Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L

Got one that has stumped us: Ammo is .45 Colt loaded to mild SASS loads--all same batch of ammo using 200 gr Lee RNFP bullets Revolvers (all .45 Colt): Uberti open top conversion 1860 (friend’s) Uberti Bird’s Head (friend’s) Pair of Cattleman (mine) so all the guns are Ubertis. The ammo works fine in the Cattleman; no hang ups, no FTF, smooth cocking between shots In the open top and Bird’s Head after the first shot both lock up. We can only get hammer back about half way. Cylinder will not turn. Have to remove the cylinders by pulling base pin. Things we checked: Bolt works as it is supposed to. Revolver operates fine without ammo. Cocks smoothly and no hang up of cylinder. With one round in chamber will shoot it and cylinder will spin. (Ammo also works fine in Ruger Vaqueros Old Models FWIW) This is my standard pistol load for about last 5 years. What’s has us stumped is ammo works fine in two of four pistols but not all of them Hard to believe it’s the ammo but then hard to believe it’s a firearm problem, also. Open to the expertise of the experts cheyenne

saw a video of Donald Trump Jr talking about how great they would be to save shooters' hearing. If the wait and stamp go away might look into it ...now where would I find an 1880s silencer? cr

I use liquid lanolin and HEET which you can get at an auto parts or wally world. It's 99% alcohol so it evaporates quickly. found a cheap spray bottle at CVS and use a 12 to 1 ratio. I control amount of lanolin on cases by how much I spray. sometimes will put regular rubbing alcohol on towel and slide reloaded rounds back and forth to remove lanolin or few minutes in tumbler or most time just not worry about removing it. Latest batch is 5 months old and really can't see that the level has gone down in spray bottle cr

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I used my Marlin .45 Colt on a hunt one time Grocery store manager threw me out cr

Howdy Mark VII (wasn't that the company that produced Dragnet?) Let us know what part of the country you're from. If you lucky enough to be in The Republic and on top of that around the town that's hosting the Super Bowl I'm inviting you to come out and I'll get you and the Mrs. all set up to shoot a couple of matches--guns, ammo, the whole kit and caboodle; you might need a hat but that's optional What is said above is all great advice. Read the rules and such and find a club you can visit. Almost all of us had folks show us the ropes and cowboys are great examples of 'paying it forward' ...and keep those questions coming. There's a wealth of knowledge here on the Wire cr

+1 people have bad days and as said above get embarrassed, some more easily than others. Start fresh at this point and more forward (sounds like an ad campaign there) cr

there is the option of doing your own. Over on Cast Boolits ( http://castboolits.gunloads.com/forumdisplay.php?184-Coatings-and-Alternatives) they have a subsection called Coatings and Alternatives that deals with this process. Actually there are two: Hi-Tek and tumble coating in a #5 plastic container with AirSoft BBs and the powder. I do all of mine except the BP ones. In fact some times I find myself casting so I can try out mixing the powders for new and 'interesting' color results (and some are awful but they all go down the barrel) I enjoy it and it has added to my hobby of casting bullets for cowboy shooting. cr

we have membership cards? if so I haven't seen mine in ages. clubs still take my money and let me shoot course haven't seen my 'youth' for a long time either cr

The arthr-i-tis in my 70 year old hands keeps me from being successful with this idea but thanks for pointing it out. Never know when I might have a good day at the range cr

I think I asked this about a year ago and I've slept since then so apologies if this is old news I am in need of a source to checker my Marlin .45 Colt, 20 in barrel forearm. It came plain and I'm finding my left hand slowly moves back towards the receiver as I shoot. The stock is fine as I put my thumb on the right side of it as I lever and stays there without help, Not looking for something with roses and fluers-de-lis and angels in the skies above, just a nice checkering job that will allow me to grip the forearm manly-like. I can get a new forearm from Brownells for about $50 but not sure how well it would match--hey, I've got a little pride in how my guns looks. ideas and suggestions are welcome thanks cheyenne

You have a dog for your avatar on Facebook? what about all the cats? I see them on your page but a dog avatar??? "Say it ain't so, Joe" cr

with apologies to The Dirty Dozen: "Very pretty Colonel, very pretty, but can they [shoot]?" cr

sounds, we need the audio of this!!!

great tune and words reminds me of Marty Robbins and "Big Gun on his Hip" cr

For me I have found that short of pure lead anything I melt and cast does great at SASS speeds. I've used COWW, SOWW, lead folks have given me, stuff I bought off CastBoolits.com and even diving weights which were interesting to say the least. I have gone to powder coating so my lube doesn't melt off during Texas summers. I also like that part of the process, too. I've been running tests over on castboolists as walterlaich. I cast, powder coated and sized 15 lbs of 200 gr RNFP .45 Colt yesterday and today. I would say jump in and start learning--after all the mistakes and less than perfect ones go back in the pot but you'd be surprised how well the less than perfect ones will shoot. cr

mine was 3.8¢ each. I enjoy all parts of this, wet tumbling brass, casting and loading. Sometimes more than shooting I think Oh, and powder coating; that's the latest fun part of all of this cr

Thanks guys, Now for a little elbow grease.... cr

while it was not mentioned in the description is the Dillon primer filler machine part of this sale? cr

can't tell if my oilskin has developed some mold or what. while overall dirty from table saw there are locations were I have about pencil eraser sized greenish spots. While they never seem be larger they do vary in amounts on various places on coat. Big question is if it is a bit of mold how to remove it Going to go with dry stiff brush with breathing mask as a start. someone suggested hydrogen peroxide. Not thinking bleach is a good thing to try. Might go with a bit of Dawn and water with stiff brush and good rinsing. Open to knowledge of wire thanks cheyenne

same here. been that way for over a week now cr

right now 19º in 'Toad' Mission I've got two pair of long johns on and headed north for all the fun and games. Have to embrace what our northern friends shoot in 8 months a year cr

Good Evening Cowfolk, To support our brothers at the top of the map and to protest the lack of Chinese food at the South Pole we will be having our regularly scheduled match tomorrow. As always it will be held at the “Toad” Mission location Arriving at 8 a.m. we will be greeted by mild 25º temps and a north wind of 9 mph resulting in a wonderful chill factor of 16º. By the end of the match around 1 p.m. the temp will be at a balmy 38º with the winds dropping to 7 mph still from the north translating into an equally fantastic chill factor of 32º; at least we don’t have snow to shovel. Smart money is the ice will hold over the low water crossing so no cars should be lost downstream. For this one match summer dress is again allowed and there is talk of having a snow cones at the end. So pack you gear, dig out the long johns, and we’ll see you around 8:15 for the start of TRR’s 2017 shooting season. http://www.thunderriverrenegades.com/ cheyenne

I went with a .38 with mine and am very happy. Saw a few guys shoot on in .45 and that's just too much recoil for me. I must admit that my .38 derringer loads are the same as the .32 Long ones and of course the lightest bullet you can find--think mine is Lee's 105 gr one. with it I can hit a paper plate at 20 yards but have to take careful aim also aiming points are different for each barrel and yes, I realize they were used at distances that didn't require sights cr

they are correct that Lee molds have a learning curve. That being said once you get one up and running you now have the cheaper Lee molds as an option. here are a couple of links to getting Lee's running (being retired I have more time than money so I can invest some sweat equity in them): http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?4790-This-is-a-Lee-6-cavity-mould and http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?654-Sure-Fire-Lee-Menting-Technique-(Aimoo-Post-Revisited) With two rotator cuff surgeries I can't hold iron or brass molds for any length of time.