Punt guns are still in use in the UK. Not common, but most wildfowlers will know of somebody who has a punt gun, or a large 8 bore shoulder gun. The skill of getting in to 30 yards of a flock of geese with a gunning punt is immense, and being out in a gunning punt on most British estuaries in middle of winter also takes some serious skill and knowledge. Tides can be viscious.