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Abilene Slim SASS 81783
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44 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Depends on how high the window was. If it was a couple or 3-4 stories he probably lived until he splattered! If it was a 9-10 stories he probably had a heart attack on the way down.
I'm not a doctor but I watched Marcus Welby and I was a big fan of Doc Adams on Gunsmoke!
…or he was already dead when he “ jumped”out the window.
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3 hours ago, "Big Boston" said:
I have a theory or experience question about shooting 2 3/4 black powder shells in a 3 inch chamber. It is fairly common to see new coach guns and even my single shot to be chambered 3", not 2 3/4".
I did read an old article on how the black powder shotguns of yesteryear were chambered a wee bit short so that the crimp opened up with a bit of the hull in the forcing cone, so that it would seal better and keep any combustion gases from getting past the the wad and ruining the pattern and fouling the barrel.
I don't want to buy 3" hulls just to load Cowboy if I don't have to.
A bit of trivia. In North America, the SAAMI spec for maximum pressure is the same for 2 3/4" and 3" shotshells. IOW a maximum average pressure (MAP) of 11,500 psi.
In the rest of the world the C.I.P. standards for 12 ga shotshells 70mm (2 3/4") and shorter are 740 bar (10,733 psi) and for the longer shells 73mm, 76mm and 89mm (2 7/8", 3" and 3 1/2") the MAP is 1050 bar (15,229 psi). SAAMI specs 3 1/2" at 14,000 psi.
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What kind of hull are you talking about - paper, plastic, or brass?
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5 hours ago, Cypress Sun said:
Based on the evidence....I'd say that he's stone cold dead.
Likely before he hit the pavement.
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On 1/15/2025 at 7:43 PM, Subdeacon Joe said:
That’s almost $162 in today’s dollars.
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On 1/18/2025 at 10:28 AM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:
Is this the same brainless, soulless, unaccountable AI that runs the traffic lights in our area, the same AI that people are waiting with bated breath to have drive their cars and control their houses...and even businesses..., the same AI that is rapidly taking over our national defenses systems, that has too much control over our medical facilities, and runs a lot of machinery, sets prices based on population size, and so on ad-nauseam?
I have been working with computers of one sort of another for 59 years and have yet to see one that is infallible. They may be faster than I am and have more information stored in their digital so-called brains but in the long run they have no common sense, no experience, no true reflexes, and no personality.
And in most everyday situations they are not as smart as you and I are.
My father who had a mainframe computer business said about them, “Garbage in, garbage out.”
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On 1/16/2025 at 4:19 PM, Sedalia Dave said:
While you can still buy Anacin, the formulation used when that commercial was made is no longer available. One of the original ingredients in Anacin (Phenacetin) was banned by the FDA in 1983 because it was found to be a known carcinogen along with other lethal side effects including kidney failure. The Anacin sold today only contains aspirin and caffeine.
Good news is that phenacetin has been replaced by Acetaminophen. The closest OTC pain reliever to the original Anacin is Excedrin as it contains aspirin, acetaminophen, and caffeine. It is my go to pain reliever.
Thanks for that. I wondered about what became of the Anacin brand. Excedrin and Anacin were big competitors.
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On 1/16/2025 at 10:18 AM, Eyesa Horg said:
With "jet" engines
On 1/16/2025 at 10:26 AM, Subdeacon Joe said:Yeah, should have been "turboprop."
Announcer said “jet prop” at the very beginning.
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There’s a whole lotta overthinking goin’ on in this here thread. To quote one of my BP mentors from way back, Driftwood Johnson, “…it ain’t rocket surgery.”
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1 hour ago, Dapper Dave said:
All of the items required have been delivered, first testers will be assembled this weekend.
Edit to add, I have Olde Eynsford 3F and my own home made which is much weaker. So, I will start with 50 gr of OE 3F with the 7/8ox shot, and 40 gr OE with the same shot. Shot size is #8 high antimony.
40 grains of OE is more than enough (I use 38 grains equivalent under 1 oz #8 shot). There’s plenty of smoke, flame and boom with that. More than that is a waste of good powder.
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As others have said, it’s a ‘92 Winchester clone. I had the chance to extensively handle and shoot a couple back in November. A local scout troop bought them and we put them through their paces at an annual fundraiser held at our range.
