Anybody know about Cannons? (Legally)

[bigalexe]

Well I got to thinking that constructing a cannon could be fun, and done on a lathe quite easily. Yes I am aware of the physics and stuff, I am not going to blow myself up.

Does anyone know the legal status and hoops you have to go through to construct a 1" or greater bore diameter Black-powder muzzle-loading cannon?

 

[bthest86]

As far as I know they aren't federally regulated.

 

[nalioth]

Muzzle loaders aren't regulated (in the free states).

Have fun.

 

[bigalexe]

Awesome, just wanted to check I wasn't going to break a law I didn't know existed.

It's back to Solidworks for me now to figure out how thick to make this thing.

 

[jmorris]

Awesome, just wanted to check I wasn't going to break a law I didn't know existed.

It's back to Solidworks for me now to figure out how thick to make this thing.

$35 and you can get the prints for a 12# Howitzer.

http://www.buckstix.com/HowitzerPlans.htm

 

[bigalexe]

Ya I saw that page, I can run analysis in Solidworks and I am not trusting those plans to be scaleable up or down based on material availability.

As long as I know my chamber size I am good.

 

[Russ Jackson]

When I was a kid we made one in my garage that shot D Batteries and one that shot Golf Balls...Russ

 

[StealthyBlagga]

Unregulated in most states, so long as it is a muzzle loader. I built this with my kids a few years back:

 

[FROGO207]

Yep a golf ball cannon is in the works for next February if work slows down then. I will post a thread with pix.

 

[jmorris]

I am going to build one pretty close to this one.

http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php?topic=28013.0