El Chivo wrote:I haven't read the whole thread, so this may be a duplicate.
I have noticed that right before the gunfight starts, shooters work the lever dramatically to put a round in the chamber.
No one serious would walk into a gunfight with an empty chamber. Was there some kind of levergunner's courtesy to wait for everyone to cycle their actions before getting started?
I've a suspicion that might be the "Rifleman" effect.
That's how leverguns work, don't ya know. You gotta crank that thang.
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