Lewis & Clark had an amazing Air Rifle!

[nwoods]

Did you know there was an Italian air rifle in the late 1700's? Did you know it could should .46 caliber round shot through a rifled barrel at 800psi through a 1" thick plank at 100 yards? Did you know it could shoot over 20 rounds in 30 seconds, before needing to be pumped back up? I find that simply amazing!

The NRA museum has a neat little video about it, and largely attributes Lewis & Clark's success to the presence of this firearm. Very interesting.

Check this out:
http://youtu.be/-pqFyKh-rUI

 

[bfdiesel]

yes i did

 

[98OzarksRunner]

You can see that, or another one they carried, at the NRA museum at Bass Pro in Springfield, MO (at least it was there a few months ago).

 

[JWP58]

Yes, yes I did know that.

 

[Malamute]

Somebody built a close copy if it, I believe they were surprised at how powerful it was when they had a chance to use it.

 

[Flagster]

why isn't he wearing gloves?

 

[nwoods]

why isn't he wearing gloves?

It's been a few weeks since watching the video, but I thought he said it was a replica.