zburkett
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2015
- Location
- Orange County, Virginia
If you believe that then explain why Custer's 7th Cavalry was using single-shot trap-door Springfield carbines and their enemy were partially armed with Winchesters---or maybe I have watched too many Hollywood movies.
Dixie Rifles, That was the decision made by the Army. The Henry, fired a low powered .44 rimfire and Winchesters of the time still fired pistol cartridges. The single shot trap door had far more range and knockdown power. Military thinking has always felt, with some justification, that when soldiers have fast firing rifles they just bang away and don't aim. There is also the problem of supply, you can bring a lot of ammunition in on a helicopter but Custer only had mules and wagons.