Punt gunning fascinates me after visiting a museum somewhere on the Essex coast. I bought a dvd from there telling it's story.
A couple of years later I visited an old lady customers house to hang some pictures for her, both walls of her substantial hall were taken up with two very substantial punt guns. Apparently her husband was a serious practitioner in the day.
I'd love to have a go.
Dave
Smell my cheese
A cartridge for a breech loading punt gun in my collection.
photograph here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fronte...7718084462298/
heres mine in action,load was 12oz of shot,cant remember the powder charge.target is a caravan cooker.the land "punt" i made from one of those diddy halfords trailers,apologies to all those who have seen this before.it hangs on the wall of my mancave now.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsT3j1E8tmE
Last edited by greasemonkey; 19-11-2021 at 12:19 PM.
more guns than you can shake a stick at!
When I die don't let my wife sell my guns for what she thinks I gave for them!!!
Punt gunning was also practiced on the Venetian lagoon, there they used a type of boat called a Sciopon, a low punt style boat. Some of the guns were huge up to 3" bore. It was banned there in the 1980's.
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when i bought the gun from my cousin,he offered me the punt.i declined.i didnt think that me,a huge gun and a little boat on water would be a good combination. heres a photo of a photo of my cousin with the beast mounted and ready for action..https://i.imgur.com/nTEfMHr.jpg
Last edited by greasemonkey; 29-11-2021 at 08:42 AM. Reason: photo
more guns than you can shake a stick at!
For professional guided Deer & Wild Boar Stalking, practical stalking intro's & Deer related training, DSC1 & 2 preparation & witnessing, Field Rifle coaching
Go to www.farringtonds.com - or call me on Tel: 07798 771 062