Thank you for allowing me to be part of this group.

[ed56chevy]

Retired Industrial Arts teacher, former state Hunter Safety and Licensing instructor. Current black powder enthusiast with a concentration in pre 1900 cannons.

 

[puritanize]

welcome

 

[JBP55]

Welcome aboard.

 

[Bigchillin83]

Welcome

 

[Tonyaav]

Welcome

 

[drill sgt]

Welcome to the boarf. ................................ drill sgt.

 

[AdvancedLaser]

Welcome !

 

[3fifty7]

@ed56chevy welcome aboard, now tell me more about your cannons and or cannons in general.

 

[Kuhndog]

Welcome Aboard

 

[ed56chevy]

@ed56chevy welcome aboard, now tell me more about your cannons and or cannons in general.

Got into a pirate re enactment group a few years back and decided to make a swivel gun to fire during parades, then build another. Bought a mortar to try something different, and started trading. It became an addiction. My biggest is a 6lb. Cannonade cast in 1866, smallest are twin kids toys with 1 1/2” barrels that take 5 grains of black powder. It’s a disease.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Got into a pirate re enactment group a few years back and decided to make a swivel gun to fire during parades, then build another. Bought a mortar to try something different, and started trading. It became an addiction. My biggest is a 6lb. Cannonade cast in 1866, smallest are twin kids toys with 1 1/2” barrels that take 5 grains of black powder. It’s a disease.

Where does one bang these boomers at? Surely not at a WMA? At a friends?

 

[Big H]

Welcome from S/W La.---

 

[3fifty7]

It’s a disease.

One of the few I’ll willingly catch !

I’d really like to dabble into this I just don’t know anyone into it or where to begin other than buying or building a small golf ball cannon. I’m sure there is a STEEP learning curve.

 

[ed56chevy]

Where does one bang these boomers at? Surely not at a WMA? At a friends?

Thankfully, Georgia is very supportive of our organization. Our pirates club is very active in the community, we run a pirates pantry for the needy, blood drives, adopt a highway sponsors, etc. so they are very tolerant when it comes to letting loose a few volleys at festivals and parades. Our members must attend and pass a half day training class before joining a cannon crew and we run a separate class required for small arms. Of course this is all blank charges. We’ve got a club member with a lot of average for live fire.

 

[ed56chevy]

One of the few I’ll willingly catch !

I’d really like to dabble into this I just don’t know anyone into it or where to begin other than buying or building a small golf ball cannon. I’m sure there is a STEEP learning curve.

There are a few differences in cannon fire and small arms black powder weapons, but nothing complicated. Most info can be easily acquired thru the internet. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to do my best to answer them.

 

[Finfish]

Welcome!

 

[340six]

Welcome. Funny I know an Ed who has a 56 Chevy or did last we talked.

 

[ed56chevy]

Welcome. Funny I know an Ed who has a 56 Chevy or did last we talked.

From GA?

 

[ed56chevy]

There are a few differences in cannon fire and small arms black powder weapons, but nothing complicated. Most info can be easily acquired thru the internet. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to do my best to answer them.

 

[Gator 45/70]

Hey man, There's a need for cannons here like the Blessing of the Fleet,
Mardi gras.
A water spout coming at you!