Hey, Rich (WebSlave), do you have one of these yet?

Those old duck guns are so damn cool, they'd actually attach them to the boat and they were muzzle loaded with basically anything you had laying around for shot. My uncle had one without the "stock" that had come off of his father's boat.

Chris

Wow! Just what kind of ducks were they after with a gun like that? Pterodactyl style? And I certainly wouldn't want to mess with any guy who could lug that thing around and throw it up to their shoulder to fire it, neither.

It's more for an "efficient" style of duck hunting. Lure the ducks in to where they're sitting around with the decoys, point, and blast. Different time period from modern duck hunters.

Chris

Originally Posted by WebSlave

And I certainly wouldn't want to mess with any guy who could lug that thing around and throw it up to their shoulder to fire it, neither.

I got a feeling by the time he finished firing he'd probably be pretty harmless

I dont think the phrase "Here Hold My Beer" was used much in the 19th Century
Punt Guns are indeed WILD!

Originally Posted by JCCS

It's more for an "efficient" style of duck hunting. Lure the ducks in to where they're sitting around with the decoys, point, and blast. Different time period from modern duck hunters.

Chris

But seriously, how much of a duck would even be left after being shot with that thing?

If you were hunting to eat, how much would be left of the duck after it was shot with a gun like that?

Oops I think Rich and I posted at the same time

They were meant for flocks of duck, and the spread encompassed such a large area that the duck would only be hit by one or two pieces of "shot". I've heard of 10-15 ducks being killed in one shot with those.

Chris