Yes, that's true. When you said that I was thrown for a loop because the Snider and the .577 Enfields and the like were the farthest thing from my mind when I typed that. But, yes, you are correct. I should have noted that said bar was full of old ivory hunters, and not old soldiers.hehe
Sorry for any confusion that may have been caused.
The Snider, IS, in my opinion a great round itself, and although I don't own one, I'd love to have one. I hear they are fun to shoot. I've always liked the thought of the Snider .577 as a general fun gun.