On nitrating things, interesting. I'm guessing historically potassium or sodium nitrate was used, but also potassium chlorate was around, too. Please do tell, or if you're up to doing a demonstration video, show & tell would be pretty cool.
I’ll film it next time we make some and get a video up for you! It’s extremely easy to make and I’ll look up some of the history on what they used too!
3:50 A cannons crew would “spike the cannon” if they were getting overrun by the enemy to avoid the cannon getting captured and used by the enemy. The crew would do this by getting a wedge shaped spike and hammering it in, so the wedge would get stuck, blocking the touch hole.
I’d really like to get a video out one of these days about spiking guns and “show” people how they did it and some of the other ways they disabled cannons.
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I shall check them out! Always nice to add new projectiles to the cannon. I think we might be getting a metal lathe soonish for the shop which will open a new world of possibilities.
We need to recreate that one of these days, an accidental discharge with the ramrod still in the cannon. That won't be a good time for the ballistics dummy.
I’ve actually never heard that so I can’t comment on validity one way or another although I’ve never heard about that one! I will say if you plug the vent the pressure inside makes it rather hard to push the ramrod down the barrel!
m.ua-cam.com/video/7LhEC4YgWJo/v-deo.html Skip to around 27:30 or so. Apparently that was a common practice around the American civil war period and a bit before. They had a special leather glove called a thumb stall as well. Thanks for the info!
@@TheCannoneer - You're welcome. When I was still living in Europe I was in a Thirty Years War reenactment group we had 2 cannons the older guys operated. They used thumbstalls and always told us youngsters, that helped with the loading, that we should be always aware that the touch-hole is covered before we sponge out the barrel after firing.
I think it's the camera angel that makes it look that way. We always stand between the wheel and barrel just to be safe! I'm hoping to do a "cannon accidents" video where we simulate that with a ramrod and ballistics dummy who stands in front. Thanks for tuning in!
On nitrating things, interesting. I'm guessing historically potassium or sodium nitrate was used, but also potassium chlorate was around, too. Please do tell, or if you're up to doing a demonstration video, show & tell would be pretty cool.
I’ll film it next time we make some and get a video up for you! It’s extremely easy to make and I’ll look up some of the history on what they used too!
3:50 A cannons crew would “spike the cannon” if they were getting overrun by the enemy to avoid the cannon getting captured and used by the enemy. The crew would do this by getting a wedge shaped spike and hammering it in, so the wedge would get stuck, blocking the touch hole.
I’d really like to get a video out one of these days about spiking guns and “show” people how they did it and some of the other ways they disabled cannons.
Not directly related to this video. If you're looking for inspiration or enjoy playing around with optimizing loads, there are several guys leading the way on shotgun research. Bubba Rountree Outdoors, Rodger Adkins, The Shotgun Scientists, and Buck and Slug Reloader are the 4 main channels doing legitimate testing. Anyway keep up the good work
I shall check them out! Always nice to add new projectiles to the cannon. I think we might be getting a metal lathe soonish for the shop which will open a new world of possibilities.
@@TheCannoneer Sweet, they may give you some ideas for wad design too
@@joearledge1 I'll be sure to check them out! Maybe one day we can get a cross over video going!
If you shoot a ram rod any chance you can go for broke and sharpen the end like a giant dart?
For sure! We've actually got an entire episode planned where we shoot darts out of it! That's kinda of the first protocannon called a pot-der-fer.
@@TheCannoneer Pot-de-Fer and later Bombarde, I visited a medieval fort in southern France that has a few of these.
Gotta admit. I’m a bit jealous of that trip!
I would be nervous that the propellant would get set off by the friction of being rammed. Thank you for the demonstration.
We need to recreate that one of these days, an accidental discharge with the ramrod still in the cannon. That won't be a good time for the ballistics dummy.
Showing the nitrating process for your papers and matches would be cool.
Also historical fuses if you donthat sort of thing.
I’ve filmed that one I just need to edit it! Good suggestion!
Now imagine being your age now in the civil war doing this as fast as you could.
Yeah no thank you! My great great grandfather was 14 in the civil war and he fought for a few years. I can’t imagine what he was thinking or feeling.
Shouldn't you have someone keeping his thumb on the touch-hole in case some of the remaining powder residue gets oxygen and flares up?
I’ve actually never heard that so I can’t comment on validity one way or another although I’ve never heard about that one! I will say if you plug the vent the pressure inside makes it rather hard to push the ramrod down the barrel!
m.ua-cam.com/video/7LhEC4YgWJo/v-deo.html
Skip to around 27:30 or so. Apparently that was a common practice around the American civil war period and a bit before. They had a special leather glove called a thumb stall as well. Thanks for the info!
@@TheCannoneer - You're welcome. When I was still living in Europe I was in a Thirty Years War reenactment group we had 2 cannons the older guys operated. They used thumbstalls and always told us youngsters, that helped with the loading, that we should be always aware that the touch-hole is covered before we sponge out the barrel after firing.
We’re you standing in front of the barrel while loading?
I think it's the camera angel that makes it look that way. We always stand between the wheel and barrel just to be safe! I'm hoping to do a "cannon accidents" video where we simulate that with a ramrod and ballistics dummy who stands in front. Thanks for tuning in!
@@TheCannoneer ok, just making sure you’re being safe.👍🏻
What else do you want to know about out cannon? What do you want to see us shoot next?