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.

 

[Rob M.]

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[markdwhite15]

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Purty as a bucket of hog liver
Looks kinda familiar.

 

[Rob M.]

Purty as a bucket of hog liver
Looks kinda familiar.

I was wonderin if one of those pics was Rosie

 

[stephenprops1]

I converted this old FIE muzzleloader to a canoe gun. 45 caliber.

 

[markdwhite15]

I was wonderin if one of those pics was Rosie

You make some really nice trade guns Rob, how long is your waiting list now?

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

You make some really nice trade guns Rob, how long is your waiting list now?

I was wondering that myself earlier today. I made number 27 on his list on 9/27/23. Decided not to pester the man lest I become number 57 by "accident".

 

[Rob M.]

You make some really nice trade guns Rob, how long is your waiting list now?

Thanks bud . They look better the further away ya get from them !! I'm not sure , I think like 15 folks or so ...but , like last time ... I had like 5 folks say ....they had already bought one , they'd changed their mind , they didnt have the $ , one guy was moving to Sweden ( no lie !! ) ... Stuff like that so ....who knows !

 

[WALT53]

Different strokes for different folks. Some of us like them short, light, and handy. My Rosie is only 5 pounds with a 26" 24 gauge barrel, but throws killing patters at 20 yards with 45 grains of ffg Goex and 7/8 oz of shot. Also easy to get though the green briar and multiflower rose thickets around here.

You can say that again light and handy and shoot as good as a36” barrel .

 

[WALT53]

I was wonderin if one of those pics was Rosie

Even I recognize Rosie

 

[andy52]

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nice.