Talk:Snider–Enfield

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Snider-Enfield[edit]

the snider-enfeild is a varriant of the snider breech system rifle made under licence by the enfield armoury,london.

The Effective Range is nearly 1 km. WWII rifles (kar98 or Mosin) had 500m ranges. Can we get a source on the effective/maximum range? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.53.78.67 (talk) 16:24, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

More like 600 yards (550 m) - I updated the infobox including sources for that distance. AliveFreeHappy (talk) 18:16, 8 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Designed: 186O?[edit]

The article could better explain how the completed Rifle design pre-dates centerfire Berdan/Boxer primers by six years (circa 1866 patents for both); perhaps a statement such as - those Americans like Jacob Snyder sure were smart for their time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.183.224.2 (talk) 22:53, 10 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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