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Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :)
      16/01/19 04:12 PM

Not sure on the accuracy of Wikipedia about this subject. If this is actually a quote by Baker, perhaps he was grandstanding, or perhaps "addled" by the heavy recoiling guns he normally used.

I would put more faith in this statement if it was a re-print from "The Field" magazine/paper.

Punt guns were up to 2", I believe, most common between 1" and 1 1/2" though and 50 pounds or more.

Common shot charge, was up to 3 pounds of #1 shot. I don't know what the powder charge was, I can only assume 10 to perhaps 18 drams depending on the bore size.

Most ducks killed/wounded with one shot, was 128, seems to me. I might have that number mixed up with the largest 'string' of bison killed from one "stand".

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Daryl


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* 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp 16/01/19 06:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) 93x64mm   16/01/19 07:13 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Sarg   16/01/19 09:15 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   16/01/19 02:42 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Sarg   16/01/19 03:46 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   16/01/19 04:12 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   30/03/19 04:57 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Longknife   01/04/19 12:22 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   01/04/19 04:09 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   09/04/19 09:00 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   10/04/19 01:29 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 03:41 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) 93x64mm   10/04/19 05:56 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 08:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   10/04/19 09:11 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) szihn   10/04/19 03:50 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Longknife   29/05/19 10:52 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   30/05/19 12:40 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) DarylS   31/03/19 04:18 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Karl   01/04/19 12:19 AM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   16/01/19 10:24 PM
. * * Re: 2 Bore vs 470 Nitro pic..... perspective.. :) Ripp   17/01/19 12:11 AM

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