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Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 11:57 am
by warhawk77
These things are awesome, and I want one.
Yes I know I have a problem and no I don't want help to quit
A few questions on blunder buss.
Does anyone make these anymore that will fire?
Are the old ones safe to fire?
What are the ball park price ranges?
I thought about making one but that is kinda on the same page as a cannon. I would love to have one but people way smarter then me know what they are doing when they make them. Any of the steel pipe i might find to use isn't really designed for this type of stress. So I would be making a pipe bomb with one end open. I don't really want to risk that sort of "Hi Yall Watch This" moment.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:02 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Middlesex village trading post sells a few styles, all made in India, they will fire, expect around $500.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:05 pm
by warhawk77
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Middlesex village trading post sells a few styles, all made in India, they will fire, expect around $500.
First off thank you. I will check them out
Second I will not tell my wife where I got the link.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:10 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 12:38 pm
by desdem12
I saw a couple of them last year. Around 1700 for the one I remember the price of. It was pretty cool.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:05 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
desdem12 wrote:I saw a couple of them last year. Around 1700 for the one I remember the price of. It was pretty cool.
That would be an original, he wants one he can bang away with
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:27 pm
by warhawk77
Junk Yard Dog wrote:desdem12 wrote:I saw a couple of them last year. Around 1700 for the one I remember the price of. It was pretty cool.
That would be an original, he wants one he can bang away with
Yes going bang is 85% of the fun. Not going to the hospital is the other 15%
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:32 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
They used to load nails, and busted glass in blunderbusses. Not a precision weapon, the ultimate scatter gun.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:38 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
They went up in price, $575 now for the brass barrel Dutch model.
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 1:40 pm
by warhawk77
It sounds very cool. I would bet most of the time I would fill it will just powder. I mainly want to feel the thud and see huge clouds of smoke.
But given the option I would shoot stuff I know.
Yeah i saw the price has gone up but that isn't a lot compared to some other firearms costs
Re: Blunderbuss
Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2013 6:35 pm
by Junk Yard Dog
You could shoot bird shot, or BB's out of it, even fill it with revolver bullets and let fly. Rock salt works also.
