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Old 06-14-2016, 01:32 PM
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[QUOTE=swaghauler;71292]
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Originally Posted by dragoon500ly View Post

Two small Campbells soup cans can be loaded into a ("roughly") 120mm bore side by side. You must lightly crimp them but they fit. The coffee can must be lightly crimped as well. However, the coffee can will have a reduced range because of the weight of the shot load (or will require a larger powder charge which can be dangerous). The IDEAL canister round is a Bondo/body putty canister. It fits nicely inside a 12 pounder and is short enough in height to not produce an overweight shot charge.
Mighty funny how someone would already know this, as if they'd tried it for real....
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