Meshach Browning's gun

[James Rogers]

Not sure if this is the right forum but thought I would get the most knowledgeable responses here.

Did Meshach Browning ever use a 16 bore smooth gun? I am trying to find this out for a friend and  I found a couple online sources that had Forty Years The Life of A Hunter in full text but my dial-up wont let me get in there to search for it.

Thanks
James

[California Kid]

JC send me the link. I can look for it. Wouldn't mind reading that book anyway.

[Dennis Glazener]

Here is the link if you want to download it. 12.9 MB.
http://books.google.com/books?id=QeQRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Meshach+Browning#v=onepage&q=&f=false

James,
I downloaded the book in PDF format and did a search on 16 and also with the word sixteen (assuming they would have used one or the other to describe a 16 bore) but neither was found in the 449 pages of the book.
Sorry,
Dennis

[California Kid]

Forgot the link! HA HA

[Mike R]

Having read the book, I must say that I do not remember any mention of smoothbores or a 16 gauge--he used rifles.

[Dennis Glazener]

Here is the link, sorry
Dennis

http://books.google.com/books?id=QeQRAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Meshach+Browning#v=onepage&q=&f=false

[James Rogers]

Someone found the reference and it was not Browning's gun but a Mr. Martin's gun "which carried nearly a one ounce ball” .  I think it may have just been a musket or fusil.

[Stan]

Read it twice  only used a rifle. Stan

[Mike R]

Alot of early references to rifles that shot one ounce balls--including D. Boone's Ticklicker.