My new to me BlunderBeast

[Zutt-man]

They taste very good when prepared as a stew or hare fricasee.

There was a period in time where we put everything in a crockpot with cream of mushroom soup. My latter years, I really enjoy fried rabbit quarters with mashed potatoes and gravy

 

[BillinOregon]

We have an abundance of tiny desert cottontails in this section. They recovered nicely from an epidemic of hemorrhagic fever a few years back. Wonder how they taste, living out there in the desert among the creosote bush, cholla, yucca and ocotillo.

 

[The Miner '49er]

@CyrusP, I don't know if Blunder Beast is the name that you've given your gun, but if not, I would suggest Big Mouth.

 

[CyrusP]

I like it! I’ll add to the list.

If it was a brass barrel:

Big Mouth Brass

 

[PhDBrewer]

This is a "big mouth" blunderbuss!
From about 1720.

 

[CyrusP]

That is stunning! Is it Italian?

 

[PhDBrewer]

Yes, Italian. Nice "street sweeper" with folding stock and sash hook. Fits nice under a coat!
Do not wish to hijack this thread. There is a video from RIA on this site about "Wolf killer" blunderbus.

 

[PhDBrewer]

https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/...”-folding-stock-flintlock-blunderbuss.145666/

More images of the one above:
https://www.phdbrewer.com/early-18th-century-italian-blunderbuss/

Have you tried 00 buckshot yet?
I bet that yours is a "blast" to shoot!
One of these days I would like to get the barrel checked and be able to shoot this one. I do not want to destroy something this beautiful and old. Maybe after some other projects I will try and copy this one including the folding stock and oval barrel.
William

 

[CyrusP]

After my camping trip this weekend, I’ll get out with 00 buckshot and report back.