Recently acquired a cast iron cannon, English swivel, that is the diameter to shoot golf balls. Does anyone know a good powder charge to start with and what might be considered the max charge. It is one of the Hern Ironworks Cannons.
GOLF BALL CANNON
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Phil Coffins
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My 1 3/4” bore fires golf balls with 500 grains of cannon grade GOEX.
IMG_0335 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
IMG_0335 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr
Mine are steel, so I can crank on it a little. 250Gr FFFG is about right, double that for a blank.
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According to industry standards 1.5-2" diameter and 25-50" barrel length is 656-875 grains of black powder. HOWEVER: My personal opinion is that is way to much powder! Start with about 500 gr. and work up if necessary. Don't blow the gun up!
it all depends, if you want to send it to the next county, 400 grains if you are limited on space about 200 gr. just my opinion. thats what I use in my golf ball tube. using 2 F
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Please see the comments by the moderators about such 'cannons'. I don't believe it's OK to discuss such items. Thanks.
Springfield art, I haven't seen any comments that would lead me to believe we can't discuss cannons like these here but if they exist could you please direct me to them?
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