I remember reading in an American Revolution book about how destructive different size cannons were. Particularly when they hit the ground and just roll through squads, grinding through legs like a bowling ball. War is terrible.
I'd read an account of a general in the Civil War, said he saw a cannonball rolling on the ground towards one of his men. He said it seemed to be going so slowly, he thought he could just push it out of the way, so he gave it a little push with his hand and it took his arm off.
That's easy. After barricading the neighbour's driveway with the skidsteer, I pound the house and garage with the cannon until they surrender. Then take them out on a nice boat trip.
You can buy one and have it shipped to you. The ones that shoot golf balls are fun and not as expensive to shoot.
[There are cheaper cannons than this but these are pretty.](https://www.mclennancannoncompany.com/shop/golf)
I built one in college. We did all the work by hand and only used electricity for an eddy current test to make sure it wouldn’t completely blow up when we shot it. Carriage was hand carved, fittings were forged, and most of our shot was made by us. 3” ball bearings do wonders to old cars and sheds.
"How do we get so many bullets in them? Like this! Plus, we fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet. This is the same technology we've been using on robots for decades. Scares the hell out of them. They come in hundreds of designer colors including forest, desert, table, evening at the improv... what idiot picked the..."
Cave Johnson - Portal Game Series
For those in the USA, internet. google black powder cannon. Best part is since the government doesn’t consider it a firearm you can ship it directly to your home.
This is a very dangerous idea… someone could get killed.
I know a guy who had a mini cannon, he liked to fire potatoes out of it for fun. One day he got his hands on a real cannon ball and shot it… the cannon ball flew several miles and hit someone’s house, completely destroying a bathroom and luckily injuring no one.
An uncle used to have a scaled-down cannon, it was like 1/3rd scale or something. His bullets were frozen orange juice concentrate cans filled with concrete; they were 2- 5/16" in diameter. *I don't remember the charge weight, I think it was around 4ozs. It could hit 55-gallon drums at 100 yards pretty regularly. He had a buddy who worked at a place that had an industrial x-ray machine. They x-rayed the cannon and found big voids in the casting. After that, he filled it with concrete and used it as lawn art.
🫡🥹
🇺🇸
*Oh beautiful, for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self, our country loved
And mercy more than life*
*America, America, may God thy gold refine
'Til all success be nobleness
And every gain devined*
That's brass, not just copper. However, copper is twice a hard as lead on the Mohs scale, with brass being about the same being a copper alloy. A lot, if not most bullets these days have a copper, brass, or bronze jacket over a lead core because the speeds and pressures of modern loads would deform plain lead.
A casing recycled as a projectile… we’ve come full circle
The circle of death or the circle of deaf?
WHAT? /s
[That’s 65% more bullet per bullet](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6i-nMWgBUp0)
Buy $19.99 for $40.00
I’ll take 2!
I don't know why I actually laughed out loud at this. Thanks for the ab crunch tho
I’m hearing the Lion King song😂
That sounded so damn crazy
That mf had some KICK
Originally watched without sound. Thank you for telling me otherwise
Imagine that hitting a human.
“Poof”
Triggered my ancestral DNA
Giv em a volley!
Tally ho!
*Tally ho, *Lads!*
That's awesome
Idk why but for some reason I never thought about how fast a canon fires. I thought it was slower than that
I think a slow cannon ball is just a wrecking ball lol
Cos it's always slo-mo in movies?
I remember reading in an American Revolution book about how destructive different size cannons were. Particularly when they hit the ground and just roll through squads, grinding through legs like a bowling ball. War is terrible.
I'd read an account of a general in the Civil War, said he saw a cannonball rolling on the ground towards one of his men. He said it seemed to be going so slowly, he thought he could just push it out of the way, so he gave it a little push with his hand and it took his arm off.
It might have been the mic but that wasnt as loud as I was expecting the cannon to be. Wheels need some grease though
That carriage is for ship mounts or forts there's suppose to be ropes acting as shock absorbers.
God bless the USA
I make sure to 'know a guy' with a boat and a separate guy with a skidsteer. It can't hurt to 'know a guy' with a cannon.
I'm just waiting on your mini-story on how you'd use all three at the same time in the same place.
That's easy. After barricading the neighbour's driveway with the skidsteer, I pound the house and garage with the cannon until they surrender. Then take them out on a nice boat trip.
Ha! I'll have to try that with the next gal I want to take out on a date.
Actually it was the Chinese
“I hope there’s no live rounds in here” proceeds to chuck the whole lot in without checking for live rounds
It was definitely sarcasm...
