Poor preformance

[Captndan]

Golf ball cannon only went poof with 20 gr. of powder. Ball went about 30 feet. Would a wad improve the shot? Maybe a wad and more powder. experience?

 

[64Springer]

Maybe five times the powder and swaddle that golf ball in a fabric of your choice.

With pictures.

 

[Phil Coffins]

I shoot 500 grains in my 1 3/4” bore cannon to launch a golf ball or a lead ball. Touch the picture to get the video.
234 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

 

[64Springer]

AWESOME!

 

[sussexmuzllodr]

I shoot 500 grains in my 1 3/4” bore cannon to launch a golf ball or a lead ball. Touch the picture to get the video.
234 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Thats a Ten on the awesome list!

 

[waksupi]

Increase powder five grains at a time, until it goes from "Bloop!" to "disappeared!"

 

[BillyC]

I shoot 500 grains in my 1 3/4” bore cannon to launch a golf ball or a lead ball. Touch the picture to get the video.
234 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Yikes!!!

 

[PathfinderNC]

I shoot 500 grains in my 1 3/4” bore cannon to launch a golf ball or a lead ball. Touch the picture to get the video.
234 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Now THAT ls cool

 

[morehops52]

I shoot 500 grains in my 1 3/4” bore cannon to launch a golf ball or a lead ball. Touch the picture to get the video.
234 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

4th of July every day!! AWWWSESOME!!

 

[Hiparoo]

250gr is the minimum charge for my 1" bore cannon.

 

[clarksvillejoe]

Don't know exact grain weigh but I use an old plastic 35mm film can full for load measure. 1.25" bore

 

[mushka]

Phil, do you have any idea how far that load shoots? Curious.

 

[Eterry]

Phil, do you have any idea how far that load shoots? Curious.

Probably farther than Tiger ever drove one!!

 

[Phil Coffins]

We found a golf ball a mile away but the lead ball I try to hit something so I can recast them.

 

[JeffG]

Pretty much in the 200gr camp here. I shoot steel balls also, they can be dug out of the backstop and reused.


In the video, you can hear the ball hit the 100 yard backstop.
Howitzer shot

 

[Youngblood]

More powder.
Do not tightly patch anything in a cannon, pressure is your enemy.
You want windage (loosness) in a cannon so it wont become a pipe bomb.

Example-my 3 pounder is 2.91 bore, the ball is unpatched 2.85.