Thread: Canons?

Originally Posted by gundoc

I should have mentioned that it was a proof load, the projectile was 1" of 1/4" Whit bolt wrapped in a a layer of toilet paper and the full Ballistite charges from 2x .303 blanks. Instead of running back on its little wheels, it just went end over end until it slammed into the workshop wall!

Sounds like great fun! I thought a proof load was three times the charge with no projectile? (just what I have been told)