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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Out there somewhere beyond the doors of perception
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Yeah old Union General John Sedgwick at the battle pf Spotsylvania didn't have any respect for the Confederate sharp shooters using Whitworths. When his men warned him to take cover, Sedgwick responded by joking, "They couldn’t hit an elephant at that distance." Just then, a sharpshooter’s bullet crashed into his skull, right below his left eye, killing him instantly.
If your amind to foolin around with a Whitworth or "Volunteer" military match rifle ...Parker Hale in the 1970's used the original tooling to recreate both the Whitworth, Volunteer, the 2 and 3 band Muskets along with the Musketoon. That's the way to fly...really nice English quality..
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