Tex Jones, SASS 2263

Come out here. 20s yesterday warming up to the 30s. Too cold to think about any holidays, yet.

I had a problem with high primers in one of my USFA 's. Turned out the bushing on the recoil shield was loose and didn't allow the fired primer to reset.

FYI, a new book is out by Mark Lee Gardner "Brothers of the Gun". About Doc and Wyatt.

Not sure, but I don't think you can use the same bolt. Rim diameter on 45 Colt cartridge is .512" while the rim diameter on a 44-40 is .525".

I obtained one through the DCM (now CMP) lottery back in the early '90s. It was a wartime serial number, which was converted after the war with the installation of a base plate allowing a scope to be attached. Accurate enough for an M1, but the 2.5 scope was inadequate. Sold it around ten years ago for 5xs what I paid for it.

I had two Miroku '86s. Carbine and rifle. Both well made. The carbine was more accurate than the rifle, but both accurate enough.

From Fox News today. Miranda Lambert is embracing her inner cowgirl. In a recent interview on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast, the 41-year-old country artist opened up about her country lifestyle and her new hobby. She told host Joe Rogan she recently picked up mounted shooting, further explaining, "I just started last year. I’m not good at all, but I love it." She went on to explain that her friend, Ken Shane, a 10-time world champion mounted shooter, introduced her to the sport. "I just never had the guts to go do it, you know? And finally my husband was like, 'Stop talking about it, and go out there and do it. Go out there and shoot with her. You're gonna love it,'" she said. "Wow. And I got addicted immediately. It's just like something different." Lambert opened up about her latest hobby. (Eric McCandless/Disney via Getty Images) According to the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association, it's a "fast action timed event using two .45 caliber single action revolvers each loaded with five rounds of specially prepared blank ammunition." Competitors are scored based on time and accuracy with points being taken off for dropping the gun, missing a balloon and other factors. Rogan appeared surprised by Lambert’s new pastime, calling it "very Wild West" and joking that practicing for the sport is "essentially training how to fight with a gun on a horse." "It's super fun. And it's like, you know, just something that like started a new hobby at 40," Lambert said. "Like, it's just try to like preoccupy my mind and, and I don't know, I think it inspires me to, like, take a break from thinking about what I think about every single day, which is music industry, you know? So, just like trying new things and saying, 'What the hell, let's go for it.'"

"As long as everyone present competes under the same rules and conditions - then it is fair to compare results and award results. There is absolutely no reason that a championship match cannot be both prestigious and fun at the same time." You're right. No matter the rules or conditions the 100 or so shooters who have a realistic chance of winning EOT or any other big match, are still going to be in the running no matter how the match is set up.

Nah. My holsters don't fit over the skirt.

Funny, when I clicked on that screen the Greek National Anthem came up. It looked odd, I admit, but when has that ever stopped me from forging ahead. 😁

Sang that hymn every Friday assembly until high school. 🇬🇷

I was in Beirut just a couple of weeks before the bombing. :It happened after I left and I never went back.

Pretty fast crowd!

Saw a grainy photo on Facebook where someone posted the scores. It looked like Cumberland Kid came in first at around 145 seconds.

Spent a few nights in the Palace. 🤠