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There is a great documentary about the filming of JAWS on Disney + and HULU (no comments please, the grandkids enjoy it when they visit). Quint's history of hating sharks needed an explanation, and a screenwriter suggested the Indianapolis story. Shaw wrote the final version, delivered the first effort drunk, reshot the scene sober after apologizing to Spielberg. Acting genius to deliver his story with a faint smile. Breathtaking!

the United States secretly used to make a white clear Coca Cola specifically for General Zhukov after World War I| . It had the same flavor as the original, virtually unchanged by the absence of caramel coloring. After the end of World War II, General Eisenhower introduced General Zhukov to Coca Cola (Coke) for the first time. Zhokov absolutely fell in love with Coke and couldn't get enough of it. Unfortunately for General Zhukov, Coke was illegal in the Soviet Union and therefore he couldn't be seen enjoying the lovely soda. Zhukov asked his American counterpart, General Mark Clark if there was a way to produce Coke without the coloring. Clark passed on this request to President Truman who tasked Coke with making a colorless Coke that was packaged to resemble Vodka. Truman contacted Coke and asked them to create a colorless Coke that tasted the same, but was packaged to look exactly like a clear bottle of vodka. The colorless version of Coca-Cola was bottled using straight, clear glass bottles with a white cap and a red star in the middle. One unusual consequence for the Coca-Cola Company was a relaxation of the regulations imposed by the occupying powers in Austria at the time. Coca-Cola supplies and products were required to transit a Soviet occupation zone while being transported between the Lambach bottling plant and the Vienna warehouse. While all goods entering the Soviet zone normally took weeks to be cleared by authorities, Coca-Cola shipments were never stopped.

Yeah...his almost detached but still passionate narrative is amazing. Superb camera work and editing, too.

It scared the daylights out of me, and I had never swam in the ocean. As an aside, I will argue that the USS Indianapolis scene is the single best piece of acting ever caught on film. It seemed Shaw stopped acting, and Dreyfuss and Scheider were mesmerized.

Sounds good but I have seen two new shooters show up to their first cowboy match with a Henry Big Boy and a bunch of semi-jacketed ammo. In both cases they became so frustrated that they never came back. We offered to loan them guns and ammo to finish the match, but both were too embarrassed/frustrated to take us up on the offer. We have had a bunch of first time shooters that came to the match to just watch. Only to find themselves shooting a couple stages by the end of the match. In almost every case they came back and continued to shoot with us.

Go to your room! 🤣🤣

My grandpa left me with a tackle box full of old and valuable lures (mostly tri-hooks) or as I call them "trouble hooks"! I could have saved them and sold them for a good price but thought grandpa left them to me to fish with. That's what I did and caught everything from bass to walleye and perch with them but in time over the years most were lost to snags from logs, rocks and who knows what? Thanks to grandpa I caught some mighty fine fish over the years!☺️ The best catch was a 4 pound bucket mouth back in 78"!🤩

Thank you all for the words of advice. I've been in contact with beartrap and we are planning on going to his class on the 9th. I wish we could go sooner but work sure has a way of messing up plans for life. My family and I all thank you and look forward to helping out and paying it forward in the furture.

IF you wish to be a Classic Cowboy - abide by the rules of that category. IF you wish to wear a straw hat (or no hat at all) shoot in the innumerable categories that allow you to do so. IF you feel it is unfair because women can do something that you cannot - get over it, because I assure you; wearing a straw hat while shooting ain't even in the top 1000 most amazing things.

No excuse for showing up with jacketed ammo. With the internet you can learn everything you need to know about CAS. When I started we didn’t have the info online and there was not many options for guns either. I don’t have one gun that I started with. Selling and trading is part of the fun for me anyway. I hardly lost any money selling guns and getting new ones. I started with a Winchester Trapper, Ruger Blackhawk, Uberti cattleman and a Stoeger shotgun. I still use a Stoeger but not the one I started with.

New shooters may well find a great deal on used 'toys' via club contacts.

