The excerpt below was taken from Six Years with the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881 by James B. Gillet. I suppose it describes the "Tap,Rack,Bang" of the Old West. At any rate a good anecdote for the value of having your Colt chambered in 44-40.
The excerpt below was taken from Six Years with the Texas Rangers: 1875-1881 by James B. Gillet. I suppose it describes the "Tap,Rack,Bang" of the Old West. At any rate a good anecdote for the value of having your Colt chambered in 44-40.
Last edited by Coal Train; 09-23-2019 at 07:18 AM.
Bill Hickok fired 12 rounds a day. In order to prevent condensation from causing his black powder and primers to go bad, he would empty his 2 carry revolvers in the morning and freshly load them for the day. That was a lot of ammo to go through for that time period.Originally Posted by Bill Nesbitt
Last edited by Galbraith; 09-23-2019 at 07:55 AM.
99 cents for Kindle. Thanks for the link, it's on my majick box, now.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
#MeToo
#RESIST
It's not my favorite book of that period but I would say it is $0.99 well spent.
I wonder if he emptied one, cleaned and reloaded it, then emptied the other, so as never to be caught with two unloaded guns...
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
That's exactly what he was reported to do.
Regional Government Sales Manager for Aimpoint, Inc. USA
Co-owner Hardwired Tactical Shooting (HiTS)
The exact same thought crossed my mind.
Revisiting this thread (and I really enjoyed reading back through the discussions) in light of listening to SC Gynne on the Joe Rogan podcast. Native American archery exploits (Comanche in particular) are nearly as mythical as the Old West gunfighter exploits. Gynne mentioned Lars Andersen and his attempts to recreate Native American and Eurasian Step Horse-archer proficiency.
If Mr. Andersen’s techniques are anywhere close to reality I can see why The Rangers were so very happy to have Col. Colt’s invention.
https://youtu.be/BEG-ly9tQGk
https://youtu.be/2zGnxeSbb3g
Last edited by Coal Train; 09-10-2020 at 08:47 PM.
I was thinking something like this about the .55 minute mark? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQuKXGOoqUc
Reply With Quote