Then you put your finger over the hole in the closed in end of the gun and pull with all of your might on the handle, to pull the clam gun back up out the sand again.
2013, Grant McOmie, Grant's Getaways: 101 Oregon Adventures, →ISBN:
It's a technique that takes practice, so first timers usually stick to the clam gun technique for a successful clam digging adventure.
2013, Thomas James McGoldrick, The New Hires of 1965, →ISBN:
They got out, took off their shoes, got a bucket and a clam gun each and headed toward the line of white surf on the beach.