PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoPunt gun for mass-hunting waterfowl in a, uh, punt, Britain, 1900-1912lemmy.worldimagemessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down15
arrow-up1141arrow-down1imagePunt gun for mass-hunting waterfowl in a, uh, punt, Britain, 1900-1912lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarerhythmisaprancer@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoNothing about this looks safe ☠️ but I guess it was really about the load, not about the velocity.
minus-squareDelphia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agohttps://youtu.be/bTQQfKxkZpk?si=qmulJVPNfha6JET0 IIRC they banned them in the US because they were too good at “hunting” waterfowl.
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoOh wow, that’s like a cannon! I thought you’d have to get your ducks in a row, but nope. e: I can’t spell
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 year agoLooks like paper shells loaded with lots of shot were the default ammunition. I’m going to guess that chamber pressure would be quite low. It seems no more dangerous than firing a normal shotgun really.
Nothing about this looks safe ☠️ but I guess it was really about the load, not about the velocity.
https://youtu.be/bTQQfKxkZpk?si=qmulJVPNfha6JET0
IIRC they banned them in the US because they were too good at “hunting” waterfowl.
Oh wow, that’s like a cannon! I thought you’d have to get your ducks in a row, but nope.
e: I can’t spell
Damm yo
Looks like paper shells loaded with lots of shot were the default ammunition.
I’m going to guess that chamber pressure would be quite low. It seems no more dangerous than firing a normal shotgun really.