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The Longbranch / Re: Lever rifles back in the day, rifle vs. carbine
« Last post by St. George on Today at 09:42:54 AM »Likely the big reason was that with a rifle - they could hit things regularly - with a carbine, that could drop off.
Not all were a Louis L'Amour character who could hit things with a Single Action Army at 200 yards in fading light and moving away - but then, no one was.
The rifle was a tool - like the long-barrelled shotgun was - it was depended on to bring home meat.
The carbine was more convenient for a riding man.
By the time the Silver Screen got up and running, more carbines showed up in saddle scabbards - in the movies, rifles were at the home place or in the chuck wagon - so the carbine became the go-to sidearm that folks wanted to believe in because they were what was seen - and 'everybody' knew that Hollywood was an accurate portrayal of the times.
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Not all were a Louis L'Amour character who could hit things with a Single Action Army at 200 yards in fading light and moving away - but then, no one was.
The rifle was a tool - like the long-barrelled shotgun was - it was depended on to bring home meat.
The carbine was more convenient for a riding man.
By the time the Silver Screen got up and running, more carbines showed up in saddle scabbards - in the movies, rifles were at the home place or in the chuck wagon - so the carbine became the go-to sidearm that folks wanted to believe in because they were what was seen - and 'everybody' knew that Hollywood was an accurate portrayal of the times.
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