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Unread 02-11-2012, 07:24 AM   #44
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Originally Posted by Dave Noreen View Post
4-gauge yacht shell loaded with 18 drams of black powder and 8-gauge yacht shells loaded with 11 drams of black powder.

18 and 11 drams?!! Wow what a cannon! ........ almost 500 grains of black in one shell in the 4 bore. Amazing.

Good stuff Dave. Thanks for all your interesting research.
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