Captain Bill Burt
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Wow. That's a steal. Rod does excellent work. I have three rigs by him.
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The bolt notches of both calibers are centered directly over the thinnest part of the cylinder wall. On the .45 that metal has been heat treated to handle the bolt wear. On a .357 there's no need to do that due to the increased thickness of the cylinder wall.
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Hmmm. Yeah, no. That old saw about any publicity is good publicity might not apply there.
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Lots of good suggestions. I still Like "The Magnificent Eight" "Cowboy Open" or something like that.
Just a reminder, that first date up there for North Carolina is 2026!!! It's only a few months away. It falls a little while after Land Run, so if you went to Land Run and did well, then North Carolina State is a great opportunity to continue your streak. On the other hand, if you went to Land Run and aren't satisfied with how you did, this is your chance to try again at an awesome, well attended match. Finally, if you didn't make it to Land Run you should probably treat yourself by going to North Carolina.
Basically all roads lead there so what are you waiting for??
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30 minutes ago, Jet said:
I plan on joining in this time....gotta have something to do in retirement.
Thanks Jet! I look forward to meeting you. I’ll have the application up shortly.
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Yes, you read that right. The Magnificent Seven is now the Magnificent Eight thanks to the addition of the North Carolina State Championship, which will kick off the Magnificent Eight for 2027 (in November 2026!).
The 2026 Magnificent 7 saw great participation with 72 people signing up. We gave out more buckles than ever before and gave away some great door prizes generously donated by our sponsors: Bullets by Scarlett, Page Custom Knives, Outlaw Bullets, and Buffalo's Wild West and Diamond Jake Rewa.
Every year we're seeing people travel a long way to participate in our game and this year I was remiss at the awards ceremony for not mentioning a group who not only traveled across the country, they lost their RV on the road, AND they still managed to shoot, not one, not two, but all SEVEN matches.
Tam Bam, Happy Shootzmore and Hairy Trigger thank you so much for joining us and please consider coming back!
We're extremely grateful to SASS, and all seven state clubs who sponsored us and look forward to their sponsorship in 2027.
The rules are the same in 2027 the minimum number of matches is unchanged at 3.
My goal for 2027 year is to hit 100 participants. If you participated in the past and want to join us again we're grateful. If you haven't done the Magnificent 7 we hope you'll consider the Magnificent 8 this year. The price is still $20 and it's still non-profit. All entrance fees go towards Molly buckles and/or door prizes. The deadline to sign up will be April 1st 2027.
The calendar is:
NC State Championship
Uprising at Swearing Creek November 5-7 2026
SC State Championship
Rampage at Ridgeville April 8-10
FL State Championship
The Last Stand April 15-17 2027
Kentucky State Championship
Shootout in the Hills Date TBD
Alabama State Championship
Shootout at Cavern Cove Date TBD
Georgia State Championship
Stampede at South River May 13-15 2027
Mississippi State Championship
Smokin Guns at Rabbit Ridge May 28-30 2027
Tennessee State Championship
The Regulators Reckoning June 3-5 2027
I encourage anyone who is interested to recruit a few more people and we'll honor whatever category you're interested in.
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Minor safety. What’s that you say? The shooter wants to argue about it? Minor Safety.
Still arguing? Unsportsmanlike conduct. Next shooter.
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Plenty of good advice here, but to truly ‘advise’ you well we need to know your objectives. It sounds like you want to be competitive. With that in mind I’ll share the observation that in 15+ years of SASS, and around 760-800 matches I’ve never seen anyone win a match with Schofield’s. They’re cool guns and I’ll probably pick one up at some point just because, but I wouldn’t shoot one in a match.
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6 minutes ago, Justice D. Spencer, SASS#43954 said:
This is equivalent to and used as 2 stages of a 10 stage match. I would say quite the opposite. Better shooters will do better on the Super Stage. No tricks to it. Also I don't think it has been mentioned that it is a "no miss" stage, with many bonus targets. He who shoots accurately will get more bonus.
I don't think your statement contradicts mine. Better shooters are going to do better on pretty much any stage. That doesn't change the fact that when the top shooters are ending up with just a few seconds difference between 1st and 3rd or 4th introducing a stage that is no miss, tons of bonus shots, and is going to run at least twice as long as a standard stage means that stage will likely determine who wins. If you then count that stage as two stages, that just magnifies the impact of the stage. I'm not knocking the stage. I really enjoyed the one Kajun put up, but that was a monthly match, not a major.
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I wish I could say something meaningful, but I'm at a loss for words. RIP Greg.
