Air gun

[JoeProBono]

Kunitomo AirGun

The Red Ryder BB Gun is a BB gun made by Daisy Outdoor Products and introduced in 1938 that resembles the Winchester rifle of Western movies. Named for the comic strip cowboy character Red Ryder

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http://www.furfishgame.com/featured_articles/Archived/2011-10/deer_hunting_10-2011.php

[JoeProBono]

Hunting with large-caliber airguns has been gaining a lot of traction in recent years, and in 2008, Missouri for the first time allowed such guns to be used during the deer rifle season.

[SkyDancer]

Lewis and Clark carried one on their trip. Fooled the Indians because once they saw it fired they attacked not knowing it was a repeater. On several occasions it fired four or five like a machine gun due to wearing of some part.

[OldPossum]

A very interesting article, Joe.

I have a high-powered air rifle, along with a Red Ryder (memories of childhood).

[rightly_dividing]

Thanks for that link, it is a good read.

[JoeProBono]

WALMART $98

[Georgia Girl 2]

Actually I believe that the Lewis and Clark expedition was not ever attacked because when they met up with indians they always brought out the air gun and demonstrated it for them. When the indians saw that it could fire so many times so rapidly they thought better of attacking the expedition.

[Hardraade]

My 22 air rifle will put a man down with a proper shot, just as well as a firearm. Nowadays that model must be licensed here.

But then again, they banned slingshots. Of the forked stick variety.

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

I had a Benjamen .22 and my brother had a Sheridan air rifle when we were kids.
It’s if fun.

[JoeProBono]

The Lewis & Clark Girandoni Air Rifle

[SkyDancer]

Okay, I think. I just remember something about some sort of attack. I do remember them demonstrating the rifle though. Thanks.

[tomkat]

Daisy Powerline 1000

You do NOT wanna get hit with it !

             

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[fulltlt]

"Lewis and Clark carried one on their trip. Fooled the Indians because once they saw it fired they attacked not knowing it was a repeater. On several occasions it fired four or five like a machine gun due to wearing of some part."

Do you have a reference citation for this?

[SkyDancer]

I read it a while back so I don’t remember if it was from a gun magazine or a history book. I think it was a book on air rifles but not sure. I’m sure it’ll be fun for you to research it though.

[JoeProBono]

http://www.beemans.net/lewis-assault-rifle.htm

[skinkinthegrass]

kewl...didn't know that, thought the “air-gun” was a modern invention.

[fulltlt]

"On several occasions it fired four or five like a machine gun due to wearing of some part."

I seriously doubt this part. Watch the NRA museum video of how it operates.

[SkyDancer]

That was now. The incident I mentioned happened during their trip.

[MasterGunner01]

The air gun carried by Lewis and Clark probably saved their lives. The explorers always demonstrated the air gun to the tribes they encountered.

At that time, the Indians were using single shot muzzle loaders (few of them who had contact with the French or British) or the ubiquitous bow and arrow. The Indians knew the limitations of the L&C muzzle loading firearms. But, they were blown away by a nearly silent, smokeless, flashless, repeating air gun that was very accurate and killed game. They did not know how many L&C had or how long it took to charge the air flask, but they observed the results and were impressed (and frightened if they had to go up against L&C armed with these guns).