Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
I've read a little about them. The butt was blocked in. No one could handle that kind of recoil. The gun was blocked in and they aimed by steering the boat with those little hand paddles. More than 1 of them got knocked out of the boat and boats were known to sink after the recoil tore it apart.

Chesapeake market hunters. Interesting times.

I would have loved to see the Passenger Pigeon flocks in the mid west. Supposed to have been legendary.