Brushy Creek Bill, SASS # 49466

I was getting a similar problem loading 357 cases for APP. Ended up that I had the Lee FC die set way too tight. Might want to check that. Brushy

Mar-Lynn and I are going to have to think long and hard about shooting Wild Bunch next year with the date changes. You say that some shooters don't want to shoot Wild Bunch first with having to shoot a National Cowboy Match after that. Well, my friend, that is a two-way street. One day of warm-ups, one day of side matches, three days of main match cowboy stages and top all that off with a late-night banquet, I would hate to think I would have to get up the next morning and shoot five intense stages of Wild Bunch to the best of my ability. At least with the way it was there was a bit of a break between Wild Bunch and Cowboy, and it gives you a chance to get back into the cowboy swing of things before the main match starts. Not to mention the extra days of travel and days off work most everyone will have to take. I sure hope that the powers that be will consider changing it back before it's too late because I feel it will have a negative effect and that the attendance for the Wild Bunch match will suffer. Brushy Creek Bill

Interesting topic. Been thinking about switching to brass shotgun shells for BP. Just wondering, do they shuck easier or better than plastic shells?

What you have is a Pietta short stroked Thunderstorm. I have two, acquired back in 2016. I ordered them at the SASS convention when it was held in San Antonio. In fact, the serial numbers on mine are right next to the one of yours shown in the picture. I'm not sure how long they were offered. I had to order a new hand for one, it broke right at the pin. I have one replacement that I'm not willing to give up because my wife still uses them for practice. The one I have matched your dia. of 0.119 and has the curve in it. Unfortunately, I do not have a part number to give you. You need to contact Cimarron again and tell them the part you need is for the short stroked Thunderstorm. Maybe Abilene would be able to tell you who to talk to direct when calling. Good luck, Brushy

Hey Abilene, you're going to love that micrometer powder bar kit. I have one on each of my 650's. I don't take pictures of it though, I just have all my settings written down on a cheat sheet. Anytime I change charge weight or powder I just dial in the number I have written down and so far, for several years now, it's right on the money every time. On my small primer press 4&1/2 thousands, (.0045), equals 1 tenth of a grain of Bullseye. With that, if I want to change my charge weight a little, it's simple to get it set in just a few minutes. I think they are the best upgrades I have ever done on my Dillon's. Brushy

People seem to think that it was the fifth round in the revolver that was unfired. How do we know that? In the OP it was stated that there was an unfired round in the revolver. Which one was it? If it was the third or fourth round that was unfired then it would have been a round that was for target number two. Why was it unfired? Who knows. Shooter could have short stroked the revolver, a light firing pin hit or any number of other reasons. Obviously, the shooter was quite fast that no one noticed only four fired rounds from the revolver. Unless we know exactly for sure which round it was then the benefit of the doubt should go to the shooter and I would call a miss for the unfired round but no "P". Brushy.

Sad news indeed. I always enjoyed visiting with him at the different shoots. He was a wealth of knowledge about cowboy shooting. RIP Ed.

I had the same exact problem with mine, oversized and hard to seal almost from day one. And of course, out of stock or not available. I ordered a 3 pack set of 6"X6" X 1/8" thick Silicone Ruber smooth gasket material off of Amazon. Cut a new one using the lid as a pattern, never have had a problem since. Brushy

I just bought 2000 bullets from her for my BP loads. Credit card worked just fine. A great person to do business with. Brushy.

If you go to Brownell's, you can buy a "chamber brush" for 45 colt. It's a bit larger than the standard bore brush. Chuck it up in your cordless drill, does a great job. Brushy.

Sure wish you would quit putting those pesky little black dots on the back of your shells. It's hard to get them off before I reload them for next month.

Fifteen for us.........TX, NM, AZ, UT, CO, ID, LA, AR, MO, TN, GA, AK, ND, MS and NV. Should add one to two more this summer. Brushy and Mar-Lynn. Oops, left out OK, that makes sixteen!

All good info here, thanks. Another quick question if you don't mind. As far as annealing goes, does it have to be done every reload, or will the annealing process last through 2 or 3 reloads? Thanks.

6.5 grains of unique with a 200 grain RNFP. Gettin' some good ideas here, thanks!

Been using unique in my 73 rifle in 45 colt. Fouling on the bolt and in the action seems to build up fairly quickly, way lots faster than unique in my 357 rifle. I know that it's the nature of the beast for the 45 cartridge but was wondering if any of y'all have come across a powder that doesn't foul quite as bad as unique. I use this for wild bunch and it's running a power factor of approx. 167 already so "add more powder" isn't really what I'm looking for. If any of y'all have come across a powder that really works for you I would sure like to hear about it. Thanks, Brushy.