On June 25, 1876, the 7th US Cavalry crossed the Wolf Mountains and moved into the valley of the Little Bighorn. The Indians had at least 200 repeating rifles, according to archaeologists.
45-70 caliber trapdoor carbines can accurately fire 300 yards beyond a Winchester.) As more and more warriors spilled onto the battlefield from the Reno sector, however, the Custer skirmishers were overwhelmed by the increasing numbers of Indians stalking them in the tall grass. Wolf Tooth and his warriors stayed way back in the tall grass, away from the long range of the soldier’s Springfields.
Superior firepower kept the Indians at bay for the first hour of the fight at Little Bighorn.
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