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Abilene, SASS # 27489

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  1. I say forget going for a specific OAL.  If the bullet has a crimp groove, use that.  If it is a truncated cone bullet it will almost certainly be long enough to properly feed.  As I said earlier, anything between about 1.42 or so and 1.6 will be good.  Load up at least two (dummies would be good) and try them for function.  (even a round that is too short will feed fine if it is the only one you load into the loading gate.  You need to load at least two thru the gate to find out if they are too short or not).  Good luck, with loading and with your recovery!

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  2. 13 hours ago, Old Irish Shooter said:

    ... but it will close if I seat the flat nose bullet deeper than minimum overall length. ...

    3 hours ago, Deuce Stevens SASS#55996 said:

    What flat point bullet are you loading and what OAL is it at? 

     

    1 hour ago, Kid Rich said:

    Take one of the bullets that won't allow you to close the bolt all the way coat it with magic marker and try to close the bolt until you feel resistance when you remove it you should be able to see where the problem is. I suspect the ogive of the bullet is the problem.

    kR

    These are important questions.  The required OAL to cycle in these rifles is fairly wide-ranging but if you get too short or too long, it jams.  1.6" is about the hard max (not a problem with .38's)  The minimum varies by rifle but is usually around 1.42 to 1.45 range.  If it is too short or too long, that prevents the carrier from rising, but the round should still chamber.   So maybe it's the ogive catching the edge of the chamber like Kid Rich says and by shortening it a smaller portion of the bullet is easier to get started in the chamber?  But here's another thing.  What type of short stroke?  I know some of them require you to bend the lifter arm up or down as necessary.  If your carrier is a tad too high or too low then the bullet is more likely to catch the edge of the chamber.

  3. I was stocked up enough that I made it through this last shortage okay, but was getting very low on some things.  I am now stocked up more than I have ever been because those shortages suck.

     

    edit: it's kind of like concealed carry.  Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. :)

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  4. That .001 bigger rim diameter will make no difference.  The 44 Russian, Special, and Magnum are essentially the same except for length.  Now, the smaller rim diameter (.483) of the 44 Colt could cause some extraction issues in some guns like rifles or top-breaks, but it could still be fired in most if not all 44 Special and Magnum guns.

  5. 1 hour ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

    I haven’t seen that movie since it was in the theaters. Back then I wouldn’t have known an ‘87 from a ‘92 rifle. 

    When I was a kid, every lever action we saw in any movie or TV show, we called it a "30-30" :)

  6. 16 minutes ago, La Sombra said:

    ... In my pistol rotation...

     

    La Sombra

    Ah, a man of like mind.  Variety is good.    To answer the original question, no it is not common in CAS.  Sure, a few people shoot it, but not many.  I shoot an old '92 carbine and a Colt in .32 but only on occasion.  I have an Uberti '73 Deluxe that I've been trying to work out extraction problems to make it my BP rifle.

  7. 6 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

    When I had mine tested a month ago I learned that Medicare doesn't cover lead tests. It cost me $180! A little expensive to do on a monthly basis if you're over 65. :angry:

    That's odd.  Medicare (regular, not Advantage) has paid for my annual blood test for the last several years.  Your doctor might have to give a "reason", such as your exposure or possible symptoms.  I'm pretty darn sure they won't pay monthly, though!

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  8. Every year Larsen posts a bunch of setup pics.  It's always a lot of construction, steel, painting, hauling. I think he just has one set of pics that he posts every year! :)

     

     

    Seriously, thanks for the work and for letting us know of the magnitude. 

  9. 17 minutes ago, Tommy Reb said:

    ...  However, if the mag will not hold 6 that would be a handicap in wild bunch.  ...

    Just a guess, but it might be easily modified to hold 6 like the '97 is with something like Wild Bodie Tom's spring and follower kit.

  10. 2 hours ago, "Big Boston" said:

    I apologize if I missed the the Country of Origin or manufacturer. ...

    China

    7 minutes ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said:

    When did WB match rules change to allow ‘87s?

    Beginning of this year, along with SxS and any SASS-legal rifle.

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