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Old Ironsides
Re: Old Ironsides
.50 - a little more than my others (.45) 
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That might take out both doors, the ball thru the front and the cannon thru the back.SA1911a1 wrote:That will guard the front door. What is the bore?
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Cool. I have one that is golf ball bore. I have yet to make a carriage for it.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
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Here is mine. I can't defend the front door with it, but it sure is fun to rife! .177 cal.
My Son turned me one on a lathe also, it's a little larger then the tiny one, but not as big as yours is.
My Son turned me one on a lathe also, it's a little larger then the tiny one, but not as big as yours is.
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Nice little baby 
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You can get them on ebay and they do fire. Will break a light bulb! I know that much!
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
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Something I put together several years ago during the nights when I couldn't sleep. Torch, welder, chain saw and a good belt sander you can do about anything one can imagine. I spent several months making parts and finding things that were needed. Stock and axle were pulled from a local place near by that make mining posts and rail road ties. I got the wood just before they went into the dip. Hardest part was finding someone who could make the wide side boards ( cheeks ) for the barrel mount. Customer at my work place had a large bandsaw mill that could cut the width needed.
At the time I built this I'd been a Civil War reenactor for 12 years and been schooled in artillery for safety. I've had this gun to several memorial events joining in with the local American Legion. Barrel weights around 165 lbs while the real mountain howitzer goes near 210 lbs or maybe a little over.
I haven't had it out of the garage in probably 10 years now as most all of my good WWII friends at the Legion are gone now.
We'd fire 1/3rd pound of powder with steel wool at night or a little mix of cooking flour during the day for extra smoke. I've run a few rounds of canister shot ( ball bearings with saw dust ) through it while playing at the farm. I'd never want to try anything solid for fear it might not handle the pressures.
Had a lot of fun testing the barrel before building the carriage. I'd call my mom and she'd step outside at the farm hearing it 8 miles away. Barrel is made out of some type of gas or oil drilling bit. Very heavy walled. I can't remember the bore size now but it's about the size of a soft ball.
At the time I built this I'd been a Civil War reenactor for 12 years and been schooled in artillery for safety. I've had this gun to several memorial events joining in with the local American Legion. Barrel weights around 165 lbs while the real mountain howitzer goes near 210 lbs or maybe a little over.
I haven't had it out of the garage in probably 10 years now as most all of my good WWII friends at the Legion are gone now.
We'd fire 1/3rd pound of powder with steel wool at night or a little mix of cooking flour during the day for extra smoke. I've run a few rounds of canister shot ( ball bearings with saw dust ) through it while playing at the farm. I'd never want to try anything solid for fear it might not handle the pressures.
Had a lot of fun testing the barrel before building the carriage. I'd call my mom and she'd step outside at the farm hearing it 8 miles away. Barrel is made out of some type of gas or oil drilling bit. Very heavy walled. I can't remember the bore size now but it's about the size of a soft ball.
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“Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell, English novelist, essayist, and critic, 1903-1950
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
C. S. Lewis
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Re: Old Ironsides
Those are really cool, simply cool stuff. 
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"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"
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