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Widder, SASS #59054

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  1. I can do better than all those pix above. Here is a picture of a Nanner Split bowl after TN Williams has 5 minutes alone with it. ..........Widder O
  2. Thank you kindly. Deuce and Santa Fe River Stan are 2 of my 97 hero's. I've competed with both in side matches and can attest to their abilities, skill and speed. They both have seem to master their SG ability with the SxS also. ..........Widder
  3. Hey CG, Another opinion of mine: Phantom, in his own right, is a darn good 97 shooter. So its hard to impress him with someones 97 skills, etc..... A feller don't become a category Natl Champ using a 97 unless there is some real skill in his blood (although most Borgs run on 10W-30). ..........Widder
  4. Howdy CG. Here is my opinion... and its just an opinion not based on fact or any poll I've taken. BUT, before I give my opinion, I will say that some mighty fine and fast 97 shooters have told me in past years that the reason they don't play the speed events is for the very reason stated by Phantom. Now, for my opinion: The speed events can be an 'oyimoron', for lack of a better term. When a speed event, such as for shotgun, has restrictive or binding guidelines, then it really ain't a speed event nor equal for every shooter. Example: if the SG is staged on a low table and the 6 ft. plus shooter has to start themselves from the timer on the table, both hands on the timer, then it can become a handicap for that taller shooter. And if you reverse the situation, tall table/shorter shooter, it handicaps the shorter shooter and most of the ladies. Telling a shooter to start at Port Arms with both hands touching SG can enhance my shooting style but hinder the over the top shooter just a few .000's of a second. Red Knee and I both agree on this. And when events only allow ONE run (the 1st run), it becomes a very disinteresting event to me. I think Top Shooters enjoy the 'battle' a lot more than savoring a 'lucky' run. Well, that's just my thinking. That is why I lobby for the 97 speed events allow the shooter to 'start' at their preferred starting position as long as the hand isn't touching shells. Some shotgunners are best when the SG is staged on a table, some are best when its in hand(s), and some might be best at a port arms position or slight modification of port arms. Someone recently told me that the reason some of the speed shotgun events require staging on the table was because that is the manner in which the Cowboy World Record is set up. My reply was that the reason its set up that way is because Lead Dispenser choose it to be that way. AND, it was probably one of the fastest methods for his 'over the top' technique. And the 'over the top' loading technique was greatly served when the SG is staged with port up..... and no doubt, very fast. For me, staging on the table, port up or down, is fruitless for me to get a good run. I have to scoop up the SG from the fore end, which ain't exactly a good method. Ya gotta ask yeself......... is it a 'speed pickup' event or a 'speed shooting' event..... Have a good day. Sorri for being long winded. ..........Widder
  5. Capt Curly, If you can, give me a call. 865 / 696-1996 I've trying to understand your predicament but can't exactly follow when you are getting this 'sticky' feeling and ...."sending the cartridge back into the magazine....". Have your rifle, flashlight and screw driver available when you call me. Thanks. ..........Widder
  6. Now I feel like a wooden spike has been stuck thru meowndangheart. May your guardian Angels cover their ears when you speak of such things... ..........Widder
  7. Well, all I can truthfully say is..... if TW were to have the number 97 tattooed to his jaw, he would be the fastest 97 shooter of all time. ..........Widder
  8. I can tell ya sumthin about ole TW that very few folks know nor have ever noticed.... If he's outdoors and starts tellin ya a story, his shadow will disappear on a sunny day. Now that's the mark of a purrfeshanel 'fabricator'. But mostly here in TN, we just call em 'forked tongue. When he enters a 'story tellin contest', all the other folks drop out. ..........Widder
  9. I've fumbled many. I've even managed to throw some in backwards. I can chuck a shell over the top further than Ernest T. Bass can heave a rock. But one thing I can't do............ tell a bigger whopper than ole TW. He can spin the biggest yarn in TN. Even his friends, both of them, know about his tall tales. ..........Widder
  10. You get the BIG Picture, CG............ TN Williams is all part of Red Knee's plan. Everybody that knows TW also knows he greatly exaggerates and sometimes outright tells tall tales. TW is a world champ duelist and world class story teller. If ya hear TW tell it, he can cut a rope at 20 paces with a small pistol. Put a cape on him and he'll tell you he can fly off his 4' high front porch..... ..........Widder
