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Edward R S Canby, SASS#59971
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I bought some RWS caps from Powder Valley a few months ago. They are currently out-of-stock. I have not tried the caps yet.
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MidwayUSA.com shows 1-lb bottles of Super Handicap in stock. I use it for some 12-gauge loads. It meters well, is dense and burns clean. Many vendors have Cheddite 209s in stock including MidwayUSA.com. Cheddite 209s are the only shotgun primers widely available now so you should focus on loads that use them. Buy a case gauge for your reloads and gauge them before using them in a CAS match. Some may be oversize and best used for practice sessions. BTW, shot is frequently unavailable in local sporting goods stores. Stock up when you see some.
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1 hour ago, ORNERY OAF said:
Man I hope you guys get your doggone TB soon, as for unique, if we loose that, I'm gonna be hurtin
Alliant stated in writing that all their powders would be in short supply this year. If you can buy Unique today I'd buy some. (I already did.)
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I load about half of what I shoot and buy mostly promo target loads (Federal, Winchester and Gun Clubs) for the other half. Tomorrow I'll be shooting Remington Clay & Field loads because I need the hulls for black powder rounds for EOT. A lady shooter that shoots with me buys Nobel target loads in bulk in Phoenix and shoots them. When I get good enough for registered matches I'll buy better ammo.
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10 minutes ago, Jedediah Westwood said:
I use Bang n Clang for my reloads at an OAL of 1.575 (taken from Hornady loading manual). I load 250 gn but they also have 200 gn. Its never failed me. Bang n Clang ships in both 500 and 1000 round bulk.
From a recent Bang and Clang e-mail:
This caster is a sponsor of major SASS matches in the Southwest.
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I crossed paths with Reb many times at major matches in the Southwest. Even though I'm not from his home state he remembered my alias and always greeted me by name. I always thought of him as a big man with an even bigger heart. He shot faster than most men half his age. He will be remembered.
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This thread and the one about Wayne LaPierre's shrinking brain will last until snow cover retreats to the Canadian border.
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2 hours ago, Nostrum Damus SASS #110702 said:
Your children will be grandparents before it is easy to break open if all you do is use it. It needs work. Ken Griner is said to do great work. Longhunter used to work on them but I don't know if he does his magic on these anymore. Shotgun Boogie sells his lightened spring set for it. If you want to do the work yourself, you can chamfer the chamber mouths, trim off the extractor's ears, and polish all moving parts (including the cocking rods and the extractor shaft and the tunnels those parts move within with a Dremel tool.
Longhunter stated the following on January 12th on another thread: "I stopped selling and working on shotguns, black powder revolvers and 1911's as of last April."
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The armorer is charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, and she is going to trial in February. IT, Santa Fe County is in New Mexico not Arizona. Arizona taxpayers are not on the hook for these prosecutions. The State of New Mexico is flush with oil royalties this year and can easily afford these trials.
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2 hours ago, cmrwash said:
thank you, you are the first that said it's just a slow functioning gun. all my research always focused on the loading of the tube mag. I love the gun, and i will probably use it, until i buy something different.
When you buy a rifle that cycles fast and reliably (like an 1873 Winchester), keep the Henry around as a backup rifle for when your main match rifle breaks and you need to complete a match. We work our rifles hard and put many rounds through them. Eventually something breaks or wears out and we need a backup.
A shooter on my posse many years ago at EOT competed with a Henry. He worked the action slowly and deliberately and never had a problem. He also finished in the bottom 10% of the match.
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I've seen a couple of MDQs the last few years at local matches. The shooter just calls the MDQ and puts his guns away. Both were for the same reason - jacking out rounds from an overloaded lever rifle a little carelessly.
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I had a career in Health and Safety and two things stood out in the article: first, lack of hand washing as many mentioned. Second was the use an ordinary vacuum cleaner to clean out the bullet trap. Heavy metal particulate falls to the ground quickly and does not resuspend easily. In an industrial setting vacuum cleaners used for such cleanup have high-quality HEPA filters. Before use the vacuum cleaners are leak-tested to ensure there is no leakage around the seals or through the filter. An ordinary household vacuum cleaner will pick up fragments and respirable particles. The respirable particles will exhaust the vacuum cleaner and be present in the breathing air of the person running the vacuum cleaner.
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Aspen Philly sets up shop at major events and engraves during the match. I've seen her working at Land Run.
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Loading and shooting coated bullets can also reduce one's exposure to metallic lead. If one prevents lead from entering one's body, medical intervention to remove lead is not needed.
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As my wife and I leave a range we wash our hands with D-Lead soap. It cleans my hands well after working on an automobile too.
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I practice for side matches. I will shoot my ROAs to get ready for the Plainsman. I will practice with any long range rifles I intend to shoot. My wife will spend time on a clays range to be prepared for any pop-up targets she might encounter.
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Natchezss.com also has 8-lb jugs of Sport Pistol available - one of my favorite pistol powders. Remember that Vista Outdoors stated late last year that Alliant powders would be in short supply this year.
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Long Hunter Shooting Supply did the action work on my Marlin rifles. Excellent work and quick turn around time. See https://www.longhunt.com/web/index.php?page=Marlin-custom-action-work-repair
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17 hours ago, Sunshine Sally said:
Thank you. SS Anyone use Titegroup or VihtaVuori N320? I’ve been loading the Unique 4.2 gr
I load N320 for my wife. She told me to never load Unique for her again after shooting N320. The new powder Sport Pistol burns quite clean too as does American Select.
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That fellow doesn't need any ammo. Look at that fierce guard dog in the lower, left corner of the video.
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I shoot a pair of 357s and use to shoot 44 mags. The weight of the revolvers protects my arthritic hands from recoil.
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5 minutes ago, ACP said:
Sounds like a winner to me if it’s covering all these bases
Midsouth's website currently shows 8-lb jugs of Unique in stock. Vista Outdoors stated Alliant powder would cost more and be in short supply next year. OLG's statement about the versatility of Unique is valid. Now would be a good time to place an order if you cannot find Unique at a local gun shop.
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1 hour ago, ACP said:
@The Original Lumpy Gritz
Only Goex for muzzleloader and some VV N340 for .45ACP and Varget for center fire rifle at the momentVIHTAVUORI lists some reasonable loads for 45 Colt with N340 - see https://www.vihtavuori.com/reloading-data-tool-rifle-handgun-cowboy-action-shooting/#/imperials/2/53/-1/-1/-1.
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Trail Boss Update — 2024 Shot Show
in SASS Wire
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Use a powder Lock-out die like the RCBS model pictured. We all make mistakes. The lock-out die prevents both double- charges and squib loads.