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A black powder cannon uses black powder to fire projectiles, typically cannon balls out the front of the cannon. Black powder has been in existence for a long time and the processes at work that allow a black powder cannon to work are fairly simple. An over view of what allows a black powder cannon such as the one in the video above will be discussed. Firing a black powder cannon can be extremelty dangerous business and cares should be taken by anyone interested in partaking in firing a black powder cannon.

Black powder consists of a blend of sulfer, charcoal and potassium nitrate and burns rapidly producing large quantities of hot solids and gases which if used properly will propel cannon balls great distances.

Although the recipe for black powder which is used in firing a black powder cannon is considered fairly simple there are a few other circumstances necessary to allow a projectile to actully be launched through the use of a black powder cannon. namely, the black powder must be under pressure.

See it's not just the ability of the black powder to burn and expand quickly to launch the projectile. It's the fact that the black powder cannon provides an environment that places the black powder under pressure and in a chamber that will not give that allows the projectile to launch.

The only way for the pressure created by the ignition of the black powder in the black powder cannon to be released is by forcing the projectile out the front of the black powder cannon. Ofcourse this situation is just exactly what allows a black powder cannon to function.

Now that you understand a highl level view of what allows a black powder cannon to function, watch the video above and look around this site for more awesome examples of a black powder cannon firing.

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Treasure Hunting for Civil War Artifacts

Author: David Cowley

Civil War Cannon

If you're a modern-day treasure hunter you may wonder how you can find some great Civil War artifacts, whether on your own or through another seller that has already found them for you.  Believe it or not, there are still some great items you can find from the Civil War even after all these decades.

Obviously in order to hunt up some Civil War artifacts you're going to need some equipment.  Metal detectors are not just for beach bums anymore, and they have become much more sophisticated and useful in the past few years.  For instance, many today have their electronic components built into the headphones you wear, meaning that the stick part of the detector is much lighter than it once was.  This eliminates a lot of the arm fatigue you would normally have when hunting down artifacts in a large field.  There's nothing more irritating when treasure hunting than to have to stop and rest your arm simply because your equipment is poorly built and far too heavy!

You would also need to travel to where you can find some great Civil War artifacts in order to find these great items.  Chances are you won't find anything in areas such as Michigan, California, or Maine.  Instead you need to do your hunting where there were significant battles in order to find great Civil War memorabilia.  These states include areas such as Virginia, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, and areas like this.

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It's also important that you understand just what you're looking for by way of Civil War artifacts.  Not every coin or piece of metal you find is going to be an actual artifact and there's no guarantee that it has any connection to the Civil War.  It's also important that you obey local laws and respect property rights of those who may live in the areas where you're going to find Civil War antiques.  Obviously you can't just start walking up and down the streets of Virginia, waving your metal detector, and lay claim to anything and everything you find!  Public parks, beaches, and other such places are really the only places where you can openly go and search and then keep what you find.

You can hunt for artifacts on private property if you first get permission from the owner.  Remember to always leave nothing behind except footprints.  You do not want the next person that tries to hunt in the same area but is denied permission because you left holes in the ground or you left a soda can behind.

If you're serious about hunting down Civil War artifacts you need to do your homework.  Many people assume that real treasure hunters spend all their time out in the field digging up relics, but in reality much of your time is probably going to be spent in the library or online.  You need to understand what to look for, where to find them, and where to sell them once they're found if that's what you want to do with them.  And because antiques can be greatly compromised in value when they are cared for improperly, it's important to be sure you clean and store them appropriately.  Even the sturdiest of Civil War memorabilia needs to be taken care of delicately in order to preserve it for the next several centuries as well!

Happy treasure hunting.

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David Cowley has created numerous articles on Treasure Hunting. He has also created a Web Site dedicated to Treasure Hunting. Visit Treasure Hunting




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Black Powder Cannon

Author: Marten Kubuso

Is Black Powder hunting a worthy sport or just another outdoors activity? Many think that hunting is for those bored individuals looking to spice up their life at the cost of animal life, but that is a clear misinterpretation. With fossil evidence of hunting dating back to over 16 centuries ago, and black powder to the 9th century, hunting has been considered as a way of survival for many generations, and in time came to be seen as a sporting activity. Black Powder hunting requires much more skill than traditional rifle or shotgun hunting, as well as maintenance, but in return gives much more satisfaction. Hunting not only brings one closer to Mother Nature, but also saves human lives.

