How Not to Lose Your Hand While Firing a Cannon 

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I was going to say so myself (20-years CW artillery reenactor). I was taught to CUP both hands UNDER the sponge rammer, and never curl over the thumb. Thus, if an accidental discharge during ramming the fresh round, one's hands are merely SKINNED and not torn off.

I can't do that side pull lanyard technique. I know it's per the book, but it gives me problems. Also, when I ram(seat) the charge I drop my hand away from the muzzle for a few seconds, then draw out the rammer.

Well the worm would be for after the first shot. They literally just pulled it out the garage so no worm needed. The dry sponge was not needed because the charge was in aluminum foil, not paper. If it was paper then yes, dry the barrel.

A little apprehension is a GOOD thing around explosives.

NO

If your daddy was a canon, would you be a sun of a gun???!!!

You aren’t very bright are you. A camera deafens loud sounds and makes whispers louder.

Actually most microphones distort with that much sound pressure. They can't capture the complete dynamic sound.

@@aaa-vx8ke you aren't very bright are you he was talking about the weapon not the camera

+Dantick09 They probably didn't put a cannon ball in. The cannon barely recoiled

+Dantick09 They didnt...

+Josh g What is a cannon without it's balls? Man hope those replicas actually work.

+Dantick09 These are reenactment. Firing a 5 pound projectile is a much more dangerous game.

I shoot in competition and Steve Comes up to Grayling for the Long range Civil war artillery Match Yes there will be a big recoil. when we do are regionals matches with half charge and and still solid shot hardly no recoil due to the gun range ordinance. At our regionals the ball can climb up the hill and go into another city. WE had permission one time tho we were featured on the History Channel. Gets old tho with the History channel crew in my 15 years of doing live shooting 5-6 times I've been on the history channel

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54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. But yes I could see the resemblance.

Everything is fun u loser

Shooting cannon is good

Have you seen a cannon fired in person?