I recall Leonardo Da Vinci be credited as taking birds in flight with a gun. And there is Henry’s ban of Hail shot, but I’m thinking a hand cannon would not be fit for hunting.
Probably better results than an arrow or a sharp stick.....I recall Leonardo Da Vinci be credited as taking birds in flight with a gun. And there is Henry’s ban of Hail shot, but I’m thinking a hand cannon would not be fit for hunting.
Agree.I would think nails were far too valuable to shoot
.I wish all this firing nails or gravel nonesence would go away.No doubt a fine notion for some non shooter story writer ,but you guys should know better. Definatly a case of 'Don't try this at home'
Blunderbusses don't have a spread of 10 feet at twenty yards , they don't load easy on a travelling coach, and don't fire scrap iron or brocken glass any more than Grandads old 12 bore would knock you over , or a 600 N unmentionable break your shoulder. Come to that neither would any Elephant gun . Neither be fun for plinking but if your looking up the nose of a annoyed Elephant ( And you cant really blame it ) 'a good bruise is the least of your concerns . Not that I've tried it . I restored a ML 6 bore that looked like an Elephant had 'explained' to the hunter what he thought about it though .
Ugly old Guy knows his nails . He looks like the' Lizard of Danville' but then so do I nowadays.
Regards Rudyard
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