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Here’s a video of a 20-20-10super stage.
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As a side match it would be fun. I shot something very similar at Cherokee Cowboys years ago.
Just my opinion, but including this as a main match stage means the entire match revolves around that stage. The overall winner would almost certainly be determined by who did well on that stage. If that’s the desired outcome then have at it, but I would, respectfully, choose to shoot somewhere where the outcome isn’t determined by how well shooters deal with a huge 60+ second ‘trick’ stage.
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Just recently saw a clean shooter get a miss for not hitting a ‘bonus’ target. He missed it with his rifle, made it up with the shotgun, but spotter brains said ‘I saw a miss’ so he got tagged with one.
I also saw a shooters gun break leaving unfired rounds which were then ‘made up’ with the shotgun and the shooter was called clean.
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I agree with Creeker, bonus targets mathematically do not differ from regular targets when it comes to scoring. A poorly thought out bonus target can easily become the determining factor of who wins the match. For some that's fine, but it's not my preference.
With respect to the OPs suggestion. As I understand it, there might be flyer's that I don't have to hit, but if I get all of them I get a pin? I would probably put those rounds into the berm as quickly as possible and forego the pin, but I wouldn't mind that it's an option and I suspect there are a number of shooters who would pursue the pins.
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The Magnificent Seven 2026 is over! In fact the Magnificent Seven is over...but, next year we will have, drum roll....the Magnificent Eight, as North Carolina is joining us. In fact, North Carolina State 2026 'The Spirit of '76' will kick off the Magnificent Eight 2027. https://sassnccowboys.com/matches
The signup deadline for the Magnificent Eight will remain April 1st. More to come later.
Without further ado, here are the 2026 results. Asterisk marks the category champion and double asterisk marks the overall Man Blackfish Kid and Overall Lady Midwest Hale.
Shooter Category Blackfish Kid** Cowboy Christian Mortician* Cowboy Boonedoc Willie* Senior Arcadia Outlaw Cowboy Iron Cowboy Cowboy Dang it Dan* Senior Harry Trigger* Elder Statesman Midwest Hale** Cowgirl Groundhog Cowboy Jesamy Kid Elder Statesman Copperhead Joe Senior Fast Eddie Elder Statesman Rooster Senior Captain Bill Burt Senior Tin Can Sailor Senior Sue Render Cowgirl* Whiskey Belle* Lady Wrangler Doc Roy L. Pain* Duelist Timber Steele* Classic Cowboy Tennessee Williams* Frontier Cartridge Coyote James Duelist Badlands Bob* Gunfighter Happy Shootzmore Gunfighter Hanso Lowe Cowboy Max Payne Elder Statesman Pecos Pete Elder Statesman English Tom Senior Kid Ray Senior The Revenuer Frontier Cartridge Tate Lawman Cain Duelist Cat A. Tonic Cowgirl Dancin Angel* Ladies Senior Amaduelist Duelist Kid Flash* Young Gun Big Six Henderson Classic Cowboy Jodi Coyote Cowgirl Smitty's Final Revenge Lady Wranger Tam Bam Cowgirl Scarlett Darling* Lady Gunfighter Kentucky Drifter* Frontiersman Ophelia Payne Lady Senior Diamond Jake Elder Statesman Preacherman Frontiersman Smart ** Outlaw Gunner Down Gunfighter Uncle Ethan Outlaw Pinky Buscadero Cowgirl Gunnby Lady Gunfighter Ciderbarrel Frontiersman Stockbroker Frontier Cartridge Buck O. Billy Duelist Six Packin Jan Lady Gunfighter Sedalia Dave Frontiersman Shootin Sharyn Cowgirl Marshal Mason Young Gun Double Barrel Duelist Shagbark Steve Frontiersman Pops Corbin Classic Cowboy Jimmie Gunfighter Frontier Cartridge T-Bone Johnson Classic Cowboy LaSombra Frontier Cartridge Pokerface Bill Duelist -
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Don’t believe it Max. I saw Tennessee Williams walking the Georgia stages with a tape measure. He was muttering to himself taking notes on his palm and every now and then he would take a shoe and sock off count his toes and scratch his head. I’m sure he was up to no good.
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Thanks Randy! The Burt's will be headed that way Thursday! Looking forward to it!
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We are down to our final match. First a little housekeeping. Any competitors who have not shot at least two matches at this point have been excluded from the results as they won't be able to meet the three match minimum.
