Jackson Haller

Save the black hat for winter wear if you are in southern AZ. Roper boots are fine for CAS; a very good choice actually in my opinion! My first set of boots for CAS were Bay Apache Justin Ropers; literally wore them out after several years as they did daily wear duty also!

Very interested in the shoulder holster; how does a Ruger new vaquero fit in it?

If it doesn't all sell, I'd be interested in revolver #1, the all stock one.

I like R.M. Williams Saddle and Leather Dressing on my gun leather these days. Seems to need it every 1-2 years. I still use alot of Lexol on boots, but if I want to water proof them, I use Sno-Seal. If using Lexol, it needs to be done once a year here. For heavy duty leather like chaps, I go with Ray Holes Saddle Butter or even Sno-Seal; these entail using a hand held blow-dryer to melt it into the leather; one treatment can last several years. Even more important, though, is to keep the leather clean; dirt and grime will eat into the creases and bends of leather. This is especially important for leather footwear. I usually rise and dry boots and spur straps off after shooting. I may even wash them with Lexol soap, then use the Lexol conditioner, which can be applied to still wet leather.

Rossi uses .429 barrels on their 44-40s; atleast the ones I have, and so do my other 44-40s. Don't have anything with the old .427 size. As for finding a Rossi full length rifle in SS in 44-40; haven't seen one of those in years. Regret selling the Navy Arms distributed one I had awhile back. Full length SS Rossi 92s in 44 mag have showed up recently, though, on GB; guess they made a run of them not too long ago, hence my inquiry of changing one to 44-40. The link to the old thread was very informative!

Thanks Galoot! Looks like a barrel reline would be best; it would be on an octagon barrel '92. Would not have to do anything with the bolt.

Hi all! Just curious! What would it entail to change a new Rossi 92 from 44 mag caliber to 44-40? The chamber would need to be bigger but the barrel at 429 would be ok. Would you need a new bolt or could the bolt face be adjusted?

Telemedicine is a bit of a joke when it comes to actually examining a patient, in my opinion. As a Neurologist, it took me at least the first year of neurology residency to get the basics down on the neuro physical exam, and a number of years there after to refine it and interpret what I did find. Now who is going to have that sort of experience on the other side of the TV monitor and do that exam for me at a skill level whereby I can actually trust the findings? I've had ER docs do crappy neuro exams and miss important findings; do you think mid-level providers in the hinter lands will do any better? (I would outlaw rubber tomahawk reflex hammers if it was up to me, BTW!) If all I had to do was ask a bunch of questions as a doctor to figure out what was wrong with a patient, then why did I spend all those years, first in med school, then in residency and practice, learning and polishing the art of the physical exam, both for Neurology and also Internal Medicine? Yes, this is a sore topic for me. I get the feeling those that push for this telemedicine thing don't really know what we doctors really do or how we do it.

Some Las Vegas clubs call it quits for the summers here; it doesn't cool off at night so there's no 'beating the heat' by starting early. It got above 90 by end of April and won't get below that till maybe October. We're running around 110 right now and haven't hit the hottest time of the year yet. Summer here is like winter in northern states; just stay inside as much as possible, clean/repair gear, load ammo and wait for late fall...

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Hi all! This was my guy's belt; a really beautiful fully tooled black leather cartridge belt with twenty 44/45 caliber loops by Gene Brown/Old Pueblo Leather; a true master! It was hardly worn and never to a match and is in great condition! I would keep it if it fit me, but it is too big and I don't want to chop it to make it smaller; it's too lovely! 43 1/2 inches to first hole and about 49 to second to last hole. $125--NOW $105 plus $16 shipping, USPS MO or personal check ok if SASS member!

Actually, the film. "Oklahoma!" is one of my favorite musicals! Filmed in Southeast AZ: Shot on location in and around Nogales, Arizona, because the real Oklahoma in 1955 was so heavily farmed and developed that few suitable areas could be found that resembled the highly-rural and undeveloped Oklahoma of the turn of the century when the musical is set. As for the corn: Finding "corn as high as an elephant's eye" proved to be quite a challenge. Since filming was to take place out of season, no tall cornfields were to be found anywhere. The job was given to the people of the University of Arizona Agricultural Department, who planted each stalk in individual containers and held their breath. With rain and good luck, the corn grew to a height of 16 feet, causing Oscar Hammerstein to quip: "The corn is now as high as the eye of an elephant on top of another elephant." Another interesting bit of trivia; there were two complete versions filmed, each requiring a different take; Todd-AO and Cinemascope. I've got DVDs with both versions and there are some differences: Filmed in both CinemaScope and Todd-AO. When both films are seen together, subtle differences may be discerned in such areas as line readings and overall pacing. In the Todd-AO version of the movie, there is more picture visible in the periphery than in the CinemaScope version. While the peripheral picture on each side of the main action is very detailed, it is visibly distorted at times when there is physical action such as movement on the periphery in long-shots.

My guy once shot a local match using rifle, shotgun and one schofield revolver and reloading on the clock; he was pretty quick with it!

It needs fringe! Very fine indeed

Hi all! Bought these awhile back for an outfit I ended up not using. Very nicely made and in fine shape, these are right and left strong side Alfonso's of Hollywood made holsters for Ruger Vaqueros. Both old (just a tad snug!) and new models fit; 4 5/8 or 5 1/2 inch barrels. (Can also fit Colts and colt clones. ) These are pretty interesting in that they can be worn over a belt or hung from a slot on a buscadero type belt. (Snap top on the back is so one could put the other half of the snap on the inside of a belt and snap the holster in place if they wanted to.) Reddish brown smooth leather outside with a brown suede lining. Have hammer thongs and holes for leg tie downs as well; these are high quality holsters! $150 plus $16 shipping for the pair; USPS MO or personal check ok if SASS member. (The color of both is the same; the shading on the right one in the pic is artifact.)--SPF