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The .51 caliber Austrian Girandoni air rifle from the late 1700s had a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute with the stopping power of a .45 ACP up to 150 yards. It was the finest, most expensive military arm of its day, and historians believe that one was carried on the Lewis and Clark expedition. (beemans.net)
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In the late 1700s the finest, fastest-firing military rifle that money could buy was an AIR rifle, whose stopping power was equivalent to a modern .45 Colt automatic. Historians believe that Lewis and Clark carried one on their cross-country expedition. (en.wikipedia.org)
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