Outdoor Writer Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Lewis & Clark's Air Rifle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ernesto C Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Wow very informative and very cool indeed Tony! Thanks for posting it, this is a must know/must see video. I will show this video to my kids too. Thanks again. Ernesto C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjhunt2 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 That was a great piece Tony and one I will definitely share with my family members. This is a must read and most interesting I've read. Thanks for sharing this with us. I'm going to research this a little more so I fully understand this rifle. You're one of the best assets we have on this site and thank you for are the information you have shared over thr years. Keep them coming Tony. TJ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billrquimby Report post Posted February 27, 2011 I published an article in Safari magazine years ago from an SCI member who lived on one of the Pacific islands. I don't remember which island it was now, but it may have been Fiji or Java. At any rate, possession of any firearm was banned there. The article told about how the author and his friends hunted 400-pound sambar, 150-pound rusa deer and 1,200-pound banteng (a wild oxen) with powerful air rifles that they'd built themselves. Bill Quimby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted February 28, 2011 Very cool Tony. I read Louis and Clark's journals and the referred many times to their "air rifle" they would bring out to demonstrate to the communities they encountered. I wondered what it was, and now I know! Thanks for sharing this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Santana Outdoors Report post Posted February 28, 2011 Awesome presentation of American history. Tony, thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted February 28, 2011 I can't take credit for finding it since I received the link via e-mail from a friend in Maryland. Ironically, I recently had signed up for a Netflix account, and the day before I got the link, I had watched a streaming National Geographic documentary on Netflix about Lewis & Clark's journey. It was an excellent show with great scenic views. As a result of watching it, I quickly picked up on an erroneous statement in the air gun video when the narrator mentioned that the headwaters of the Potomac River were in the Cascade Mts. The correct reference should have been the Columbia River since the Potomac is on the east coast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hunterlee Report post Posted February 28, 2011 great video. thanks for the post. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