To all the posters suggesting that new shooters "just go buy stuff" you are doing them a great injustice. That may be fine for someone with an unlimited budget that can afford to replace everything as soon as they start, but is not practical for most. I teach a monthly "new shooter" clinic at my home club and can let them try different grip frames, calibers, rifles and shotguns BEFORE they buy something they'll want to replace 2 months later. I can also save them money by turning them on to quality equipment that current shooters want to let go of. I can't tell you how often I've had people show up with jacketed hollow point ammo, holsters that are for the wrong size frames, illegal items, firearms that don't suit them or are not allowed, etc. PLEASE suggest potential new members go to any club and they'll probably get at least some basic advise and get to try a few things out before making some bad decisions.

Sweathogs...!

Up your nose with a rubber hose!

A Shady Brady was once described as a straw hat that looks like a pheasant exploded on the front of it. IIRC Horace

I have a few items that definitely qualify.

I Have posted pictures from matches and gotten a lot of friends interested, but the issue for most is the initial cost for guns/reloading equipment. If there were a 22 category, that would open it up to much less expensive firearms/ammo for new shooters, fun for current shooters, and help the older shooters that are now having issues with either strength to hold guns or shoulder issues as a lot of current members have had shoulder surgery. At our range, we always watch for potentially new shooters and have either extra ammo or 22's on hand to let them join in the fun. This is just a much less expensive way to get them involved.

You know, money ain't everything. I mean, sometimes it's enjoyable to hold something old and beat up and just absorb it's history....

To the Fire For Sale: Rossi Overland Hammered 12 Ga Coach Gun -Long Time Safe Queen -20 1/8ths" barrels (M&IC) -13 7/8ths LOP (first trigger) -Very Light Use (Still New Gun Stiff) -Beavertail Forearm -Some Safe Dings -Giving up Desire for CC Price: $650.00 shipped & Insured to your FFL Prefer USPS MO No Trades at this time PM with OFFERS and questions Thanks for Looking Regards Texas Red

Honey is great, I have a lot !!...'But I've learn't you can overload..so every now & then I cut back for a while...you hear people say too much is no good as it's just like sugar..I say it's natural & your body takes it in differently to sugar..well that's my story & I'm sticking to it !! My sugar & cholestrol are good & always have been...just don't let me near Bees' ..always thought the more you were stung gave you better resistance..well heck that ain't true, dang swell up like a balloon !

Unique if you can find it. WW231/HP38(same powder)works very well. Start at the middle of the load range and use a firm roll-crimp.

I believe males are not allowed short sleeve shirts but females can wear them - has nothing to do with Classic category

I don’t know. My own cart is arriving tomorrow. I will be making an “unboxing” video of it and will let you know! Hugs! Scarlett

Howdy Snakebite, I don’t know how Timmy loads his .22 RF BP ammo, but back in the day, Cliff Hanger and Old Scout would pull the bullets on .22 RF ammo, dump out the smokeless powder, refill it with the Holy Black and then reseat the .22 bullets. A true PITA, but fun to shoot.

I used to watch that show back in the day...

No, you had that right, it's an addiction...no cure needed.

If he would have done a quick search he would have known we only use lead bullets. No excuse!

otto korrek I've been seeing those ads for that also, but I figure as bad as he screws up the written word, I do not want to go into any kind of business with him where there are documents involved.

HS-6 is unsuitable for your 38 Special loads. Your loads would be too high velocity for SASS. Tightgroup and HP-38/W231 will both work and are available. I am currently shooting 38 Specials loaded with W231. However, HS-6 is suitable for 20-gauge shotgun shells. Hodgdon lists loads using Remington hulls and (inexpensive) Cheddite 209 primers. Midsouth currently stocks 8-lb jugs of both HS-6 and HP-38. You could order both powders on one order (and thus only pay one HAZMAT fee). Don't be hesitant to buy 8-lb jugs. Powder gets used up pretty quickly. Buying primers in lots of 5,000 or 10,000 is wise too. There is large scale military conflict in the world consuming ammunition components. Shortages of components for reloading hobbyists are common. We are the lowest priority customers. Those of us with reloading component stashes keep shooting. Those without beg or leave the shooting sports. Unique would work for both your loading requirements. Don't shop for any as Alliant is not shipping any currently.

