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Anybody want anything from Ontario?

Chicken lights said:
Near Red Deer.
@historicalarms was kind enough to feed me supper and cold beer. Thanks!
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Good stuff. Doug appreciates getting a visit.

Are you going to make a run to Jasper?

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Doug's cannon. One of two, both functional. The one pictured is pretty cool as it has a matching Limber and Caisson.
 
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Chicken lights said:
I think over near Rocky Mountain House, there was no way to rent a car today.

Did you get to see the Gatling gun?
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When I was there his Gatling gun was just in the concept stage. Does it actually look like a Gatling gun now?

And, before anyone gets too excited. It's a single shot Gatling gun.

Nothing open as far as car rentals? That surprises me.

Where ultimately is the pipe to be delivered?

Craig
 
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YYCHobbyMachinist said:
When I was there his Gatling gun was just in the concept stage. Does it actually look like a Gatling gun now?

And, before anyone gets too excited. It's a single shot Gatling gun.

Nothing open as far as car rentals? That surprises me.

Where ultimately is the pipe to be delivered?

Craig
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Yes, single shot Gatling to make it legal. It’s mounted on a carriage and is complete. Pretty neat!

Nope, RD and Lacombe car rental are shut Sundays because of this virus.

Pipe is heading to Edmonton for Tuesday
 
There's nothing "nefarious " about the Gatling per-se as it is built to completely conform to Canadian gun legislation. It is not a "machine gun" as they are often portrayed...it is simply a long barreled revolver , (A short barreled revolver is restricted but this gun has 32" barrels).
Basically this gun just resembles a Gatling in appearance only, none of the working mechanisms are original to any Gatling design...it is totally my design that was taken thru a very extensive "proto-typing timeframe (2 years) that resulted in something that ,very surprising to me , worked in the end.
The major part of the legislative act that needs to be accommodated her is the "cannot fire more than one round with a single pull of the trigger". Gatling's did not have a trigger, just the crank so I had to incorporate a trigger mechanism of my own design, into the gun design and, using that as a starting point, build the thing around that. As well there is legislative language involving the "cranking action" cannot fire the gun in rapid succession so that also had to be addressed...the crank on my gun cannot fire the gun in any way shape or form until the trigger is pulled...you can crank as fast as you like but it will never fire the gun.
Soooo all-in-all it is just a very safe but bastardized version of something that looks scary to a lot of folks for no reason, but for that reason alone I am hesitant to publish photos of it.
 
Just a note concerning the Cannon...I went to bed an Apr. 30th with two or 3 legal civil war replica muzzleloader cannons that weren't even considered firearms...I woke up May 1 owning 3 prohibited & banned " firearm devises" at the whim of our "dictator".

They are actually my wife's favorite lawn ornaments, with them facing the yard ,we haven't been subject to any of the recent rural crime problems plaguing the district.
 
Didn't realize the "Anybody want anything from Ontario" became the political forum. Clearly "Super user" believes his political leanings should be posted here?

I'm of the opinion there's NO room for political beliefs on this forum, ever. How sad.....!!
 
We made the long journey from outside Red Deer to Edmonton today. I cannot say enough good things about @historicalarms and his family. They opened their doors to a relative stranger, shared meals, GREAT coffee, GREAT stories, I feel blessed to have had the invite to be able to have such a great opportunity. The missus is a complete firecracker I want on my good side and the one daughter I met I don’t want to cross either! We got to shoot some legal guns in a legal area, I learned some awesome local history from a man who helped build a lot of local Alberta infrastructure, sightseed in the Rockies and enjoyed great home cooking!

I pity the poor fool who crosses the missus :D

I have a friend back home who is around 77-78 years old. I try to connect with him whenever I can, when I’m home. The stories, life experience, wisdom....when it’s gone it’s gone. That’s my deep thought of the day.

Gonna deliver in the morning then see which direction we point the truck
 
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