SHOOTING CLAYS WITH a BLUNDERBUSS ..??

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15 June 2009, 09:52

boom stick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...GyZ8&feature=related

This one looks fun...

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15 June 2009, 20:20

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15 June 2009, 20:47

kayaker

The NatGeo DVD of Jared Diamond's 'Guns, germs and steel' has footgae from Spain (he is discussing Conquistador weaponary) where they film a guy shooting clays with a matchlock blunderbuss.

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16 June 2009, 00:59

Macifej

quote:
Originally posted by Rusty:
How about this for hunting with a canon?
Hunting Deer with a Howitzer

Hilarious! Saw that couple years back - still a riot ...