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Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971
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New to SASS: Advice for Navigating the Gear Maze
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 replied to KatfishKid's topic in SASS Wire
Shotgun: I started with Stoeger coach guns and still keep them as backups. Many are shot at major matches. Hats: everything from inexpensive straw hats to pricey all-beaver felt hats work. I now own as many hats as long guns. Boots: You will spend much time on your feet. Buy comfortable boots. I wear boots with laces so there is room for my arch supports. Carts: score a loaner cart from your home club. As shooters leave the sport they often donate their cart. We had four loaner carts at our state match this year and gave away two. When you buy or build your cart go lightweight. If it takes two men or a forklift to put it in your vehicle you will soon replace it. Get large wheels and tires that cannot go flat. Lots of places to hang things is useful as is a seat, Reloading: Essential to control ammo costs. Skip reloading shotgun shells at first but acquire equipment to reload metallic cartridges soon. Progressive presses are useful for the number of rounds we shoot. However, a used single stage press from a gun show or an estate sale can get you started reloading and be handy for odd jobs in the future. A local mentor can help you select equipment and reloading supplies. I recommend smokeless powder as you start. BTW, I reload my low recoil shotgun shells. That is worthwhile after you get setup for metallic cartridges reloading. -
Their website kept rejecting my browser so I phoned in a reservation. I got a premium pull-through site at the Last Stand rate. The reservation clerk was easy to work with.
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Looking forward to the schedule so I can select side matches and/or warmup matches.
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Is the CZ shotgun still for sale? If so, I want to purchase it.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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"Tex in hospital with very bad infection-sepsis. Is in critical care unit in Pres downtown. Thought u should no. Cat"
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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"Tex in hospital with very bad infection-sepsis. Is in critical care unit in Pres downtown. Thought u should no. Cat"
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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Tex doesn't like me posting prayer requests for him on the SASS Wire so please keep this one private.
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My main match revolvers are 44 mag Rugers. When I shoot smokeless rounds in them I load a 240 gr, RNFP bullet over 7 grains of Unique. This load was on Alliant's website for years. No gas check is needed and the bullets do not tumble. I use Federal primers because my revolvers are tuned with light springs. If you have stock springs any large pistol primer will be reliable. I buy Hi-Tek coated bullets from Missouri Bullets with Brinnel hardness 12. These soft bullets give less "splashback" from steel targets.
Once-fired 44 mag brass is often available on auction sites. Buy in lots of at least 1000 cases and never pay more than half the price you would pay for virgin brass.
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great stuff, thank you so much. Have had a lot of pards recommend Unique, almost picked up a bottle while in Walmart tonite. Figured I'd wait until I at least had bullets. I been saving all my brass, have about 300+ and still have 3 boxes to shoot. Had someone else offer to trade me his used mags for all my used specials. One big question... case trimmers. Is that something that needs to be done a lot? I shoot 100+ miles from where I live but found out I have some local shooters i am meeting next week, hope to find someone who can help me learn all this stuff. Thanks again for responding :-)
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Tripadvisor.com gave the Drury Inn & Suites Phoenix Happy Valley a certificate of excellence. Stay away from the nearby Motel 6 Suites and Extended Stay motel. They have security problems. The maids at the Motel 6 report to their gangbanger boyfriends which rooms have guns so they can steal them. At the Extended Stay I saw a drug dealer being evicted after he threatened hotel staff.
Enjoy WR. It is the best CAS match I've ever attended.
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The south rim of the Grand Canyon is at about 8,000 feet elevation and can be covered with snow in February. The crowds are light then and it is a beautiful time to visit. However, I recommend a four wheel drive vehicle due to possible winter driving conditions. Only the south rim will be open in February. The north rim will be closed. Bring your winter clothes from Iowa. It may be colder on the south rim than Iowa.
BTW, WR is held during the peak of the grapefruit season in Arizona. Go to any fruit stand in Mesa and pick up crates of fresh citrus to haul home to Iowa. (Citrus less than two days off a tree is incredibly tasty.) While there visit Wild West Mercantile. My cowboy costumes are primarily from their bargain bins.
Safe travels and I hope to meet your an your daughter.
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Glad to see you back on the wire, HHH. We don't see enough of you since the Magdalena range closed so we asked to posse with you at WR. BTW, we bought OL #4's trailer and I sold our little Coachmen on Christmas Eve. I am preparing for retirement and look forward to travels including CAS matches, national parks and museums.
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See https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1240143915/hoppes-shotgun-bore-brush-5-16-x-27-thread for a bore brush. Just $1.15 from Midwayusa.com. Johnny Meadows in Arizona works on Baikals. You may be able to hand him your shotgun at a local match and get it repaired.
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There is plenty of untreated sleep apnea in the population. If you often wake up suddenly gasping for breath get a sleep checkup, Many of us are at an age when sleeping disorders sneak up on us. These disorders have treatments. There are serious consequences for untreated sleep apnea. The heart is starved for oxygen and weakens. My father died early possibly due to his refusal to deal with his sleep apnea. I am dealing with mine. Grizzly Dave, if your insomnia is chronic have a sleep checkup. We want to see your videos and read your posts for years to come.
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Edgewood Comfort Inn
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 replied to Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971's topic in END of TRAIL
I checked the Comfort Inn official website. You can now book rooms in this property in June of 2018 during EOT. The booking software indicates the property will be open in December of this year. -
Edgewood Comfort Inn
Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971 replied to Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971's topic in END of TRAIL
Shot with the High Desert Drifters today then dined at the Pizza Barn. While in Edgewood I checked out the Comfort Inn. The parking lot is now paved. See the picture below:
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