tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post2836664923516201027..comments2023-12-31T00:17:31.718-08:00Comments on From the Caer: When in doubt, punt. Gun, that is.ProudHillbillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-86408014893017733552011-12-06T19:47:04.300-08:002011-12-06T19:47:04.300-08:00I hope that the young lady had the sense to dump h...I hope that the young lady had the sense to dump her boyfriend.Borepatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-57338521209775411162011-12-01T17:42:14.874-08:002011-12-01T17:42:14.874-08:00Yep, guaranteed fail, and I'll be he's sle...Yep, guaranteed fail, and I'll be he's sleeping on the couch for a while... Punt guns also existed down South, and you didn't shoot em from the shoulder (if you wanted to keep the shoulder that is)...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-21308954794947173662011-12-01T12:26:07.000-08:002011-12-01T12:26:07.000-08:00ML - Yep. I'd prefer to end the day with no mo...ML - Yep. I'd prefer to end the day with no more bodily damage than when I start.ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-87521564458890850242011-12-01T11:50:46.209-08:002011-12-01T11:50:46.209-08:00That video never gets old, even if it does disgust...That video never gets old, even if it does disgust me when redneck "macho" guys set new women shooters up to fail like that.<br /><br />And come Saturday, we'll just take it by the numbers with that Arisaka, ok?Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-51528580893963427862011-12-01T08:54:04.148-08:002011-12-01T08:54:04.148-08:00Bob & Stephen - Thanks for the recommendations...Bob & Stephen - Thanks for the recommendations! They'll go on my list.<br /><br />And Stephen - Hmm. I imagine there's a few of them still in families living along the Chesapeake. Suppose they'd loan?ProudHillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14305205710265854978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-45084590731489716612011-12-01T08:46:33.709-08:002011-12-01T08:46:33.709-08:00I second Bob on Ruark. I've read The Old Man a...I second Bob on Ruark. I've read The Old Man and the Boy many times. Also, try the second, The Old Man's Boy Grows Up. <br /><br />Just point that Punt Gun towards DC and let 'er rip.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1938438889241366279.post-5416891917449113192011-12-01T08:02:59.455-08:002011-12-01T08:02:59.455-08:00Robert Ruark talked of punt guns in his classic bo...Robert Ruark talked of punt guns in his classic book <i>The Old Man and the Boy.</i> Apparently the punt gun was used to harvest large numbers of wildfowl such as Canvasback ducks, which would be shipped to restaurants in New York City and other major metropolitan areas of the Eastern Seaboard. Because of this populations of Canvasbacks declined drastically around the beginning of the 20th century.<br /><br />Read Ruark's book, if you have it available in your local library (or purchase it from Amazon), it's well worth your time. It was based on magazine articles that Ruark wrote for <i>Field and Stream</i> magazine in the 1950's and 1960's.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.com