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To: ProtectOurFreedom; All
"...showing his Sharps Rifle to the locals and hits a bucket at 1,200 yards..."

Not even close. From the time Whitey's horse jumps the fence until Alan Rickman fires his revolver is 44 seconds. If that was 1200 yards, the horse was running 56 mph. A 30 mph gallop makes it 660 yards.

48 posted on 09/18/2026 9:45:07 AM PDT by Paal Gulli
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To: Paal Gulli

Movies always make ridiculous timing for rifle shots. It’s always Bang...ping ricochet. They show the audience 1 million fps.


50 posted on 09/18/2026 10:05:09 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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