Wait, Redguards have cannons and people complain how primitive guns wouldn't fit TES?
If they did, and this is the first I've heard of this, cannons were primitive guns.
Unless you hit a dragon in the right spot, you'd be lucky to break some ribs or put a hole in a wing. Early cannons were extremely stationary, and only good for sieges.
I think a few people have been watching How to Train Your Dragon.