The Gunfight – Part 3
No … it’s not the Earps …
… but there is a corral. OK?
Tag: United States
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Open Range … the Firearms – Part 2
The Guns
Open Range / Costner 
Open Range / Duvall 
Open Range / Michael Gambon 
Open Range Firearms Winchester’s 1873 rifle was the “Rifle that Won the West.” It was chambered in a new, more powerful cartridge, the .44-40—a .44 caliber bullet, propelled by 40 grains of black powder. However, a factor that really insured the success of the 1873 Winchester rifles was that Colt quickly offered its Peacemaker chambered in .44-40, as well. A cowboy could have both a lever-action rifle and his six shooter, and needed only one cartridge belt for both. Most Texas Rangers and every old West cowboy worth his salt carried 1873 rifles. Chappo, the son of Apache war chief Geronimo, packed an 1873. And Buffalo Bill carried an 1873 lever-action rifle along with a pair of .44-40 Colts in 1876 when he worked as an Army scout …
Cimmarron Firearms Company
http://www.cimarron-firearms.com/repeating-rifles-1/model-1873/special-sporting-1/1873-sporting-rifle-44-wcf-24-in-ca242.html
Open Range / Duvall and Costner 
Open Range / Rifle Open Range – The Gunfight / Part 2:
4 responses to “Open Range … the Firearms – Part 3”
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I always feel sorry for the poor horses!
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Yeah … they always claim that ‘no animals were harmed’ … but it sure didn’t look like they were enjoying themselves.
well maybe in the future we can digitize these poor beasts.
then … we’re next.
oh … i forgot, they’re already doing that.
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