He’s dangerous and just an accident waiting to happen. He should contact a Civil War reenactment group and get some expert advice before he loses an arm. The use of paper and trying to pack the powder almost crippled him.
The cannon is a half scale if anything. He could have easily bought one and it wouldn’t have cost 6,000 dollars.
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Mrs. L said "NO ******* WAY!" before I could even ask the question.
An NC man was injured July 4th when a homemade cannon misfired.