So, any replies to the Bum's observations?
For you Reb, here is a pic of his Wards/Baker 10... much bigger balls and much longer tubes... 32"... 10+ pounds of waterfowler, the digital scale coughed and wheezed.
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Honestly, I think that Mr. Bell would have to stuff a couple of sawed off sticks of dynomite into some shells for the charge to hurt this gun....several times. Yet... I'm no writer, and give no opinions whether this gun should be fired or not, with any particular ammo. It is a neat gun.