I just saw on Facebook that @Paladin Gun For Hire passed away on Saturday, July 12. I didn't know him well personally, but we had communicated some, and when I thought I was going to need to get out of the sport due to financial issues, he offered me a couple of revolvers at a price I could afford. I used them for quite awhile and still have them. I will appreciate them more now. I am sure that those who knew him will miss him. My condolences go out to his friends and family.

Does it have TA before the serial #. ?

Really? I can buy 350 rounds of .22 for 23.95 , I can’t reload my .38’s that cheap and factory .38’s are way more expensive, We have no trouble with timers hearing .22’s they can be adjusted and you just need to get the timer close enough for the rifle. Heck, some .38’s don’t always get picked up by the timer!

Each branch has a military ball (navy ball, army ball, etc) And it warms my heart to know that one branch will be having"Space Balls" from here on out

As an old gentleman, you can never be overdressed. A mirror, when you’re an old geezer Can leave you feeling distressed You should try not to do it while naked Go get yourself properly dressed And you know what I mean by properly A neatly pressed shirt for a start No backwards ball cap on your noggin No jeans that are falling apart A proper fedora’s a nice touch Or a Stetson if the mood is just right or even a Boater in summertime To ward off the sun’s rays so bright Properly cleaned and pressed trousers A crease like a knife’s a nice touch And a good belt to hold up your pants please Or you’ll look like a gangsta and such Shine your shoes, add a tie if you want to A vest if the weather turns cool But avoid a fur collared raccoon coat You don’t want to look like a fool Now go back and look hard in the mirror In you classy fine hat and new suit Go stroll around town with some pride for a change The young girls might say “Awww. Ain’t he cute!” They say “Clothes make the man”, well not always But they’re handy if it starts to sprinkle And one very important factor is They will certainly hide most your wrinkles

From Conagher. Its not a Comanchero. Its from before they started that.

I am a Classic Cowgirl. If I dressed in Victorian attire, a straw hat (NOT a cowboy hat made of straw) would be considered proper attire. I prefer to dress like a working cowgirl - chinks/chaps, spurs, knife, bandana, etc. I wear a traditional style cowboy hat. I have yet to see a Classic Cowgirl wearing a straw cowboy hat. I'm not saying none do, but I have not seen it.

My wife says I give everyone a hard time so ifn I ain't giving you a hard time it must mean I don't like you. LOL TM

TiteGroup, HP38 or Clays works well in .38’s. I use TiteGroup right now and I’ve got a good amount. I also have some HP38.

