Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933

No way to tell without a chrono. Guns vary and the velocity out of two identical models can vary by quite a bit.

You have to apply rule 13 or whatever the ROC is calling it these days - common sense. Which guns can be slam fired? Those guns with the feature built into the mechanism. For SASS there are only two - the 97 Winchester and the Colt Lightning and these can be rendered safe just by letting go of the trigger. No SASS legal lever gun has ever come with slam fire. And if modified you would have two problems. One since you cannot hold the trigger back while levering it is the lever that will/would depress the trigger. There would be no way to disable the slam fire once the stage started and you would have an unsafe gun. Two the slam fire would require something like the mechanism shown in Crazy Gun Barney's reply. That is an external mod. It is not an approved external mod and will never be allowed because of number one. Looks like Barney answered while I was typing.

I will guarantee you that they are NOT slam firing. They are all hitting the trigger with their finger. No one is running a slam firing rifle like Lucas MaCain in The Rifleman.

Where did you come up with this? The only SASS legal rifle that can slam fire is the Lightning and how many shooters do you see using them?

So I am not supposed to buy a Colt or CZ product because the Canadian government is screwed up? What utter BS.

Here you go. Twenty bucks.

Ruger makes a few sets and when those are gone they will run off a few more sets. It is 100% no big deal. There are only two differences between a "SASS" New Vaquero and a regular model. One, they have a little round SASS cowboy glued onto the grips. Two, they have a Montado/SBH low profile hammer. They have no action job. Most people junk the grips and replace them with aftermarket grips. The hammers are a $35.00 item and the most common modification to the NMV. Just buy a regular Vaquero, replace the hammers and save yourself few bucks.

That is almost a sure tip-off that these are dedicated blanks. I.e., the primer holes have been drilled otherwise the guns would be jamming a lot. Do not attempt to use these for live ammo.

Upper hammer is the "old" Vaquero hammer that Ruger put on its fast draw model. The lower hammer is the standard New Model Vaquero hammer. Pick which one you like best and then take Boggus Deal up on his offer.

To be honest no where. Anyone planning on dropping into a Sportsman's, Cabelas, Bass Pro, Walmart or other store selling ammunition at random and finding what they are looking for is almost sure to be disappointed. What is available on Monday most likely won't be there on Tuesday. Many brands of ammunition, powder, primers and percussion caps are very spotty. Jackaroo you best bet is for a friend to pick you up some ammo when it is available locally and bring it to EOT or take up Slim's offer and order it on-line and have it shipped to him or Kay.

For SASS your load is WAY overkill. Why would you want to shoot 1 1/4 oz loads? For SASS you want between 35 and 40 grains of powder and 7/8 or 1 ounce of shot.

More weight = less recoil. Common fix.

I found the same thing. It was not coming out by beating on it. I had to press the last one I worked on out.

There was a thread on this a couple of weeks ago. See if you can find it with a search.

Left cylinder opened up with a ball end mill. Right stock cylinder.

Common problem and lots of smiths repair them. Go to this list and find someone close to you.

Go to the Alliant website. It has data for Sport Pistol.

The magazine racks are getting thinner and thinner. Print media is on its way out. I use to really enjoy the big thick newspaper format Chronicle that came out every month. Then they tried to get rid of the print version all together. After a lot of protest SASS is printing two a year but it is probably inevitable that the print versions will go away at some point. I just can't get use to taking a computer into the bathroom. When I am relaxing on the throne I like a printed magazine.

Nothing more fun than a boy and his toys. WOW!

I had a simliar experience in Tunisia. After VE day all the Americans killed in North Africa were moved to one cemetery in Tunis, Tunisia. A family has taken care of the cemetery for decades. It brought tears to my eyes at how proud these people are to be caring for the cemetery. The place is immaculate.

Following up on Sedalia Dave's post, 511 is older than 513.

The price of Flat Rate boxes has gone up dramatically.

Despite being one of the most syndicagted TV shows in history the crew never got any residuals. https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/william-shatner-has-earned-zero-dollars-from-star-trek-reruns-despite-decades-syndication

If wifey looked like that and I was young enough to do anything about it reloading and shooting would be pretty far down my list of activities.