Rance - SASS # 54090

When my wife confiscated my Stoeger back ln 2004.. I had to shorten the stock about 2 1/2”… I saved that piece fer about 20 years.. An old shootin’ pal of mine got into a bad shoulder problem and had to quit runnin’ his ‘97.. He ask to borrow my wife’s Stoeger.. She had quit shooting soo.. I reinstalled the piece I had saved and bingo back to original length (except for saw blade thickness) Reckon what I’m sayin’?? Shorten the one ya have and save that piece

I lay all my 38 special brass flat on a cookie sheet when taken out of the tumbler from cleaning.. I try to have the cookie sheet covered.. I then spray the lube horizontally up in the air across the cases.. and I let it creep around the cases like Sixgun does.. Been doin’ it thataway since 2003.. no problems.. just sayin’..

Kinda along the lines of what Shooting Bull said.. I started shooting SASS back in 2003 with a straight stock ‘66 yellowboy.. Loved the looks of the rifle.. I found I had to place my chin on the side of the stock to have proper sight alignment.. Instead of my cheek… Reckon I got use to it… About 10-12 years ago I picked up a fellow shooters 1873 pistol grip.. I picked it up 3-4 times and levered it.. My cheek rested on the stock with my proper sight alignment every time.. I switched to pistol grip ‘73’s and haven’t looked back.. Like Shooting Bull said.. try ‘em both.. see what fits ya.. Just sayin’

I don’t shoot that class.. but making it a mandatary rule?? No.. a lot of wives don’t like facial hair on their husbands.. Shooter has a wedding where he’s gotta walk his daughter down the aisle.. Daughter wants a clean shaved Dad for the wedding and all the pictures.. Memories ya know.. Dad has a Major Match the next day?? Not enough facial hair to suit the judges.. Disqualified for CC.. next shooter.. Don’t need no stink in’ badges… errr.. uhhh… facial hair..

Larsen Pettifogger gave ya the correct info in in his first answer.. Just sayin’

Do what Garrison Joe suggested.. You’ll have a pleasant outcome.. Just sayin’…

I have little 1 inch dots stuck on my cabinets in my basement.. upper cabinets have 6 dots on the doors and lower cabinets have 6 dots on the drawers.. I have a table set out in front of them to stage my guns on.. I have a par timer that I set the time on.. the table is set close enough that I have to swing my guns quite a ways to have my sight on the 1” dot.. And I begin.. When I start beating my set par timer regularly.. l lower it a smite.. Like was said earlier.. Be careful and don’t pick up the bad habits.. Just sayin’…

I've skipped over this thread since it was posted.. First time I've opened it was this evening... what can I say... WOW!!! THANKYOU McCandless.. THANKYOU!!

Onliest picture I can find.. Sorry I can't even figure out how to make to make it biggerer.. SASS alias' Rance SASS # 54090L and Lacey Corsette SASS # 54091L.. We live in central Illinois.. Around Peoria area.. Seems Lacey and I joined around the fall of 2003.. Rance Thinkin I need ta find a betterer picture

Thanks Kit.. I also found I can just type their Alias in the little envelope window thingy after you click on it.. Kinda does an auto fill (elimination) as you type in alias.. Thanks, Rance

Got it!! Thanks.. My email notifications are shut off but I got the little icon in the top right hand corner.. By the way ... In searching for members.. I found out in messaging that when you click on the little envelope to private message.. A blank window shows up to receive the message.. As you type in their alias.. It goes through (alphabetically) all the members eliminating them as you type their alias.. NEAT!! Rance Thinkin Thanks!!

Personal messages to other cowpokes.. Old wire.. I did it quite regularly.. Never seemed to have any problems.. New wire.. I get notifications of "likes" on my posts.. I get notifications of "someone quoted you" but I'm having a hard time messaging another wire contributor.. Finding them, if they haven't posted for a while.. (is there an easier way to find a fellow cowpoke?) I have tried putting "members list" in search window to no avail.. But then, after fiinally finding one of their posts.. Going to their letter icon... Posting a message.. I have never got a notification that he responded.. Rance thinkin frustration.. Let me know if you got a notification that I replied to your message it should show in the letter icon and an email, unless that is turned off.

