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02-19-2013, 01:57 PM | #23 | ||||||
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Punt guns, any shoulder gun larger than 10 gauge, and the sale of migratory birds, were all outlawed at the same time in 1918. Once the sale of game was outlawed, there would have been no reason to have punt guns or any substitute as fowling became a "sport" and not a "trade". These long barrel guns were once thought to "shoot harder" and "carry further" than shorter barrel models, that was the reason they existed. I like a long barrel gun myself, but they have no real advantage in the field other than the confidence they create in ones mind.
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02-19-2013, 03:49 PM | #24 | ||||||
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Also we must remember that when black powder was the propellent of choice longer barrels were needed to obtain a complete burn.
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02-19-2013, 03:51 PM | #25 | ||||||
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I'd say black powder was long out of use by the time this Marlin hit the market.
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