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2 gauge shotgun
If it shoves the skiff backwards....what would it do to the shoulder?
The Gun Nuts: Firing a 2-Gauge Punt Gun - YouTube
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I've been told that H&H's records actually list "Baby" as a 3 bore, but you get the idea.
Among other weapons, I had an extraordinary rifle that carried a half-pound percussion shell—this instrument of torture to the hunter was not sufficiently heavy for the weight of the projectile; it only weighed twenty pounds: thus, with a charge of ten drachms [270 grains] of powder, behind a half-pound shell, the recoil was so terrific, that I spun around like a weathercock in a hurricane. I really dreaded my own rifle, although I had been accustomed to heavy charges of powder, and severe recoil for some years. None of my men could fire it, and it was looked upon with a species of awe, and it was named "Jenna-El-Mootfah" (Child of a Cannon) by the Arabs, which being far too long a name for practice, I christened it the "Baby;" and the scream of this "Baby" loaded with a half-pound shell was always fatal. It was far too severe, and I very seldom fired it, but it is a curious fact, that I never fired a shot with that rifle without bagging: the entire practice, during several years, was confined to about twenty shots. I was afraid to use it; but now and then it was absolutely necessary that it should be cleaned, after months of staying loaded. On such occasions my men had the gratification of firing it, and the explosion was always accompanied by two men falling on their backs (one having propped up the shooter), and the "Baby" flying some yards behind them. This rifle was made by Holland & Holland, of Bond Street, and I could highly recommend it for the Goliath of Gath, but not for the men of A.D. 1866.[1]
— Sir Samuel White Baker
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I remember seeing punt guns like these in one of the duck museums on Maryland's Eastern Shore. And I seem to recall they were even bigger!
The stories about them were focused on the market hunters who slaughtered geese and ducks for late 1800's and early 1900's Baltimore and Washington DC customers. I seem to recall some pictures of some of the "haul" they garnered.
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I saw a video about an Englishman who was on a punt gun. Apparently, it was still legal when the video was made. It was difficult to get up on a flock without them flying. I don't know the range of the gun. IIRC, instead of shooting them on the water it was desired to shoot when the birds just began to rise as there were more targets exposed. The gun was a muzzle loader, of course. A lot of sneaking up on ducks for one shot only. A slow process.
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When I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground I would go to a near-by town of Havre de Grace, a home town of the old market hunters. Still famous for carved decoys, I remember seeing some punt guns. I think it would be fun to shoot one on a boat.
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The guns in the video look like muzzle loaders. I don’t think I’ve seen a 2 gauge shotgun shell, but I do have an Eley 4 gauge shell.
It makes a 3-1/2 10 gauge look like kid stuff!
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Originally Posted by Igiveup
When I was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Ground I would go to a near-by town of Havre de Grace, a home town of the old market hunters. Still famous for carved decoys, I remember seeing some punt guns. I think it would be fun to shoot one on a boat.
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As long as you could stay in the boat!
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