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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7560349" data-attributes="member: 15700"><p>I am with you and agree 100% with you up to here. But this is where you're mistaken:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Shotguns were not far more effective and used than pistols in the wild west, and people didn't grab them first. Only if you were a bartender and needed something to sweep up the entire room or a stagecoach guard--both cases designed to shoot someone within a few dozen feet. Pistols were much more common and used, between military issue, and in fights. All of the famous gunslingers used pistols over shotguns (like Wyatt Earp's Single Action Colt to Wild Bill's Navy Colt). People used shotguns because pioneers could only afford one gun, and the versatility of the shotgun is what made it popular. But in combat? Pistols were used way more than shotguns. Calvary men didn't have shotguns, they carried pistol sidearms. After the Civil War, many of these men kept their sidearms and used them rather than go out and get shotguns instead. You're also mistaken about the range and accuracy. The Colt Walker Revolver for instance had an effective range of up to 100m. Of course accuracy isn't going to be very good that far, but a shotgun looses all velocity after a few dozen meters, so even if you got hit by one, it wouldn't stop a man at that range. And shotguns didn't have as many shots before reloading. Hollywood glamorizes a lot, I'll give you that, but fact is, is that pistols were used extensively in the wild west, much more than shotguns. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The most popular firearms of the Wild West era in terms of usage were:</p><p>Colt Single-Action Army.</p><p>Colt 1851 Navy.</p><p>1873 Springfield Trapdoor.</p><p>Winchester Model 1873.</p><p>Double-Barreled Shotgun.</p><p>Sharps Rifle.</p><p>Smith & Wesson Model 3.</p><p>Winchester 1886</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7560349, member: 15700"] I am with you and agree 100% with you up to here. But this is where you're mistaken: Shotguns were not far more effective and used than pistols in the wild west, and people didn't grab them first. Only if you were a bartender and needed something to sweep up the entire room or a stagecoach guard--both cases designed to shoot someone within a few dozen feet. Pistols were much more common and used, between military issue, and in fights. All of the famous gunslingers used pistols over shotguns (like Wyatt Earp's Single Action Colt to Wild Bill's Navy Colt). People used shotguns because pioneers could only afford one gun, and the versatility of the shotgun is what made it popular. But in combat? Pistols were used way more than shotguns. Calvary men didn't have shotguns, they carried pistol sidearms. After the Civil War, many of these men kept their sidearms and used them rather than go out and get shotguns instead. You're also mistaken about the range and accuracy. The Colt Walker Revolver for instance had an effective range of up to 100m. Of course accuracy isn't going to be very good that far, but a shotgun looses all velocity after a few dozen meters, so even if you got hit by one, it wouldn't stop a man at that range. And shotguns didn't have as many shots before reloading. Hollywood glamorizes a lot, I'll give you that, but fact is, is that pistols were used extensively in the wild west, much more than shotguns. The most popular firearms of the Wild West era in terms of usage were: Colt Single-Action Army. Colt 1851 Navy. 1873 Springfield Trapdoor. Winchester Model 1873. Double-Barreled Shotgun. Sharps Rifle. Smith & Wesson Model 3. Winchester 1886 [/QUOTE]
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