Some time in the coming months,

[Republican Blues]

Fort Pulaski National Monument will be mounting its two brand new repop 32 pounder seacoast guns for firing demo...and since non of thier volunteers are trained on Seacoast guns, my boys in the Savannah Republican Blues have been asked to man the guns...being the only seacoast trained artillery in Savannah!

 

[JRJ]

Wow, that is pretty cool!

 

[ExNavyPilot]

You'll be firing 32-pdrs? Way cool!

(Can I be just a little bit envious here?)

 

[PartywithArty]

AWESOME!!!!!

 

[donna]

That is awesome.

 

[Nathanb1]

My Sophomore girls are going to be so jealous. Congrats!

 

[Republican Blues]

Will try and get video as soon as it happens.

 

[Bob Owen]

Please post photos also. Great opportunity!

 

[Samuel.Sohm]

I went to Fort Pulaski when I was stationed in GA. Very cool place. What a tremendous honor (and stroke of luck) for you guys. Congrats!

 

[Republican Blues]

Well, the much vaunted and desperatly waited for moment came....... and fizzled. Not only was the powder for the guns not allocated, but we found some serious issues with the Casemate carriage. It was built wrong! the tolerances between the tongue of the chassis and the forward transom of the carriage were so tight, that wood was touching wood, and of course, with 7K+ of metal bearing down, the old girl wouldnt budge.....NPS is not happy, and the builder is being called down to resolve the issue.

 

[ExNavyPilot]

Ah, time again to demonstrate that noble virtue, patience. Either that or time for a well-deserved rant and rave.

 

[Union_Buff]

Hopefully the builder can fix it and then you can fire the two 32-pounder guns successfully.

 

[AndyHall]

Since non of thier volunteers are trained on Seacoast guns, my boys in the Savannah Republican Blues have been asked to man the guns...being the only seacoast trained artillery in Savannah!

Pictures, or it didn't happen!

 

[Carronade]

Well, the much vaunted and desperatly waited for moment came....... and fizzled. Not only was the powder for the guns not allocated, but we found some serious issues with the Casemate carriage. It was built wrong! the tolerances between the tongue of the chassis and the forward transom of the carriage were so tight, that wood was touching wood, and of course, with 7K+ of metal bearing down, the old girl wouldnt budge.....NPS is not happy, and the builder is being called down to resolve the issue.

Just as well the powder wasn't forthcoming, then........seriously, good thing your group are suffciently knowledgeable to catch the flaws. I'll look forward to them getting this all worked out!