***Didn’t some generals say the same thing about repeating rifles when they first came out?****
Some Civil war general named Ripley, didn’t want those new fangled breech loaders. He felt muskets were good enough for the troops.
Guess the surprise was on him - or rather his troops.
I remember reading that somewhere. I also remember reading that European generals, particuarly the Brits, felt it would be a waste of ammunition.
Custer’s men had single shot trapdoor springfields - a fine weapon. But they were undone in part by copper cartriges which jammed in the heated guns, and some repeaters in the hands of the Souix.