Brings The Lightning (The Ames Archives Book 1) - Plot & Excerpts
Much gunpowder was burned as the inexperienced troopers were taught to use their weapons together as a unit. “Remember, when we fort up, work in pairs,” Sergeant Buell cautioned them, Walt and Tad nodding vigorously in agreement beside him. “One of you shoots while the other reloads his carbine. If they get real close and it comes to revolver work, guard each other’s backs. Do the best you can with the five or six rounds you’ve got in your revolver, then holster it an’ go back to your carbines. You can single-load a Sharps a lot faster than you can reload a cap-’n-ball revolver. That’s why you reserve your revolvers for a charge or last-ditch close-range defense.” Tad added, “Another thing. A lot of Injuns still use lances. If you shoot someone who’s carryin’ one an’ he drops it near you, grab it. If you run dry of ammo or don’t have time to reload, you can still hold ’em off with the lance. They’re usually anywhere from eight to ten feet long, which lets you keep Injuns from gettin’ into strikin’ distance with knife or tomahawk or club.
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