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Well to help your story.

First, the time frame leaves you with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show in Europe. The Wild Bunch are all dead or in prison. Richard West is the last of this group and was killed last year. Jesse James has been dead since 82. Frank James has been acquitted of all charges and is living quietly. Butch Cassidy and his Wild Bunch won’t meet for another nine years (individual future members are active.) Bat Masterson has left law enforcement and now lives in Denver. Wyatt Earp is in San Diego also out of law enforcment.

Second, other popular (and more useful) guns are the iconic Sharps and Winchester rifles. The Sharps is cheaper and has superior accuracy but the company has stopped producion in 81. The Winchester has a clip and can be fire 7 to 14 round before reloading. Both use the lever action to cock and reload.

Third and this is for the scientist. If he is hunting dinos, there are other beast of lore from the west that have a dinosuar like appearance from several Native American tribes. You could have him tailing the dactly as part of ongoing studies.