Widder, SASS #59054

Now I understand why Blackwater likes me so much...... Nothing like a good ole 'Habanero Rattler' for breakfast! (now that would make for a great Cowboy alias) ..........Widder

BUY IT. You owe it to the economy. Plus, if you don't buy it, your money will just go to someone else or something else and you would have missed out on enjoying something you have a desire for. I'm drawn to shorter barrel pistols, BIG BORE Revolvers, and .22 pistols. Instead of leaving my $ for my family to waste, I'm leaving my 2 grand daughters with matching Browning BuckMark pistols and 3 S&W model 41's to fight over. They can sell if they want but for now, I plan to enjoy them. ..........Widder

DOC, do you suppose that Mex Rest used some Vodka to fry that Jalapeño? ..........Widder

I'm curious. Wouldn't the shooter ALSO earn a 'P' when they picked the rifle back up and shot again? ..........Widder

I like the flavor of a Japaleno, but I basically can't hack the hotness. Yesterday, at my local Mex Rest, I ordered my meal and a side dish of 'fried Japaleno'. It was fried well, apparently in some kind of oil, and it was sliced like a banana (cross ways, not long ways). The sliced contained the inner 'rib' portion and the seeds. I consumed the whole thing, even the rib and seeds, and there was not a speck of 'hot' in the whole thing. It was the best jalapeños I've ever ate..... and it had NO HOTNESS. Just a flavorable pepper taste. Can someone tell me what kind of oil or preparation was done to negate the hotness of the jalapeño without removing the 'rib' or seeds? Thanks ..........Widder

By chance, did you get a chicken foot placed on your cart at the TN State? ..........Widder

Billy Boots, In my 50 years of reloading, I've used Lee, RCBS, Hornady and Redding dies and seemingly have tested crimps mainly with Lee, RCBS and Redding. Depending upon caliber, I've gotten great crimps with all of them, but I admit that my better crimps for most calibers were using the Redding crimp dies. Lee has also served me well. And I load up everything from .32 H&R, 38/.357, 9mm, 10mm, 44 Mag, Hot 45 Colt, 454 Casull, 460 S&W mag and 500 S&W Mag. On my heavy recoiling revolvers, I set my crimps where I can shoot all but 1 round, pull the unfired round out of the cylinder and measure OAL difference from original length and ensure bullet creep doesn't exceed approx .006 in OAL I've been able to do with with Redding and Lee crimp dies WITHOUT causing case bulging or crimp distortions. I would also go along with GJ and try the REDDING Profile crimp die. ..........Widder

Seems like its always....YOUR Posse. I hear tell that YOUR name was the only name listed on the.."Don't Posse Me With..........................". Truth is that Dixie and Reno were put on YOUR posse to give it credibility. ..........Widder

Not only did the targets look good and appropriate for July 4th, they were big and close (closer). I even shot clean. Yep,.........CLEAN! Of course, like I've often stated..."what do spotters know". Special thanks to Dodge City Dixie for hanging with the posse and keeping score. She wasn't able to shoot, but she sure filled a very important posse position. THANKS DIXIE! ..........Widder

Blackwater, No doubt....you missed a HOT one. It also appears that no one fell out because of the heat. Did I say it was hot. I kept an ice pack around my neck when I wasn't actually shooting and that helped me a lot, along with some cold GatorAid. Sorri to hear your foot is still mending and sure hope you get better soon. Take care, my friend. God Bless. ..........Widder

It was hot. But it ain't never too hot to blast away with a Gatlin Gun. Thanks to Marvelous Marvin, we all got to fire his real live Gatlin Gun. What a hoot! As always stages were great, Folks were greater..... and the food preparers were the greatest. Marvelous Marvin blazed the heat of the sun and the grill long enough to cook some great dogs and burgers. And just about everyone brought some food: Deviled eggs, Cowboy Beans, Pasta Salad, Nanner Pudding, cake, and multiple other stuff. Thanks Regulators. Ya dun gud! ..........Widder

H.K., I've only worked on approx 20-24 of these and most of them can reliably cycle ammo lengths from 1.310 up to 1.400 Of course, there were those with a pickiness preferring 1.340 to 1.390. The .32 H& R is a dandy of a rifle....once it is set up correctly. And they are a little more difficult to 'set up correctly' than the standard 1894. Inside, they are an 1894. But there were some oddities about it that some workers let slip thru QA. I also think SLATER is a top notch smith to work on the 1894..... especially the oddities of the .32 H&R. And between myself and SLATER, we've managed to cure some of those oddities. He lives close to me and it's not uncommon for me to see a lot of his work.....AND, he often comes over my place and we test some of those rifles with live fire. If you want to know more info, PM me your number and I'll gladly call you. ..........Widder

I think the 1-piece FP helps, although probably not as noticeable as switching out those springs that Randy mentioned above. With the 1 piece FP, you will eliminate the factory FP and the 'rear portion' of the FP that pushes downward. That downward push, although very light, is actually pushing against the 'locking block' at the last moment you are closing the lever. In my work with Marlins, I tried to eliminate an ounce of resistance here and an ounce there...thru out the rifle. The shooter won't normally feel an ounce of 'cure'.....BUT when you can eliminate 16 ounces thru out the rifle, they will feel the total effect of those troublesome little gremlins. To me, the factory FP is a little gremlin that the 1-piece FP will cure. Try to get the Stainless FP and not the Ti. I think Stainless is harder. I've actually had a Ti FP get 'dull' on me at the tip. It wore down too quick. LongHunter will have better advice on that. Best regards ..........Widder

Howdy Tall John. getting rid of any sharp edges on rifles will probably require work that removes some blueing. And you might not get many replies about the Remlin's because not many Cowboys use them. As for razor sharp edges, the bottom edge of the frame is super sharp when you remove the floor plate section. Those edges of the receiver will cut you good. You can get rid of those sharp edges using some 300 grit paper on the INSIDE EDGE and it shouldn't show on the outside when you put the floor section back on. All I can say is that you'll just have to use some good sand paper and elbow grease (or Dremel), sand out those sharp edges to your satisfaction....... and get it reblued or leave plain. Wish I could be of more help. ..........Widder

DOC, on a side note, personally I can sense a degree of LESS RECOIL with their porting. My 629 is now a true 5 5/8" Performance Center 'Comp Hunter'. I normally shoot 240 XTP with 23.6 H110. I think they are hot but the 4 ports seem to serve me well with manageable recoil. As a comparison, I also have a Colt 4.25" 'KODIAK'. Its has 6 round ports (3 on each side of the front site) and its recoil seems to be a tad more. From my experience, the greater the power of the ammo will give you greater effects of the porting. DISCLAIMER: I have no stock or interest in Mag-Na-Port nor do I know their owners or workers. ..........Widder