.45-70 at Two Miles: The Sandy Hook Tests of 1879

[RETOKSQUID]

Now this would be fun to replicate. Once with the same type of rifles, and then again using modern 45-70 rifles and ammo.

 

[dennishoddy]

Pretty damn close. Open it up and read it. No video so you should be good on your connection.

They have some at 3680 yards at almost 80 degrees! They diagram a soldier in a trench. They were studying the effectiveness of converting rifles into mortars!

Oh yeah, that's a common military technique back in that day. Not so much now. Without looking it up, wasn't one of the ships sunk during WWII in the battle of the Bismarck with rounds fired at a high angle to penetrate the low deck armor and get around the hull armor?