ballman6711
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Something I read in another thread (Why they wore gunbelts) got me thinking. Back in the "Wild West" (and earlier, think civil war and even earlier) people reloaded or handloaded their own ammo. I figure it was mostly out of necessity, since you couldn't just run down to the LGS and buy ammo. Even if there was a shop around what was the chance that they had the ammo you needed? And if they did, how much of it would they have?
Did these guys load ammo at night sitting around the fire before going into battle the next day? Or before a big buffalo hunt? And how much ammo did they make at one time? Weight had to be a big consideration back then as well. You didn't just load the truck with all your stuff, although you may have done so with your wagon. But they still had to consider what the horse/horses could carry or pull.
Personally, I don't currently reload out of necessity, but I could if it came down to that.
chris
Did these guys load ammo at night sitting around the fire before going into battle the next day? Or before a big buffalo hunt? And how much ammo did they make at one time? Weight had to be a big consideration back then as well. You didn't just load the truck with all your stuff, although you may have done so with your wagon. But they still had to consider what the horse/horses could carry or pull.
Personally, I don't currently reload out of necessity, but I could if it came down to that.
chris