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Offline Humptulips

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Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« on: July 01, 2018, 11:18:32 AM »
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2018, 11:33:57 AM »
Very cool, thanks for posting. I’m reading the Lewis and Ckark right now and the air rifle is mentioned numerous times.
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2018, 12:30:15 PM »
Wow,That is awesome.I have read about the air rifle in Lewis and Clark media but never a second thought on it.Now that i know what it meant wow.

Thanks for posting this very significant historic video.  :tup:
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2018, 01:36:24 PM »
Amazing piece of history. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2018, 02:06:03 PM »
ill have to read that book.  great share.
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2018, 02:29:52 PM »
Very cool. I’m at the point in the book where the expedition is meeting the Salish (flatheads to the expedition).

I’d wondered about the air gun demonstrations.
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Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2018, 04:17:05 PM »
Interesting.... just yesterday my grandson and I built an air cannon Spud gun. Hes home schooled so this article fits right in.   
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