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Originally Posted by Graebarde
A half pounder cannon!!! Bore/gauge is number of lead balls bore sized to make a pound. The 2-gauge also has a bore of 1.326" (33.67mm). A frikin' cannon!!
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This is a punt gun. Dates back to the 1890/1900s. During that time frame, the most popular dish was duck. In order to harvest enough ducks for commercial demand, the punt gun was invented, this is a very large caliber shotgun, mounted on a punt, the fearless duck hunters would row out, select their flock and fire and then row out and pick up 80-100 ducks. This type of gun is why there was so little commercial game birds for most of the 20th century. You can own one, you can fire one at a range, but you can not hunt with one. Violates federal and state laws on so many levels!!!