Well, in 1870 the Germans overrun the French in 4 weeks (it took another 6 months to mob up) so mobile warfare was thought to be superior to trenches. No one could image hundreds of miles of trench systems miles deep at that point.
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I used to love being able to hit hard at 1000 yards. As I get older I find hitting a mini ram at 200 yards with the 22 oddly more satisfying.
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