Dapper Dynamite Dick

Happy BDay Jabez, hope to see you at the match in the Hills on the 26/27.

My wife and I shoot anywhere from 9,000-10,000 cast lead .38's, .44 mags, .45 Colt, .45 acp's, ,32-40, .45-70 & 6.5x55mm's during an average year, I'm retired and I still don't have enough time to cast my own bullets.

I have 3 pairs of "original" Vaqueros in .357, .44 mag, & .45 Colt. My wife found that these were too heavy for her, so we bought her a pair of "lady sized" SASS Vaqueros in .357 and once she had them worked on has never complained about their performance.

Wish I could have been there, maybe by next year the border will be open.

I bought a Chiappa "Alaskan" takedown M92 in .44 magnum with a 12"(I'm in Canada its non restricted up here) barrel last December. So far I've run about 30 different loads through it. My most accurate load so far is with 2400 pushing a 240 grain TMJ at 1,391.0 fps. This gives me a 3" group at 50 yds and I have no problem ringing a 12" gong at 100 yds. I still need to work up a load for cast lead. Great little carbine, I also got a gun case from Skinner sights and when taken down you don't recognize it as a gun case. It pays to buy the full stock.

My wife gave me an engraved pocket watch on our wedding day, 9 years 363 days ago. I wear it during all matches in my vest.

Personally, my belt carries 24 rds of .44 Mag for my pistols, slide on's for 8 shotgun shells and a slide on for 5 x .45 Colt for my rifle. As a young infanteer, I learned to carry as much ammo on my belt as possible. Some old habits are hard to break!

Jabez, missed you at the last 3 matches held by Alberta Annie this spring. hope to see you on the 20th.

Three Foot Johnson, does this mean when we shoot in Montana now we have to wear a Burka?

Good to see your back in one piece Jabez, just sent you a Match Flyer for Medicine Hat 08/09 June, hope you received it. Grumpy old fart, I'm lookin forward to seeing you!

Have a safe trip, see you in July in Granum.

Jabez if you find yourself a little bored, wander up to the Hat one day. We got a real nice indoor range that loves when you burn smokeless!

Congratulations on the grand daughter! Burn Bacon is expecting 2 more by the SASS Western Regionals in Saskatoon in August.

Mud Marine, contact me at blaster921@shaw.ca for any information you need about matches in Alberta or Saskatchewan in 2019.

Mud Marine, Sir I must say it was an honor to shoot with you in Noxon this spring. You gave me the inspiration that there is literally no age limit in this sport.