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I thought some might like to see a few photos from my afternoon with the Canoneers who came together to test, shoot and visit with the public. I was able to fill my lungs with the real smell of gunpowder as only black powder was allowed. Including for the "Tre-Bu-Che" which was voted the most consistent aim for the day. I believe they actually hit the 200 yard target more than once staying on par with the Howitzers and other mountain guns in attendance. Overall a great time. Here are the photos. I will try to post additional information when my head clears a little. Usually after some sleep. Enjoy.            | ||
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Great stuff, Frank! Thanks for sharing! Rusty We Band of Brothers! DRSS, NRA & SCI Life Member "I am rejoiced at my fate. Do not be uneasy about me, for I am with my friends." ----- David Crockett in his last letter (to his children), January 9th, 1836 "I will never forsake Texas and her cause. I am her son." ----- Jose Antonio Navarro, from Mexican Prison in 1841 "for I have sworn upon the altar of god eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Arbroath April 6, 1320-“. . .It is not for glory, nor riches, nor honours that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.” | |||
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excellent pics, all the way down to the "tre-bucket!"... I hadn't even seen a trailerpark engineered seige (a TRUE assauly weapon) and scrounged... (my god, that's a transformer housing for the counterweight, aint it)... on a trailer, that looks light enough to be pulled by an import!!! what were they flinging with that? bowling balls? the 4" angle must be the slide rails, but I don't see anything heavy enough build to be the stopping arm to make it FLING wow jeffe opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Those first couple pics show how to get some really, really nasty Weatherby eyebrows.... Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum | |||
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 I am glad you enjoy them. I sure had a great time and met some great people as well. Here are a few more of the Tre" in action. I believe it was throwing a 4lb concrete cast ball. There are lots of cables and counter-wires to hold it together during the strain of the toss. You can see the fuse smoking prior to the fling. I thought it was actually very humorous that it also has a scope sighted aiming device until I saw how accurate it was. Frank      | |||
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Great pictures! Am I the only one who finds the use of spotting scopes with black powder cannon anachronistic? Be careful if you are in Jeffe's neighborhood as I could see a trebuchet showing up in his back yard any day now...  ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Frank, looks like that was a real fun time event. Wish I was there to shoot with those guys.   That only thing slower than loading those cannons, is down loading these pictures on dial-up.  Hog Killer IGNORE YOUR RIGHTS AND THEY'LL GO AWAY!!! ------------------------------------ We Band of Bubbas & STC Hunting Club, The Whomper Club | |||
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jeffe can have one in his back yard if he wants one--he can even bring it to the ranch and hunt hogs with it!!!! An old pilot, not a bold pilot, aka "the pig murdering fool" | |||
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If he can land a projectile in the middle of a group like this it is sausage for everyone!   ------------------------------- Some Pictures from Namibia Some Pictures from Zimbabwe An Elephant Story | |||
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Thanks for sharing with us this marvelous weapons.Juan www.huntinginargentina.com.ar FULL PROFESSIONAL MEMBER OF IPHA INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL HUNTERS ASOCIATION . DSC PROFESSIONAL MEMBER DRSS--SCI NRA IDPA IPSC-FAT -argentine shooting federation cred number2- | |||
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Great photos. This weekend I'm off to a rocket festival another thing that gets the juices flowing !! www.nerrf.com | |||
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Allan, think bowling balls from a trebbi would work? LMAO.. could build a mangonell and REALLY make the opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club Information on Ammoguide about the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR. 476AR, http://www.weaponsmith.com | |||
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Great stuff Frank!   Doug Humbarger NRA Life member Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 72'73. Yankee Station Try to look unimportant. Your enemy might be low on ammo. | |||
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Looks like a group getting ready for the 4th of July. Great fun and most entertaining. Thanks   Member NRA, SCI- Life #358 28+ years now! DRSS, double owner-shooter since 1983, O/U .30-06 Browning Continental set. | |||
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