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12-13-2010, 04:19 PM
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I'd like to get a cannon for the wife and I to shoot for fun and for possible home defense.
smaller, more portable would be best but we would like a decent range with a wide array of warhead capabilities.
I have a hitch on my Honda element, so it would be ideal if it could be towed with that.
We have no experience, so I'm open to suggestions...
I've heard vintage cannons are cool because you pack yer own powder etc but have limited range and bad accuracy.
Perhaps something post ww2 would be better.
bazookas seem cool but I would like to avoid the recoil, plus it's better if we can share the loading and shooting as a team.
We are also hoping to get our kids in on it for educational purposes and so they are acclimated to heavier weapons.
All suggestions on what to get are welcome. |
12-13-2010, 04:30 PM
|  | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | | That sounds like fun. Hope you'll follow each, and every safety precaution known to man.
A member of our range is recovering from a November mortar accident at the range, he may lose his hand if serious infection follows...A faulty, commercial round caused the damage to the him, and totaled the equipment.
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12-13-2010, 04:38 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | That's what I was afraid of happening with the vintage cannons.
So I guess that's a danger up front...
Was looking into older soviet leftovers from the cold war and Afghanistan conflicts,
But the quality of rounds being an issue makes me think us black market perhaps.
I'm not thinking infantry mortar, btw, I would like a nice trailer style full on cannon. something to keep the neighborhood feeling safer in case of invasion. |
12-13-2010, 04:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | Glock is introducing a polymer cannon at the SHOT Show this year. Booth 5511. |
12-13-2010, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by FL Knifemaker  Glock is introducing a polymer cannon at the SHOT Show this year. Booth 5511. | I am sooo there! |
12-13-2010, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Stinsok I am sooo there! | My concern is it has no safety and won't show up in security screenings.  |
12-13-2010, 05:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbia, SC | | | i've got a us army issue rocket launcher...no rockets though. any suggestions where to buy them?
only half joking here...
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12-13-2010, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by KsToaDangr i've got a us army issue rocket launcher...no rockets though. any suggestions where to buy them.
only half joking here... | I have a friend who has a friend that knows somebody that might be able to help you. No, wait, one of them has "gone away" for a while, 3-10. Maybe later, if you aren't in a hurry.
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12-13-2010, 05:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Columbia, SC | | | no rush...it's been sitting in my attic for years. i just want to find 5 or 6 rounds for it, just in case the zombies attack.
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12-13-2010, 05:19 PM
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Head Tinkerer, The Flufflab | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: California | | | When we were kids we used to make our own out of tubular bicycle frames and home-made black powder. (Some folks used propane).
Where's the DIY spirit gone today?
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12-13-2010, 06:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Charles, La. | | | I never made a cannon, but I made a few "firecracker" guns pipe, pipe cap, tape, and a wood grip. They worked well with china berries and, if you were lucky, marbles.A bad malfunction could leave you with the nickmane "Lefty."
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12-13-2010, 06:14 PM
| | | | While not quite a cannon, the Navy's testing out a new railgun which looks like it'd be good for home defense. |
12-13-2010, 06:26 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denton, Texas | | air pressure cannons are actually easy to produce and are tons of fun
in theory  |
12-13-2010, 06:34 PM
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Or find an old aristocratic family with a castle, that needs money.
Black powder, cast iron cannons - preferably with clay dots.
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12-13-2010, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by kesslari Start with a Potato cannon. | You will not regret it. I'm thinking about making one myself.
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12-13-2010, 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by UncleFluffy When we were kids we used to make our own out of tubular bicycle frames and home-made black powder. (Some folks used propane).
Where's the DIY spirit gone today? | My friend and I made a RPG type thing in my younger days. PVC pipe, a handle taped on and bottle rockets for ammo. As you can imagine it wasn't too accurate but pretty fun. Ahhh the stupid things middle school kids do.
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12-14-2010, 06:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | PVC?? Darwin will come knocking at your door........sooner or later  |
12-14-2010, 06:47 AM
|  | Eat at Joe's | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: J-Actionville, NC | | | I think you and your wife should certainly go out and play with cannons.
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12-14-2010, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by lousybassplayer I think you and your wife should certainly go out and play with cannons. | Yes! A nice set of dueling cannons would be fun |
12-14-2010, 08:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Haddon Heights, NJ | | | I'd recommend a field howitzer. That would be pretty good for your home defense. Plus, there would finally be a use for that camo netting you got for such a deal years ago. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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