Has "Buck Hunter" been emulated? Can original shotguns be interfaced with PC

[dmworking247]

I came across a Sega emulator (Daytona, Sega Rally) etc the other day which got me wondering:

Has any of the buck hunter (or similar shooting games) been emulated (not necessarily to MAME, even if it has a dedicated emulator)?

The second part of the question is, if I had an original arcade shotgun, would there be a way to interface it with the PC to work with the emulator(s)?

[Havok]

Deer Hunter is emulated in Mame. It uses standard light guns. Not sure about interfacing an arcade shotgun, though.

[rockmes]

l got the pc version of the game

[Ummon]

BBH is still doing well in bars, pool halls, etc far as I can tell. The seemingly latest version I played over Christmas with brother when he visited and it looked pretty great, but the game is just fun anyways.

[daywane]

Deer Hunter is emulated in Mame. It uses standard light guns. Not sure about interfacing an arcade shotgun, though.

no kidding 
I was told this game was a PC and Mame would never emulate it.
I guess its time to up grade.

[daywane]

l got the pc version of the game

I also have the PC version.
Have you tried a light gun?
I have not yet tried it with my svid light gun.

[dmworking247]

I have the PC version of one of these too (I cant remember which)... the trouble was I was using USB TopGuns which A) are pistols, not shotguns, and B) tend to 'drag' like a mouse rather than having the required 'flick & shoot' responsiveness of an arcade gun.

I just couldn't stand playing it without the proper shotgun, and as far as I know, there are no PC shotguns, at least not that would rival a proper shotgun from a BH cabinet? Hence the question of whether it could be interfaced to the PC somehow.

[northerngames]

may be possible to put your lightgun guts in a arcade shotgun case.