anybody know anything about civil war cannons??

[brokenscout]

Bob used to be on a cannon crew in 1864, he is the one to talk to

[Ah Pook]

Is this for the rodent problem in the KS house, Alex?

[BlasterBob]

Bob used to be on a cannon crew in 1864, he is the one to talk to

Now wait just a dang minute BS. I was not born until 6 years after that date.

[CrufflerSteve]

I've PM'd. I have a repro 2.25" Bronze Mountain Rifle and have live fired it. Unless the barrel is machined out of solid steel it will have a liner and that is the chief issue. Done badly and you have a pipe bomb.

There's a very active forum for cannon at Graybeard Outdoors:http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/board,88.0.html

Steve

[alxone]

what i do know is its a hern 1841 3 1/2 six pounder with paulson brothers carriage (not sure what number it is prob #3 )

[CrufflerSteve]

Hern arouses some serious mixed feelings in the cannon community. I could be wrong but I believe their liners to seamless, which is good but I believe they do not have the welded breech plug discussed in this document:
http://www.acwsa.org/ACWSA_Misc_File...lery_Rules.pdf

This opens the way to corrosion and erosion in the base of the breech. If it is going to be rarely fired it isn't a problem but if it is inadequately cleaned it can be a big bad problem over time.

There is a rather discreet recognition of this in the blank firing rules for a couple of artillery groups. The usual rule for a blank load is 2 ounces per inch of bore diameter. It suddenly drops for 2 1/2". My bore is that size so I was concerned. I wrote to the people who wrote the rules and they sort of admitted it was because of Hern which uses this diameter but they didn't want to be quoted.

OTOH, if you want to drop serious $'s I could get you a real period correct cannon, complete with molds and all sorts of stuff. A cannon is cool but it really makes me understand the saying, "It's a fine line between a hobby & insanity." I have some serious WTF moments when I see the cannon in the barn every morning but when it is firing time all is well.

Steve

[BlasterBob]

Once you get a black powder cannon/mortar, the ownership suddenly becomes very addictive - kinda like getting a tattoo. REALLY!
If one is sought for the purpose of firing with either ball or blank, the owner should have a reliable source for a supply of the proper grade of BLACK POWDER and fuse.
Alex, if you do wind up getting this cannon, I still have some required supplies that you may be rather interested in. Let me know.

[BlasterBob]

Wellllllll, did you get that BP cannon Alex???????