Originally Posted by Jim_Conrad
Originally Posted by viking
Custer’s men should have had Garands.

Vastly superior to the spray and pray lever actions of the day.

I believe, for the most part, they didn't even have those. I think the standard arm was a Trapdoor, but I could be wrong.

I'm not in a position to debate the ins and outs of that battle, I'll defer to those that have a deeper knowledge of it.