Looking for a Place to Shoot a Cannon

[CrufflerSteve]

I just thought I'd post this link to move this up a bit. http://www.flickr.com/photos/9803617...03856342/show/
I'd love to be able to do enough load work to compete is this event.

If anybody has any places to suggest, I'm interested. I could take a small cannon out to sites to see if they are suitable. Saying 'Wyoming' doesn't help much. In many places where guns are okay, a cannon will freak people out. They worry about fire and such. I don't think that is an issue as long as some intelligence is used setting it up. There are millions of acres out there and there has to be someplace for this.

Steve

[CrufflerSteve]

Just pushing this up once again. I've been unable to shoot anything for way too long due to family issues but should be free as the summer arrives.

Once again I'd love some sort of backstopped area so I could have hopes of retrieving 4 pound lead projectiles but anyplace would do.

If someone found a place I'd even let them yank the lanyard to see what a real gun is like.

Late last summer I found that the fifty caliber people had a range in Ft. Morgan and reached the fellow the week after they'd lost the lease to it.

Steve

[Irving]

Turns out it is more like 320 acres of land, but there is NO backstop at all, so it's a no go. Sorry to hear you're still looking.

[coop68]

you should check and see if dragonmans would let you its a gun range but from my understanding they allow everything there heck they blow up cars! it is public he owns a ton of military stuff i wouldent be surprised if he has a cannon! he owns like 6 different types of tanks! and museum full of real stuff!

http://dragonmans.com/

[CrufflerSteve]

you should check and see if dragonmans would let you its a gun range but from my understanding they allow everything there heck they blow up cars! it is public he owns a ton of military stuff i wouldent be surprised if he has a cannon! he owns like 6 different types of tanks! and museum full of real stuff!

http://dragonmans.com/

Forgive me if this appears twice but my reply went poof!

I went to Dragonman's years ago and there didn't seem to be much adult supervision. Just people blasting away with almost no ceasefire to check targets. I'm certainly not comparing ti to Rampart range but it was mainly people firing guns and not much interest in hitting targets.

I have 4x8 plywood sheets with some supports so they can be screwed into the plywood and rebarred into the ground. It would take a few minutes to organize that.

Steve

[CrufflerSteve]

One last question. The south site isn't that far from me. Is it at all possible there? I've never been down there but it looks like the foothills. I live in Sedalia so it actually is close.

Steve

[ronaldrwl]

One last question. The south site isn't that far from me. Is it at all possible there? I've never been down there but it looks like the foothills. I live in Sedalia so it actually is close.

Steve

I don't think it's large enough, 200 yards to shot, maybe?

[coop68]

Forgive me if this appears twice but my reply went poof!

I went to Dragonman's years ago and there didn't seem to be much adult supervision. Just people blasting away with almost no ceasefire to check targets. I'm certainly not comparing ti to Rampart range but it was mainly people firing guns and not much interest in hitting targets.

I have 4x8 plywood sheets with some supports so they can be screwed into the plywood and rebarred into the ground. It would take a few minutes to organize that.

Steve

yeah! oh well thought i would mention.

[Tim K]

I was out at the south site on Wednesday, and decided to scout around for you a bit. I found a well used spot to the south of the main area on one of the trails that would allow you to shoot at 225 yards directly into a very high hill. It appeared to be totally safe to me.