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Offline Dinny

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Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« on: February 23, 2011, 05:20:17 PM »
Hello everyone,
  Here's a link to what's being termed the most historically important air rifle in the history of the United States.

Enjoy!

http://www.network54.com/Forum/451309/thread/1296928404/This+is+just+to+cool+not+to+spread+around

Thanks, Dinny
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2011, 02:23:14 AM »
That air rifle is housed in the Milwaukee Public Museum.  It is a dandy.
They have a great Schuetzen exhibit too.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2011, 11:11:11 AM »
I always thought is was the classic Red Rider Daisy LOL.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2011, 09:30:36 AM »
ok that's just frigging cool, I think next would be the I beleive semi auto assault air rifle the Austrailians made would have to be second.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2011, 08:14:14 AM »
Yes it is pretty neat. It seems that lots of people think that because it was an air rifle it was therefore silent. Of course any air gun powerful enough to be of military service would be very loud.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 02:25:04 PM »
Quote from: coyotejoe on March 14, 2011, 08:14:14 AM
Yes it is pretty neat. It seems that lots of people think that because it was an air rifle it was therefore silent. Of course any air gun powerful enough to be of military service would be very loud.

Coyote Joe, if watched the entire video you would know that the gun was nearly silent, made no smoke and would drive a .46 ball through a 1" board at 100 yards, and that the Austrians used them in their fight with Napoleon.

I have seen modern 50 caliber air rifles that would kill a hog and 50 yards that made hardly any noise.

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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 04:38:23 PM »
Not to burst your bubble but that air rifle did not go across the country with Lewis & Clark...Look at the video again, it is similiar to the ones that they took, but that is not one of them...

They both kept a diary which I have read several times, it's good reading if you enjoy history...

While I'm at it...William Clark learned how to deal with Indians from his older brother George Rogers Clark, whom Jefferson had wanted to lead a similiar expedition years before...

George Rogers Clark is one of the most fasinating and brave men in the early history of our Country...

And most have never heard of him.......
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2011, 12:46:00 PM »
Quote from: simplicity on March 02, 2011, 09:30:36 AM
ok that's just frigging cool, I think next would be the I beleive semi auto assault air rifle the Austrailians made would have to be second.

  Do you have a reference you could point me at?  I'd love to read up on that.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2011, 02:04:05 PM »
Quote from: flintlock on March 23, 2011, 04:38:23 PM
Not to burst your bubble but that air rifle did not go across the country with Lewis & Clark...Look at the video again, it is similiar to the ones that they took, but that is not one of them...

They both kept a diary which I have read several times, it's good reading if you enjoy history...

While I'm at it...William Clark learned how to deal with Indians from his older brother George Rogers Clark, whom Jefferson had wanted to lead a similiar expedition years before...

George Rogers Clark is one of the most fasinating and brave men in the early history of our Country...

And most have never heard of him.......
From what I understand the one that was with Lweis and Clark is in the hands of the owner of Beeman air rifles.
They think,
Reading the journals they talk aout fixing the rifle in a certain way and the rifle he has has the same fix.  Not conclusive but is is was an odd fix for the problem.
I think it would be neat to have a Reproduction.  Even if it only shoots 451 or .357 round pistol balls.
Heck one that shoot #4 buck would be a hoot to use for tree rats.
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Re: Most Historically Important Air Rifle
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2011, 07:36:57 PM »
The 15 inch diameter Dynamite launching guns on the USS Vesuvius hands down.
Used in the spanish american war as a bombardment ship. No BOOM on discharge
so the recipients never knew what hit them.
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