Or know their fer real name...

Thought they looked familiar.. Dan made my second set.. He pays attention to what a shooter needs.. He had me try on a lot of different holsters.. He asked me a lot of questions and showed me the features of different models he makes.. He finally said here try these.. They were his own personal set.. I tried 'em.. Liked 'em.. Had him make a set like his for me.. Rance Thinkin he's hard to beat.

Rusty.. In yer last post you mentioned taking your holsters off between stages.. A lot of folks take their guns out only.. between stages and place them in their gun carts.. They usually leave their holsters on.. It lightens the load a lot when doing posse duty.. On my second set.. I did not want bullet loops around the back.. If they ain't filled with bullets they don't look quite right.. And.. If they are full of bullets they look good.. But Again.. Packing around a lot of extra weight .. A couple of well placed cartridge loops for a fast reload (like replacing a jacked out rifle round) might be handy.. I reload jacked out rounds off my shotgun belt.. The suede on the inside keeps you guns where you want them.. They won't ride up or down with fast running movement Rance;) Thinkin that's about all else I can think of..

I started SASS shooting with a set like the first picture... After a few years.. Found the disadvantages with the first picture set. I now have the second picture set.. Bettererer.... Ya might make sure the area of the belt in front is wide enough to supporters the holsters.. My first set I could not move the holsters to the front as much as I would have liked them because the tapering of the belt around buckle area.. Rance Thinkin ya done good by askin'.

Don't know the name of the episode but... It's the one where Matt sends Festus out to arrest this young man.. The young man is married with a new baby.. The young man has the drop on Festus with a rifle but gives himself up.. Then the young man's wife gets the drop on Festus but her husband talks her into giving up.. The baby is crying from the house and Festus kinda tells them they need to get out of Kansas.. Matt rides up.. and asks Festus "You couldn't find them ?" Festus.. "No I never could catch them Mathew.." In the background you see the young couple riding off with their newborn baby in a buckboard.. Matt says something like " Kinda figured that.. Let's head back to Dodge.."

i purchased the Competition Pro.. The gray one.. It might be the pocket Pro 2?? It's not in front of me so can't quite remember the total name.. It will time a stage.. If you want to take off the last shot.. (Maybe error was made on the stage) You can see the last shot and every shot.. If you position the timer correctly.. It will show split times on a string of shots.. It has "Par timing " for dry fire practice.. Me?? Myself?? I like the buzzer to go off on " button push" instead of "button release".. Rance Thinkin everybody has their favorite features..

Yer Rossi?? Yes... Nate Kiowa comes to mind.. Yer Henry?? I'm thinkin kinda unlikely.. Rance Thinkin that's about the most I know on the yer subject..

I would say get a Bond for competition... But they are More expensive.. For concealed carry.. Cobra maybe.. I have 2 Cobra's in 38 special.. For competition.. They won't hold up.. They do have a lifetime guarantee and they will fix them free.. But.. I had to pay postage and FFL fee's.. I still have the Cobras but.. I bought a Bond for competition.. Again 38 special.. Rance Thinkin by the many times ya pay for postage and inconvenience... Get a Bond..

Thinkin' they are probably Winchesters...

Gonna get all sorts of suggestions.. I shoot 38's with lightened hammer springs in my Vaquero's.. I started with Winchester Small Pistol about 13 years ago.. Never a fail to fire.. Switched to Federal about 4-5 years ago.. Never a fail to fire.. About 5-6 years ago we had a primer shortage.. Only thing I could get was Remington small pistol.... HAD some fail to fire.. Rance. Thinkin' everybody's mileage will vary.

If it were mine..I'd take the side plate off.. Remove the loading gate.. Reinforce the brand new one in your brand new rifle with some JB Weld.. Won't need to worry about screw size.. Or worry about the tab bending or breaking off... With 66's... It's not IF the tab breaks off or bends.. But when... Rance Thinkin I've went the "stronger reinforced " route... Use to carry 2-3 spares with me until I reinforced one.. No problem since.

Greatest news this ol wire has had in a long time... Rance