Talking with Brandon this afternoon, we talked about how the Lewis and Clark expedition, back in 1803 had an air rifle with them.  Few know about this fact.  The rifle had a French type name if I recall, Giodarde or something like that.  It was capable of firing 20, 46 caliber balls, one after the other without having to recharge the rifle with more air.

Essentially this was a large caliber bb-gun!  I could go on and on about this, but there is a You Tube video you really need to see that brings out the whole story about the expedition and how this rifle played such a big part.

Copy and paste this and enjoy the video, it is very well done.

Bears Butt

June 17, 2011