Marauder SASS #13056

I came a little late, but saw some of that. A lot of experimenting for maximum fun. And we gradually learned. Only a few stages where you shot all 4 guns. And that was "recent" because many only had one pistol. And rifles often help 9 or less. A lot of times the good shooter that had guns work though the match were the winners. One of the things you would think of to prepare was how to fix various "failures" not shucking shotgun shells. doing a quick reload of your pistol or rifle. Shooting from a "horse" was pretty common. I could get on just fine, but sometimes it took a team to get me off the horse after the stage. And I was "young!" I remember at LSFSC when we first tried shooting a stage under a wagon. Pistols were fine, but you know that lever thing on the bottom of the rifle? What do you do with that?! Then in an East Texas match, you shoot 5 or 6 rounds with the rifle before you were shot with an arrow (put it under your arm) then finished up? That didn't last long. Then an idiot thought lets do something fun. At the start of your stage, you threw your ammo into a feed trough. I know it shotgun and either rifle or pistol, likely not both. When I got to that stage, 2 1/2 posses were in front of me. After about 2 hours I left because I had almost a 2 hour drive to get home. But it was usually still great fun, and depending on the club good "fraternization." So we learned a LOT. And the best match directors worked to maximize the fun for all.

Fond memories of LSFSC

Why didn't you just as for your waist back?

Is there a source for extensions?

Passing on what the real gunsmiths familiar with the 97's have told me: 97's were individually fitted, so although it is possible, it isn't easy. But the larger issue is the collar (extension and adjusting sleeve) which must be individually fit to the barrel. The collar is rather fragile and is easily ruined and not at all easy to replace. They once made a special jig to support the collar when being change, but I don't know if any that are available.

Enjoy!

So glad to see you post again! And hope your health continues to improve!

And only use a straight razor, bar or cup soap with a proper bristle brush!! Preferable with water from a stream or lake (heating optional)

Because people believed we needed "a specific rule for that. "

Don't listen to those guys! The brass is dangerous! so send it to me....

True. I had one hammer break after maybe 20 years. If I had not been wearing glasses, it would have been very, very bad. (Not quite Islamabad, but bad.)

Real men don't need Maps! Or Calibration!!!

Yp, after WW 1, they got better at hardening and continued to improve into the 30's.

Glad you are okay! Sorry about the rifle. Do you know when it was made? Some of the early guns did not have consistent heat treating and would fail like yours.

Why, because the gun is not properly fit so there is a little added friction and wear. Without the screw, the gun should spin free, so I always check for that. It only takes a little bit of material removal usually to address the issue.