Zulu War Massacre Forensic Documentary

[josquin]

...and really after 400 yard or so its unless anyway the round are only moving about 1350fps with a 480 bullet that drops like a brick

Perhaps, but it WAS a 480 gr. bullet. I seem to recall reading somewhere that that the venerable .45 Colt (aka "Long Colt") revolver cartridge (250 gr. bullet @ 930 fps.) was accepted for military use because it met the required standard of being able to "shoot through at horse at 100 yards". A 480 gn. bullet, even if it was only doing, say, 900 fps. @ 400 yards, would still have more than enough momentum to knock down a man. The ladder sights would have made a hit at that range a possibility, if not a certainty.

Stuart

 

[biggles]

ranging

The British troops that were posted forward up onto the plateau at Isandlewana did open fire at 800-100 yards at what was (now thought to be) the Zulu right wing moving across & around the mountain, with not much result.
When the Zulu centre moved against the British centre then fire was opened at 400-500 yards (from memory), but by 200 yards the Zuilu centre went to ground & the advance was halted.

Peter (In Burlington)

Perhaps, but it WAS a 480 gr. bullet. I seem to recall reading somewhere that that the venerable .45 Colt (aka "Long Colt") revolver cartridge (250 gr. bullet @ 930 fps.) was accepted for military use because it met the required standard of being able to "shoot through at horse at 100 yards". A 480 gn. bullet, even if it was only doing, say, 900 fps. @ 400 yards, would still have more than enough momentum to knock down a man. The ladder sights would have made a hit at that range a possibility, if not a certainty.

Stuart