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Posts posted by Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971
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1 hour ago, Captain Clark said:
Cheddites have been my go to for cowboy and regular trap and bird shooting for awhile with zero issues in SxS, pumps and auto loader scatterguns. They sure seem to perform like a quality product from what I’ve experienced. Based on my experience I have passed on other brands of 209 recently.
I too use Cheddite 209s for most of my shotgun reloading. An exception are shells for my Citori O/U where the firing pin on the lower barrel pierces Cheddites and suffers erosion. I just bought more Cheddite 209s from Tell Sackett at EOT and have enough for a couple of years of shotgun reloading.
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We tried displays at gun shows but got no new members. We also participated in the State Game and Fish Department's outdoor activity day at our home range. We got no new members but the youth who shot our .22 rifles went home happy. We get curious individuals walking into our matches and make sure we welcome them and explain the sport. We try to get them to shoot a stage and tell them we will supply guns and ammo if they return for a match. We tell them the match will be free and they will not be subject to SASS costuming requirements. However, our best recruitment tool is our website. Shooters searching for CAS opportunities find our website and come visit. A professional looking, up-to-date website is a good recruitment tool.
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On 2/1/2024 at 8:22 AM, Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 said:
Stateside French-made Cheddite shotgun primers are available but no other shotgun primers are easy to buy. I'm loading BP shotgun shells this week with Cheddites for EOT. I appreciate that the French are still serving handloaders. Our manufacturers have abandoned us.
Brownells currently shows Winchester 209 shotgun primers in stock.
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We left just after the awards ceremony as we had to leave the Clays Target Center campground in the morning. We camped that evening in a nice campground in Pitchaco that had lots of traffic noise from I-10 and train noise from nearby tracks. Tonight we camp at Caballo Lake State Park and expect a better experience.
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The railroad facades at EOT are my favorites.
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The shooting is over. Three on my posse had clean matches including me. Today there was some blowing dust. Shooters promptly covered their guns after a strong dust devil blew through. We are not cleaning our firearms tonight because we might trade powder fouling for sand and dirt.
Shirttail Bess was one of the two lady black powder shooters on our posse and shot a good match.
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2 minutes ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:
Use a pillow case instead.
Plastic bag traps moisture.
I love the roller handle and LED light on my D/550.
I live in a desert-no moisture to trap. Pillow case is a good idea.
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Me shooting yesterday
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Large plastic bags serve well as press covers. Most Uniquetek products work as advertised. My favorite upgrades are spent primer catch accessories that reduce or eliminate spent primers landing on the floor.
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This afternoon we made a return trip to Yasha’s for more Russian rye bread, Russian sausage and cookies just like the wife ate as a child. Next a stop at Bruno’s for a bag of reclaimed shot for the raffle at the annual club meeting. Finally I picked up my bullet order from Desperado Bullets. My little 38 Special Marlin just cycles these bullets flawlessly.
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Posse 19 shot the 8 AM shift the morning. The first two stages had no wind but had large, close targets so I had acceptable stage times given the lack of wind. The final two stages were breezy and I had good stage times. Both my wife and I are clean for the first two days.
Whispering Meadows makes delicious jams and jellies from fruit she grows. The half pint jars fit into our tiny TT frig.
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Posse 19 shot the middle shift today with Reckon as Posse Marshall. There was a decent wind out of the east for the first two stages that changed to out of the South. I had little problems with smoke obscuring my targets and had stage times similar to smokeless shooters.
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The Chicken George SASS Family
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My wife and I ran the lollipop side match at the state match this year and got to see Miss B Haven shoot. She did so well that we placed her with the adult women where she placed 2nd. We look forward to this family at this year's state match.