cap and ball WAS trivial against the
Commanche. What did in the Plains Indians was the slaughter of the bison herds,and cap and ball revolvers had about ZERO effect on the bison herds. CAp and ball had LOTS of misfires and squibs, the powder and caps were inconsistent in performance, and they had ZERO petroleum based solvents, lubes and greases with which to help out. If you fired the pos, you HAD to empty the gun, scrub it out with soap and boiling water, and reload it. That meant you HAD to have ANOTHER gun to cover your butt while you did so. The sights disappear when you pull the trigger on cap and ball, and that tiny notch and front bead sucked as sights anyway. yOu had to fling the gun over your shoulder as you cocked the hammer, cause half of the time, if you didn't, the cap from the last shot would fall down into the crevice in front of the hammer, preveinting your firing. Like I said, sonny, I forgot more about guns and ammo and shooting than you are ever going to learn.