Why @Swaye loves rapid firing, high capacity rifles

YellowSnow

If Custer's men had 1873 Winchesters, instead of 1873 Springfield (single shot) Trapdoors, the Swayes would have lost.

GrundleStiltzkin

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

YellowSnow

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

GrundleStiltzkin

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

YellowSnow

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

Swaye

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

Swaye

YellowSnow said:

If Custer's men had 1873 Winchesters, instead of 1873 Springfield (single shot) Trapdoors, the Swayes would have lost.

Obligatory "Racist"

YellowSnow

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

I've always found this period of our nation's firearms history very chinteresting. Winchesters were truly the ARs of the day and yet the Army was stuck on the idea of still using single shot trapdoors well into the early 1890's. Granted the .45-70 was a more powerful round than most of the ones available in a Winchester (1886 Winchester being an exception here).

Swaye

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

I've always found this period of our nation's firearms history very chinteresting. Winchesters were truly the ARs of the day and yet the Army was stuck on the idea of still using single shot trapdoors well into the early 1890's. Granted the .45-70 was a more powerful round than most of the ones available in a Winchester (1886 Winchester being an exception here).

It was nice when the populace, whether white or red, could actually defend themselves against the government. Today, not so much.

YellowSnow

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

I've always found this period of our nation's firearms history very chinteresting. Winchesters were truly the ARs of the day and yet the Army was stuck on the idea of still using single shot trapdoors well into the early 1890's. Granted the .45-70 was a more powerful round than most of the ones available in a Winchester (1886 Winchester being an exception here).

It was nice when the populace, whether white or red, could actually defend themselves against the government. Today, not so much.

The reds, blicks, and messicans could definitely used mor and better guns to defend themselves from tyranny of whitey's guvmint and Manifest Destiny.

Swaye

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

I've always found this period of our nation's firearms history very chinteresting. Winchesters were truly the ARs of the day and yet the Army was stuck on the idea of still using single shot trapdoors well into the early 1890's. Granted the .45-70 was a more powerful round than most of the ones available in a Winchester (1886 Winchester being an exception here).

It was nice when the populace, whether white or red, could actually defend themselves against the government. Today, not so much.

The reds, blicks, and messicans could definitely used mor and better guns to defend themselves from tyranny of whitey's guvmint and Manifest Destiny.

Good to see another one come around to @Dennis_DeYoung and my point of view that everything is better without white people.

YellowSnow

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

Swaye said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

There is a powerful lesson in what you just typed.

I've always found this period of our nation's firearms history very chinteresting. Winchesters were truly the ARs of the day and yet the Army was stuck on the idea of still using single shot trapdoors well into the early 1890's. Granted the .45-70 was a more powerful round than most of the ones available in a Winchester (1886 Winchester being an exception here).

It was nice when the populace, whether white or red, could actually defend themselves against the government. Today, not so much.

The reds, blicks, and messicans could definitely used mor and better guns to defend themselves from tyranny of whitey's guvmint and Manifest Destiny.

Good to see another one come around to @Dennis_DeYoung and my point of view that everything is better without white people.

Yes and no. Either way it's chinteresting.

Sledog

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

Those were cowboy Kalashnikovs! No one bitched about'em.

YellowSnow

Sledog said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

Those were cowboy Kalashnikovs! No one bitched about'em.

I have a bit of a cowboy action shooting fetish and love lever guns. It's my adult dream to go to Hickok 45's house and blast off an 1895 Marlin in .45-70.

2001400ex

https://youtu.be/BSnWtynRvmE

Sledog

YellowSnow said:

Sledog said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

YellowSnow said:

GrundleStiltzkin said:

Or if they'd brought the Gatling guns.

They were a pain in the ass to haul around in the rugged west.

Pain in the ass >>>> Dead in the grass

True that. Moral of the story here, of course, is that for the most part, the citizenry of the 1870's - 1890's had mo' better rifles (Winchester lever guns) than the US Army (Single shot breech loaders).

Those were cowboy Kalashnikovs! No one bitched about'em.

I have a bit of a cowboy action shooting fetish and love lever guns. It's my adult dream to go to Hickok 45's house and blast off an 1895 Marlin in .45-70.

Easy gun to get go grab one. I run an Winchester 1886 Extra Lite that I had re=chambered to 45-90. Loaded it hot and has a bit of recoil! My cowboy fetish is for a Pedersoli Lightening Carbine in 45 Colt. Beautiful.