Traditions Mini Cannon

June 11, 2011 04:33

Someone gave me a mini cannon that was not cleaned at last firing. The bore is rusted however I did get out all of the loose rust. The flash hole is also a little rusty but I did manage to clean it out. Are these safe to shoot.....or should I just use it as a display ?

Here is a link to what it looks like -
http://www.traditionsfirearms.com/product_info.php?products_id=288&osCsid=18c79faef9c56f2fb90f1afd7ff8f7db

Comments

3 comments

USN_Airdale

June 11, 2011 06:43
mine.., OR very similar to mine, it has a 1" bore, 25" long and it is more fun to shoot than any other "gun" i own. [:D]
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rufe-snow

June 11, 2011 07:23
quote:Originally posted by nyforester
Are these safe to shoot.....or should I just use it as a display ?

Long as you BP, or modern low pressure equivalent like Pyrodex.
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Wolf.

June 11, 2011 12:19
I say mount it on the front of your fishing boat and take to the high seas (or your local fishing hole). Then blow any interlopers trying to steal your good fishing spot out of the water!

"Aim for their mast Mr. Hawkins!! Aim for their mast!!"

Yeah, use black powder ONLY or a modern black powder substitute. You can use it as a noisemaker by simply loading wads instead of slugs. Check out Dixie Gun works for bp cannon info (on the web and they have a neat catalog for $5.00).

Also web search this and find all kinds of helpful stuff regarding care, use and firing of these cannons.
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