Now *THIS* is a hand cannon...

[Stormfeather]

Whar kin eye git wun?

[Tweak338]

Thing is awesome! Where can I get insturctions to build one or buy one ?
..and it does remind me of that move Ryu does in Street Fighter..

[ar15barrels]

I gotta have me one of them.

[RideIcon]

thats pretty cool, i think he was shooting a projectile because he claims the barrel actually swelled and im thinking the pressure from a projectile would be the only way enough pressure in a half inch tube could swell an inch and a quarter of metal....

[mds2004]

Its easy to make. As he posted it is just a 2" steel cylinder bored out .5" with the handles welded on. Very easy to make with the proper tools. Just use a .5" ball and muzzle load it.

[aplinker]

I want that ring of fire.

If I build it, who volunteers to shoot it?

[ar15barrels]

I want that ring of fire.

If I build it, who volunteers to shoot it?

I'll build it if YOU will shoot it...

[Tweak338]

I'll build it if YOU will shoot it...

Deal

[aplinker]

Now who volunteers to stand down range and film the fire ring from the muzzle side?

I'll write the release for you, Tweak...

"I am fully aware that in all likelihood this firearm/canon will explode catastrophically, killing me and anyone dumb enough to be within 100 yards of me. I will not hold anyone responsible for my monumentally stupid choice to test-fire said cannon. Should I die I will have my epitaph engraved with an image of the cannon, a + sign below it, "Tweak" below that, followed by an equal sign beneath that and finally an arrow pointing toward my grave."

Deal

[mm1]

My brother took a 2" diameter steel cylinder, bored out a .5" hole and welded on two handles. He and his friends load it like a cannon; hence the name "Hand Cannon". So, I don't know, do you consider that a "real" gun...?

The velocity of our projectile is actually very slow. Its a .50 cal lead ball. We fill the barrel with so much powder that the ball sits about an inch from the end of the barrel. All the ball does is act as a plug to keep the powder from coming out the end. The ring you see is the shock wave of the explosion breaking the sound barrier. The fire disappears but the ring keeps traveling. The lead ball probably only goes about 20 yards and is going very slow.

No new footage will be posted until a new cannon can be made because the barrel started to swell/bulge/expand. The next cannon will be made with a harder alloy or thicker side wall. This cannon is 2 inches in diameter with a .5 inch hole bored into it. It has a fuse hole in the side and is about 1 foot in length. The handles are some steel tube welded on the barrel. The results were beyond expectations.

Here is some information on it from the comment section on YouTube.
Looks fun to shoot.

[wksun88]

holy $h!t....

[aileron]

This looks pretty cool as well.

Bet you their not firing this puppy in cali. Probably in Arizona.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQpR888QuU&NR=1

[Spiggy]

the words "Cossack Blaster" come in mind

[DedEye]

Holy hell!

[radioactivelego]

The term "destuctive device" comes to mind along with "Here's the soap Bubba" and "Federal Prision."

The term "smoothbore" and "teenager with no access to a 1"+ bore rifling machine" come to mind as well.