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    Default Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Good day to all members. Here is a new and exciting project starting shortly. Johan Greyling is going to assist me in building my own front loading black powder canon. I always wanted a canon to shoot , so I will be applying to be a member of the cannon society and shoot my canon on special days...I really like that fire breathing belching white smoke pipe and roar...I want to build this one again...


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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Following, your threads on projects etc. never seem to disappoint .

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by Antlion View Post
    Following, your threads on projects etc. never seem to disappoint .
    Antlion, me to, hehehe..this will be a great project..I really am looking forward building a canon like the one in the photos. for sure..

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Hi Gert. Does the barrel of a canon get turned down from a solid piece of steel or does it get made the same as a rifle barrel?

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by SPECTRE View Post
    Hi Gert. Does the barrel of a canon get turned down from a solid piece of steel or does it get made the same as a rifle barrel?
    We got hold of a beautiful piece of specific steel thick wall pipe from heavy industrial works , a six meter piece that we will cut in pieces to turn on the large industrial lathe ..we will copy the specifications of historical build front loading black powder canons as shown in the photos and videos...as well as the wood work that is the carriage part from sleeper wood parts..

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Looking forward to this

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Thanks Gert. Looking forward to see this canon taking shape.

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by SPECTRE View Post
    Thanks Gert. Looking forward to see this canon taking shape.
    We will get hold of the steel pipe this week..this work can be done in the evenings in the workshop on the lathe...other projects is getting attention as well..but the most important being preparations for the 1885 Era black powder hunt within three to four weeks ....a lot of work /preparations to do..

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Excellent, we bought the heavy industrial thick wall machine tube of six meters long. Johan cut it into the required lengths for the different canons we want to build...I think there will be even extra pieces left to build canons we can sell to interested persons who wants to own a canon like me... I really am going to enjoy this adventure...I will build myself at least two canons, one long one and one shorter one.. Will upload photos when visit the gunsmith shop again this week..

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    Default Re: Front- loading Black powder canon building project 2019

    Good members , here are photos of the canon barrels we will use to build large and medium size canons with. It will be front loading black powder canons. They all will have grooves and twist rate for accurate shooting distances...all of the 1200 kg barrels ...

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