For everyone else I've totaled their best two rank point results. Once Tennessee State wraps up I'll rank the results then review each shooter's points and add their best third match result.
This one is really coming down to the wire.
Christian Mortician's best two results are both 1's. Blackfish Kid's best two results are both 1's AND his best third result is also a 1. If Christian can take #1 at TN state we'll have a tie for Overall and we'll go to total time.
Shooter Total RP Blackfish Kid 2 Christian Mortician 2 Iron Cowboy 5 Boonedoc Willie 5 Jesamy Kid 7 Groundhog 7 Harry Trigger 8 Arcadia Outlaw 8 Copperhead Joe 8 Dang it Dan 9 Captain Bill Burt 10 Fast Eddie 11 Midwest Hale 11 Hanso Lowe 12 Rooster 12 Tin Can Sailor 15 Timber Steele 16 Coyote James 16 Doc Roy L. Pain 16 Sue Render 16 Whiskey Belle 16 Tennessee Williams 20 Jodi Coyote 23 Badlands Bob 23 Max Payne 24 Cat A. Tonic 25 English Tom 25 Kid Flash 26 Happy Shootzmore 26 Kid Ray 27 Pecos Pete 27 Amaduelist 28 Tate Lawman Cain 29 Dancin Angel 30 Smitty's Final Revenge 31 The Revenuer 31 Diamond Jake 32 Big Six Henderson 34 Kentucky Drifter 36 Pinky Buscadero 36 Stockbroker 36 Tam Bam 40 Scarlett Darling 40 Uncle Ethan 40 Preacherman 42 Ophelia Payne 43 Tennessee Tombstone 43 Sedalia Dave 45 Ciderbarrel 45 Smart * 46 Shootin Sharyn 49 Marshal Mason 49 Gunnby 50 Buck O. Billy 53 Shagbark Steve 58 Gunner Down 61 Six Packin Jan 62 Double Barrel 63 LaSombra 69 Pokerface Bill 71 Pops Corbin 72 Derringer Di 73 Jimmie Gunfighter 75 T-Bone Johnson 77 -
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The Rabbit Ridge crew put on a heck of a match. Great stages, great food (and lots of it) and great fun.
Here are the Magnificent 7 rankings for Mississippi:
Shooter MS RP Blackfish Kid 1 Iron Cowboy 2 Jesamy Kid 3 Hanso Lowe 4 Rooster 5 Captain Bill Burt 6 Timber Steele 7 Harry Trigger 8 Kid Flash 9 Jodi Coyote 10 Diamond Jake 11 Happy Shootzmore 12 Dancin Angel 13 Tate Lawman Cain 14 Kentucky Drifter 15 Shootin Sharyn 16 Smitty's Final Revenge 17 Tam Bam 18 Marshal Mason 19 Sedalia Dave 20 Buck O. Billy 21 Smart * 22 LaSombra 23 Pokerface Bill 24 -
On 5/26/2026 at 1:41 PM, Sedalia Dave said:
C&B pistols are not considered loaded until capped.
My understanding is the 170 degree rule applies until the firearm is cleared.
At Mississippi where the LT and ULT are parallel to the berm that rule works.
On 5/26/2026 at 3:37 PM, Chancy Shot, SASS #67163 said:Dave's answer make sense if the unloading table is parallel to the firing line. --- "My understanding is the 170 degree rule applies until the firearm is cleared."
At my club, the LD/ULD tables are at 90 degrees to the firing line and facing berms, so at the berm.
Chancy
Plenty of clubs have that setup, which is why I object with the statement that ‘the 170 degree rule is always in effect.’
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Somebody post the stages and posse list!!
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Heading out shortly!
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As you can see, we have a tie at the top, with Christian Mortician winning 1st Mag Seven twice (Florida and South Carolina) and Blackfish Kid also winning 1st Mag Seven twice (Alabama and Georgia). We have Mississippi this weekend!! (Glad to be going for the first time) and as usual we finish up at Tennessee State.
A reminder, ties will be settled by total time. Tennessee's 12 match results will be 'normalized' by taking the shooter's average stage time and multiplying by 10.
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Converting a Ruger New Vaquero from a 357 to a 45
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Just an example of AI being stupid. It told me that you couldn’t bore out a Ruger 357 cylinder to .45 because the walls would be to thin. So I asked it what the dimensions of .357 and .45 cylinders were and it told me they were the same. So I asked it if they were the same then wouldn’t boring out result in the same dimensions., which it agreed was true. It seemed to figure out that its statements were contradictory so it mentioned the notches and heat treatment.