geim druth
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Anyone ever done much shooting from horseback?
I've been reading 'My Sixty Years on the Plains' by William Hamilton. In one part Hamilton and his fellow trappers hold horseback shooting contests with some Shoshones, Utes, and Navajos.
"Three posts were set in the ground, about 25 yards apart. They stood 6 feet out of the ground and were 10 inches in diameter. The top of the post was squared for a distance of about 12 inches. The arms to be used were Colt's six-shooters. Horses were to be put at full speed, passing the posts not closer than 10 feet, and the contestant was to fire 2 shots at each post.
Some of our party put 2 bullets in each post and all at least one. I tried it twice, and was somewhat surprised to find that the best I could do was to place one bullet in each post."
To tell the truth, I'd be happy if I could get one hit from the saddle of a galloping horse! What's it like shooting from horseback?
I've been reading 'My Sixty Years on the Plains' by William Hamilton. In one part Hamilton and his fellow trappers hold horseback shooting contests with some Shoshones, Utes, and Navajos.
"Three posts were set in the ground, about 25 yards apart. They stood 6 feet out of the ground and were 10 inches in diameter. The top of the post was squared for a distance of about 12 inches. The arms to be used were Colt's six-shooters. Horses were to be put at full speed, passing the posts not closer than 10 feet, and the contestant was to fire 2 shots at each post.
Some of our party put 2 bullets in each post and all at least one. I tried it twice, and was somewhat surprised to find that the best I could do was to place one bullet in each post."
To tell the truth, I'd be happy if I could get one hit from the saddle of a galloping horse! What's it like shooting from horseback?