Originally Posted by earlybrd
Wonder how much ammo the troopers had?
I read somewhere that the Reno-Benteen battalions expended 36,000 rounds. I would suppose the Indians were running low. If they had not been able to acquire some of the rifles and ammo carried by Custer's battalion they would have run short a lot sooner I figure. The Springfields would have been superior weapons for longer ranges than the Indian muzzle loaders and lever rifles.

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