ni big, you are right about that. I meant before the self contained cartridge gun which I think came around the mid 1800's. The wealthy had powder burning hand canons towards the end of the middle ages.
Thats a hell of a pig that little kid got. I consider myself to be a good shot, but it's been awhile since I've gotten the gun out. I live in the country so I can take out the gun and do target practice pretty much whenever I want.I just cant afford bullets right now
I got to see this famous air rifle at the National Firearms Museum -
http://www.nrablog.com/post/2011/02/23/The-Girandoni-air-rifle-Lewis-and-Clarks-secret-weapon.aspx
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