Ignoring the Comanche with the long range breechloader single-shot Sharps rifle, Sarge fires on the man with the old big bore muzzle-loader. A slow weapon, but with decent range, and a terrible punch. He sights at the man galloping forward from 400 yard out and the loud report of his lever action rifle rings across the quiet brushy prairie. His horse doesn't twitches a muscle after the explosion over its head and ears. Drawing a bead on the rider again, he fires. The charging rider twists from the horse's back and drops to the grass. Ezekiel raises his eye from the rifle sights to peer at the Comanche, but sees no sign of movement at all. The rider's pinto mustang looks strong and continues to gallop forward on its course, but with some uncertainly, and glancing back to the left and right. Again after the second shot, Sarge's horse hardly moves a hoof or a muscle, though it gives a nervous swish of its tail. Sarge thinks, "Yeah. This old horse is a fighter. It's a brave one."
Charlie swing his leg over the saddle bow, dismounts, unbuckles the cinch belt under the loaned horse, and slaps its flank. She takes that as permission to walk back away from some steps from the direction her rider is intently concentrating on. From riding, Charlie knows she's a strong young mare, and the man back at the wagon circle said she's a sure footed cutting horse who can get in front of cattle and turn their heads toward where they ought to. She'll also come trotting up at a whistle. Charlie doesn't hardly know how to make use of either skill in this particular situation. He throws the saddle on the ground, goes prone behind it, rests his rifle, and sights.
The galloping Comanches yell to each other in their language and urge their horses on. The two with rifles come straight from the west. Another with a now visible bow reins his horse in by the felled man, leaps down and takes the muzzle loader and shoulder pouch, and quickly mounts again. The man with a lance angles northwest, and another with a bow angles southwest.
We have three rolls for two turns for Ezekiel. Charlie's action changed after getting more detailed information.
The first two will apply to this turn. The third will carry over into the next turn. That may be another Combat Turn or it may become a quick Shootout Turn.
1st shot
17 Coordination. +4 Rifle -5 Extreme range -4 Target Galloping. Net = -4. 17 roll misses.
Horse's Gun skill roll
[1d20]=1
2nd shot
Net = -4. 9 roll hits. Wound location 9 - left shoulder. Wound severity 6 - mortal wound. Luck roll - [1d20]=17
Sarge's horse made two successful Gun rolls.
Range:
Rifle men - 368 yards
Dead man and new muzzle loader man - 400 yards
Lance and bow men - 400 yards.
Turn 2
Initiative[1d6]=1 Tiebreaker[1d6]=1