Home built cannon

My hand built cannon...8 months total build time.
Video includes pics of construction process, video of test firings, and live firing.

Bore: .75 (3/4)
Max firing: 200 Grains blackpowder - firing packed lead ball (Pretty accurate for a smooth bore)
Carriage is built from Red Oak
Full size cannon in video,is a true 1861 Union field piece (carriage is a reproduction)still used for re-enactments.

The news clips at the begining : Right as I was finishing the build,two people here in Ohio were killed with a homemade cannon at a rally. Kinda makes ya think when you play with stuff like this. Leave me a message with comments or questions.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• artillery
• cannon
• blackpowder
• guns
• firepower

[Outdoorsman631]

r u canadian

[safetydave]

@Outdoorsman631 I live in Ohio

[hgfjtdjhtd687369876]

nice dude u r awesome i built a little canon on school but i can't find black powder or gun cotton kan u please help me? ps what can I use as projectile ? thanks for effort

[safetydave]

@hgfjtdjhtd687369876 I use FFF blackpowder for both my cannon and Kentucky long rifle that I purchase at a local gun shop. I wrap the powder in tin foil shape it like a egg ram down the barrel, pierce the tinfoild with a punch at the touch hole and slide my fuse into it. For the cotton or "patch" I use either muzzle loader patches or cut and oil cotton cloth. For projectiles I have a mold I made or sometimes we shoot corn kernals at targets like you would in a shotgun match

[safetydave]

@hgfjtdjhtd687369876 I use FFF blackpowder for both my cannon and Kentucky long rifle that I purchase at a local gun shop. I wrap the powder in tin foil shape it like a egg ram down the barrel, pierce the tinfoild with a punch at the touch hole and slide my fuse into it. For the cotton or "patch" I use either muzzle loader patches or cut and oil cotton cloth. For projectiles I have a mold I made or sometimes we shoot corn kernals at targets like you would in a shotgun match

[ugaldeify]

impresionante muy bien echo saludos desde mexico

[safetydave]

@ugaldeify ¡Gracias tanto y los saludos atrás a usted de Almuerzo Ohio EEUU!!!

[Ducky27645]

Beautiful work of art. Very pretty. I was quite impressed w/ the fine finish and realism of it all and the report didn't sound half bad. Well done.

[ericangela1528]

Beautiful and awesome how much you charge to build me one

[Mr4ndre55]

chingon

[cableguy3012]

Very sharp! the one my dad has shoots golf balls but his detail work is nothing compared to yours. Yours is Beautiful!

[JermsA320]

@DefectedHuman how can you die-cast matches?

[DefectedHuman]

why would you try to build a cannon ? why anybody would try to build a cannon home ?

build a die-cast model of Mount Rushmore using matches , then i will "appreciate" your video!

[BlackEagleGaming]

Man your my hero

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[5449681561]

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[onemoreturn]

0:45 NEVAR FORGET!!!111one!

[grasnes]

@security7563494 Sounds like Scotland .)