getting a "canoe gun" would love to see some pic's.

[adkmountainken]

i am having a canoe gun built and would love to see some pic's of yours. any hunting stories?

 

[CoyoteJoe]

Oh man, please whisper those two words, you want to start another 10 page brawl?

 

[Mike Brooks]

What do you want pictures of? Canoes or guns?

 

[August West]

Here you go a canoe and a burrito.

 

[Mike Brooks]

Here you go a canoe and a burrito.

That would make it a canoe burrito? :rotf:

 

[Black Hand]

Oh manure! Here we go again.....

 

[August West]

Funny you should say that, I did notice that the burrito looked shorter than normal, making it perfect for eating in a canoe or sitting on a sand bar. So it is absolute fact that it is the burrito of choice for the courier de bois and is in fact a PC burrito. Chris

 

[Twice boom]

Funny you should say that, I did notice that the burrito looked shorter than normal, making it perfect for eating in a canoe or sitting on a sand bar. So it is absolute fact that it is the burrito of choice for the courier de bois and is in fact a PC burrito. Chris

Does that mean even the conoers realize the importance of the Birito's Dynamics. :rotf:
Twice.

 

[BillinOregon]

Ken: It seems canoe guns are a modern development with little basis in history, other than trade fusils that were simply whittled down by time and burst barrels. That's not to say they aren't useful little firearms in their own right. It just seems that no one in the 17th, 18th or 19th centuries set out to make a dedicated "canoe gun."
You might look up articles by Mike Nesbitt, as I believe he has used one to collect grouse, rabbits and ptarmigan for camp meat. If I had one, I would probably distress it, tack it up and maybe add a rawhide wrist repair to make it look like it was a humble and much-edited survivor of its original glory.

 

[hoochiepapa]

You guys are BAD! When I gave a guy grief for bringing up the diff between Goex and poopodex, everyone jumped me for making the new guy feel bad. :nono:

 

[rabjr]

Registered on: 09/11/04 10:13 PM

I'd have a hard time believing he hasn't seen previous threads on this subject.

 

[Twice boom]

You guys are BAD! When I gave a guy grief for bringing up the diff between Goex and poopodex, everyone jumped me for making the new guy feel bad. :nono:

So what are you saying Mike that Aero Dynamics do not exist between Burrito’s... :grin:
Twice.

 

[LaBonte]

Ken: It seems canoe guns are a modern development with little basis in history, other than trade fusils that were simply whittled down by time and burst barrels. That's not to say they aren't useful little firearms in their own right. It just seems that no one in the 17th, 18th or 19th centuries set out to make a dedicated "canoe gun."
You might look up articles by Mike Nesbitt, as I believe he has used one to collect grouse, rabbits and ptarmigan for camp meat. If I had one, I would probably distress it, tack it up and maybe add a rawhide wrist repair to make it look like it was a humble and much-edited survivor of its original glory.

Well Bill there are in fact documented orders for 24"-30" barrels in the 1830's era so some were at least designed.

The thing that seems to stick in the craw of most is the name caoe gun and that they were not used or seldom used in the 1700's and very early 1800's. But by the time the robe trade went into high gear short barreled fusils in the west and used mostly for hunting on horseback for buffalo are well documented, whether they be sawn off on purpose of shortened due to barrels blowing up and I'm not so sure most were made from blow ups since based on the documentation - mention of the injuries sustained usually includes damage to the left hand and face, meaning the barrels blew up really short.

 

What do you want pictures of? Canoes or guns?

And you wonder why people call you arrogant? :shake:

 

[Mike Brooks]

What do you want pictures of? Canoes or guns?

And you wonder why people call you arrogant? :shake:

I'm not arrogant, it's my odd sense of humor shining through again. Don'y you see any humor at all with this canoe gun thing repeatedly being brought up? :idunno:

 

[adkmountainken]

wow not the response i was looking for i'll tell ya that! i am having Greg Christian build me a canoe gun for hiking, all around shooting and just burning powder, i could give a rats you know what about period correct. my fault though someone might auctually posr a pic of their canoe gun and some hunting pic's! so next time i see someone mention "longgun" i'll post a pic of a howitzor!

 

[adkmountainken]

did not realize this was a period correct forum, thank god no one on here shoots a Thmpson Center or Lyman!

 

[August West]

I apologize, however if you use the search function or just go one post down and read through the barrel length thread you will get all the reading and opinions you could ever hope for. I think that might be the reason no one took your thread serious. BTW my "canoe" gun is a TC 56 Smoothbore Renegade, how's that for PC. Chris

 

[adkmountainken]

i guess i "jumped the gun" so to speak myself. was not aware of the debate going on. i have both "pc" and modern muzzleloaders. i had allways wanted a canoe gun just had not got around to getting one and i know Mike Nesbitt had a lot of fun with his. my apologies, just felt like i get thrown in to a dog fight and was not expecting that.

 

[hoochiepapa]

I really don't think you have anything to apologize for.
And no, TB, burritos are not aerodynamic!!
Hey, I spelled it right!