http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1058959 Jerry Martin Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:15:25 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1058959 It's real and was used. Bob is right. This was called a "Punt" gun and was used to knock down ducks by the hundreds. It was outlawed but poachers did it anyway until caught. It’s real and was used. Bob is right.
This was called a “Punt” gun and was used to knock down ducks by the hundreds. It was outlawed but poachers did it anyway until caught.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1051275 scote Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:56:04 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1051275 Looks like an 80 year old April Fool's joke to me, but that doesn't mean it's not real. Looks like an 80 year old April Fool’s joke to me, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.

]]> http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1051070 Bob Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:45:59 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/03/30/twelve-foot-muzzle-loading-gun-recalls-days-of-49/#comment-1051070 Looks like a "punt gun", used for market hunting of waterfowl. The harvesters would wait for the birds to land, aim the punt(boat) at the flock and fire. Seems like they were more common on the East Coast of the USA than the West. Looks like a “punt gun”, used for market hunting of waterfowl. The harvesters would wait for the birds to land, aim the punt(boat) at the flock and fire. Seems like they were more common on the East Coast of the USA than the West.

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