Oddnews SASS# 24779
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Last weekend I had a pertinent experience. Having (finally!) returned to CAS after a long hiatus, I was working my way through a match using a 100-round box of older 45 Colt handloads. In the second to last stage of the match, I made an unplanned move from smokeless to BP, apparently I’d “consolidated some loads from an 1860 Conversion into the box without realizing it. I finished the match, the last 20 rifle rounds, using BP. Although I’d done this with this rifle (Uberti 1873) before, it’s enough to say 45 Colt wouldn’t be my first choice for BP in a rifle. Too much blowback and fouling, noticeable even after the first ten rounds. I have friends who shoot whole matches of BP with no trouble, but as pointed out above they use the calibers Winchester offered, 44-40, 38-40, or 32-20.
BTW, sort your cartridges carefully and don’t swap from mild smokeless to full-house BP mid string. Even without the obvious safety concerns, it really breaks your concentration.
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Pards, I just acquired my first Colt Lightning revolver. When dry fired in fast DA it’s a little out of time. I expect it mostly needs fresh springs, but I’d like to have it gone through by a knowledgeable smith familiar with the Lightning/Thunderer. Any good recommendations?
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I have a 1892 Winchester in 32-20. It’s fun, but it can be hard to score as the projectiles don’t “clank” the targets very loud.
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I don't have contact information, but I agree with those who suggest contacting Dusty Rogers. I had the pleasure of shooting on a posse with him at the Missouri State Championships in 2000 in Branson (a great match, by the way, put on by great people). He's friendly and approachable, and will give you any information he has.
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Either term is meaningless in the context of the sport.
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I don't understand the desire to use non-lubed bullets, but you can make this
2 parts by weight Paraffin wax
2 parts by weight Sheep Tallow (Dixie Gun Works)
1 part by weight Beeswax
You can also substitute Crisco for the sheep tallow. What you end up with is, except for the aroma, indistinguishable from SPG. It should be malleable enough to put on the front of the cylinder. It works great when put in the lube grooves on the bullet. -
When I first started in CAS I didn't cast lead bullets, and the most readily available .45s were 230-grn lead roundnose, and I shot them for at least two years before I started casting. I never had a problem -- but I still don't think it's a good idea. I think you are unlikely to set off a primer with a round nosed bullet. I think you will definitely not set off a primer with a flat nose bullet.
That little gap between "unlikely" and "definitely" is the area where I define safety, and I'd rather be on the safer end of things. Your mileage may vary. -
"Firearms must operate as intended by the original pre-1900 designs they depict."
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The original post is talking about the Colt Signature series repop of this musket:
Which was Colt's kinda/sorta copy of the three-band Enfield musket and was made throughout the Civil War. It was rifled. I agree with those above who say the Colt Signature Series is overpriced.
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One year at that event I got to shoot J.B. Hogdon's gatling gun. Sorry it doesn't exist anymore.
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The Mo boat ride was the annual event of the Moniteau Creek River Raiders out of Fayette Mo. We lost our range and of course the lake for the boat ride. Our inspiration and dirving force was the late great Doolin Riggs.
A lot of the club members now shoot with the Owl Creek Sportmans Club, and Warden Callaway is helping to mold that club. Unfortuneally we only have a small creek that trickles in wet weather so no more boat ride.
Stoney
I didn't know Doolin had died. He was a great guy to shoot with.
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I think Forty Rod was talking about Wayne getting shot in the back and not Bruce Dern.
I think Wayne got shot in the back in "Sands of Iwo Jima"
I thought he was saying that Dern played the bartender in the Shootist (there are two, one shoots Wayne in the back). Maybe I misunderstood. If so, my apologies.
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How 'bout the bartender in The Shootist?
Or the cute girl in El Dorado?
As near as I can find, Bruce Dern wasn't in "The Shootist." He isn't listed in the cast on the Internet Movie Database here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075213/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
The white-haired bartender was played by Ralph Volkie
Murray the bartender was played by Charles G. Martin -- he may be the one you're thinking of as he bore a slight resemblence to Dern.
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I'd buy one, but I note that USFA went under while marketing arguably the most successful pistol design ever created -- the Colt Model P Single Action Army. Now, there are a host of reasons that USFA was mismanaged, but if you can't make a go on the SAA, how likely is it that someone can make a go of M&H -- an obscure design only suited for this sport, and minimally at that. Sure, you might be able to sell a few thousand to collectors. I'd love to have one, but I simply can't see a company staying in business making them. M&H didn't.
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I only got to shoot with him once. Sorry to hear of his passage.
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Lot of pards whose names I recognize aren't on the wire anymore.
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I use the 30-inch "long" rifle -- but I've frequently wished I'd bought it at 24.
1877 lightning gunsmith?
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Thank you. I found Mr. Lanara listed on a couple of other forums, as well, and I’ve given him a call. Deeply appreciate the help.