The guns were brand new straight from the box. We put about 400 rounds of factory .38 SP through each, at 5 rounds per shooter for 800 rounds total. We club volunteers loaded and cleared them after each shooter as quickly as we could. Needless to say, they got warm and dirty throughout a long day.
They were stiff and notchy as most new ‘92s are these days, but held up well under the abuse. We had to retire one of the guns towards the very end as we started getting failures to fire, no doubt due to crud buildup.
They’re good looking, but will definitely need some gunsmithing to smooth things out, which is in line with every gun we play with in our game. The first thing I’d do is shorten the mag tube spring and lighten the loading gate spring. After 300 or so rounds I had to use a Bic pen as a push stick to get rounds through the gate. Dang, my fingers got sore!
At $700 which is significantly less than a new toggle link gun, it seems like a good starter rifle. It will definitely need tuning, but will last you until you get the itch to add to your collection. I started with a ‘92 and shot that for my first 3 years in SASS.
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I’m with Abilene. I can see the edge of the film in the photos (or the residue).
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Mama had to go out and get the groceries. Now papa can take a nice nap. 😁
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5 hours ago, Go West said:
Thanks for the link. The only results I get from the search feature is me getting pissed off. I use PP in shotgun.
The Sass Wire search feature on this forum is next to useless. Put Sassnet.com followed by your search topic into Google and it’ll give you links to the Sass Wire related to your search.
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Three classic Henry shooters- me, Dantankerous and Major at Butterfield Gulch
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This is terrible news. We’ve lost a magnificent cowboy…. 😪
https://www.kwch.com/2025/01/13/man-killed-mitchell-county-crash/
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My dad used them a couple of times on the Douglas A3D.
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
"Nobody kills Charles Bronson"?
I seem to remember him getting killed in the Magnificent Seven.
He also died in "The White Buffalo" (1977)
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Weather guessers got it right this time. They said 8-13” for our area and we have 10+ as the storm winds down. Haven’t had a snow dump like this in 10 years or so. Grid has held up for us, but not everyone in the metro area is as fortunate.
Gonna get a good workout with the snow thrower and shovel Monday!
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Ice is accumulating here in KC area. Roads are treacherous already, but no snow yet. That’s supposed to start in the morning. We don’t have anywhere to go and are in good shape. Hope the power grid holds up. We have a generator, but it’s super heavy and hard to move from the shed.
Sounds like I’m complaining but I’m not. We’ve been down this road before, so it’s mostly an inconvenience.
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6 hours ago, watab kid said:
both saipan and tinian had the same size airfields , they were handling the exact same aircraft , only thing i can think is saipan is a tourist destination so tinian might be better suited to an isolated military base
Makes sense.
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9 hours ago, watab kid said:
thats interesting , we already have 'possession' of saipan , wonder why we dont reclaim that airfield ,
The airfields were bigger and better suited for modern needs.
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20 hours ago, watab kid said:
there are a good number of airfields we built across the globe that now look like that , the hardstand on saipan that was my fathers overseas place of employment is all overgrown these days
The US is beginning to refurbish Tinian for use in case things get hot with China.
Black Powder shotshells.
in SASS Wire
Posted · Edited by Abilene Slim SASS 81783
My Stoeger and TTN SxS guns have 3” chambers and have only had 2 3/4” shells thru them. I use the same components for smokeless and Goex BP - AA plastic hulls, 1 oz pink plastic wads and Win 209 primers.
I like the AAs because they’re commonly tossed by others after one firing. In 30 years of reloading shot shells, I’ve never paid for empty hulls.
Fouling is unremarkable with real BP. Hot water rinse, pause, rinse again, followed by one or two tightly wadded 1/2 sheet paper towel dampened with Murphy’s mix. (Equal parts Murphy’s Oil soap, iso alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. 90% of the plastic snot from the wad comes out with the water. That’s all there is to it. Shooting BP is only as hard as one wants to make it. Like I said, it ain’t rocket surgery.
That’s a really nice antique roll crimper you got there. I’ve no idea if it works well with plastic hulls (probably does). Perhaps others will chime in.
My roll crimper works on a drill press, but I rarely use it. Loading is a chore (for me) so I’ll do most anything to speed things along. My loads are done on a Mec.
Welcome to the dark side!