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I don't believe there is ANY receiver sight that's SASS legal in all of cowboydom. The Smith Ladder sight Coffinmaker refers to is barrel mounted

PS: To my knowledge, there is no cowboy category or side match where a Lyman 66 rear sight is legal. While receiver mounted peep sights are legal in the Teddy Roosevelt category for Wild Bunch, I'm not sure if the Lyman 66 or Williams 5D line of receiver sights are accepted as "period correct" as per their rules. The only receiver sight for WB would be the Type 21, or "Climbin' Lyman" which was patented in 1895. The type 38 was patented in 1899 so I imagine it would be legal as well, As for any others I'd suggest asking on the WB forum.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say the "BEST" rifle for Plainsman is a matter of personal choice... For me, I absolutely love my Browning 1885 LowWall in 45 Colt. But, I'm nowhere near a "Champion"... To find out what World Champion Plainsmen shoot you'll need to contact those winners directly, or those who may know. For the Modern Plainsmen, I'll guess it's a Handi-Rifle with its auto ejectors. See the results from the last EOT to know who they are: 2025 EOT Plainsman Results

This is not a "hard & fast" rule/fact/given. I have a mixture of .32-40 cases. About 60 Winchester "Duke" nickel cases and about 120 brass cases mixed between, Win, R-P. I load the nickel cases w/ BP and the brass cases w/ smokeless. I wet tumble 'em together w/ pins & a Dawn dishing pod, no lemi-shine or other additives. I believe they all come out shiney. Yes, I included a bunch of .30-30 cases along with the .32-40 to fill up the batch. Water quality, hard/soft/treated will vary your results.

I've found two quarters of a paper towel works just as well.

Larsen, that's good work. Kudos for taking on the challenge and seeing it thru successfully! It's too bad the rest of their tomato stakes are so heavy!

If he shot me... I'd misspell his name too!😁

Might I offer a suggestion? Shade. Even here in Texas we appreciate the actuality of it. I've traveled all over AZ, and know there's lots of it there. It might take a little effort to find it in some locales... but trust me... it's worth it!🫠

Let's see, If I were to use my fingers thusly... both barrels are going off... too close together to be of any use. I've never swapped my triggers on any of my side x sides. 30+ years ago, I could keep up with or beat ANY '97 user over any number of shells you wanted to race with. And I wasn't the fastest SxS user I knew. SKBs & BBSs were far fewer and further between back then, and their users weren't among the fastest SxS users.

I've won rifles, pistols, shotguns, a couple of derringers, boxes of ammo, powder, primers, pins, plaques, sheets of paper or as Non-Stop said once... "not again!" But, I've been grateful for all of it... (except that can of Pyrodex). But I never entered a match based on what prizes were on offer. If I've never been there before its because I know folks that are going, I've accepted assurances I'll enjoy the match, or it's simply in a pretty locale. The best prize I've ever won was a pair of consecutive serial numbered SAs, fully engraved, silver plated w/faux ivory grips and gold plated trigger guard, backstraps, hammer, trigger, ejector rod housing & base pin. Chambered in .44-40 with 5-½" bbls. In a custom presentation box. They were so gorgeous I never even looked at what brand they were. They were the the top prize for a fund raiser at EOT for Children's Hospital of Orange County, IIRC, 1987.. I immediately put zip ties around the hammer, and put them away in the safe for a couple of years. I eventually put them up for auction and took the proceeds to buy my son guns so he could quite sharing with Mom. All good... he took those new guns and won the Jr category at the next EOT in 1990.

