Captain Bill Burt

A neighbor of mine has a 1930’s manufactured Colt in 38 Super, nickel. He doesn’t like the caliber and wants to work a trade for a 1911 in 45 ACP. I just happen to have a few of those… I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know what condition it’s in. Once I get a look I will take pictures and post them. I’m always impressed by the depth of knowledge here so my question for the brain trust is what would the range of value on one of those be? Assuming on the low end the finish is crappy but it’s mechanically solid to the high end it’s mechanically solid with great finish.

lol! I’ll add WC to Outlaw!

Four model 100s, all set up by Fast Eddie.

Looking forward to it!!

Wouldn't you know! We're now up to 57 and only need one more Frontier Cartridge to fill that category. Where are the smoky shooters and the ones who don't know what sights are for?

I ordered buckles! Here's what is on order: Top Man, Top Lady, Cowboy, Cowgirl, Gunfighter, Lady Gunfighter, Duelist, Lady Wrangler, Senior, Elder Statesman, Grand Dame, Frontiersman, Classic Cowboy, Young Gun (male and female combined), All Around (male and female combined). I will do a second order if the demand materializes. Up next would be Outlaw, Lady Senior, and Frontier Cartridge, in that order.

I have a set of .32s with Snake Oil barrels on them and a nice action job. These are a heck of a deal at that price. It would cost much more to go out and buy a pair then have this work done.

Never heard of it. When my two youngest boys started out they sometimes elected to skip the shotgun and took the misses. They were rarely given P’s, but were ok with it when they were.

We currently have 56 shooters, 46 of whom have sent in their registration. Here are our registered shooters. Captain Bill Burt, Delta Glen, English Tom, Cotton Mouth Cole, Tin Can Sailor, Whiskey Belle, Shootin Sharyn, Cat A Tonic, Arcadia Outlaw, Iron Cowboy, Kid Flash, Midwest Hale, Copperhead Joe, T-Bone Johnson, Cowtown Scout, Pops Corbin, The Revenuer, Tyrell Cody, Midnight Rider, T-Square, Preacherman, Sedalia Dave Santa Fe River Stan, Lady J. , Ophelia Payne, Max Payne, Fast Eddie, Scarlett Darling, TN Tombstone, Doc Roy L. Payne, Pinky Buscadero, Uncle Ethan, Posey County Lefty, Lefty's Lucky Lady, Badlands Bob, Tinhorn Timmy, Miss M, Mister Badly, Ocoee Red, Thin Mint, Hayfever Hart, Calamity Gray, Hawkeye Hart, Amaduelist, Crawdaddy. Counting these magnificent competitors and the 10 that are 'pre-registered' we need about 6 more to hit the breakeven point.

I plan on ordering buckles at the end of this week. Here are the categories that currently have enough signed up for a buckle. If you know you're going to compete, please let me know and I'll update my order. 1. Cowboy 2. Cowgirl 3. Gunfighter 4. Lady Gunfighter 5. Senior 6. Buckeroo/rette (this will be both male and female shooters) 7. Frontiersman 8. Classic Cowboy 9. All Around 10. Elder Statesman 11. Grand Dame 12. Lady Wrangler 13. Duelist 14. Top Man 15. Top Lady We have shooters who have requested Frontier Cartridge (1), Lady Senior, (2) Silver Senior (1), Outlaw (2), Junior Boy (1) , B-Western (1), 49er Lady (1) 49er(1). If these don't fill I'll roll them into the most suitable existing category.

I’ve seen shooters with floppy holsters hold them open with their off hand and sweep themselves when holstering. I’ve seen gunfighters sweep themselves due to excessive pumping. I’ve seen a shooter try to look down the barrel of a loaded revolver. I’ve seen duelists sweep their leg(s) while holding an empty revolver and shooting the other revolver. It definitely happens.

Revolvers- either use the Ubertis or buy a match for one of the others. I would probably find a mate for the Colt. Then, lighter springs and a brass front sight. Replacing the hammer is a matter of personal preference. My revolvers are about as customized as you can get, yet still have the original hammers. Rifle - with a Miroku your options are limited as go fast parts aren’t as readily available. Shoot it as is or trade it in and get an Uberti which has plenty of aftermarket options. I would ditch the Miroku, buy an Uberti, replace all the springs, put in a Cowboys & Indians 5th Gen shortstroke, a bigger bead front sight, stainless magazine spring, lightened brass carrier, and some judicious polishing. Shotgun - since it’s a Stoeger, chamfer, polish, disable auto safety, polish chambers and shoot, a lot. I would ditch the Stoeger, buy an SKB 100, cut the barrels, disable the safety, chamfer, polish, and try to copy all the work Fast Eddie does. Those are the things I would do if I had your equipment and was handy. Starting fresh without equipment and not being handy I would buy Ruger Single Sixes in 32 H&R and send them to Jimmy Spurs. I would buy a straight stock Uberti 1873 in .357 with an 18 inch octagon barrel and send it to Lefty Wheeler. I would buy an SKB 100 in 12 gauge and send it to Fast Eddie. I would buy a rig from Rod Kibler. I would buy a Rugged Gear gun cart from Scarlett. I would buy a Dillon 750. I would buy a Ponsness Warren 800+.

I just talked to Fast Eddie. Sharyn will be picking him up and taking him home this evening!

The surgery was successful and he is resting comfortably!

I think he tried a half dozen or so of the pretty ladies he has on speed dial and when he couldn't get them he settled for me.

Eddie looked stronger yesterday and was in good spirits. His doctor decided that going in through a vein and getting the clots out was the way to go and they are doing that today. I’ll update after the procedure.

Eddie called me last night with good news. First they tried to discharge him thinking it was just the flu. Eddie wasn’t having it and said there was no way that the flu was causing all his symptoms. So, they did a CAT scan with contrast and what do you know? Pulmonary embolisms. Two large clots in his lungs. He’s on serious blood thinners and will be in the hospital another few days while the clots dissolve then he will be back to out shooting folks half his age!!

No news today, other than they’re still not sure what the problem is. I didn’t get to the hospital but I will tomorrow.

I just got through talking to Eddie and he gave me an update. They now think he may not have had a heart attack, he may have either had a blockage in his stent or he has type A flu and the virus may have gone to his heart. Evidently either of them is still better than having a heart attack. He’s getting an echo cardiogram tomorrow. I’ll visit him after the match tomorrow and report back!

Shootin Sharyn is visiting with him now. He is pretty tired, having had to do a stress test today. He also has the flu, type A. He's getting a lot of support and I've relayed all the positive messages posted here. Thank you all!!!

Thank you! Eddie has been an amazing friend to me and my family.

Fast Eddie called me yesterday and asked me to come take him to the hospital and of course I did. Initially we thought it was pneumonia, turns out the doctors think it was an Nstemi heart attack (Google is your friend here). I visited him about 30 minutes ago and he's resting comfortably. Heart enzymes are up and they're going to do a stress test this morning. A heart attack is obviously a bad thing, but the good news is he's in very capable hands and feeling upbeat. He's tired and he runs out of breath pretty quickly so if you are going to call him keep that in mind. I checked with him before posting this and he's OK with it. Thoughts, prayers, whatever works for you will be appreciated. As I get news I will share it here.

I’ll put you down for Outlaw!

I got a pair a few years back. They’re good little guns for the price. No problems loading them. I noticed the hammer struts were pretty rough so I smoothed them out. Other than that I left them as they were and my youngest shot them with no problems.

I hope you’re going to join us!!