Shoulder Cannon

Should probably be plural, as I'm making 2 of them. Part of this is adding a taper to the barrels in an effort to reduce the weight of the things. Right now, the assembled weight is about 18 lbs, which makes firing from the shoulder, unassisted,a bit of a feat. At least for me. I've added a modification to my lathe to produce the desired taper, or at least, something close. Behold: a taper cutter rig! Note that the barrel only just barely fits in the lathe. Makes working on it difficult, to say the least.