I think the 4" barrel was a bit more accurate, but the muzzle velocity
is low-enough that trajectory starts to drop rapidly after leaving the
barrel.

The real reason Custer lost was poor training. Nearly none of the
"troopers" had any marksmanship training, and that was fairly typical
back then. Troops were normally allowed 20 rounds per year for "training
purposes", and these were generally used for plucking at game animals,
rather than actual marksmanship exercises.

It has been estimated by archeologists (who've poured over the site with
metal detectors and such) that Custer's troops fired 840 shots for every
Indian killed. The Indian estimate was closer to 15 shots for every
federal troop killed.

Further, a relatively recent psychological theory says that humans have
more than the "FIGHT or FLIGHT" response to danger. We also have
"POSTURE" and "SUCCUMB". Experts in battlefield psychology say it is
very common even for seasoned soldiers to unconsciously choose the
"POSTURE" response, even though they think they are fighting... Since
man inherently is programmed not to kill other people, many soldiers
inadvertently "high fire" over opposing forces heads, when they think
they are shooting center mass.

This was predicted to have happened at Little Bighorn.

Don't ask why I have all this stuff in my head.

From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,

G. Matthew Bulley
Bulley-Hewlett
Corporate Communications
Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
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Home: www.MountOliveNC.info

-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Kasper [mailto:dragonlist@ipmts.ucsc.edu]
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 4:07 PM
To: G. Matthew Bulley; vanagon
Subject: Re: gun hiding?

no wonder he lost...only a 15 meter range?

bill

On Friday, January 25, 2002, at 12:51 , G. Matthew Bulley wrote:

> Funny thing is, you know what pistols Custer carried at Little
Bighorn?
>
> Yep... British Bulldogs. His were probably Webley's, not F &W's
though.
> Same 5-shot pistol though the Webleys had a 4" or 5" barrel; mines a
2".
>
>> From historic, walkable Mount Olive, NC,
>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett
> Corporate Communications
> Business: www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Alliance: www.ntara.com
> Home: www.MountOliveNC.info
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Pollard [mailto:poll7356@uidaho.edu]
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:47 PM
> To: G. Matthew Bulley
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: gun hiding?
>
> you might be a redneck if......
>
> "G. Matthew Bulley" wrote:
>>
>> F&W "British Bulldog" .44 holstered on left ribcage when
>> driving/camping, on dash if stopped/when Ranger Rick comes by.
>