OT miniature cannons

lugerholsterrepair · 05-03-2003, 01:59 PM

Interesting story...A friend of mine acquired a brass cannon. About 18" long and will take a one and a half inch ball. I watched him shoot it a few times with a wood ball. He wanted to go with a lead ball and I didn't think it was safe. Last time he shot it, he was aiming along the barrel when the end plug came out the back, about the size of a small hockey puck. Went thru his groin and was bulging out the cheek of his butt.He is a big man and it didn't even knock him down. He's alright now but I don't think he is anxious to fire anymore brass cannons. Jerry Burney

05-03-2003, 01:59 PM	#5
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	Interesting story...A friend of mine acquired a brass cannon. About 18" long and will take a one and a half inch ball. I watched him shoot it a few times with a wood ball. He wanted to go with a lead ball and I didn't think it was safe. Last time he shot it, he was aiming along the barrel when the end plug came out the back, about the size of a small hockey puck. Went thru his groin and was bulging out the cheek of his butt.He is a big man and it didn't even knock him down. He's alright now but I don't think he is anxious to fire anymore brass cannons. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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