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| November 11, 2020


Whitworth Rifle

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Man shoots juvenile breaking into his NC home, police say

A Winston-Salem man shot a juvenile on Sunday during a burglary attempt in his home, and a second suspect fled the scene, according to a Winston-Salem Police Department news release.

Around 12:15 a.m., officers responded when they were told about a gun being fired in the 1500 block of Gaston Street.

When they arrived, they found a juvenile lying in the parking lot suffering from a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Medical Services personnel responded and took the juvenile to a local hospital for treatment. The juvenile’s condition is currently listed as critical but stable.

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Greeley homeowner shoots apparent intruder, police say

By TREVOR REID
Greeley police are investigating after a homeowner called to report he shot an apparent intruder.

The homeowner called about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, reporting a man he did not know came into his home in the area of 6th Street and 12th Avenue. The two got into a physical altercation, and the homeowner shot the man, the homeowner told police.

Police said the man who was shot appeared to have at least two gunshot wounds, but they did not appear life threatening. He was awake and spoke with police when they arrived. He was taken to North Colorado Medical Center, where his injuries are being treated.

Police said the homeowner has been very cooperative and has not been arrested at this time.

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5th/77th FA

Well, damn…these pesky homeowners interrupting the classroom lessons of the young urban entrepreneur’s B&E Course. Too bad it wasn’t permanent. He’ll get better schooled at the Big House.

“I was in fear for my life and home. I will be very cooperative and make a statement when my Attorney arrives.” “Until then, I will STFU!”

Major General “Uncle John” Sedgwick, VI Corps Army of the Potomac, 9 May 1864 at Spotsylvania Court House; “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this distance!”

Johnny Reb with a Whitworth 1,000+ yards away; “Hold my acorn coffee and watch this!”

Whitworth; “BANG!”
Minie’ Ball; “SPLAT!”
Uncle John; “THUD”
“Sam” Grant; “Is he really dead?”
Bobby Lee sent his condolences.

The Whitworth Artillery pieces also did some good service for them Corn-federates. Both weapons’ projectiles made a distinctive whistling sound, not that everybody that heard it lived to tell about it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sedgwick

David

That 5″ deviation at 1600 yards works out to equivalent to a rifle shooting roughly a .6″ diameter group at 100 yards; damn fine even by today’s standards.

Whitworth really hit on a basic principle, that a long heavy projectile is ballistically superior to a short fat bullet. I have to wonder whether his hexagonal rifling would have run into its limits at truly fast twists we use now (<1 in 10").

11B-Mailclerk

Glocks use polygonal rifling. So do Arisaka rifles and the MG-42.

Fjardeson

Desert Eagles use it too!

Jeff LPH 3, 63-66

Were civilians allowed to use the Whitworth rifle since it is an assault rifle use in the battlefield.