Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933

Remember they will need fitting. https://www.gunbroker.com/pistols/search?keywords=colt saa original grips

How ever many grains he is loading times 60.

+1. As a practical matter if you are going to shoot CAS with the rifle you need to reload as shooting factory ammo is cost prohibitive for us peasants.

Plus one to Scarlett. Neither SASS nor the Rough Riders have control over vendor prices. They are set by Ben Avery and Ben Avery has raised the prices significantly the past few years. It is to the point that for most shotgun matches over at the Clay Target Center only one or two vendors, if any, show up anymore for large tournaments. While not the whole issue part of the problem over at Cowtown was the increasing range rental and fees that made continued CAS operations economically unfeasible.

FYI you cannot ream a LARGE hole to fit a smaller hole. The .44-40 case head is .469. Modern .44 russian, Special and Magnum are .457. That is twelve thousands SMALLER. Light .44 Russian cowboy loads are one thing. Firing a full power .44 Mag in a "reamed" .44-40 chamber is not something anyone should do. I would not trust any gunsmith that says you can ream a .44-40 barrel to fit .44 Magnum.

Two completely different cartridges. Look at the difference in case head diameters. There are some that say they do it but SASS rules prevent me from saying how I feel about the IQ level of those people.

This thread reminds me that a lot of questioners are new shooters and people with limited mechanical skills and that the forum is a place where they can learn. The factory reproduction front sight won't work with the "slip-on" front sight because the sides of the sight are tapered or flat on the sides. Plus it slopes on the top with the rear being higher than the front. The slip-ons have a hole drilled in them and then a slot is milled into the sight so you wind up with an old fashioned key hole in the sight. I did not want to set up lights so these are hand held shots and a little fuzzy but, hopefully, do illustrate how the slip-on works. The first picture is the stock sight on the left and a Marbles style sight on the right. The top of the Marbles is round. The sight slips around the round part and the milled slot allows it to slip down the sides of the sight below the round top. Photo 2. A couple of hints. The Marbles sights vary in size. Sometimes the slip-on is a tight fit around the top of the sight. If it slips on too easily a drop of red or green loctite will hold it in place. Also some of the Marbles sights have a bead that is larger that the body of the sight. Photo 3. If it is larger you have to pull the bead out of the sight with a pair of pliers before you can install the slip-on bead.

Or the wind can shift. At Founder's Ranch one year I was the first or second shooter and the wind was blowing towards me. I had some heavy loads but only managed to knock down two of the ten pistol targets. Tex was last and by then the wind had shifed 180 degrees. He fired one shot and all ten fell.

I didn't forget it is just that it is half-way to New Mexico!🤭

I also worry about Ben Avery. The range has protective legislation. BUT in addition to the world's largest chip factory (two more are scheduled to be built) an entire city is going to be built on the land across the highway from Ben Avery. NOTHING is permanent when the government is involved.

I should probably delete my prior post as the OP really did not ask anything. He merely said "no matter how much I shoot it, it's still not a Colt or Ruger." That is 100% correct. No matter how much I drive a Chevy it's still not a Ford. I will leave it up as it provides some information on the different single actions.

Do you always? Here is a comparison of features. The Pietta is a pretty close copy of a Colt 2nd Gen. Colt - barrel lug for ejector, replaceable hammer cam, firing pin bushing. Pietta - all three Standard Arms - two; hammer cam, firing pin bushing USFA - one; firing pin bushing Uberti - none

Yay Bender.

Key words.

I took mine out and threw it away.

Not only is the Rev a heck of a shot he is a heck of a stage writer. He writes all the stages for one of our local clubs. (ACSA)

Same load. KDs were no problem. Shooting Bull's twin brother Philly Slim has history with Coosie's.

Bullhorn? I thought that was your normal voice.

This process over the past few months has been a real blow to the SASS community. Cowtown was founded in 1982 and the first Arizona State Championship was held there in 1984. SASS was founded in 1986. We use to shoot two CAS matches per month and one Wild Bunch per month there. Fire and Ice was the swan song and at this point this means for me and many others instead of three CAS matches a month we will be down to one. Barb has put in YEARS of dedication to CAS shooting. I hope she gets a little rest and does not get to bored without the range to care for.

.65 cents in 1970 is about $5.50 in 2016.

To keep things in perspective in 1970 I was earning $1.10 an hour.

I have never been able to figure out why people want to take 2F or 3F black powder and compress it down to zero F.

A lot of shooters can reload a lot quicker than 15 seconds so it would be worth it to them. Also, a lot of people would do it to keep a clean match.

I have never seen or heard of a stainless steel one. They are aluminum.

Almost forgot. Is this one of the newer three click retractable firing pin models? If so you also need to check the plunger in the hammer and the part of the trigger that presses on it.