  11. Actually, someone needs to tell Chicken George that Widder is a fictional character in SASS that Red Knee created and really doesn't exist. Just think about it..... WHO in their right mind would want an alias of 'Widder'? Widder is just an imaginary person that was created as a Red Knee 'wannabe'. Have you ever seen Red Knee and Widder at the same time? NO Are their any pictures of Red Knee and Widder together? NO And, why does this character 'Widder' always embellish the skills of Red Knee? BECAUSE that's what 'Widder' was created to do...... brag about his creator. The character of Widder was created by Red Knee. Just ask TN Williams. He knows all about it. ..........Widder
  12. Indeed....... shortly before my heart surgery 3 years back, I decided to also get away from Marlin work AND the Henry .22 mod work. I kept my FFL just in case someone needed to send me their rifle for 'warranty' work, etc...... or the occasional 'emergency' specialty work. Its been a relief, although I still take dozens of calls to help folks over the phone and to also answer A LOT of questions about the Henry .22 lever mods. The short stroke part of those mods are super easy and I steer folks to my video on how to set up the short stroke ("Soft Stroke") mod that they should be able to do at home. I just got a little tired and wanted more free time in my retirement years. I shoot more now and ride my ATV more often. ..........Widder
  13. Howdy Kid Rich. One of the secrets of becoming fast is bacause of all the 'make ups' that become part of the game..... Hope you are doing well. ..........Widder
  14. Cholla, At last months match, JM expressed to me that he had to stop taking NEW orders in order to help catch up on existing orders........and also in retirement years, he's wanting to spend more time with family and less time in the work shop. He's still alive and a great feller to talk with, shoot with, etc..... Personally, I don't know if he will stay active in the leather work business or not....... but my guess is that he won't decide until next spring or summer as to how active he plans to be in the business...... AFTER he catches up with his backlog orders. ..........Widder
  15. The alias 'Red Knee' is also a very appropriate name because of his Native American heritage. The first time I ever saw him run a 97 was down in Louisiana at a 'Hell Fire' match. With his left hand supporting his 97 and sitting on his left shoulder with his right hand loading technique, I was amazed.......... and still am. He pulls 4 with his right hand and runs 4 thru it like it was preloaded. Very unique, skillful, and fast. Did I say fast? He's become a good friend over the years and traveled to TN a couple times and I went to Oklahoma once. Now that I've seemingly 'taken up the rocker', he's put another 'bounty' on my head and recruited probably the best there is to collect the bounty. I guess if I have to stand on one leg to face the onslaught, I'll do it with no fear. I'm game! ..........Widder
  16. Well, bring on the Lynch mob. I'm at my best when my neck is in the noose. ..........Widder
  17. Hey Pards. Those 'cracks' seem like stress fractures to me. I'm gonna try to get some pictures, assuming he still has the lever. He did call Ruger (or Marlin) and told him the issue. They ask for the rifle SN and then complied that they would send him a new lever. I don't know if he returned the split lever yetThe Dealer is 'Slater'. He is also a SASS Merchant and an active Cowboy shooter. ..........Widder
  18. Where's Red Knee when you need him the mostest? ..........Widder
  19. But Hoss, that type scoring just doesn't penalize your score 5 seconds for the miss, it now puts a 10 second time ADVANTAGE difference between the misser and the hitter. Thats one of the reasons why these type bonuses aren't used much. ..........Widder
  20. I have a friend who is a dealer and he just received a model 1895 that wasn't very good in its functioning. AND, on top of being hard and rough to work the action, he noticed numerous 'cracks' in the lever. He sent me a couple pictures and YES, there were numerous hair line cracks (splits) in areas of the lever. ..........Widder
  21. Sarcasmn, For myself, I use BOTH methods. I use a one step seat and crimp when reloading lead bullets. BUT, for my jacketed ammo, I use separate dies to seat and to crimp. ..........Widder
  22. Rumors and Rumblings is that some Cowboys out west will be riding the trail and wearing out horses headin towards TN next summer. It won't be a place for the faint of heart or rude behavior... HC: pack up that lightning rod you compete with and bring it over. The welcoming committee will be hanging around the Speed SG stage on side match day. ..........Widder
  23. Have ya ever seen Red Knee from Oklahoma? When he was a little more active (before Covid) he was Oklahoma State speed 97 champ, Regional Speed 97 champ, and when he went to the Natl's, he was the National Speed 97 champ. He's got nerves of steel and eyes like lasers. He could probably leap a tall building if you put a cape on him..... If you order up 4 hamburgers and 2 hotdogs, he'll have those burgers done before you can blink ye eyeball. The 2 hotdogs take a little longer..... (4 shots or 6). ..........Widder
  24. It's not for me. Nor do I think its the future of CAS. ..........Widder
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