Starting to think about going big...

[Mike OTDP]

Money, that is.

I'm starting to consider either getting back into a subgun, or possibly a cannon. Repro Civil War field piece. Not sure if I will, mind, but I'm thinking about it.

The advantage of a subgun is that I can carry it easily. The disadvantage is the paperwork. A cannon is no paperwork...but I'm not trading my BMW convertible for a pickup to tow the thing. At least I know where I could shoot the cannon.

[D5CAV]

I vote for cannon, but they still need paperwork for DD (Form 4)

http://www.gunsamerica.com/976970024/Ru ... Subcal.htm

You missed your opportunity last year. A big collection went on the market. A number of DDs went for a lot less than I expected. I know some registered DDs ended up getting cut because the buyer didn't want to go through Form 4, and just wanted the vehicle. I know, it was a crime, but it's the law.

http://www.auctionsamerica.com/events/a ... 70c15412c2

[Jered]

If it's a civil war cannon, it wouldn't need any paperwork, would it?

[Mike OTDP]

If it's a civil war cannon, it wouldn't need any paperwork, would it?

None at all.

[Rod]

If it's a civil war cannon, it wouldn't need any paperwork, would it?

None at all.

Heck, I know a guy in Bisbee who has an 1847 mountain howitzer. Don't know if it's for sale or not but he's not doing well healthwise. Built the carriage himself.

[Windy Wilson]

If it's a civil war cannon, it wouldn't need any paperwork, would it?

None at all.

At least until you start buying case-lot size quantities of black powder and the BATF wonders what you're up to.

[McClarkus]

Cannon = fun. We have a 36" Napoleon reproduction black powder with a 2.25" smoothbore. Shooting 5 gallon cans of water is a blast. The real crowd pleaser is always the mortar though. Yell "fire in the hole" and you have everybody's attention, right now. It throws a 4" can of concrete almost so far I can see it any more. 17 seconds is how long it takes to go up and then come down. We usually let a wide variety of minions light the fuse and then run like crazy. Their stories only grow with time. My avatar is the 4" mortar - homemade. It takes a charge of 500 grains 1f or 2f. The cannon takes 1000 grains of 1f. You can actually get quite a few shots out of a can and concrete is way cheaper to shoot than 2lb lead balls. No paper work is needed for any of them that I am aware of.

[Windy Wilson]

That sounds cool. I gotta get out to see a reenactment including a cannon or mortar. Of course, when I talked to the Black Watch they were so enthusiastic about my interest I was afraid to drink anything at their booth for fear I'd wake up 3 days out of Portsmouth with a splitting headache and no idea why I was on a ship bound for India.

I worked with a fellow who was part of a Civil War reenactment group in Southern California in the 80's (that I knew about) and presumably later, too. I heard second hand that the BATF or the FBI questioned him once about what he was doing with all the black powder.

[blackeagle603]

CA you're limited to 1 lb of black powder in your possession now.

[slowpoke]

CA you're limited to 1 lb of black powder in your possession now.

thats a dangerous law. why would they want people to store the ingredients unmixed and make thier own rather than buying commercial wich is safer than making your own?