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Selma Hunter

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Homemade Cannon Kills
« on: July 05, 2016, 12:27:59 PM »
All,

There is a message here. 

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2016/07/04/western-michigan-man-dies-after-homemade-cannon-explodes/

Hope those who play here (and lurk) all had a better weekend than this guy.

VBR,

Bill

alwion

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Re: Homemade Cannon Kills
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 06:33:09 PM »
i have a homemade cannon (1/4" bore) made in shop class in 1975. doesn't say how his was made or the size, but we didn't shoot them with "loads" anyway. my how times have changed