I was within three hundred yards of Chelmsford once.

有一次我离切尔姆斯福特只有两百多米
The closest I have been.

可能是最近的一次了
With a Sharps carbine that is within range.

并且在我的夏普斯卡宾枪的射程内
But I was mounted, and had the choice of firing off-hand.

我在马上可以立马开枪
or dismounting and shoot from the rest.

也可以下马站立开枪
which would allow Chelmsford to augment the distance.

不过这样他就和我拉开距离了
I fired mounted.

我还是在马上开枪了
And fired wide.

但是打偏了
You could not hit a man at three hundred yards

如果你让枪每天都睡大觉
if your gun was resting on your Gibraltar.

怎么可能射中一个两百多米远的人
A Sharps carbine is an instrument of uncanny power and precision.

夏普斯卡宾枪拥有强大的威力和精准度
I've no doubt that the gun is sound.

我可没说枪不行