Had a Great uncle fought in the great war in France. He didnt wait for the U.S. to go to war, we are German, and there were old scorse to settle. He flew for the French and very early on he said he sawed down the barrel of a leveraction .45-70. Said he could steady it better than a revolver. He said he could kill a german plane as easy as you could kill a buffalo. I was a bug eyed kid listening to a old man when i heard this. Dont know if it true, but I never found out it wasnt