My 36 Cal Cannon

[Thumper]

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.

[Watauga]

Cool

And how loud is she?

[Thumper]

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.

[William]

That is neat!  How did you make the breech plug?

[Thumper]

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.

[William]

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 seam where the brass and steel meet, it looks like they were a homogenous bar that was lathed into shape.  Good job I must say!

[Tim Burns]

Too Cool - And You Sir have WAY Too much time on Your hands! 

[Watauga]

Too Cool - And You Sir have WAY Too much time on Your hands! 

Grey Fox he must be doing something right
So Thumper how do you go about getting something like this on the honey do list
You are the Master

[Red Badger]

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!!!!!   

[Thumper]

Watauga, my wife actually want's me to make a "full sized" cannon. She's about as cocoa-loco as I am

[Watauga]

Watauga, my wife actually want's me to make a "full sized" cannon. She's about as cocoa-loco as I am

Sounds like you better get right on it

[Thumper]

I discovered something I left out, I have to put brass rims on the wheels.....guess who's lovin' woman pointed that out???

[Otter]

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!!!!!   

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!

[Thumper]

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!

[Otter]

Curses foiled again!!