Marauder SASS #13056

Another great loss! Prayers for his family & friends

I had one I had used for about 20 years and it broke. Now I'm more careful and lightly bounce the hammer and it works. I think I had beat on it a little too hard for many years.

Ahh, it was obviously where you lived! I know, my name is Kammie!

After 10 years, the gun will need more than cleaning - but cleaning is always a good start. The listed link covers the exact situation you are seeing.

Normally they have a lever action rifle caliber stage. The 30 30 is fine for that. If they have a Black Powder category, it would most likely work there as well. We nearly always have a pistol caliber lever action event so that is where the 44 works great.

There is a shooting range in Newnan, SW side of Etlanta that will teach them. Where do they live?

A good hatter has that strange looking hat fitting device - looks like it came from a torture chamber. Then the hat can be made just for your head. Most often times, a good hatter can make a "proper" sized hat and stretch/mold it to fit our strange heads - some heads are rounder, some oblong, long-oblong, etc.

Sometimes they are not great when new, but generally because the latch does not go in far enough, there is not enough surface area to hold - thus it wears. When you extend the lock, it significantly increases the life of the lock up. If you weld it up as johmeir is doing, it is MUCH harder and will out last the rest of the gun.

(Larsen, that's for the great explanation and photos.) johnmuir The bottom photo is great. It shows that your system is doing pretty well for the proper length, better than many. The problem is the wear - look at the downward curve of the locking surface. It needs to be straight. So you are in luck and can have a great, strong gun once more. So you need to find a good welder. Have them weld up that curve. Then you can file it down to a good level surface and the locking will be good and will not require a strong spring at all.

Sorry to hear that, Cas but we understand. Stay busy and keep your mind working!

I'm thinking you are talking about this, right? https://www.winchesterguns.com/products/rifles/ranger.html

From https://hodgdonreloading.com/ Reloading Data Center

Never let that stop you. The first year I shot SASS, I was also sorta intimidated so I missed a wonderful time at Round-Up. Remember it is abut fun and friendships as well competition. As you shoot more you will generally improve. Your primary competition is not so much other shooters as it is yourself - getting smoother and maintaining accuracy.

Some thing to consider. At my stage of life, a lifetime warranty doesn't mean as much to me. Plus my home windows have a lifetime warranty, but the company went under while with windows were in great shape.

Texas Maverick, the obvious solution is to buy a 1050. You know you wanted one anyway, right?