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tombogan03884

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Re: Colin noir
« Reply #50 on: May 14, 2020, 04:33:49 PM »
Mike, They sucked because they WEREN'T hunters.
To be fair, and answer Solus, a huge percentage on both sides were fresh off the boat Irish, who might have fired a gun during some civil strife, but by no means were they hunters or shooters.

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Re: Colin noir
« Reply #51 on: May 15, 2020, 11:45:46 AM »
Mike, They sucked because they WEREN'T hunters.
To be fair, and answer Solus, a huge percentage on both sides were fresh off the boat Irish, who might have fired a gun during some civil strife, but by no means were they hunters or shooters.

If we'd have had a few more like 'Old Jack Hinson' ..........  ;D  ;D  ;D


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tombogan03884

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Re: Colin noir
« Reply #52 on: May 15, 2020, 12:22:37 PM »
Whitworth rifles were used on both sides.
An English rifle designed for British "Rifle Regiments" (Light infantry skirmishers and Sharpshooters)
It wasn't adopted because of the high cost but it was widely snapped up by target shooters, price be damned.
Berdan's Sharpshooters had been told they were getting Whitworth's, when they were issued Colt revolving rifles they mutinied.  ;D

 

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