There aren't many old Buckskinners that have not gotten into cannons, somewhere along the line. Guess I'm no exception as I still have about five and one golf-ball mortar. These are a whole bunch of fun. ....
During one of my range times, there was a fella who showed up with a fairly large mortar and for compression, he hammered an empty soda can over some paper wadding. I'm guessing he put about a third to a half a can of powder. Everyone on the line stopped to watch the show. That is until the third round when one of his windows on his truck, shattered. ....
Be Safe !!!