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[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 35 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Usually they are mounted on boats, not fired as a team:

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 20 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

That is an absolute cannon.

I could just see it now, BOOM and the boat goes shooting into the lake ass backwards.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

LOL, I moved my kayak around with a 12-gauge.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 12 points 11 months ago

specifically, mounted on a punt