How accurate are the original Buffalo rifles and schuetzen rifles?
Let's say that the year is 1885 or so and you are shooting a .40/90, .45/70, .45/110 or something like that in competition. About what distance would be the maximum that you can keep all of your shots on a man sized target? I know that it depends on the wind and all of that, but let's say that conditions are perfect, there is no wind. What kind of theoretical accuracy are these guns capable of? I'm sure that some of you could probably show me some original targets from the period or give me an exact measurement of the groups that were fired in competition back then.
Do I have this thread in the right location? Or should I put it over in the bpcr section?