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Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 7 | Howda I miss this?
Anyone have any experience with the Howda Hunter handgun? I saw one for the first time in the newest American Rifleman. Very cool indeed. Perfect gun to finish up my Road Warrior outfit. ![]() Can be gotten with Two - 20 gauge barrels or one 20 gauge and one 50 cal. Not terribly practical but looks like loads of fun. |
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Registered User Joined: Nov 2007 From: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,078 |
Is that regulated under NFA as a short barreled shotgun or short barreled rifle depending on the configuration?
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Registered User Joined: Jun 2004 From: In the freezer section Posts: 10,279 |
Authentic black powder weapons - or replicas - are not regulated under the NFA ...... yet. RIKA |
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Registered User Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,114 |
I didn't know they were making copies of this. It was originally called the "Howdah" pistol after the name of the wicker basket that rode on the back of an elephant and carried Tiger hunters among other people. A very popular handgun with British Officer's during the time of the "Raj" in the 19th Century. It was designed as a last ditch weapon as the Tiger was climbing up the Elephant to get at the Hunter's. Most were muzzle loader's, but some latter ones fired cartridges. Pretty much a custom deal and expensive, so you could get it a variety of calibers. .577 was one of them.
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Registered User Joined: Nov 2007 From: Louisville, KY Posts: 2,078 |
Thanks RIKA. I didn't know that was BP. I should have known, given the percussion caps. It was late.
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Damn---I just gotta get me one of those. Reminds me of an old pirate pistol. OS
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Anyone have any experience with the Howda Hunter handgun? I saw one for the first time in the newest American Rifleman. Are you sure it was the Rifleman? What page? What issue? I can't find it and I NEED it right NOW.---Os |
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http://www.dixiegun.com/ Another board listed a couple other sources for other makers of of similar guns. http://www.middlesexvillagetrading.com/PDBC.SHTML http://cherrys.com/ped_pist.htm The Cherrys site has the one I originally got the photo from for $560. Unfortunately I cannot speak on the quality of any of the guns.....yet. | |
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Registered User Joined: Dec 2004 From: Arkansas Posts: 4,130 |
That does look like fun. All the voices in my head give it a "10". ![]() |
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