Long winded response to arrive here soon. Like in the morning. Until then... see Blackwater's answer! Okay... it's a little later than "in the morning," so shoot me. Very shortly it'll be 40 years since I shot my first cowboy match... and that was 2 years or more since I first read an article in G&A about the first EOT in 1981(?) That article didn't give anything but a vague location. Mid 1985 I happened to see a guy wearing a yellow t-shirt w/the EOT logo on the back. I introduced myself and asked where he got the shirt. My new friend and future cowboy shooting mentor, Hank, said "...at this year's EOT." We proceeded to have a discussion regarding more particulars; where, when, & what was needed. I learned the next monthly match, (new info) would be the following Sunday and drew me a map. I show up on match day and learned my .30-30 was no longer legal. Hank told me not to worry... he knew a guy! Turns out the GUY was one of the organizers, and maybe the one who did most of the physical work in setting up the matches. So he didn't have a lot of spare time, but loaned me a rifle & introduced to another guy that how to fit into participating and between him & Hank answering my thousands of questions, set me on the path to meeting many new friends from around the country. To the point that within 5 years and with help of some new friends started holding cowboy matches in north Texas in June of 1990. From the very beginnings, when asked, I've told new folks to not worry about what you have or don't have, come out with what you've got and we'll sort out the rest. Every single person you're going to meet was new once and in your position. And not one of them got from then to now without some help & encouragement from those who came before.

Doesn't mean I'm wrong. Google sez:

I gotta laugh out loud every time I hear about these "Guam" being small rumors... my gawd, it's 270 square miles of land mass. I spent nearly 11 mos. stationed at the Midway Island Naval Air Station on Sand Island, part of the Midway Atoll. The atoll has approximately 2.07 square miles of land divided between the two islands. Jesus Christo folks, Guam has an indigenous population in addition to a couple of military bases. Midway (1941-1993) had only the Military base which boasted maybe a dozen civilian employees, usually dependents of military personnel. It was so cramped that I volunteered for VN to get off! Only place worse was Kure Island, whose Coast Guard inhabitants got to come to Midway for their R&R! Their reef was bigger, but island was even smaller!

Practice is a perilous, profuse, past time in pursuit of pulverizing past performances... IOW, hours upon hours spent in the hope of reducing fractions of a second. Return on the investment is fleeting and not something I ever bothered with... much preferring live fire practice for its positive feedback.

None listed on SASS' website. Wide open for you to start one!

I don't know how far Railroad Pass is from the two of you, but since I'm here until Thursday, are you the least bit interested in discussing how to fix cowboy action shooting in person, like over a meal, with an adult beverage or 2?

So... three relative "newbies"... 😜 We've had similar issues at out club... and resolve them by going to talk the other posse so they shoot it the same as we do, or we do it the same as they did. That "communication" thing again.

In order: To see if anyone had the experience or courage to step up... 😁 "C" is a clear choice for me... the others, not so much. If it were included as a "convention"... I would like it worded something, like, "...up to and including, shouldered, aimed, but chamber empty." Yes, as appropriate for the shooting style for the contestant's category. If they're from our club... and surrounding areas... good. Otherwise, maybe not. Stage conventions should be reviewed from time to time. Agreed.

I didn't want to answer until I saw some of the other responses... And thankful that you restated the question so I didn't have to do a lot of cutting & pasting. My answer is "C". But with a caveat, chamber is still empty unless instructed specifically otherwise. But if a shooter is also "ready" with the rifle simply held in his hands, not aimed, that's okay too. Bonus answer: Yes. With same caveat & allowance for individuality.

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Dillon. I called and talked to their warranty rep, I originally purchased a CV2000 ca. 1987... sent it back and they replaced the 1st one under their warranty at the time I bought it, but told me they wouldn't warranty it again. Something about unable to obtain motors from their original supplier. It was about 15 or so years old at the time... about 10 years later, the replacement gave out.. but I'd left it running when I left on a 20 day road trip... knew that was on me... The CV 2000 had their "no BS" warranty; the CV2001 only has a 5 year warranty.

I have two vibratory tumblers, each with a different brand of media, but both get Brasso addied & a quarter sheet of a paper towel, which is replaced every run. But, since I started wet tumbling, they don't get used except for very small batches. I usually have enough ammo to shoot for a year before I need to reload... 5-600 rounds of 45 Colt, C45S and 45Auto. Plus about ½ again as much BP rounds, so it get cycled a little quicker. The Lyman 1200 still has the original media I bought with it 20 years ago, but it may only see a couple 100 rounds a year. The Dillon 2000 I bought over 35 years ago has had the motor replaced twice and the media 6 or 7 times

You're welcome... another free service for the benefit of all my pards.

One would hope that anyone offering load data would use the proper name for the cartridge under question. that way no interpretin' needed... and hopefully the data would be reliable.

One of each... unless you can find a pair of bbls that'll fit one receiver....