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I finally got around to mating my new Polish Capper to my Ruger Old Army. There is plenty of material in the head to easily file the sides and narrow the lead in to fit the narrower nipple openings of the Ruger. I can still use it for my Pietta 1860s and 1862s without problem. Excellent!

Half Fast and Bucolic Buffalo c. 1988

Sawbones Shore, The Judge, Ripshin (R.I.P.) and Horsetrader (Mule Camp, SouthEast Regional, '99)

Honest Henry, Pill Peddler, Marshal Law, Saddleback Jim (R.I.P.) and Ethan Cord, Pala Indian Reservation Range c. 1996

EOT 1996. The members of CAS-L tossed their money in the pot to bring Marshal Halloway and his then wife Spring from Norway to Norco to enjoy EOT. (photo originally posted by Gringo)

China Camp was a 5-Time SASS Overall World Champion, and was in the first class inducted into the Cowboy Action Shooting Hall of Fame. This interview was recorded in 2006.

1992: Marshal Law and Ethan Cord

First Winter Range Cowboy Action Shoot in Phoenix AZ. 1992. (Photo courtesy of Big Jake, SASS #1001)

EoT 1988 Winners, Team Shoot - Bible Thumper , Midway, Sidewinder, Mancos and Yosemite (photo posted by Sgt. Chesty)

U.S. Grant on the far left. Hipshot kneeling out front. Judge Roy Bean in the white chaps.

Rance and Lacey Corsette

SASS members, the Carradine brothers. David, Robert and Keith with Judge Roy Bean

Doc Peabody's website is still out there... so before it disappears I figured I'd transplant some of his pictures here! Doc Peabody's Roto-Recta-rootalator. A strange medical instrument developed after years of cruel experiments on Desert Tortoises. Doc Peabody's Homemade Rectal Thermometer. It is constructed using a Ford Model-A radiator cap and an authentic piece of Colorado Barbed Wire (wahr) as a retention device. Doc Peabody's Roto-Nasa-Vacuator. The perfect tool for those pesky sinus infections. After which it can be used as a cake decorator. Marshal Halloway and Marshalette meet Doc Peabody

OK, here's my preliminary review of the Polish Capper: After I unwrapped it I looked it over and was pleased with the overall manufacture of the product. Only one sharp edge on the lower portion of the lid, by the head. I'm sure that just a quick pass with a stone will correct that. I used it first on a Colt 1851 and it worked perfectly. Easy on, easy out with the caps seated nicely. I use Slik-X nipples and they seem to be the perfect size. There was enough clearance on both sides of the head to for easy operation. Not quite the same experience with the Ruger Old Army, the capping head is just a bit too wide, (I haven't taken a micrometer to it yet.) But the sides of the capping head were gouged by the nipple opening of the ROA's. I believe if I narrow the head a little, this will fix the problem. More about that in the future. Middling success with Pietta New Armies. I was using stock nipples, and often the caps would not stay on the nipples, but stayed in the capper head. I'm going to switch out to Slik-X nipples and I'm confident that will fix the issue. Be sure to watch the Polish Capper Videos, they do not function the same as the Ted Cash Snail Cappers or the Straight Line Cappers. This is a different product, and operates a little differently. I managed to send a fair amount of caps to the floor until I got the hang of it. As I said, this is very preliminary, I've only had the capper for two hours, and I plan on spending much more time with it, and ever-so-slightly modifying it for easier use with the ROA. Meantime, I'm all set to go with any of the Colt-type percussion pistols. I'm looking forward to giving it a run at a match, Saturday! ~Duc~

Yep, ordered mine on 5/1, got it in my hands today. I'm loading it up and I'm about to test it out.

General U. S. Grant, Roy Rogers, (SASS Alias "RR") and Judge Roy Bean (photo originally posted by Justice Lily Kate)

Wasn't until the early '90's that folks wanted twice the fun! Before that most stages were 2 gun... pistol and rifle or pistol and shotgun.

Flint Westwood, SASS #94, EoT Top Gun, 1983 — with Dennis Martinez.

Ordered mine, too. Should be one headed to North Carolina soon.

Courtesy of Justice Lily Kate: A picture of the first End of Trail. Harper Creigh, aka Judge Roy Bean, of Harper Creigh Graphics & Models, and Gordon Davis, aka Diamond Jim Chisolm of Davis Leather ... the first two sponsors or End of Trail. Artwork by the one & only Bill Hahn. Who also created John Dwayne (rocking horse cowboy) & the SASS cowboy logo.

1989 Cowtown Shootout: Phoenix, Arizona Territory.Stage Winners were: Tex (2), Great Dane (4), Durango Kid (1), and Dr. Willard B. Slipsnake (1) Cowtown Shootout, Top Seniors: Moosebreath (r.) and Zapf Chancery Cowtown Shootout, 1989. Top Ladies (right to left) Kid Sticks, Calamity Joan, Coyote Bate, Barbwire, Prairie Weet and Plucked Chicken

Tried to order one, only the PCA shows up. Let us know when the PCC is ready to order

Thank you. More to come soon, just getting through some eye surgery.

End of Trail, 1989: "Early Friday morning, Jim Dunham, famed western entertainer from Arizona, captured the crowd's attention with his stories and fancy fun handling." Cowtown 1988: Jim Dunham saving his "partner" from the hangman's noose.

Top Guns at the January, 1989 Margarita match: Standing: Greybeard, Lucky Smucky, and McCloud Kneeling: Midway and Yosemite Diamond Annie, McCloud, Sierra and Greybeard won the Team Event at the Jan. 1989 Margarita match.