After playing with HGDT I have determined that I cannot get the performance I need out of a simple combustion cannon and will have to go to a hybrid. One of the things I'd like to know is if anyone has come up with a good way to change burst disc very quickly in a breach loading type cannon? I have everything else other than burst discs and fuel figured out so maybe you guys can help? I keep hearing all this talk about pistons too. I included a screen shot from HGDT to show you guys where I'm at performance wise. Original muzzle velocity was higher with a 1oz projectile but I'm predicting I'll be well over that so I entered 1.5 to be on the safe side. My limitation is the barrel length (cant be too long it will be too front heavy) and diameter (1 1/8" dowels are the largest I can find locally and cheapest when you factor in best performance per buck)
Any and all help is welcome. Please factor in that I have no access to a lathe but am very very very good at making things work and improvising. I also included a pic of the tank it will be going in to, to show you guys that I'm pretty serious and passionate about this but its not something I've done before so I will need some of you to perhaps walk me through some of the steps so I can build a fun and safe cannon.

