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British shooting

Posted by wildfowler76 on 12/22/17 at 9:49 am
Hi all.

Just wondering, who's been over here to the UK for ducks, geese, woodcock, pheasant etc?

re: Punt Gun

Posted by wildfowler76 on 12/22/17 at 9:27 am to
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.