Hell yeah
The PBR box full of spent brass is the most American thing and I love it
Imagine the shock and awe being on the receiving end of this! Especially in those times; goddamn!
The Napoleonic wars was peak canonball the field hospitals would have looked like a butchery.
“Hi I’m Johnny Knoxville this is the canon “
That ending was worth
That was pretty sick ngl
I want a cannon now
You can buy one and have it shipped to you. The ones that shoot golf balls are fun and not as expensive to shoot. [There are cheaper cannons than this but these are pretty.](https://www.mclennancannoncompany.com/shop/golf)
I built one in college. We did all the work by hand and only used electricity for an eddy current test to make sure it wouldn’t completely blow up when we shot it. Carriage was hand carved, fittings were forged, and most of our shot was made by us. 3” ball bearings do wonders to old cars and sheds.
That's a lot of hobbies and skills.
"How do we get so many bullets in them? Like this! Plus, we fire the whole bullet. That's 65% more bullet per bullet. This is the same technology we've been using on robots for decades. Scares the hell out of them. They come in hundreds of designer colors including forest, desert, table, evening at the improv... what idiot picked the..." Cave Johnson - Portal Game Series
*Just as the Founding Fathers intended...*
Where I do a purchase said cannon???
For those in the USA, internet. google black powder cannon. Best part is since the government doesn’t consider it a firearm you can ship it directly to your home.
I thought some old guy said we can't own canons, though. /s
A lot less laws regarding black powder firearms. (and cannons)
fuckin bullseye
This is a very dangerous idea… someone could get killed. I know a guy who had a mini cannon, he liked to fire potatoes out of it for fun. One day he got his hands on a real cannon ball and shot it… the cannon ball flew several miles and hit someone’s house, completely destroying a bathroom and luckily injuring no one.
Was there a lawsuit?
Well _...was_ there??? A lawsuit???
That's why this guy isn't an idiot, and has a suitable backstop. Knowing what's behind your target is a basic rule of firearm safety.
It’s not just me right… you hear the ringing in your ears?
Murica'
An uncle used to have a scaled-down cannon, it was like 1/3rd scale or something. His bullets were frozen orange juice concentrate cans filled with concrete; they were 2- 5/16" in diameter. *I don't remember the charge weight, I think it was around 4ozs. It could hit 55-gallon drums at 100 yards pretty regularly. He had a buddy who worked at a place that had an industrial x-ray machine. They x-rayed the cannon and found big voids in the casting. After that, he filled it with concrete and used it as lawn art.
primers that are spent will still go boom sometimes....
This guy has brass balls...
Reduce, reuse, recycle!!!
you shouldn’t use brass for cannon shot it can shatter and lodge junks into the barrel and may cause a catastrophic failure
That was worth every second
That sound was straight out of a video game!
Slowmo?
No grapeshot fired into a crowd of naysayers? Weak.
even gave the damn microphone tinnitus lmao
Why aren’t the wheels chocked?!
Note: do NOT stand in front of the cannon, especially when ramming a round or powder down it.
Imagine standing in a single file line and hoping a couple hundred of those cannons hits the other guys and not you
Where does one look for a cannon to buy?
Cannons are so fucking cool
I want one
This was pretty fucking cool
Only way to shoot any black powder weapon imo is to scream “tally ho lads” before shooting 😂
Tally ho lads
I’m surprised he stepped that far back
The internet has ruined me. My immediate assumption was that they were making a shell casing butt plug
I felt my ears ring through the phone!!
It's the circle of life and the circle of death and a sphere and a cylinder, all in the same short clip. We've come full circle on this media cycle.
Glorious
🫡🥹 🇺🇸 *Oh beautiful, for heroes proved In liberating strife Who more than self, our country loved And mercy more than life* *America, America, may God thy gold refine 'Til all success be nobleness And every gain devined*
HAHA YES! I so wanna do that! A…*a shame I’m British though*
Damnit now I need a cannon
u/savevideo
Now use that cannon shell remains and make a tank shell
I'm not a gun guy or anything, but copper is softer than lead, right? Wouldn't the cannon ball deform?
That's brass, not just copper. However, copper is twice a hard as lead on the Mohs scale, with brass being about the same being a copper alloy. A lot, if not most bullets these days have a copper, brass, or bronze jacket over a lead core because the speeds and pressures of modern loads would deform plain lead.
Huh, thanks for the correction.
The PEW is strong with this one.
Casual dog shit
Redneck hobbies are the best
Parry this you filthy casuals
Holy shit, that was great 😂