Prairie Dawg, SASS #50329

Every time I watch Lonesome Dove, & see Gavan O'Herlihy as bad guy Dan Suggs shooting his revolving carbine, I want to run out and buy one. I did that a coupla times, but sold them cuz you can't use 'em in SASS, and my budget won't allow guns that don't get shot. The ARE fun though. I've had them in both BP and cartridge versions. And the brass triggerguard with the spur does give you a convenient place for your hand while shooting! --Dawg

Looks like they imported guns from Italy & Spain. I found this information on them: J.L. Galef & Son, Inc. Dept. TMEN 85 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 J L Galef liquidated its entire business in 1983.

They are just an importer, and there have been many over the years. Revolving Carbines are not legal for SASS, but are really fun to shoot. Just watch out where you put your left hand! --Dawg

Thanks Chas: It was great spending the weekend with you & Apple Annie. Good luck in Alabama! --Dawg

Yep, it was a great weekend. I didn't shoot all that well, but I had lots of fun! Posse 3 was a really good posse -- everyone worked, shot well (except me!), and we had a great time. Thanks to everyone who came out to play with us & hope to see y'all next year! --Dawg

A note from Angie: Thanks for letting us know. We will still have the potluck and plenty of room to hangout if you want to "sing around the open circle" with us, Woody 😀 Doesn't have quite the same ring to it but the people are still fun. See y'all in a coupla days! --Dawg

SOLD -- THANKS Good Evening: I purchased this SASS flag from the SASS Mercantile when I first started many years ago. I put it away in my reloading room and forgot about it. I found it yesterday, as I was cleaning out the reloading room. Never even took it out of the package. The label reads..... "3" x 5' Super-Polyester" "Single Action Shooting Society Flag" "Canvas Header & Brass Grommets" "4 Rows of Sewing on Fly Side" And it has a full-color image of the SASS Marshal -- See Images I Shoot mostly local matches now, but I though one of you younger fellas might want it. $40 Shipped to your door. Paypal & Personal Checks work for me. Thanks for looking --Dawg

+1 to Coffinmaker I have always enjoyed shooting the guns he has built for me, and hammer stops are one of the reasons. maybe it’s just me, but the gun feels more solid. Don’t get me wrong, the over-travel you feel on a factory-finished gun isn’t “bad”, but the hammer stops just make ‘em a bit more fun to shoot. —Dawg

Thanks guys for your answers to the original question. It will help at our annual match, when 2 shooters who shoot lightnings will compete in the side matches. --Dawg

Is a lightning considered as in the same class as a lever action ? thanks —Dawg

Ruger factory nipples are good nipples. One former National & World Champion Frontiersman I know uses them exclusively. He told me that they fit Remington #11 caps. These are the same dimensionally as Remington #10s, except that #10s have a deeper cup than #11s. So, it is not the nipples If the cap went off, but failed to ignite the powder, I would suspect a blockage of the nipple exit hole. Did this happen on the first firing, or later in the match? If it happened on the first firing, it is possible that the chambers were damp with water or residual oil from the last cleaning. If it happened later in the match, that is probably not it. When you cleared the nipple exit hole with a nipple pick, was it before or after you loaded up the cylinder? I ALWAYS picked the nipples, but I did it after I loaded the cylinder, not before. It was the last thing I did, before I re-installed the cylinder in the gun. I did it every time! It's amazing the junk that can get into the nipple, and block its exit hole. --Dawg

Here’s an article by Mako on this very topic. Notice that Remington caps are made to fit the aftermarket nipples. Percussion Caps and Nipples copy.pdf

If you have factory nipples on this gun, I can't answer the question, because I don't think factory nipples are very good, and I never use them. For about 25 years, I have always suggested that you change the nipples out for Slix or Treso nipples, and use Remington #10 caps. Course, Slix nipples are relatively recent -- Before that, there were only Tresos, and I still prefer them. Doing this will solve any ignition problems. --Dawg

Bisley Joe: On an earlier post about this same problem, Coffinmaker gave J. C. Smoke the same recommendation, but also said this: There is also an ultra simple, ultra quick and ultra cheap way to make a temporary fix. Drop a #10 stainless Split washer down the barrel bore and put the gun together. You WILL have to refit the wedge.

Sad to hear. Shot with him regularly. Prayers out to friends & family. --Dawg