"John B." wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:11:54 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:


"John B." wrote:

Call Steve, he's trying to build a cannon and 6" pipe with 1"
walls
might be just what he wants :-)


That's just a medium sized pea shooter. ;-)

That is approximately a 32 pounder. About 1450 Ft/Sec. velocity and
a
224,000 grain bullet. I'll leave it to you to calculate muzzle
energy.
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Cheers,

John B.

Pounders:
http://www.civilwarartillery.com/shottables.htm