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Hi
I have a old russian tank
With a 76mm gun it is deactivated but it is possible to load
When I live in Sweden where weapons laws are strict, you only have to buy black powder
My question is how much do you dare to load? and what should I pack the gun powder in
It's amphibian but I'm not going to invade the US HiHiTo help, someone would need to know what your intentions are? just make noise, or send a round down range? Also, what was done to deactivate the gun?
Oh yea, and pics, we all love to examine pictures.
I have to load it from the front. There is a plug welded on the back endI expect that you would need at least the butt end of a cartridge to seal the breech; it would not be pleasant inside the vehicle with the blowback that would result from an unsealed breech. Powder used in these guns was and is smokeless and graded as to burn time and resultant pressures created, I think black powder works the same, the finer it is, the faster the burn time; cannon powder would be quite coarse. An old timer told me "if you don't know what you are doing, don't f--- with it". Pretty good advice!
I have a good friend who is into the cannon thing, has about 50 breech loading cannons, all active; he has a class 10 firearms permit, that allows you to possess up to, but not including nuclear weapons.
nichrome wire in the powder? sorry don't know what its is but I'm thinking electrically is the way to do itIt's amazing how much noise a little gun powder can make. Those small starter cannons for yacht racing are loud . A friend bought one to play with. So a large tank won't need a lot to make it loud.
I would think a cardboard tube about 2 - 3 inches long would be a lot of bang. But the question is how to ignite it w/o a firing pin?you could do it electrically. Maybe just a nichrome wire in the powder and 2 insulated wires coming out the breach. and a 12volt battery.