How about a blank shell loaded with black powder to produce enough smoke for a good photo as a viable theory?mr surveyor wrote:is the barrel ported only on one side, or did I miss something? The angle of the smoke sure looks to me like its escaping at about 45° from the right side only.
The whole thing looks somewhat photoshopped to me.
And the smoke...... it's either that nasty commie ammo, or he's blowing doobie smoke down the tube. I'd never get a follow up shot, or double, if my dove guns smoked like that. Maybe it's one of the new PC muzzle loader O/Us that use bulk black powder?
It would also explain the apparent lack of recoil.