deadliest rifleman?

[GRUNHERZ]

Originally posted by 2bighorn
The story is just a legend.
Only 270 Henry Rifles were produced in 1860 and none of those seen Wyoming.

Are you saying only 270 were produced in the one year 1860, or 270 in all the 1860s?

[2bighorn]

270 in 1860, 14,000 (1860-1866)

[Furball]

so these thousands of indians just lined up and formed an orderly queue while the 25 men shot them.

yah right.


"next!"
"oh darn, i need to reload, wait there a minute"
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"next!"

[rpm]

Originally posted by gofaster
Chuck Connors would've kicked all their buttocks.

 

The Rifleman's weapon was "in actuality " an 1892 .44-40 Winchester carbine specially modified with a large loop and metal tab to turn his rifle into a rapid firing machine. It was fitted with a large loop lever that enabled it to be spun and cocked in a dramatic fashion. The trigger guard incorporated a screw that tripped the trigger every time the lever was closed.

[Hawklore]

Originally posted by lazs2
Was watching the History channel "wild west tech"...

In the 1860's or so..  A foraging party of soldiers and civilians left a Wyoming fort to gather hay for livestock and ran into a very large war party of indians.  

The solddiers were armed with single shot rifles but one of the civilians, who was considered a marksman, was armed with a Henry lever action 15 shot and "hundreds" of rounds of ammo.

The indians attacked and the small band of about 25 defended from behind a temporary corral...  

The civilian with the Henry reportedly killed or hit an indian every time he shot (at between 50 and 100 yards)  He fired continuously from 0800 till like 1630...  

When the hostiles were finally run off it is estimated that this one man killed between 275 and 400 indians!

I have never heard of a rifleman racking up such a score.  

lazs

Verry possible with that kind of rifle,

But his barrel would of been red iron hot shooting that long, I shoot rounds from a single shot rifle -civil war reenactor- 1 about every 2 mins or so, for about an hour or two, and I have to take hits -pretend to die- just to let the barrel cool off before I can hold it...

[LAWCobra]

Originally posted by GScholz
Yes it must be Mr. Black.

You silly piece of euro trash have you ever had an original thought?

Or do you just use someone elses joke and think its funny the 1.000.000.00 time it is told.

Geez what a TARD:aok

[LAWCobra]

Yeah and with a hot barrel the hamonics are  way off so your accuracy goes dones the toilet.

Just makes it more incredible how he could kill so many of my ancestors.

[midnight Target]

Originally posted by LAWCobra
Yeah and with a hot barrel the hamonics are  way off so your accuracy goes dones the toilet.
 

I think your keyboard must be overheating.

[LAWCobra]

Originally posted by midnight Target
I think your keyboard must be overheating.

Do you even know what barrel hamonics are?
 Or are you by showing us your ignorance again trying to wow us with your wit.

[bigsky]

Originally posted by LAWCobra
What about Tom Horn

http://www.geocities.com/vanpatten.geo/thorn.html

[LAWCobra]

Thx Bigsky.

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by 2bighorn
The story is just a legend.
Only 270 Henry Rifles were produced in 1860 and none of those seen Wyoming.

Lazs said in the 1860's, not in 1860.

[2bighorn]

Originally posted by Tarmac
Lazs said in the 1860's, not in 1860.

Don't wanna split the hair, but there was no such battle.

[SaburoS]

I still think Carlos Hathcock's mission into the enemy camp to take out the commander has to be the all-time greatest feat by a sniper. Took him about 3 days or so to get into position to get an 800 yard shot. Got in and got out without being detected.

[WilldCrd]

Originally posted by LAWCobra
Just makes it more incredible how he could kill so many of my ancestors.

your indian too? what nation/tribe?

Im comanche