Lonestar.45
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I've read about the Adobe Walls story before, never heard of the other. Can you imagine what the indians thought after that shot? I don't think I'd be sticking around too long if I were them.
On another note, the shot Gus made at the outlaw squawking like a chicken in Lonesome Dove was one to be remembered, the way he shot under them to lure them into showing themselves (thinking they were out of range), then cranking up the sights and tagging the moron. Okay, granted that was fiction, but it's not too far of a stretch to believe those types of shots happened every once in a while back then with guys behind the gun that had been shooting since they were 2 yrs old. With a little luck, it could be done once in a great while I'd think.
On another note, the shot Gus made at the outlaw squawking like a chicken in Lonesome Dove was one to be remembered, the way he shot under them to lure them into showing themselves (thinking they were out of range), then cranking up the sights and tagging the moron. Okay, granted that was fiction, but it's not too far of a stretch to believe those types of shots happened every once in a while back then with guys behind the gun that had been shooting since they were 2 yrs old. With a little luck, it could be done once in a great while I'd think.