Canoe gun.

[French Colonial]

How useful are these guns for hunting and target? Seems dubious at best.

Seem like a novelty to me honestly. If I just wanted a noisemaker I’ll grab a blinderbuss.

If you actually do any hunting out of a canoe, which I have in the distant past, you will realize that short barreled guns are almost a must.

If you have two people in the canoe, which I always did, the short barrel is easier to lay down in the boat while paddling, pointed in a safe direction of course, and easier to keep from sweeping your mate.

How long or short however is up for debate.

 

[andy52]

If you actually do any hunting out of a canoe, which I have in the distant past, you will realize that short barreled guns are almost a must.

If you have two people in the canoe, which I always did, the short barrel is easier to lay down in the boat while paddling, pointed in a safe direction of course, and easier to keep from sweeping your mate.

How long or short however is up for debate.

Yes, I have, and you are correct about the overall length of the gun. Most of my hunting from a canoe has been with cap locks or unmentionables.
Deer don't even notice a slow-moving canoe, I guess they think is just a log floating down stream.

 

[French Colonial]

Yes, I have, and you are correct about the overall length of the gun. Most of my hunting from a canoe has been with cap locks or unmentionables.
Deer don't even notice a slow-moving canoe, I guess they think is just a log floating down stream.

Same with squirrels.

 

[andy52]

I haven't hunted squirrels from a canoe, never found the need to do that I can get my limit sitting in my backyard.

 

[French Colonial]

I haven't hunted squirrels from a canoe, never found the need to do that I can get my limit sitting in my backyard.

We used to take canoe trips lasting a few days and squirrel was "what's for dinner".

 

[andy52]

We used to take canoe trips lasting a few days and squirrel was "what's for dinner".

I've done that but fish was usually for dinner.