Thumper
04-25-2015, 08:54 AM
... I finally found a gun that Captain does NOT have in his safe! ;)
I was reading an article on "punt guns" last night and figured I'd post a couple'a pics here with a short explanation. Talk about kickin' like a mule! I'll bet one'a these puppies would leave a mark! They kicked so hard, the hunters would usually mount them on their duck boats (punts).
Here's an excerpt:
Called the “Punt Gun,” this firearm of unusual size could discharge over a pound of shot at a time, and dispatch upwards of fifty waterfowl in a single go. A punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport. “Used for duck hunting” isn’t the right expression for aiming this piece of artillery in the general direction of a flock of ducks, firing, and spending the rest of the day picking up the carcasses.
My gun's bigger'n your gun! ;)
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I was reading an article on "punt guns" last night and figured I'd post a couple'a pics here with a short explanation. Talk about kickin' like a mule! I'll bet one'a these puppies would leave a mark! They kicked so hard, the hunters would usually mount them on their duck boats (punts).
Here's an excerpt:
Called the “Punt Gun,” this firearm of unusual size could discharge over a pound of shot at a time, and dispatch upwards of fifty waterfowl in a single go. A punt gun is a type of extremely large shotgun used in the 19th and early 20th centuries for shooting large numbers of waterfowl for commercial harvesting operations and private sport. “Used for duck hunting” isn’t the right expression for aiming this piece of artillery in the general direction of a flock of ducks, firing, and spending the rest of the day picking up the carcasses.
My gun's bigger'n your gun! ;)
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