Imagine walking through a forest in the early morning, hearing nothing but your breath, sound of branches brushing against your coat, and the sound of birds. With hunting, this is a normal experience. Now imagine walking at that same time in a city congested with traffic and people, hearing horns, engines and everyday noise. Not only will one relax and take a healthy break from the stressful everyday lifestyle, but gain an unprecedented advantage of understanding human coexistance with Mother Nature. Hunting can give one a chance to learn from Mother Nature, for example the V formation of birds in flight, or the crafty work of a butterfly.

Black Powder Hunting requires much more skill than some of the other traditional hunting techniques. So why pick up a more skill required technique, rather than use a rifle? First of all, with black powder hunting, a hunter will usually have only one shot, and that one shot must count. With this in mind, much more skill is required as there is no room for error, bringing more satisfaction after that shot. Second of all, black powder hunting creates a clear possibility of being seen if that shot was a miss, thus creating adrenaline and much more joy than firing from a much safer distance.

Today, some meat and many other food products include health hazardous chemicals, from PCBs to other toxins and additives. From the meat preparation methods used to all additives in feed for livestock, today's diet consists of not only meat for non-vegetarians but includes countless harmful chemicals. Although some lakes and rivers and forests are becoming hosts of spreading toxins, they are still considered ultimately minimal in comparison to industrialized areas. With this in mind, all wild game is considerably much healthier meat product than any man made meat. Hunting will not only assist in eating healthier meat, but keep that hunter much more fit and healthy while in search of the healthy food.

With over 1.5 million car accidents caused by deer and elk, hunting helps in minimizing this. Imagine making hunting illegal, which would cause an alarming spread of wild game closer and closer to city bounds. Although limitations to hunting regions and types of game allowed to hunt must be in place to conserve the natural cycle, and a healthy growth of wildlife, without any hunting activities and the lack of predators near city bounds would cause that 1.5 million accidents to start growing rapidly. With that in mind, most car accidents caused by deer and elk are fatal, and with wild game spreading closer to farms in search of food during winter seasons, hunting is a terrific activity to keep this at a reasonable control.

Whether one is a veteran or a prospective hunter, Black Powder hunting is a worthy sport for just anyone. Looking for more knowledge about hunting, hunting firearms and hunting gear? Come and visit us.

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Black Powder Cannon

Author: Nayan Choure

Black Powder Gun Supplies

Blackhorn 209 Powder

Users like this for its high quality performance. It constantly shoots with utmost accuracy and higher velocity than other propellants. The powder is engineered to eliminate cleaning and swabbing between shots. It is basically superior as compared to other muzzleloaders. It has the lowest standard deviations and low pressure-to-velocity ration for essential performance every time.

It is a very excellent powder for muzzleloaders with 209 primer ignition systems where the primer is totally enclosed. It is also a favorite among many gun enthusiasts because it can be easily paired up with any muzzleloading primer, musket or high-powered rifle primers. The average price of this product is about 35 to 37 US dollars.

Pyrodex Powder

This powder could be used in all types of calibers of percussion muzzleloading shoguns and rifles. It has so many uses and considered the most adaptable powder in the Pryrodex line. Moreover, the powder burns the cleaner and produces plenty of fouling as compared to black powders. Many users attest that it is the most accurate to use. The price is about 18 t0 23 US dollars.

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This case can store all your gun-cleaning supplies. The case securely supports your shotgun or rifle with a staggered yoke system throughout cleaning sessions. The 2 large lift-out trays can store some of your supplies and make it effortless to lay out your onslaught table as professionally as possible. The case has a comfortable and over molded handle for easy carrying. The price of this product is about 30 US dollars.

Black Powder Gun Tips

Tips How to Build a Black Powder Gun

Open the case or kit and use the accessories seen inside to get the stock parts. Check against the list if the contents are complete. Have it replaced immediately if one is missing. Every accessory is there for an important purpose. You cannot improvise for something lacking.

Fit the plate to the bottom of the gun. Use the rasp and sand paper to work down the elevated spots in roughed-out gunstocks and repeatedly fit the bottom of the plate to the gun while checking if what you are doing is correct. Screw it firmly together if you are already sure of the positioning.

