H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619
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Posts posted by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619
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Best way to deal with any kind of a revolver reload is as follows...
Obtain a S&W top break revolver (real or replica).
When it comes time to reload, break open the gun, ejecting the empties. Place new cartridge(s) in empty chambers as needed. Close and shoot.-
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On 2/19/2025 at 2:07 PM, The Rainmaker, SASS #11631 said:
Don't ask me, I'm sellin' folks the wrong VW!
Well, since VW hasn't sold hardtop VW's since 1977 or convertibles since 1979 (In this country at least), it could be argued that all of them are wrong.
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9 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said:
.45 Trapper carbine 16" - was Wild Bunch until rule change.
Which rule change is that?
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6 hours ago, Nostrum Damus SASS #110702 said:
(The Model 1893 was considered the A version, and the early Model 1897 was the B version -- no guns were stamped with either the A or B prefix, though, to the best of my knowledge.)
My 93 is serial number A195xx (1895)
My 97s are E442xxx (1909 30") E609xxx (1914 Black Diamond Trap) and E857xxx (1930 20", possibly a police gun as the stock is stamped WPD)
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Of course, the only problem with all of this is that Red Dot is Unobtainium right now.
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My dad came up with a load of 16.4 grains for shooting trap. It's a great load, and still use it for that, but it's a bit heavy for SASS use, especially in a 19" Parker where it kicks like a mule.
I read somewhere that 10 grains of Red Dot was a good light load, so I tried that.
It's a mouse fart that is quite honestly, too embarrassingly light. So I upped to 12 grains. This has the needed punch, AND still has mild recoil.-
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I can drive a standard. Er... A stick... But when I got a rental car over there, I purposely requested, and paid extra for, an automatic. Driving on the left side of the road was fairly simple to master, but I didn't want to mess with left handed stickshift at the same time!
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4 hours ago, Roger Rapid said:
I've got all the makes of Lightnings
That is one of my sometimes desires, to have a Lightning made by everyone who made/makes one.
At the moment, all I have are Colts, (All three sizes) and AWA's. I will soon have a Taurus that has been worked on by Lassiter.
That leaves me with having to obtain a Uberti, USFA, Beretta and Pedersoli. But when I look at the rarity/price/quality of some of these, I wonder... -
14 hours ago, Major Crimes said:
You are in good company guys.
I've been to the UK. Speedometers in cars and road signs are all in miles (And yards!) for example. In conversations with the locals, they would switch back and forth seamlessly, and most claimed they preferred Imperial. The weather was in Celscius, but I was told ovens are in Farenheit. (I can't spell either one!) Weights are expressed in units of stone, which is oh so many pounds.
In other words, the UK is officially metric, but the common people prefer the normal system. (Based on observation.)-
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We goofed.
After the War, the US, UK, the Commonwealth (And maybe a few others) still used real measurements. When we won, we should told the rest of the world to follow suit. They would have. -
Interesting....
I went here...
https://winchestercollector.org/dates/
CLL5586 returns a date of manufacture of 1897
Taking the letters off gives the same result.Turning the LL into 11 gives a date of 1900.
I think those L's are L's not 1.s Ones, back in the day, would have possibly looked like an upside down L, but not like an L.
Whatever you have, it's an early one. I'd get a Cody letter, sending them a photo of the serial number to be sure. -
23 hours ago, Rum River #36276 said:
Perhaps or maybe
I love vague non specific possibilities.
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To all my fellow New England pards, Pete's Gun and Tackle in Hudson, NH is going out of business. He has decided to retire. Everything but guns and ammo is on clearance, and he shuts some time in mid to late march.
I was there the other day and found a bargain on a Hopkins and Allen single shot shotgun. He's fast running out of inventory, and has a little bit left that would be of cowboy shooter interest, and still a good about of stuff that may be of more generic interest.
Amongst stuff that may be of Cowboy interest are a couple of Remington and a Fox Sterlingworth SxS and various single shot rifles. He also still has a lot of single action revolvers, Rugers, .22's (mostly Rugers) and Cap and Ball guns in the case.
I've gotten a lotta interesting stuff from him over the years, including my original 73, a 92 with a large loop, a .22 Colt, a 9422, and the list goes on.
If you are familiar with the place, give it one more visit while you can. He's got some primers...
Tell him Kevin mentioned it. Maybe he'll give me a discount when I go back!
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7 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:
Love the Larg Loop 92 .
John Wayne Style !
Fun story with that rifle.
After I paid for it, and after checking again, to make sure it was unloaded, I tried to see if I could spin cock it.
I did!
I felt really cool.
So I did it again.The front sight caught my shirt and ripped it open and left a long scratch in my chest. (No scar)
Then I remembered that John Wayne was well over 6 feet all with correspondingly longer arms and used short barreled rifles. As short as 14" according to some sources. I am 5'8" and this has got a 17.5" barrel.
I have never tried to spin cock it again!
