Constable Nelson #11784

Shouldn't be a thing at any CHAMPIONSHIP Match (State, Regionals, whatever) Having said that I incorporated a (free) "Get out of Jail free" card in the shooters pack at one big, but NOT "Championship" event I ran. Shooter could "play the card" to reshoot ONE stage... but had to do so before their Posse left that stage. Safety penalties would be carried forward, misses and P's were not. Result of the reshoot was final (No going back to original score...lol) Surprisingly few folks played the card. Must have been scared of the reshoot Gods! (Who we all know can be MEAN!)

What a relief!😁

No idea, but given how a compressed charge of FFF in a 45 acp case sounds, and how well it cycles, I think it MIGHT. As an old ex FC shooter (1st Place EOT 2001 lol) I will admit to trying BP in just about everything. 45 ACP ran fine. 9mm shot very accurately but turned the pistol into a pump action...🤣 Haven't tried it in my Steyr Hahn (9mm Steyr/9 x 23) because i cannot find any instructions on FULL disassembly.

Like Griff, I just LOOK at the case as it comes around. Need a decent light source of course.

I shoot far more IPSC than CAS these days..and its ALL handloads with coated lead. Ive used 122 RNFP 38 CAS bullets in 9mm when I ran out of my 9mm 135 CN.. lol. Given you are not seeking to achieve 125 PF or "cycling" a slide you could load a 9mm with, say, 38 Short Colt data for CAS. Case volume is virtually identical. Having CAS guns chambered in 9mm wouldn't require any rule changes would it?

Sent you a PM Sir!😁

Wasn't Cowboy, it was USPSA..in St George UT. We started shooting at 6am IIRC, finished by 10. At 10 it was 115 degrees. Yikes.

Its turning into a good year!! LOL Ahh..TIME. THE most valuable resource!

IS there a website or something for this "Smith Shop"? Does he make these carriers for short 38's as well?

Thats a weird place NH. "Live Free or die!" 😁 I went there for The Great Nor'easter years ago and it was 90+ every day AND 100% Humidity (OK..but it FELT like breathing soup) On day 2 a number of older shooters simply dropped out. It was brutal. Only time Ive ever left the aircon in a Motel room on all day while I was out. Don't get me wrong, great match and fine people. But deep snow in Winter and stinking hot in summer? Yikes! Whats their joke? They have 3 seasons. Summer, Winter and Road construction. (And those Frost Heaves!!!!)

Isn't that the "ground" state of being for geese???😁

You Sir, are a Gentleman of the first water!😁 That is a considerable load off my mind. Thankee. Will PM you closer to the time? (And, whats your poison?😊)

It was definitely at Raahagues (sp?) in CA. It MAY have been my very FIRST year. 1997. I was shooting FC with a pair of 7.5" Uberti Cattleman in 44-40... with 200gr bullets on top of 35gr of 2F... Yikes! I doubt my wrists would manage that these days!

I know many of us old guys (My first EOT was 1997 so Im a Medium Old guy I reckon) complain about the changes. But you know what? I think the game is better than ever. I remember shooting matches where the targets were 8" square at 12-15 yards...for PISTOL. Stuff like that... No thanks. Thats what IPSC/USPSA is for. ( I shoot that too) Give us targets everyone CAN hit..and let skill determine how quickly. Having said THAT, being Human I have my preferences too. I haven't shot Bordertown and am not interested in doing so.......YMMV/IMO/etc... LOL

Me too! Then again I tend to enjoy all his presentations.

When reminiscing about the good old days, remember the other side too. My first EOT I seem to recall we had to knock down two shotgun targets while sitting on a wagon... then USE the "REINS" to reset them, then shoot them AGAIN. And they were NOT light. 🤣

So what would you increase the PF to.....WITHOUT excluding the perfectly legal 32"s? I find it somewhat ironic that folks are demanding an increase of that sort. When, at the time of typing this, the thread directly above this one is about a 135 grain 45 bullet! ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE GRAIN..in a FORTY FIVE? So a 32 shooter using a perfectly normal 75gr bullet is in danger of being forced to change... but 45 shooters can use a bullet LIGHTER than many of us use in 38's??? Sorry, I find that simply weird.

They seem to smooth 87 and 97 feeding slightly too. Of course that may be a false impression!!!

Caution is always good, when appropriate. BUT..you do realise that Rifle is sold in 357 Mag and 44 Mag? I can find NO warnings that reduced loads need to be used in those cartridges. 38-40 is what? 16,000 psi. 44 Mag, 36000 psi? Not sure how a slightly hotter 38-40 can be a problem.

Have registered for all 3 matches (Yeehaw) but for an Aussie coming over its a LOT of ammo. I can buy some, and will. Can bring some, and wiil. But I plan to bring a small press/brass etc and load some as well. THAT means I need powder. Cannot bring that. Anyone in/around Indianapolis or Warsaw got a partial can of 231 they'd offload for some $$$? Thankee