
Used in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the punt gun may well be one of the most insane guns ever built! For when killing two birds with one stone was too mainstream, the punt gun boasted the capability of being able to take down 50-100 birds with a single shot!
Of course, this ‘over the top’ beast was made by our American brethren, whose motto was, of course, ‘the bigger the gun the better!’ Many waterfowl hunters made their trade by bringing in as many birds as possible, and selling them at market, so being able to take out nearly 100 birds in a single shot seems like a pretty good return, wouldn’t you say?
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