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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Humptulips on July 01, 2018, 11:18:32 AM

Title: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
Post by: Humptulips on July 01, 2018, 11:18:32 AM: https://biggeekdad.com/2011/02/lewis-and-clark-air-gun/#.Wzel_dCQzmc.yahoomail
Title: Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
Post by: WapitiTalk1 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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Post by: Oh Mah 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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Post by: mallard on July 01, 2018, 01:36:24 PM: Amazing piece of history. Thanks for posting.
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Post by: 3dvapor on July 01, 2018, 02:06:03 PM: ill have to read that book. great share.
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Post by: bracer40 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.
Title: Re: Lewis and Clarks air rifle
Post by: scotsman 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.