Well, lit torches are supposed to imply a "Supernatural Entity" is present most of the time. But yeah, it's annoying nonetheless.



As for Flintlocks and Caplocks, they take upwards of fifteen seconds to reload. And that's assuming there's nothing obstructing either powder container, and you can pour exactly what is needed to send the projectile downrange and (hopefully) kill your target humanely.



See, before you pour Blackpowder in, you have to pour Priming Powder into the Flash-Pan and shake it into the Breech, then you have to close the Frizzen, and then pour the Blackpowder in, then ram the projectile and its cotton wadding down the barrel.



Supposedly, there's a scene where the character inexplicably fires three times in ten seconds after his horse was downed. And a few after that. I miss when Hollywood used blanks as opposed to SFX and computer editing.