Forcing cones

[JCK]

It is a full scale reproduction mountain howitizer. The bore has a steel sleeve and we fire a 3# lead ball with 4 oz cannon grade blackpowder. Fortunately in Arizona there are a lot of places where you can fire off a cannon.

[Eldon Goddard]

Originally Posted by John Keegan

It is a full scale reproduction mountain howitizer. The bore has a steel sleeve and we fire a 3# lead ball with 4 oz cannon grade blackpowder. Fortunately in Arizona there are a lot of places where you can fire off a cannon.

How can you not love this country? John I do not live to far from Peoria can I come see your cannon. Ill bring my 8 gauge.

[JCK]

Always happy to show off my cannon.

Just took it out last weekend for a fundraiser for the Boy Scouts. Generally we shoot the big gun then some of my other antiques such as .45-70 Springfield, both infantry and cavalry model, '03 Springfield and M-1.

[Bill Murphy]

If your chambers actually have 2 11/16" chambers with square edges, you should probably have the square edges rounded a bit, or punched with a 2 3/4" chamber reamer, which solves all problems. Maybe someone here has such a reamer to lend. A member lent me a 28 gauge chamber and rim recess reamer that successfully converted two guns to usable condition.