Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129

Make or have made a chamber cast ,, it will tell the story of the Marlin in Question ... I'm betting the Marlin is loosely chambered ... Where as Modern Uberti's tend to be close to Minimum Spec.. Jabez Cowboy

Sure Wish the Boarder had been open > Maybe Next Year . Jabez Cowboy

The rifle and Caliber is used in Long Range Single Shot, Rifle Caliber events like the Quigley Shoot and the 300 yard event offered ... As for Long Range Pistol Caliber event, I acquitted myself rather well placing in the top 5% ... Doing so using full case loads of Goex in .45 Colt . By the way there were about the same number of shooters in this single event as there were in All Classes of WB shooters Combined. I believe all shooters placing above me were shooting Smokeless Powder ... Jabez Cowboy

Horse Dew ... Jabez Cowboy

Prayers going up from North of the Medicine Line , for your wife and you . God Bless . Jabez Cowboy

I second Forty Rod's assessment .... Jabez Cowboy

Start sooner !!! Jabez Cowboy

Well I was there and I asked and I was told NO ! There was No where to try out with my .40-65 , prior to the match. Phantom it is good to see you back on the wire , and yes I sent prayers up on your behalf back in 2016 .... Jabez Cowboy

Prayers going up from North of the Medicine Line, for Bob and Carol ... Jabez Cowboy

They are Fine Guns !!! Built , some say over built to last a lifetime or ten ... I use mine in 16 ga. sometimes but mostly I shoot hammered Guns ... Mine has 28 inch barrels choked Mod/ Imp Mod .... Jabez Cowboy

The WB shoot at WR 2016 had about 100 shooters and about 10 classes and awards ten deep ... And there were over 900 Shooters for the Cowboy match so yes I consider WB to be at best a Side Match .... The Warm-up match had far more Shooters than WB as well .... I feel that it took away from the time spent on COWBOY Side matches, especially the Long Range ... There wasn't even a place to check-out your rifle after traveling 1,500 + Miles one Way ... Guns shoot different when taken from 3,884 feet above sea level and temperatures of 20 F. down to WR ...with temperatures of 80 F...

As a FCD that uses Full Case loads in my .40 cal. and bigger bore guns , I never shoot speed Pistol ! Shooting against young Pups shooting HANDS guns using loads that go puffff, tink ... has little interest ... One of my proudest Moments was Placing 6th. at WR in 2016 in the speed rifle pistol caliber event , and doing so using full case loads under my 255 gr. bullets in .45 Colt . I believe I was the only one using Black in the Top 10 ... So I would like to see some recognition given to those who shoot Real powder. I did think it odd that they awarded the WB shooters down

When driving to an away shoot I often ask if it is possible to come with the Class "C" motorhome a day or so early to help with set-up, not once has this request been turned down, in two decades... Some Clubs have started to make it known that if I want to come earlier, that would be just Dandy ... Jabez Cowboy

Mine rides on the hip on the left and slightly lower on the right . top of the shotshells ( case heads ) are at belly level or slightly lower ... Jabez Cowboy

Just me but i'm kinda old fashioned I shoot my cartridges with bullets close to their original designed weight . 115gr. in .32-20 , 158gr. in 38spl., 180gr. in .38 WCF, 225-240gr. in .44spl. and 255-270gr. in .45 Colt ... Shooting mostly Black Powder ( Not Subs ), but even with that passing fad powder ... Jabez Cowboy