I have better picture:DVC500_at_last wrote:
Why settle for such a small caliber???? Go with a IOWA Class.
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They say the water boils from the muzzle flash and the ship will skip about 50' across the water when firing a broadside like that. That is why they have a flat bottom, so they don't roll.
16" dia shell, yet they still refer to it as a 50 cal. gunRichard S. wrote:I have better picture:DVC500_at_last wrote:Why settle for such a small caliber???? Go with a IOWA Class.
Dia of shell / length of barrel thing... Kewl stuff.
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I like the idea of a small cannon for home security, but I'm afraid the swivel mount on the headboard will block the mirrors on the ceiling.
I'm not much of a gun person, but I saw a nice pistol last week that I thought might be a good choice for home. It looks like a "normal" revolver, but shoots a 410 shotgun shell. It holds five shots. I thought $650 was a bit steep!
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I'm not much of a gun person, but I saw a nice pistol last week that I thought might be a good choice for home. It looks like a "normal" revolver, but shoots a 410 shotgun shell. It holds five shots. I thought $650 was a bit steep!
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You are truly a sick man Freddy.......... I'm so proud of you.Freddy wrote:but I'm afraid the swivel mount on the headboard will block the mirrors on the ceiling.
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Give us a hint -- which way are they canted, and what is odd about the way they are made?coaledsweat wrote:the wheels are made a little oddly and they are canted for a reason (bet you wonder why
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A bucket of chain would have taken that target right out!
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That's really cool.PC 12-47E wrote:Live Fire Civil War Cannon
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It is one of the great advances in field artillery. From the hub, the spokes tip out giving the wheel a dish and the axle ends are angled so the wheels cambered in at the bottom. Caissons got the same deal. Why?rberq wrote:Give us a hint -- which way are they canted, and what is odd about the way they are made?coaledsweat wrote:the wheels are made a little oddly and they are canted for a reason (bet you wonder why
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Last hint. Think of yourself as the soldier marching behind this thing.
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You don't get mud thrown off the wheels into your face?coaledsweat wrote:Last hint. Think of yourself as the soldier marching behind this thing.
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Unless you have significant experience and training in high stress CQB scenarios the only gun you should have is a shorty, large bore pump shotgun loaded with bird shot. It's the most intimidating short range weapon you can wield. Point in the general direction and shoot. No experience necessary.brckwlt wrote:I hope your joking about the cannon.
What gun do you guys prefer to use for a home invasion? Do you think a mossberg shotgun is the way to go?
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Exactly! Generals being fussy about details, don't like showing up for a fight with an army of men and horses covered from head to toe with mud. The roads of the day were dirt and a little rain and a lot of traffic would insure that the spokes would be down in the mud and dragging it up with every turn of the wheel. The cup shape and outward slant of the wheel assured that the mud was thrown to the side of the road and not directly back behind it. A bonus is you are less likely to bang your knee/leg on the hub when running back and forth servicing the cannon.ErikLaurence wrote:You don't get mud thrown off the wheels into your face?
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What do I win?coaledsweat wrote:Exactly! Generals being fussy about details, don't like showing up for a fight with an army of men and horses covered from head to toe with mud. The roads of the day were dirt and a little rain and a lot of traffic would insure that the spokes would be down in the mud and dragging it up with every turn of the wheel. The cup shape and outward slant of the wheel assured that the mud was thrown to the side of the road and not directly back behind it. A bonus is you are less likely to bang your knee/leg on the hub when running back and forth servicing the cannon.ErikLaurence wrote:You don't get mud thrown off the wheels into your face?