2007-10-30 10:44:51 · 5 answers · asked by NINE ETHER MAN 3 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
They use to be blunderbusters to wing birds wow I never would not known here is some more info
During the 1800s, shotguns were mainly employed by cavalry units. Cavalry units on both sides of the American Civil War employed shotguns. American cavalry went on to use the shotgun extensively during the Indian Wars throughout the latter half of the 19th century. Horseback units favored the shotgun for its moving target effectiveness, and devastating close-range firepower. The shotgun was also favored by citizen militias and similar groups. The shotgun was used in the defense of The Alamo during Texas' War of Independence with Mexico.
thanks I learned today
2007-10-30 10:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by Robert G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No site, just thinking out loud...
Early hand cannons were just that - scaled-down versions of artillery pieces. Not hard to imagine someone tossing in a handful of gravel when his regular ammo ran out : voila - a shotgun.
2007-10-31 04:05:24 · answer #2 · answered by sirbobby98121 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blunderbusses were the first shotguns, but I don't know who invented it.
2007-10-31 00:01:03 · answer #3 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The story I was always told, was that in the early muzzle loader days people (hunters) loaded thier muzzle loaders with small rocks, nails, ect. for the purpose of hunting birds and small game.
2007-10-31 08:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Todd V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a hunting gun, most tactical shotguns in use today are modified hunting guns with a few exeptions
check out this video on shotguns (futureweapons)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fn02le8e0nQ
2007-10-30 13:08:44 · answer #5 · answered by jake's answers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