Modern Blunderbuss
- Thread starter SFC JeffJ
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K31
Blue Belt
I'd like to see the pattern, at household distances I doubt it would make much difference.
arnisandyz
Master Black Belt
wow! Looks almost cartoonish...like something Elmer Fudd pulls out during rabbit season!
That is one interesting looking tool!
arnisandyz
Master Black Belt
WABBIT SEASON!
I did some research on "Blunderbuss" and came across this...
The funnel-shaped barrel (either round or elliptical) is NOT designed to enhance the ballistics of the weapon, but serves to facilitate loading ammunition into the muzzle. This makes it much easier to refill a blunderbuss with shot in situations where this would not normally be possible (as when riding shotgun on a stagecoach speeding down a bumpy road).
The American National Rifle Association carried out some experiments with antique blunderbusses in the 1960's[citation needed] and discovered that the flared barrel had NO effect on the spread of shot; shot did spread, as in any other shotgun, but not to the same extent as the barrel.
So in the end you have a gun that looks more intimidating and is louder but doesn't have any ballistic (spread) advantage that the barrel might have you believe. maybe it does if you use thier propietary ammo. To top it of, it looks like rain or other debris could easily find its way down the flared barrel. Would probably be easy to clean with a toilet brush though.
