I enjoy making and shooting all types of firearms. Sniper rifles, antique guns, cannons and mortars. I have been a gunsmith for 45 years. I have a great shop and spend my days trying to think of something new to build. I am not a videographer ( maybe I can't even spell it) so you will need to over look some of my video techniques. Keep watching because I have a bunch of new ideas.
I used to be very interested in your videos until I lost my password and when I tried to find your chanel, could not find it. I am glad that I found it again
Your New Diego is interesting. What are the stats and the load/firing tables like? I have studied Civil War ordnance, including the Witworth. So I am interested in what they "Could" have nuilt and used
I am curious how far that cannon will shoot... max charge, 45% barrel angle....perhaps 2K yds ? Would be a heck of a surprise to opposition leadership, assuming they were relatively safe over 1000 yds.
1900's to 1930's Hotchkiss Mark XIII & Mark XIV base inertial impact fuses, used in 2 pounder, 3 pounder, 6 pounder, 13 pounder & 18 pounder APHE shells also use shotgun primers. I own a 1934 pattern 2 pounder 40mm. APHE shell with a complete Mark XIV base fuse.
You need some of those heavy bearing that bolt to the caraige good heavy duty ones like on a escavater for the hydrolic cylinders and she will be staying right there And use heavy grade bolts and a better thicker metal to bolt them to.or the ones with heavy bushings for heavy equipment and a grease fitting to keep it smooth on pivoting.get those from a salvage yard or new and a one and a quarter inch plate welded really good to bolt them to or weld them by a really good man that knows how to weld them to stay
What about the reamer head being bored down the center in the non cutting area then run a de capping rod down the center. Set in a way that after you insert the reamer it bottoms out on the primer and pushes up. Then after reaming and trimming the reamer bottoms out on the set collet taking pressure of the case mouth. That would allow you to then tap down a small flat disk with your palm or small rubber hammer. It would only need to rise out of the top of the reamer shaft ¹/8th" or so. Only issue I would see is smaller caliber casings with the OD dia. Of the reamer cutting serface and strength after adding a hole through it and with the limits of such, and the limits with the decaping rod OD. Although most the length would be supported by the shaft of the reamer. So in my quick brain plans im thinking you could probably be able to make a combo of such for down to 6.5 to 6mm ish. Also could work with replaceable/different sized cutting heads. Maybe you already thought of that. But nice work hope all is well and best of luck to you Sir.
Thank you for your comment. I did think of those ideas. I got the patent just the other day and I hope I can find somebody to manufacture the system. It has improved my shooting and made reloading much easier.
what I was told over the phone by the ATF is, and I quote. If it does not shoot a self contained cartridge it's OK. This gun works the same way as the original Whitworth cannons. It is externally primed.
The original Whitworth had a double lead thread. I am not sure the T.P.I. Mine is a single lead, one thread per inch. 4 turns closes the breach. If you could cut a double lead thread It would be nice.. That cuts the number of turns in half. Good luck be safe!!! make it stronger than you think it needs to be.
@@piutesteve I am using solid 1018 CRS. I am think stub acme for the thread. I can do double start but not sure yet if I will. What thread profile do recommend?
@@fyrbutkus I had one with buttress threads. It worked great. Mine are square threads 1/2" wide 1/2" deep. they work great also. If your gun is going to be a bag gun make sure to leave lots of clearance for powder fouling. All that being said I think I would go with acme threads. It would be a good idea to check with an engineer. EVERY TIME YOU TEST A CANNON OR CHANGE YOUR LOAD EVEN SLIGHTY. TREAT IT LIKE A PROOF TEST. BE BEHIND A BUNKER. I know of 2 people that died because they didn't.... Be safe. I love cannons but they are dangerous bastards.
The Whitworth rifles did have a hexagonal bore that was very unique. But the most advanced thing about them was the breech loading system. The rifling turned out to be not that good of an idea. Nobody is using it today, but all modern guns are breech loaders. It's the breech loading system that makes it a Whitworth in my opinion.
What an ingenious design that saves time, energy, and actually improves the results over traditional sizing and trimming operations. Why did it take so long for someone to figure this out? Great job!!
I have just watched that dreary monotone dross waiting for the gun muzzle to speak ,the powder to ignite, then the cannonball( s) to fly but NO!!!!.What was the bloody point of all that? There wasn't even a fissle. Even that mutt in the video got fed up and keeled over ,semi comatose! Oh well perhaps next time !.
Sorry to keep posting and bugging you lol, I can see how this is the perfect solution, strange it hasn’t been done before. I do some machine work, (atlas lathe and Bridgeport) I cant see what the actual reamer inside the neck indexes off of? Does it just free float in the neck? I see it’s indicating perfect on your dials inside and out, but id think it would have to index on the outside of the neck die so the reamer would float exactly in the center of the die? Thanks man, this is a great idea and I’d love to buy a few different calibers if you ever get them made.
@@piutesteve I’ve got it now, thanks man. It looked like the brass was flush with the top of the die, I thought that was how you were getting your overall length perfect. If you ever get this made, please make a video showing where we can buy them. Thanks again.
Did you ever have to anneal that 80 pieces of brass to get 1,200 rounds through them? I love Norma but have never tried using them that many times, thanks.
I never did anneal any of them. I forgot about a 500 round box of Bergers I shot. So that makes 1700 bullets fired out of 80 cases and they are still going strong.
Typically we shoot 400 yards. This was only 200 yards. The gun shoots just as good at 400. I shot a 5 shot group that measured 7 1/2 inches at 405 yards, you could cover the whole group with a baseball cap.
I use to crew that GUN with Joe at some of the SHOOTS that no longer happen GESOP , and the arcada in northern California , put on by Dilling . we took first place ONCE where he hit a t-post at 200 yrds , I SURE miss JOE GERRARD ( BUCKSHOT )
Joe was a great guy. He felt like an old friend the second day I met him. It's so sad that he died and then his place burned. It's almost like there is nothing of him left at all. Just memories...
I thought when you use a W209 primer it becomes under ATF restrictions ??? It is then considered a firearm. If you use a percussion cap the ATF considers it a toy .
