Elenderil a question about the rules. I've had them since the 1980's, but have never played a game with them (I started Wild West skirmishing with the old Boothill rules in the late 1970's, and my wargames group tends to use either Ruthless or Dead Man's Hand). How many phases per cartridge does it take to load a metal cartridge breechloader rifle/carbine? The rules seem unclear on this, having only a reference to "one shot breech loaders," the Trapdoor Springfield and Remington Rolling Block, without being clear as to how many phases they take to load. Likewise, the same problem exists re the various breechloading derringers.
And how long does it take to play a game using The Old West Skirmish Wargames rules? The time spent loading seems, while no doubt realistic, looooong in game play terms.