Originally Posted by Clem
Originally Posted by lefthorn
Cool. Never heard of that old air rifle


The Girandoni air rifle was used by Lewis and Clark in part to scare the Indians.

https://www.grandviewoutdoors.com/guns/the-gun-that-actually-won-the-west-might-surprise-you/

I'd like to hunt with one just to say I did and satisfy my curiosity, but I don't think I'd invest in the gun, tank and such.


It’s pretty cool. It’s just another tool to had to hunting. Very effective to 100 yds. Airbow, which is a gun, is good to about 50.