THE ELIJAH METHOD Michael Keller rubbed his eyes and sighed. It wasn’t a dramatic sigh – it was almost inaudible – his twin sister, working at a desk beside his, felt it more than heard it, thanks to that silent connection twins commonly share. “Why did I ever start,” Michael muttered. “Start what?” “Books. Hymnals, now printing houses, pianos … I’ve got …” – he gestured at a stack of forms, neatly laid out on his completely-occupied-but-organized desk top – “I’ve got firms that want to make pianos domestically, I have churches and concert halls and schools that want to buy genuine Earth pianos, now I’ve got orders for musical instruments I never advertised and I don’t –” Michael leaned back, pressed his hands against the sides of his head as if trying to confine a persistent headache. “Your sales figures are phenomenal, Michael,” Victoria said quietly. “You could –” Michael folded his arms and dropped his forehead on them. Victoria slipped out of her chair, came over, silent on black-patent slippers, laid a gentle hand on her twin’s near shoulder blade. “Michael,” she said gently, “you’ve been working on this long enough. Walk away.” Michael raised his head and Victoria tried not to let surprise show on her face as she realized just how worn-out tired her brother’s face really looked. “Yeah,” he said quietly. Victoria waited until he’d departed, then she finished her own work, gave his a cursory looking-over, decided it could wait, and followed. Ambassador Marnie Keller sat at her desk, frowning as she worked: she’d scanned everything into her computer, she’d converted everything to electronic files: it was at once a great savings, and more work: she, too, had multiple businesses, mostly pertaining to coffee, tea, and a lively commerce on heirloom crops: her fortunes, like the twins’, were looking distinctly prosperous. Unfortunately, a business demands time, and time demands concentration, and Marnie was only just returned from sensitive but necessary negotiations: like Michael, she was close to exhausted; like Michael, she worked herself too long, until she started making mistakes, then like Michael, she stopped, she pushed away from it all, she stood, and she walked away. Sheriff Linn Keller smiled a little as he played a video he hadn’t watched in quite a long time. Marnie, frustrated and exhausted after taking on too much schoolwork in her single-minded pursuit of an early graduation: he’d taken the video as he walked up on her. Marnie was not bound by convention. Marnie went where she always went for solace – she went to her Daddy’s horses – and when Linn came cat footing up on her with cell phone in hand, taking video, the wobbly image he captured was that of a pretty young girl, laid down on pasture grass, flat on her back, sound asleep. A long-legged colt had folded itself up beside her, warm and companionable, and another laid down a little nearer, with its head across her chest, and her arm over its neck. Linn did not see fit to trouble her. She was out like a light. The colts were comfortable. Linn got far enough away before whittling thick slivers off his ever present plug of molasses twist to bribe the other horses so he’d not disturb his wore out daughter. Marnie caressed her big black Frisian’s neck. The mare blew, draped her head over Marnie’s shoulder. It was not long before Marnie packed two bales of hay out of the adjacent barn and stacked them in Snowflake’s pasture, the bales set side by side. Marnie threw two saddle blankets over them, and laid down. Her mind honestly hadn’t realized how bone tired her body was until she laid down and curled up on her side, and when she did, a black Frisian grazed nearby, watchful, as a still-wobbly Frisian filly folded her legs and laid down beside the hay bales. Marnie’s dangling fingers found Frisian hair, and both Marnie and the filly slept, each comforted by knowing the other was there. Angela sized up the situations remotely, then loaded two woven picnic baskets. When Marnie woke, she found a shiny-red-painted, woven picnic basket covered with a folded white tablecloth, and a note. When Michael woke, he found the same thing: he reached over, touched the back of his twin sister’s hand with careful fingertips, which brought her to full awareness instantly if not sooner. Each basket had a hand written note under its hinged lid: The prophet Elijah was told to go take a nap and have a snack. Now it’s your turn. Angela

The following is a humor article. 13 pages, from 1915, thinking about women's place in society. And why they probably should not get the vote. This was written by a man. THE WOMAN QUESTION, by Stephen Leacock https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20220127 This is a reply. From 1916. 12 pages, also humorous. By a woman, Nellie McClung. "An article in response to some men's attitudes toward the freedoms that women wanted during the early 1900s as posed in the article "The Woman Question" by Stephen Leacock." https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20250721

ummm , thats a point of view id not spent time thinking on , ill ponder a bit before i respond id been looking at it as an added incentive to those of us already shooting to add on , it does make sense to add it for those not yet involved - an invitation presa , i do think it would be a nice add on , and im not disagreeing on a separate category or something , a lot of us have them and it might encourage all to shoot them

interesting , never really thought much on them till your post , i may have to do something with mine other than throw it on the closet shelf ,,,,,HMMM

Treasure~!!

Got a couple - real. Never wore them for SASS. Once in a while going somewhere fancy in Western Dress, I'll wear one. Just looking at them, seems as if I misplaced a favorite. Last time I wore it must be a couple of years back. I keep them in one place. Odd. I suppose considering use, not a great loss. Here is a modern one, limited edition.