Just a .54

[Zonie]

After installing a short brass nose cap, I couldn't help but notice...That's a mighty big Bore!

Actually, it is just a .54 swamped Colerain Isaac Haines but after shortening it 5 1/2 to get rid of the damaged area the remaining .120 wall makes it look like it could be down right ornery. :shocking:

 

[Stumpkiller]

Hello ... Hello . . . hello

That do appear to be a significant hole!

 

[LSU TIGER]

What was wrong with the section that was cut off? :what:

 

[Zonie]

What was wrong with the section that was cut off? :what:

When I installed the underlugs, I had three choices of how I would attach them.
I could dovetail them, low temperature silver solder them or use the "staples". I chose the staples.

The staples have legs which are driven into two holes you have drilled into the barrel wall and are then swaged in place.
When I drilled the holes for the forward underlug I had the drill depth set too deep so it drilled right thru the wall into the bore.
To my knowledge, there is no easy way to repair that kind of damage without spending a lot of money so I spent a lot of money to buy a new barrel for the Transitional I was building.
This left me with a $200 damaged barrel with no home.

Rather than give the barrel to the 5 people on this forum who thought they should have it instead of me, I decided to cut off 5 1/2 inchs to remove the damage and make a 1750ish Canoe Gun.

My reading leads me to believe that Canoe Guns were used and were quite popular because their short length made them easy to stow, load and fire while sitting in a Canoe.

 

[tg]

I personaly have no real position on the "canoe" gun debate but I know many people who would be interested in any period info on the term canoe gun and any mentions of their use and of them being made specificaly for use in canoes.