steel drill core or drill bit section. Weights around 265 or 365 lbs, can't remember which right now. I've only loaded it to 1/3 lbs of powder though it's plenty thick enough for more. I've shot 3 loads of cannister ( ball bearings packed in sawdust ) through it and 1 softball that I never did find. I shot the cannister about 70 yards into a stand of poplar trees to watch the bark fly.

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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby MoRedMan » Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:01 pm

Thought you all might like this shot. A pound of powder we fired at Lamoni Iowa on Labor Day.
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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby Boss Hog » Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:49 pm

I love it :{_}: :{_}:
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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby MoRedMan » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:32 pm

[/img]Thought this would be of interest. Getting ready to take the gun and our 48 Cub to the threshing bee at Mclouth ks last year.
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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby Don McCombs » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:39 pm

Great looking artillery piece. Cub looks great, too. :D
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Re: The never ending project- my cannon

Postby AL Farmall Boy » Wed Aug 01, 2018 8:12 am

Very cool pictures. You can really see the size of the gun when it is next to the Cub! I saw where you can buy barrels or you could build one too. I really want to make a cannon like this!
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