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That video reminded me of a question I have -- what's name of those firearms that look like huge shotguns on row boats used to hunt waterfowl? I'd love to see video of one of those firing offf.
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that would be a punt gun, they also shot them from land, braced on the ground. They came in some god awefull large sizes, 0 bore and bigger, some of them were refrenced in pounds.
The loads for punt guns were often done in "so many pounds of powder" and "so many pounds of shot"
Between punt guns and battery guns market hunters decimated the numbers of waterfowl in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Hunting with put guns, battery guns, live decoys, or sink boxes became illeagle in 1913, with the first migratory bird laws. Those laws were than incorporated into the migratory bird treaty ( with great britan) in 1918, effectivly putting market hunters out of business.
Some people in britan still shoot 0 bores, i remember reading an article a few years ago, im sure there is footage somewhere on the net if your interested enough.
I have seen a punt gun fired, at a D.U. event back home in michigan, the damn thing is like a cannon.