H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619

Well, Griff, you are close. 2 outta 3 ain't bad. The Lighting rifle is an AWA The lower right 5-1/2" SAA is an Armi San Marco. But the middle 1911 is a real Colt. It's one of the new original 1911's that they made in the early 2000's I took it back to Hartford and had them put the ambi safety on it at the factory. Special recognition now goes to Griff for getting 2 of the 3. Good for you, Griff. Shall I reveal the third, or does anyone else wish to guess?

Well, Widder, I am sorry to say, nope, nope and nope. All three of those are real Colts. The "WHITE GRIP" pistol is a 3rd Gen .44-40 Those are not the grips that came with the pistol however. They are a "Ivory laminate" grips that I found at a shop in Pennsylvania about 3 years ago that had the Colt logo on the package. (Which I kept.) As near as I can tell they are mostly wood, with a thin layer of ivory over the wood. "Top row, upper right pistol with the diamond mark on the grip." That's a 1st Generation gun, in .32-20 According to the Colt letter I got for it, it was made in the 1880's as a .44-40. The mods are why I got it so cheap! Colt has no records of the change, but two different gunsmiths who know old Colts think it was probably done at the factory sometime in the 1020's That's jyst a guess, of course, but it still shoots well. Interesting note: It letters as a nickel gun. All of it is nickel, except for the ejector rod housing which is blued. The Buntline is a 3rd gen .44 Special. Any other guesses?

Here are most of my Colts. Many of which I use for SASS. With three exceptions, these are all real Colts. The SAA's range from 1st to 3rd generation. The bottom middle one was my fathers. It and the one in the lower right hand corner were used along with the Lightning to shoot EoT clean earlier this year. Special bonus recognition to anyone who can spot the 3 non Colts in the bunch.

I have not bought a pair of Levi's since they stopped making them in this country.

While a few clubs here in New England do advertise for shooters to "bring a lunch," most provide some sort of a hot meal. I have seen things where there is a prepared lunch served buffet style which is included in the cost of the match, where you go back to the clubhouse where you can purchase a hamburger or something made to order for a very low price, where a food truck shows up, some sort of food vendor is there to cater the shoot, or a grill is set up to make burgers, hot dogs, sausages and so forth. Entirely up to discretion of the local club it seems. Usually we will shoot 3 or 4 stages before lunch and then 2 or 3 after. It seems to work well. Most shoots start between 9 and 10, and the lunch break will start anywhere between 11:30 to 1:00 depending on how many stages are shot, how early/late we started, how many posses, how the food is made available, etc.

These are my Lightnings. Both are in .38 Long Colt The top one was made in 1880 something. The bottom 1900 something. Cool, guns, fun to shoot. Very comfortable to shoot, but not SASS legal. If the Cimarrons (Which are SASS Legal) feel anything like these old Colts, your wife should enjoy them just fine. In fact, you may like them so much that you'll decide you want a pair for yourself.

A revolver has a cylinder with multiple chambers. A 1911 type pistol is loaded via a detachable magazine An M1 Garand rifle is loaded with a clip. Mounted soldiers served in the Cavalry Calvary is a hill outside of Jerusalem. The Lemat is a weird but very cool looking pistol. It'd make a great gun to use at a "Steampunk" type match where you use weird things. And so would this...

i use the Magtech brass. With smokeless...

Boston.

Hmm... According to AAA, it will take me 32 hours and 3 minutes to get there.