The greater spread is only at longer distances, in close quarters it’s negligible unless the barrel is cut all the way back to the tip of the cartridge.
More ‘portability’ also means less likely to snag in the reins/rigging when you’re aiming from a stage coach, and much less barrel for a scofflaw to grab onto if they attempt to wrest it from you.
The greater spread is only at longer distances, in close quarters it’s negligible unless the barrel is cut all the way back to the tip of the cartridge.
More ‘portability’ also means less likely to snag in the reins/rigging when you’re aiming from a stage coach, and much less barrel for a scofflaw to grab onto if they attempt to wrest it from you.
At very close range, sure, the spread is negligible. You don’t have to get very far at all before it becomes pronounced though.