http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itEh4MOS_gc

Wow! Imagine the history behind that!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Those same guys did a cool video about the .40 caliber airgun that was used on the Lewis and Clark expeditions

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

Yeah it was really cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQMcsqPvixA

Parker Invincible, some of the most valuable shoot guns in the world, made in CT!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

The Girandoni Air rifle they used in the video was not the exact gun used by Lewis and Clark but one thought to be very similar. Either way those early air guns are quite amazing. Think about the pressure in those Stocks (or tanks as used in Ball Reservoir style) and have a gun that shot (deadly) multiple times on one charge.

Here is a photo of an early ball reservoir type American gun with an external spring. You can enlarge the photos to see the detail. http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/77/62.html



Here is a Butt Reservoir German made air rifle..again clicking on the photos enlarges them. This one not is NOT repeater. It held enough air for many shots you just had to load the ball thru the breech each time http://www.amoskeag-auction.com/77/174.html