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"February 14th, 1776:

Some British officers, soon after General Gage arrived at Boston, while walking on Beacon hill in the evening, Were frightened, by noises in the air, which they took to be the whizzing of bullets, They left the hill with great precipitation, and reported that they were shot at with air-guns, and wrote frightful accounts of the affair to their friends in England. The whizzing noise which so alarmed these valiant officers, could be no other than the buzzing of bugs and beetles while flying in the air."

Source: http://www.americanrevolution.org/t1776.php

"February 14th, 1776: Some British officers, soon after General Gage arrived at Boston, while walking on Beacon hill in the evening, Were frightened, by noises in the air, which they took to be the whizzing of bullets, They left the hill with great precipitation, and reported that they were shot at with air-guns, and wrote frightful accounts of the affair to their friends in England. The whizzing noise which so alarmed these valiant officers, could be no other than the buzzing of bugs and beetles while flying in the air." Source: http://www.americanrevolution.org/t1776.php

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They were actually very reliable and could shoot faster than a muzzleloader. Check out this one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girardoni_air_rifle

"had a tubular, spring-fed magazine with a capacity of 20 balls." "With a full air reservoir, the Girardoni air rifle had the capacity to shoot 30 shots at useful pressure." They were quite awesome rifles but not cheap to make. Many places outlawed them because they could be used to poach game more easily due to the lack of noise when fired.