Fit the lock to stock to the next one. Slide the lock in the proper places on the right side of the gun for it to fit properly. The lock must slide all the way against the slide of the gunstock. Sand down those areas that block the entry of the stock. Do the same with the stocks.

Mount the trigger and slide its assembly up into the stock and screw it down tight. The gun must now be assembled, however you will now want to disassemble it and stain the stock with your choice of color and type of stain. Make the barrel blue by using the step-by-step blue gun kit provided. Rebuild the gun and distinguish how it shoots.

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]]> http://www.blackpowdercannon.org/black-powder-3/ /feed 287 The Challenges of Black Powder Gun Hunting http://www.blackpowdercannon.org/black-powder-4/ http://www.blackpowdercannon.org/black-powder-4/ #comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:10:48 +0000 blackpowder Black Powder Cannon

Black Powder Cannon

Author: David H. Urmann

Hunting using black powder guns is challenging as well as rewarding. There some basic things people should consider before taking up the sport.

Long ago, hunters had to content themselves with black power guns that were a bit "unwieldy" to carry. It also gave only a single shot at a time to go along with the game. Today, hunting rifles are lighter, more accurate and they have greater range capabilities. They are also more efficient in firing successively.

Some hunters, however, find today's hunting less demanding and thus less exciting despite all the equipments and accessories available to make the hunt easier. More and more hunters are turning to black powder guns just to bring back the excitement of hunting.

Hunting a deer or any other kind of game is much more interesting when one has to rely mainly on one's skills rather than the equipment. The use of black powder guns offers hunters the opportunity to bag a game or two through sheer skill and patience. This gives hunters a feeling of satisfaction that cannot be overstated.

You may want to think about adding a modern scope to the old rifle. The rifle is accurate by itself but it does not let you have the sight range you can have with a modern scope. This is why you will need to be very close to the animal before shooting it.

Black Powder Gun Hunting Challenges

Using a black powder gun for hunting is not easy. The number of things that the hunter must carry should be enough to discourage anybody. He needs to have the gun, gun powder, the patches, balls, loading ramrods, patch tubes and cleaning jags as well as solvent, balls and ball pulling worm.

There's no way a hunter can travel lightly, considering that the gun alone should weigh no less than six pounds. Moreover, the fact that that the hunter is given only one shot or two at the most, depending on how fast he or she can reload to get his prey, means that he or she must be as near as possible to his target. Getting close to the prey is still another skill a hunter should possess.

His hunting paraphernalia can also carry scents that can drive the game away. He must also be extraordinarily patient while waiting for the right moment to move closer or to get the most from an appropriate angle, in order to achieve that effective shot.

Those who choose black powder guns for hunting should be well acquainted on the various types, uses as well as proper care and maintenance of these guns. They should make the choice of caliber, length, butt stock, sights and other essential components of the gun that can suit one's specific needs. While reloading seems to be an intimidating task, at first, it becomes a routine after a few rounds of practice. Some black power gun hunting enthusiasts are even known to make their own bullets.

A black powder gun can be messy. After a while powder hardens in some parts of the gun, especially when a great amount of powder is used. This is why the gun should be cleaned regularly since hardened powder in the barrel can affect accuracy.

Types of Black Powder Guns

There several types of black powder guns available to people who are interested in black powder gun hunting. There is the classic stand rifle used primarily for deer hunting. This muzzleloader rifle weighs 7 to 8 lbs, 26" to 28" of barrel, is accurate up to 200 yards and is equipped with a stock that allows scope mounting. It includes an ignition mechanism protected from rain, snow and ice.

For hunting in big game through rough countries, the rough country rifle is the appropriate tool. This gun is light, weighing 6.5 lbs. However, it possesses all the good qualities of the deer stand rifle. The total weight of the gun will be over 7 lbs after the addition of a scope.

Some hunters hunt in all kinds of weather. The Extreme Weather Muzzleloader is the gun for these types of hunters. These guns are custom made. The Scout Concept rifle is one example of these guns.

There is, of course, the general purpose of a gun which combines all the good qualities of the other three guns. They are as accurate as the classic deer stand, and as light as the rough country muzzleloader. They possess the hardiness of a general purpose gun.

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Black Powder Cannon

Author: Dave Text

Gun powder also called black powder, is made of pyrotechnic composition which is an explosive combination of potassium nitrate, charcoal and sulfur that flames quickly and can produce a number of hot solids and gases that can be used as a propellant in fireworks as well as fire arms.

