Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580

These are what are on my Bisleys. I like the thinner lower part with the checkering with the swells at the top. They fit my hands and stubby fingers well!

Does anybody make such a thing? I know it's a long shot, but I'm curious. I love the Eagle gunfighter grips that Rajh built for my Old Model Bisleys, and it would be pretty cool to have a set for my 58 Remingtons...

If you want to jump right into the deep end of the pool: Ruger Vaqueros for pistols. You can change the springs and hammers yourself and they'll run well. A short-stroked Uberti 73 in your chosen caliber. In both pistols and rifles, .38 is cheaper to shoot, .45's give you more category choices (I think. But I'm sure somebody will disagree with me! ) If you don't think that you'll ever shoot Classic Cowboy, then a tuned single trigger SKB double. Shallower end of the pool: Uberti pistols. Tuned ones will run and should be less expensive than Vaqueros. A 92 of some flavor or other. My good buddy Hunt Mountain Drifter has one that will almost run with the hot rod 73's. A Stoeger double with polished chambers and lightened springs. All this gibberish having been spouted, the advice to go to some shoots before you buy anything resembling a firearm is excellent advice. It'll give you a better idea of what you like the best and save you a boatload of money in the long term. Unless of course you're in the mood to buy, trade, sell, etc. until you settle on the set you want to compete with. It also depends, as was noted, on how competitive you want to be...

I write most of the stages for our matches. Currently, a .410 will knock down all of our shotgun targets. Consequently, ALL of my stages say (if using 4 shotgun targets) "4+ shotgun" and "knock down the shotgun targets" with the expectation that the shooter will get them all. I rarely see anyone have to leave a shotgun target standing, and I haven't had any complaints yet...

Try this one: sales@stmachining.us

I'll try to find his email address.

For some odd reason Shalako Tucker at ST Machining in Dayton, Washington isn't on the list. He should be!

I used to shoot crossdraw/stong side until my right wrist threatened to go on strike so I switched to double strong side, shooting left gun left hand, right gun right hand. I feel that double strong side gives me more options for transitions. I use a Ted Blocker Ol' #4 rig that lets me holster both pistols with my left hand, freeing up my right hand to move on to the next firearm. A few years ago at the Oregon State Match one of the stages was two shotgun, rifle, two shotgun, pistols, two shotgun. After holstering my right hand pistol with my left hand while picking up my shotgun with my right hand the TO asked me, "What the hell did you just do?" 🤣

Shalako Tucker at ST Machining/Desperado Cowboy Bullets makes some really snazzy aluminum ones that are a combination loading block and high primer checker.

I live in eastern Oregon where it gets into the triple digits quite often in the summer, but the humidity is relatively low. I've been shooting CC almost my whole SASS career (started shooting in 2004). I generally wear everything but the chaps all the time. Cuffs, spurs, wild rag, suspenders, sleeve garters, a couple of knives, vest, etc. Not sure why on the chaps, I just never have worn them. All that having been said, one thing nobody has mentioned is wild rag material. I've found that pure silk wild rags work pretty well at keeping my neck, and thence my head, relatively cool without needing to have water added to them. I tend to avoid synthetics and cottons as much as possible for that reason. And I make sure that I drink a lot of water.

I noticed that Oregon is conspicuously absent from your map. You need to find your way to Baker City, Oregon the second weekend of July, 2025, for our annual, Violence at Virtue Flat. If nothing else, the food is fantastic!