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    The Magnificent Seven 2026 Rise of the Seven

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    We are at 63 shooters and will be taking applications until April 1st.  The goal is to meet or exceed the 77 we had last year.

     

    I've already ordered buckles.  Here's what we have.


    Overall Man

    Overall Lady

    Cowboy

    Cowgirl 

    Senior

    Lady Wrangler

    Elder Statesman

    Young Gun

    Duelist

    Gunfighter

    Outlaw

    Lady Gunfighter

    Frontier Cartridge

    Classic Cowboy

    Frontiersman

     

    I can make a supplemental order for additional buckles if I get the entries to justify it.  The closest category to filling right now is Silver Senior.

     

    I have a Frontiersman Gunfighter, a Lady Senior, Lady 49er, Frontier Cartridge Gunfighter, Lady Duelist, Wrangler and 49er that need folks to join them so they can have their category.  If that doesn't happen the Ladies will drop into Lady Wrangler, the men will drop into Cowboy and the FCGF and FGF will drop into Gunfighter.

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    What is the call?

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    13 hours ago, El Chapo said:

     

    I'm more amazed that someone thought it was that important to require a specific staging of a long gun in the stage description.

     

    Our game has enough things we have to commit to memory and execute on the clock during the stage.  Adding another one just to require the shooter to remember it adds nothing to the sport or why we're there.  It just gives another reason to ding people for the sake of dinging them, which is always going to seem petty in light of why we're there and what we are doing.

    Tell us you don’t understand the rules and rarely if ever shoot sanctioned matches without actually saying you don’t understand the rules and don’t get out much.

     

    Read the handbook, shoot some matches, learn about CAS….THEN start talking about how YOU think ‘our’ game should be played.

    4 hours ago, Creeker, SASS #43022 said:

     

    One of us is definitely wrong.

    I'm just too polite to say which one of us.

    I’m not.
     

    He’s so far wrong he’s almost in an alternate world.

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    What is the call?

    in SASS Wire

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    3 hours ago, El Chapo said:

     

    I wasn't there either.

     

    Shooters should be able to solve the shooting problem, including staging guns, however they see fit.  Specifying anything other than safe staging is bad stage writing.

     

    Umm, I disagree.
     

     

    A procedural should not be something that can be undone by competitor action.  If the gun was not staged correctly and you all are correct that is a procedural error (I really have no idea), later setting it on that table does not change the fact that it was not staged as directed.


    I disagree here as well.

     

     

    3 hours ago, El Chapo said:

    I have a serious problem with dinging people just for the sake of dinging them.  A 10 second penalty for something like this is silly.

     

    Respectfully, assessing a penalty for failure to follow stage instructions and potentially gaining a competitive edge (whether you actually did or not) isn’t ‘silly’ it’s called following the rules to maintain a level playing field..

     

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    What is the call?

    in SASS Wire

    Posted · Edited by Captain Bill Burt

    On 3/5/2026 at 5:40 PM, Shawnee Hills said:

    A wise man indeed!  And here we are.

    Cannot disagree with that but expecting imperfect humans to perform perfectly every time is unreasonable.  Keep in mind that no one is getting paid to be a TO, PM, or MD. and demanding complete perfection will result in fewer folks willing to take on the job.

    Not too long ago I was running the timer at a big match with video running, stupid me with AI smart glasses. Long story short there was a discrepancy between what I thought I saw and what the spotters reported. I deferred to the spotters and was subsequently raked over the coals publicly.

     

    It was a fun match, great people, I’m glad I went. Then came the criticism. I’ll certainly shoot that match again. I still enjoy being a TO, but not as much as I used to and given a choice I will avoid being a PM too. It’s hard to forget that sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach when a friend said did you hear about that stupid call that idiot made then looking and realizing the idiot was me.

     

    So hammer away on the TO’s they’re overpaid and probably deserve some public criticism. I’m sure the guy who ran the timer in this case has learned his lesson, but perhaps not with an outcome that’s good for the sport.

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    Ruger transfer bar removal

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    I’m not a gunsmith but I do have six Rugers without transfer bars vs two with them.

     

    As Boggus pointed out they can’t break if they’re not in there. Also I’ve been told by several gunsmiths that the trigger and action can be made smoother and lighter without the bar.

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    What is the call?

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    I can't speak for anyone on this thread, but I love the game.  The fun is still at full blast.  Is it perfect? No, is anything?

     

    The TO should have spotted it, probably 99 out of 100 times the TO would have spotted it.  99 times out of 100 the shooter would have heard the correction.

     

    This time those two things unfortunately lined up and this shooter hit the 'jackpot'.  The rules as I understand them call for a P. 

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    The Magnificent Seven 2026 Rise of the Seven

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    Posted · Edited by Captain Bill Burt

    We're up to 53 shooters with several regulars I haven't heard from yet.  Right now the for sure categories are:

    Cowboy, Cowgirl, Senior, Classic Cowboy, Frontiersman, Elder Statesman, Young Gun.

     

    We need a few more Duelists, Gunfighter's, Frontier Cartridge, Ladies Senior, Ladies Duelist and Silver Senior. 

     

    The sign up deadline is April 1st, but I plan to order buckles next week, so let me know!

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    The Magnificent Seven 2026 Rise of the Seven

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    I'm going to give this a bump.  We have 45 shooters, apps are coming in pretty regularly.  Cowboy, Cowgirl, Senior, Elder Statesman, Frontiersman and Classic Cowboy have four or more already.  Duelist, Silver Senior and Frontier Cartridge are headed that way.   I'm wondering where all the Gunfighters and Outlaws are?

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    Shotgun shells. Smooth or Ribbed.

    in SASS Wire

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    I like the Remington Gun Club shells, but I did get several cases last year with weak aluminum bases that swelled just enough after firing to make them really tough to shuck. Of course we discovered this issue at Alabama State an it cost the Iron Cowboy at least a place or two overall.

     

    Since then I've stuck with STS.

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