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re: Punt Gun
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:27 am to Clyde Tipton
Posted on 12/22/17 at 9:27 am to Clyde Tipton
Hi from England.
Yep, puntgunning was a professional way of earning money here, from c1600 to the early 1900s. 4g, 2g, 1 1/2g guns were used, and could happily hander a kilo of shot....hand loaded without a cartridge.
That was muzzle loading. Breach came in the mid 1800s.
To find out more, look for the BASC wildfowling find on YouTube. Or go to Google for Sir Ralph Payne-Hallway, who was a well know gunner.
If you would like any more info, find me on facebook-
Gregg Gardiner-Hill
Also, canvasbacks got their name from punters, canvas bag. Easy to fill.
Seasons greetings from you all.
Yep, puntgunning was a professional way of earning money here, from c1600 to the early 1900s. 4g, 2g, 1 1/2g guns were used, and could happily hander a kilo of shot....hand loaded without a cartridge.
That was muzzle loading. Breach came in the mid 1800s.
To find out more, look for the BASC wildfowling find on YouTube. Or go to Google for Sir Ralph Payne-Hallway, who was a well know gunner.
If you would like any more info, find me on facebook-
Gregg Gardiner-Hill
Also, canvasbacks got their name from punters, canvas bag. Easy to fill.
Seasons greetings from you all.
This post was edited on 12/22/17 at 9:53 am
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Posted on 12/22/17 at 12:30 pm to KingRanch
I don think eh were banned in La until 1918, Some states did star banning them in 1860.
Punt guns did a number on canvasbacks
Punt guns did a number on canvasbacks
Posted on 12/22/17 at 12:35 pm to webstew
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If you are ever near Chesapeake Bay, there is a Decoy Museum in Havre de Grace, Maryland. There are several punt guns and battery guns in there as well as a sinkbox with the iron skirt decoys. Pretty cool museum.
Decoy Museum; Havre de Grace, M
No doubt......it’s where I learned about the migration change of Canada geese - due to farming changes and habitat loss/degradation
Posted on 12/22/17 at 12:49 pm to wildfowler76
Out of pure curiosity how did you stumble across our little corner of the internet?
Posted on 12/22/17 at 5:53 pm to webstew
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There is also some description of punt gunning in James A. Michner's novel "Chesapeake".
A must read for any waterfowler
Posted on 12/22/17 at 6:21 pm to Clyde Tipton
There is a book called The Outlaw Gunner. It is all about market hunting and tools of the trade.
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