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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: bearpaw on March 10, 2011, 10:59:01 PM

Title: Lewis & Clark Air Rifle That Changed America???
Post by: bearpaw on March 10, 2011, 10:59:01 PM: This is really interesting, I never heard a word about this in school!

Girandoni air rifle as used by Lewis and Clark. A National Firearms Museum Treasure Gun. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqFyKh-rUI#ws)
Title: Re: Lewis & Clark Air Rifle That Changed America???
Post by: firecrotch on March 10, 2011, 11:22:12 PM: yep read the book Undaunted Courage. My favorite book! I think it should be a book that has to be read in every high school
Title: Re: Lewis & Clark Air Rifle That Changed America???
Post by: CastleRocker on March 11, 2011, 10:17:36 PM: I saw it on display or one like it with the reference to Lewis and Clark in 1976. It was on the "Freedom Train" I think it was called. Was like a traveling museum.

I agree firecrotch! Undaunted Courage should be read by every American.