A smoking appliance (100) in the form of a smoker gun (101). The appliance (100) includes a major body portion (1 1 1) that releasably receives a barrel (107). The barrel (107) provides an air flow passage that extends from an inlet opening (160) to an outlet opening (161). Mounted in the barrel (107) is a combustion bowl (130) having an opening (155) through which smoke is delivered to the air flow passage. A motor (1 12) and impeller (121) driven thereby causes air to flow along the air flow passage.