I made a "snubbie", or belly gun last year out of a 51' Colt. This is what I did with the leftover barrel....and too much time on my hands LOL! Yeah, it shoot's.
Cool thmbsup
And how loud is she?
I did a pressure test with 10g fff and a wad....sounded like a full on pistol, with 5g, a wad and a .350 rb, it shot through a 1/4inch board and riccoched a couple of times in the garage....I wasn't as loud, but infinitely more entertaining.....got my heart started, that's for sure.
That is neat! How did you make the breech plug?
William, I tapped the barrel and screwed in a steel bolt. Then I cut off the head and brazed the top with about 1/4 of brass. The decorative finial is a brass topper for a lamp and i soldered it in place.
Quote from: Thumper on August 30, 2011, 04:07:30 AM
William, I tapped the barrel and screwed in a steel bolt. Then I cut off the head and brazed the top with about 1/4 of brass. The decorative finial is a brass topper for a lamp and i soldered it in place.
That is so cool, I can't see any se
am where the brass and steel meet, it looks like they were a homogenous bar that was lathed into shape. Good job I must say!
Too Cool - And You Sir have WAY Too much time on Your hands! ROFL
Quote from: Grey Fox on August 30, 2011, 09:08:00 AM
Too Cool - And You Sir have WAY Too much time on Your hands! ROFL
Grey Fox he must be doing something right thmbsup
So Thumper how do you go about getting something like this on the honey do list [hmm]
You are the Master thmbsup
I think it is illegal in most states so you had best send it to me post haste to protect yourself from injury or liability.... I'll take real good care of it for you!!!!! :mini-devil-28492:
Watauga, my wife actually want's me to make a "full sized" cannon. She's about as cocoa-loco as I am dntn
Quote from: Thumper on August 30, 2011, 03:23:56 PM
Watauga, my wife actually want's me to make a "full sized" cannon. She's about as cocoa-loco as I am dntn
thmbsup Sounds like you better get right on it thmbsup
I discovered something I left out, hdslp I have to put brass rims on the wheels.....guess who's lovin' woman pointed that out???
Quote from: Red Badger on August 30, 2011, 12:22:50 PM
I think it is illegal in most states so you had best send it to me post haste to protect yourself from injury or liability.... I'll take real good care of it for you!!!!! :mini-devil-28492:
As a former Law Enforcement Professional it is my duty to advise you that the afore mention item is most likely not permitted in your state, or some such. It had better come to my house, for safe keeping of course!
Ummm, Otter and Red Badger, as a professional law abiding citizen I can't find any restrictions on cannon barrel length....not even in the "Brady Act", sooooo......no LOL! ROFL
Curses foiled again!! fncg
Hey otter I asked first!
But like always you guys don't trust me to hang on to your works of art... oh well one of these days someone will fal for that line.... I'll just NOT hold my breath waiting for it to happen.... pnic
On a more serious note:
How much would it cost to have something like that made? I know you say it is mostly extra parts but the skill and craftsmanship you put into it may it a very nice conversation piece!
Red Badger, I figure $200.00 if you supply the barrel and $250.00 if I have to shop for one.
careful you might get some orders!
Finally got around to doing the brass rims, also made a 5g powder scoop and a ram.
(http://i576.photobucket.com/albums/ss205/sltm1/CannonDone.jpg)
Thumper you do really nice work! That is a joy for the eyes to see.
Thanks otter, having had been a jeweler for 35 years makes me a bit "anal" even on "just for fun" projects. It's both a blessing and a curse !!! You'll like this, the rods for the accessories are nails, and the wood handles are a couple of leftover dowels that came with some prefab cabinet's I put together. See, even though Walmart doesn' t approve of guns, they still contribute to their manufacture. ROFL
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