It was referring to Smokeywolf's link to an NRA article about the Winchester 1873 and the article's mention of Winchester advertizing that the 1873 was the "Rifle that won the West." I reckon that Winchester considered "won" as not before 1873.You have to define "won"!
About 30 years ago there was a book published entitled “Buffalo” that was popular for the mass merchandise market.It was referring to Smokeywolf's link to an NRA article about the Winchester 1873 and the article's mention of Winchester advertizing that the 1873 was the "Rifle that won the West." I reckon that Winchester considered "won" as not before 1873.
Where did you get those buffalo numbers?
Passenger pigeons were in a slow decline for most of the 1800s, with a drastic crop in population around 1870-1900. That pretty-much parallels deforestation. They were basically gone in the wild by 1900. Chestnut blight started spreading a few years later, but that wouldn't have been much of a direct factor: chestnut mast wasn't a primary food source. . . if I remember correctly, the seeds were too large.Didn't another Asian invasive, the Chestnut Blight, play a huge role in the loss of the passenger pigeon?
I've read similar accounts and that rings true to me.From what I've read, the average individual that went west had a single barrel shotgun and that was out of cost and practicality. It could have been a front stuffer or a cartridge gun, depending on the particular time period.
At least the part that lacked trees.I thought that barbed wire won the West.
Not to mention, there's a substantial electric motor that drives the rotating barrels. That electric motor requires a substantial battery. In an aircraft the M134 is powered by the aircraft's 24 volt system. Maybe the lightweight version requires 12 volt power.Hollywood has created many myths over the years. I think my favorite was Jesse Ventura with his mini-gun. Many have argued that he could never have controlled that gun in the fashion in which he shot it. I was more practical in my criticism. I don't care how big and strong he is, he could never have carried that huge backpack full of belted ammo on his back.