A follow up on my cannon thread

[mototed]

Finished two cannons. One for a Christmas present for the son, the other for me so we could have some competition.

http://youtu.be/JoDvxGcgLvw

[flylo]

They look Great! I'm gathering stuff for a gol ball mortor.

[daveo]

Nice video!

Beautiful work on those too!!!!

[mototed]

Thanks for the kind comments.
As you can tell my son sometimes forgets what a powder measure is used for.
This is one case where over kill on the build was a good thing.
I was shooting 100 grains of Pyrodex ffg powder. That stuff leaves a nasty mess when it comes time to clean them up.
Does anybody know a powder that burns a bit cleaner with less residue?

Back 25 years ago when I had a a black powder rifle and pistol, I used real black powder ( really hard to find now) It seamed to be cleaner burning than these substitutes. I loved the big sulfur smoke clouds too.

Thanks
Ted

[mototed]

Flylo
Golf balls are fun projectiles. I made a pneumatic golf ball launcher for backyard use using a 3/4" irrigation valve and accumulator tank.
It maybe nothing to worry about, but will the heat from a powder launched golf ball make the covering stick in the barrel?

[michigan doug]

Make your own black powder.

Legal in most jurisdictions in the USA, as far as the federal government is concerned. Know your local laws. I won't serve your jail time.

Cheap.

Safe if you take reasonable precautions.

Lots of how-to info out there. Start here:

http://www.blackpowdernet.com/


Finest regards,

doug