Why those Flintlocks were so Tall?

[AL WORRELLS KID]

I once heard, that in the old days "Long Guns" were traded for Beaver Pelts by stacking them up until they reached the top of the barrel.
 By making the Gun Barrels longer than before, it would take more pelts being stacked up to reach the top of the Barrel. (sounds like they might be related to some of our modern day Traders). 

 From its beginning in 1670, the Hudson’s Bay Company traded long guns on a large scale. By 1742, beaver pelts were valued at: one pelt for one pound of shot or three flints; four pelts for one pound of powder; ten pelts for a pistol; twenty pelts for a trade gun.
Doug

[Trapper John]

I hear that too.  Talk about ripping off the Fur Trapper.   
JC 

[Pathfinder101]

I hear that too.  Talk about ripping off the Fur Trapper.   
JC

Uhh, I think that was less for the fur trapper and more for the indians they traded with.  White people laying their own traps was more of an 1800s thing. 

[jackson7]

thx for the education!

[JimmieD]

Saw flintlock in the trapping section and got so excited I couldnt stand myself! Thanks for posting some of this history you heard!