My two golf ball caliber cannons

[Kevin in NC]

Here are the two cannons I've built... so far. The one on the green mount is sort of based on the Lyle gun. It will put a golf ball through a refrigerator at close range. Yes, it happened, but not indoors. It was turned from 4" solid stock and the trunnion block was made separately and threaded on. I made the mount also. The little one is based upon the 13" siege mortar and turned from 5" or 6" solid stock. With 50 gr of 2F, it will lob a golf ball about 75 yards or so. That's an 11" Dahlgren naval shell next to a 24(?) pdr. in the rear. To the right is a pair of 8 gauge barrels for another project I may get to if I live long enough.

Both are bored to 1.725" more or less. The little one has a 1" chamber.

 

[Thomas.bill92]

That mortar is awesome!