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49 minutes ago, Tall John said:
I’ve got a sealed 2lb jug of Trail Boss that I’m contemplating selling as I’ve had good luck loading TiteGroup and High Gun but the buyer would have to come to Connecticut and bring three Benjamins to get it.
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2 hours ago, Tall John said:
Hopeful to have some doesn't sound promising. Hopeful means maybe, maybe not, no promises, we aren't sure. Some, means not a lot.
If it comes out, there will be a run, and then it'll be gone again for another 5 years, -
On 1/30/2025 at 3:26 PM, Tall John said:
@Cholla Three Pages!
I saw a FB post by Hodgdon over this past weekend (1/25-26/2025) about trying different powders and a lot of folks asked about Trail Boss. The Page Moderator kept repeating over and over that we should see it in the US this summer.
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I call this my Battery of Ridiculous. Now, under normal circumstances, 3 out 4 of these guns are not SASS legal, but there is a local club that let's me shoot them for the entertaining value.
Winchester 92, rebarreled .44 Magnum. Chiappa 87 "Terminator Model" 12 Gauge, AWA Lightning Bolt, .45 Colt. Chiappa 92 Mare's Leg .44 Magnum.
Since taking this picture, I've put a "Rio Bravo" loop on the Mare's Leg. I like to trot this out once a year, just for sheer fun of it. I may yet enlarge the loop on the shotgun. We shall see.-
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I didn't grow up with it, but I hear it a lot now...
Bloody Hell!(I blame Ron Weasley)
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16 hours ago, Yul Lose said:
I seriously doubt that Pedersoli gave the CAS shooters any thought when they set out to design, build and produce the .44 magnum Lightning. CAS is a small and rapidly shrinking customer base and building a very undesirable rifle for a small and shrinking market would be idiotic.
See, this is where I think the mistake comes from. I would think there is less interest in a Lightning outside of the CAS market than there is within it.
Another "market" for it would be people who are generally interested in old time designs. All of the modern features would diminish interest from that group as well.
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With regards to the Pedersoli .44 Magnum, who do they think is gonna buy it? The Lightning is a niche gun within CAS to begin with, but those of us who like them tend to love one. I'd greatly enjoy one in .44 Magnum, but this thing? No. If it looked just like the .45, I'd be all over one, but like this, hard pass.
What's wrong with it?
1. Non traditional sights
2. Ugly foregrip.
3. Modern buttstock just looks goofy.
4. Less than 10 round capacity with that 17" bbl.
5. Threaded barrel.
6. Not a full length magazine7. Tang safety!
Nope. None of these features appeal to Cowboy Lightning shooters, which is the natural market for this gun.
Well, it's designed for hunters! But, in other forums, I have heard hunters say it's no good due to top eject and inability to properly mount a scope. So, this is a gun that won't appeal to anyone. I'm sorry to say it, but Pedersoli goofed on this one. -
18 hours ago, Three Foot Johnson said:
One evening, a few years back, I decided to cut this .38 spl 1866 down to 17", and probably use it more than anything.
One of my "wishes" is to find a 16" Henry and modify the lever and grip to create an ersatz Volcanic.
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For non main match rifles....
Long Range Repeater: Colt Lighting .45-70.22 Rifle: Colt Lightning
Single Shot Long Range: 1873 Trapdoor Carbine .45-70
Single Shot Pistol caliber rifle: Rolling Block
Single Shot .22 rifle Rolling Block
"Mares Leg type" pistol...
AWA Lightning Bolt .45 Colt
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58 minutes ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said:
I have just about every rifle or pistol available in 44 Mag 44 special or 44 Russian.
.44 Russian:
I ain't got.
.44 Special:1 Taurus Thunderbolt (Lighting Clone) being configured for me by Lassiter.
1 reproduction S&W American.
2 Colt Sheriff's models, one blue, one nickel
1 Colt Buntline
1 Colt New Frontier
1 Uberti Colt Clone (Cimarron)
1 Alder Jager Colt Clone (EMF)
.44 Magnum
1 Rossi 92, pre-safety
1 Winchester 94, pre-83.
I Uberti Colt Clone
1 original Great Western
1 Virginian Dragoon revolver
1 Chiappa 92 Mares Leg!
.44 Magnum is a fun caliber to shoot.
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Inquiring information for my first revolver
in SASS Wire
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Rainmaker reacted with confusion, so let me try to be less confusing.
THIS is a Volkswagen
Volkswagen, the company, stopped selling them in the USA in 1977. They then stopped the convertible version in 1979. That was the end of the VW CAR, even though the COMPANY lives on. Yeah, yeah, they kept making them in Mexico for a couple more decades, but the ones sold in the US were all made in Germany.
My point is that the above picture is of a Volkswagen. If it doesn't look like that, it's not a Volkswagen, per se, it's some other car that is made by Volkswagen.
In other words, I am being ludicrously pedantic.