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General Category => News => Topic started by: CarlS on March 06, 2012, 03:52:17 PM

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Post by: CarlS on March 06, 2012, 03:52:17 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/california-woman-killed-cannonball-fired-husband-173702874.html

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Post by: divedigger on March 06, 2012, 04:20:07 PM

oops

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Post by: Pete George on March 07, 2012, 01:30:12 AM

  This News-report from Reuters News Agency says it was a "homemade" cannon.

  Probable reason it blew up is that its builder was using fireworks powder in it, not simple low-yield Blackpowder.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/07/us-cannon-death-california-idUSTRE82604920120307

Regards,
Pete

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Post by: ETEX on March 07, 2012, 01:28:18 PM

Mike

Have you been hanging around in San Diego while on your sabatical?

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Post by: speedenforcer on March 08, 2012, 02:28:16 AM

sad story but that was funny ETEX.

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Post by: CarlS on March 08, 2012, 02:07:50 PM

Yes, when I think of trailer parks the first person who pops into my head is Mike.    ;D

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Post by: ETEX on March 10, 2012, 03:32:53 PM

Mike

When you go to all of the shows and are travelling how do you behave in front of company? After reading Carl's comments it just makes me kind of wonder.  ???

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Post by: Pete George on March 10, 2012, 04:12:01 PM

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/911-Call-Cannon-Death-Potrero-142068993.html

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Post by: emike123 on March 14, 2012, 07:30:31 PM

Nowhere near there, but what a drunken screw up.

I did go out with our buddy Ken last weekend and we blasted away (soberly) with our shotguns.  My shoulder has recovered only today, but the new addition, a Benelli Montefeltro Silver Edition 20 gauge, is a keeper.

While there I paid a visit to my cannon and it is still intact.  Here's a muzzle shot showing the right hand twist

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff458/emike123/photo.jpg)