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Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« on: April 01, 2022, 04:17:35 PM »
Several British cannon used in the Revolutionary War were dredged out of the Savannah River. Mr. Biden will be pleased to know they were government-owned.

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The story says they were in the wreckage of British ships that were scuttled to block the path of French naval forces.
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2022, 06:54:59 PM »
I'm sure the BATFE will be along shortly to confiscate them.
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2022, 07:02:24 PM »
So ... they lost their guns in a tragic boating accident?
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2022, 07:18:29 PM »
So ... they lost their guns in a tragic boating accident?


:rofl:

Of course, the British wantonly throwing cannons into our waterways is why we're paying more for gasoline!
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2022, 09:41:45 PM »
So ... they lost their guns in a tragic boating accident?

That was a good one !  :rofl:

But the ATF being involved?

Huh.

Did they figure out some goomizigah convoluted leegil reasoning to bring black powder muzzle loaders under their jurisdiction, too?

And it doesn't take even a single pull of the trigger to fire one of those cannons.

Huh.

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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2022, 10:16:10 AM »
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2022, 10:23:41 AM »
That was a good one !  :rofl:

But the ATF being involved?

Huh.

Did they figure out some goomizigah convoluted leegil reasoning to bring black powder muzzle loaders under their jurisdiction, too?

And it doesn't take even a single pull of the trigger to fire one of those cannons.

Huh.

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Do they make a bump stock for those?
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Re: Revolutionary War cannons found in Savannah River
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2022, 03:06:11 AM »
Do they make a bump stock for those?
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No, but they're specifically configured for rapid fire sequential discharge with a thumb in your belt loop.

Scaled up from this technique:

https://youtu.be/pPFFQHVRaoU (0:09)

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« Last Edit: April 07, 2022, 03:21:23 AM by 230RN »
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