....According to witnesses Billy Dixon shot an Indian off his horse at 1200 yards with a .50 Sharps.
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To recognise that it was his horse at 1200 yards is pretty amazing. (sorry, couldn't resist)
It weren’t Isa-Tai but some unlucky Comanche what got hit. The Comanches might still recall who he’s was but if so, they ain’t telling.
Dixon was able to make that shot, which he with characteristic modesty called a scratch (ie. lucky) shot because he and some others had been lobbing shots at the rocks on that distant bluff for bragging rights in the days previous, hence he had the exact range.
It may have been a lucky shot, but not all that much luck was needed givenBilly Dixon’s skill with a rifle.
