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The only one I have is the little 45 caliber one. I believe it was made in Spain. Frank
Get to digging around and you can find the dimensions of the real ones and scale them down to your replica's size.
That's how my 1/3 scale of a Civil War era 9 pound ordnance rifle with a 2" bore came about.
Do searches for:
'Civil war cannons', '18th century Naval cannons', 'Spanish cannons', 'Napoleon cannons', 'Mountain howitzers', 'Black powder cannons', etc.
All sorts of info pops up.
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I have wanted to build one of these for awhile.
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Planning on making a matched set of Coehorns in .50 caliber out of a short piece of 1" stainless round stock I've sitting around. How did you attach the trunnions on your Coehorn Cheese1566? I'm thinking about braising mine on, don't have a way to weld stainless.
That .69 cannon looks like a fun project.
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Thanks, it looks cleaner than using braze on the joint but I think I could have clearance problems with my smaller piece of round stock. Maybe I'll copy your mounting setup but go down to smaller screws. I've plenty of length
and could make it longer similar to your's. Need to think about it for a bit, thanks again for the reply. Nice job by the way.
OP, Sportsmans Guide has the exact 69 caliber cannon you are looking for information on. Just got their Christmas catalog and it's there I saw it. $269 and change. Yeah I know you could make one for less. No rifling it's a smooth bore and according to the catalog takes .690 balls. Hope this helps. Frank
I have considered a 1/4 scale Parrot gun bored for a golf ball projectile. Its a quick readily available ball no casting or lead needed.
As mentioned do some searches and see what you like then scale down to desired size, also dont forget the accouterments. ramrod, swab, worm, tender, adjusters and all the little tools.
I have seen a few made in shops where I worked. A neat project and can be very nice when done. Are you planning on a fuse or cap to ignite it?
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Very nice build. I don’t play golf but could get into the game if I could use a Coehorn instead of a club. Be a tough putt though. What’s the range on it? My wife’s uncle Tommy always said that a golf course was a waste of a perfectly good rifle range. He shot high power at Perry for fun.
"A golf course was a waste of a perfectly good rifle range". That's great!
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |