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The Wild Wild West also had Gatling guns, to be fair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2SPLDfHo0A

In fact, the Gatling gun even predates metallic cartridges; the original design used reloadable cylinders containing ball, powder and a percussion cap.


57 posted on 04/14/2019 1:41:46 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

Of course, but kind of a schlepp, lugging that thing around.

I prefer a .380. :-) ( kind of a girly gun, but I’m a girl! LOL!)

“In fact, the Gatling gun even predates metallic cartridges; the original design used reloadable cylinders containing ball, powder and a percussion cap.”

Now, THAT is awesome! One did not even need a set of opposing front teeth to load it! :-)


61 posted on 04/14/2019 4:56:03 AM PDT by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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