Illinois Man Builds, Shoots, Sells Homemade Civil War Cannons

[pigfrmr]

 

[Polecat]

For those who don't know, there are a few companies that make full size, fully functional Civil War reproduction cannons. Steen Cannons comes to mind.

The NSSA (North-South Skirmish Association) actually has cannon competitions where live ammo is fired. I've never seen it, but I want to go up and check it out sometime.

I had the pleasure of seeing a cannon competition a few years back. It was awsome!
Very accurate to say the least.

 

[kingstrider]

Its a scale replica but I picked this block powder cannon up a couple years ago in a pawn shop. It has a 1" bore and is a heavy SOB but I've yet to shoot it.