Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903

I don't know but a friend had one of these today at our match. Shot it for the first time and it shot good. https://www.budsgunshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/723020158/pietta+1873 The price is right! Randy

Haven’t used it in a match just went to the range to check it out. We’re a dedicated Cowboy Range so we always have stages set up that we can shoot anytime.🤠

I didn’t bother to pattern mine after it took down our SG targets and hit the Clay bird.🤠 Randy

The TTN in the safe has hammers. Randy

Check around with people in your local club, I have an extra single stage press I could setup and loan someone to start with as well as show them how to reload. There is probably someone in your local club that does as well. Randy

After shooting this one I was going to go back and get another but both LGS are sold out. Randy

I may use something else for practice if I have to but I'll use Federals for matches as long as I can get them, regardless of price. Randy

That's about how long it took us to get to Land Run! Y'all have a Merry Christmas!! Randy

Wartrace Regulators will be shooting this Saturday! It should be sunny and warm.But instead it’s supposed to be sunny and chilly so dress accordingly. Forecast is for sunny and 51 so it should be in the 40’s while we are shooting. Registration starts at 8:30, Safety Meeting at 9:30, shooting shortly thereafter. $15 members and $20 non-members. We will be shooting stages 1-5. Here’s the email from Whiskey Hayes! Cowgirls and Cowboys Wartrace is shooting this Saturday Dec. 7th. Going to be nice and sunny but a little cool. Perfect weather for Cowboy attire. Be careful riding Ole Dollar Saturday morning, he will be a little frisky. Whiskey

I could cut the barrels but anything under 20” feels awkward to me. I looked at the triggers and I’m not sure I could swap them? Randy

I don’t think you can beat the SKB’s made in the 70’s to early 80’s but they are getting harder to find. They will then need to go to a good SKB, Cowboy gunsmith. I personally didn’t like the feel of the Browning BSS. Randy

I was pulling the back trigger first to shoot the left barrel, modified choke then the front trigger for the right barrel, improved cylinder. If I had a choke reamer I’d probably open them both up to cylinder bore. Randy

I went ahead and bought one of the new synthetic stock Stoeger coach guns because they were so cheap. I got it at a LGS for $275 out the door. I replaced the top lever spring, lightly polished the paint off the moving parts, disabled the automatic safety and lightly funneled the chambers. I wanted to make sure it didn’t open when I fired factory 1 1/8oz shells. I fired 35 various shells, reloads and factory and it never opened on its on. It would make a good starter shotgun like it is. I’ve shot a single trigger SKB so long that I’m very fumbly with this but it shoots ok. Randy IMG_4025.mov

The only ones I’ve used that are actually brass are Remington STS and Winchester AA. Randy

Tennessee State Championship in Wartrace Tennessee, about an hour east of Nashville. June 5-7, 2025 and as mentioned before, the final leg of the Magnificent 7. Randy https://www.wartraceregulators.com/StateMatch.aspx