RE: RE: [DL] The Winchester'73 for the Union Army?

["William Ogden" <w_ogden@hotmail.com>]

What I mean is, i set with the table from lawdogs in front of me.  lots o' 
rifles are listed at 4d8.  which ones should I change?

>From: Frempath2@netscape.net
>Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>Subject: RE: RE: [DL] The Winchester'73 for the Union Army?
>Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2001 18:08:10 -0400
>
>Pistol rounds were generally smaller caliber and of a lighter powder 
>charge.  Take a rifle musket of the time, 65 grains of black powder pushing 
>a .58 inch calibre projectile.  A larger revolver of the time would have 30 
>grains of powder propelling a .44 inch calibre projectile.  The pistol 
>rounds were also of about 1/3 the weight of a rifle round.
>For a rough comparison, the cap and ball .44 revolver had the same stopping 
>power as a modern .357 magnum.
>
>
>The most common round of the time was the .45 Colt.  This was the round of 
>the Colt Peacemaker.  Winchester did make rifles in this calibre.  The 
>advantage of this from the cowboy's view was that he had to only cary one 
>cartridge type for his pistol and repeating rifle which, though a bit 
>underpowered, would provide defense vs. men and food killing power for 
>animals of a size of a deer and smaller.
>
>g'day
>frempath
>
>
>snip
>
> >>
> >for those of us that are ignorant, how do you know if a round is
> >"rifle-sized"?  Or do you just assume that if there is a corresponding
> >pistol, that it is pistol sized?
> >
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