Crisco
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Per the stage instructions there are no pistol misses. Rifle had 10 shots fired with 10 targets down.
Doesn’t matter what you may believe the shooter was aiming at when he missed one with the rifle, can’t judge intent, only results.
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Long guns are easy, handguns not so much without lots of advance planning.
Which matches are you thinking of attending?
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It means whatever that specific match director says it means. In the case of EOT at Ben Avery, it means any postion you want as long as you are not touching guns or ammo.
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Match director was absolutely clear during the posse marshal walk thru that no part of either gun could be on the board at any time before or after the beep. It was emphasized several times.
Hard to blame allowing it on brain fade…
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I’ve had several Stoegers over the years, shot them a lot, and been really happy with them. I have heard of occasional mushroomed firing pins and broken locking lugs, but never seen either personally.
I had a Rossi 20ga Overland Coach gun for a few years and enjoyed shooting it, but it had the stiffest hammers I’ve ever dealt with. Left a good bit of skin on them when I tried to slap them to full cock with my off hand. Like the comment in another response above, I shot it for style, not speed.
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I believe the centerfire 1866’s were late production, chambered for the .44 Henry Centerfire (same dimensions as the Henry but centerfire), and most, if not all, were shipped to somewhere in South America that escapes my memory at the moment. Seems like very few show up in the states.
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Our knockdowns (mostly US poppers) are 3/8" AR500 with 1/2" pipe stick welded to the bottom to mount in our bases.
For static targets we've been using 3/8" and 1/2" mild steel for years, and they age pretty well with lead bullets and cowboy loads, but are getting too heavy for most of the folks willing to come out and help these days (not to mention being easily and heavily damaged by boneheads with rifles).
We are gradually changing over to 1/4" AR500 targets with a small rectangular slot centered near the top so they can hang from a hook made of 3/8" AR500. Very much like what MGM sells for Steel Challenge if you want to see examples.
We initially went with 3/8" AR500, but I saw another club using 1/4" 18"x24" targets that are aging very well in speed steel matches, in which they are getting worked over heavily with jacketed 9mm, .40S&W, & .45ACP, from both pistols and carbines. Since then everything I buy is 1/4" and they are much nicer to haul around.
I just go to Pacific Steel with a cardboard template or drawing and they use a plasma cutter; I've not seen any issues with wear or such in the heat affected areas.
For long range targets (and even Plainsman rifle targets) the 3/8" AR won't crater, but starts to bow pretty quick when it gets whacked with a few 405 or 500 grain bullets.
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Can't answer definitively about the "antique" classification but will tackle the concern noted above about getting them back into the US. SImply fill out a customs form 4457 and have the guns verified by a customs officer BEFORE leaving the states. This form provides the proof that you took them with you so you will not be accused of importing them on your return.
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I'm sure it's been longer than I think, but Numrich Arms (now Gunparts Corp) used to sell conversion kits to change your model 94 over to .44 Magnum. I think the "kit" may have consisted of nothing more than a barrel and carrier/lifter. If so, that will answer your initial question, at least for the larger cartridge.
Question about a particular sweep: WTC
in SASS Wire
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Around here you can start a Nevada sweep in the middle unless otherwise specified, but I have heard that other places call that an entirely different sweep.