Black powder guns are guns that are loaded with black powder. Similarly looks like the common guns that you see today where you put a bullet in and shoot. It is the number one way to shoot something. When you see a black powder gun, Civil War era can come into your mind where you think of the buckskin clad hunters. Most hunters prefer to use this since it is more accurate for long distance shots compared to the traditional guns of today in fact they prefer this than the newer ones.

Today's hunters are using black powders also known as muzzleloaders, because the majority of the states are implementing a muzzleloader gun-hunting season. In fact, over 200,000 permits were issued to muzzleloaders last year in many states. It's also used for many years now. The name black powder was created in the late 19th century to make a distinction between the previous gunpowder formulations to the new smokeless powders and semi smokeless powders. During the 1890's, black powder guns are referred to as gunpowder or plainly powder. It was only named black powder after the white powder was invented so that they can tell the difference between the two. Nowadays, black powder guns and muzzleloaders can be seen in many websites. It is very informative that it can even tell you what powder to use and how to make your own from a kit.

Smokeless powder may require precise loading of the charge to avoid damage due to overloading. Though such damage is still possible with black powder, loading can be performed by means of capacity than exact mass. Usually, high explosives are favored for shattering rock; however, since it has a low shattering effect, all the more that black powder can avoid breakage and thus resulting to more stones with good working condition as compared to some gunpowder. Consequently, the black powder was created to discharge stone marbles and granites which are normally used for monuments. Gun powders are usually used for fireworks. It is mixed with chemical compounds that can produce your desired color.

However, Black powder has fairly low energy density compared to modern smokeless powders and it can produce a thick smoke that can damage aiming or reveal a shooter's position. Black powder arms must be cleansed both inside and out to remove the residue. Its burn rate can be changed through corning. Through corning, it can compress the fine black powder meal into blocks with a fixed density. After that, the blocks are broken up into granules. Afterwards, the granules are sorted to size to give numerous black powder grades. Black powder uses sodium nitrates that can likely be hygroscopic not like the black powders where nitrate used is saltpeter. Since black powder can be stored unsealed and can remain feasible for centuries provided no liquid is ever introduced, muzzleloaders are known to fire after hanging on a wall for decades in a loaded state, provided they remain dry. Now, powder that normally use sodium nitrate that are intended for blasting should be sealed from moisture in the air to remain stable for a long time.

Gun powders have been classified as Group A or Primary Explosive substance by the UN Model Regulations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and National Transportation authorities. It is intended for shipment since it burst into flames so easily. Shipment of this item is under extra precaution since this can cause fire if not given extra care. Safety Measures are of top priority for Black Powder Guns.

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Author: Azranp

There are some differences between black powder and smokeless powder that will be describe shortly in this article.

Black powder (the "original propellant") is very pressure sensitive, produces a lot of smoke when ignited, and is not very efficient (meaning it takes a lot more to produce the gas to propel a slug). Black powder is the old charcoal, sulfur, saltpeter mix that the Chinese invented a thousand years ago. It's common "gunpowder". It burns badly and creates huge amounts of smoke. Black powder, when burned, only produces propellant gases with approximately 35% of it's mass. 65% of the mass of black powder, when burned, becomes useless solid byproducts in the gun barrel and in the air. If that's not "burns badly" in your opinion, perhaps you need to go back to the third grade again, bud? Your comprehensive skills are obviously lacking.

Smokeless powder is composed of two basic materials. One is nitrocellulose and the other is nitroglycerine. Some smokeless powders are made of only one of these materials and is called a single base powder. Others are composed of a mixture of both components and are called double based powders. The reason for using mixtures of the two components is to control their burning rates. Faster burning powders are used for shotguns and handguns. The slower burning powders are used for rifle powders.

Smokeless powders are all progressive burning powders. That means that as the pressure within the cartridge increases, so does the burning rate. It produces a more gentle acceleration than does black powder and achieved much greater final pressures and higher total velocities than will black powder. Black powder burns at the same rate regardless of the increasing pressure. The maximum pressure is reached more quickly but is significantly less than smokeless powder. These lower total pressures of black powder are the reason that you cannot use smokeless powder in a gun designed for black powder. You will blow it up and yourself along with it.

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