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Not allowing securing the bando to belt is one of those sass rules I don’t understand. But that’s the rule!

Those scammers are very good at what they do. They have an answer for everything. We all operate on “the cowboy way” and think the SASSWIRE is safe. And when dealing with a genuine SASS member 99+44/100% of the time it’s safe. sorry you got scammed.

Looking for a Win 86. (Uberti-Browning-Pedersoli ok) 45-70 (might consider other calibers if brass/dies etc are included) At least 26” barrel. greatly prefer FTF deal in Texas, will consider others if from a known SASS shooter. (Scammers need not apply!) might consider trading my Shiloh Sharps 45-70 if you’re looking for a single shot rifle!

That’s my landmark!

I think I’m gonna try to make Bordertown 2025. I’ve heard so much good about the match I just want to check it out for myself. plus visiting Tombstone will be neat.

Congrats Possum!

TO calls the Ps, should accept input from spotters. if I’m TOing and 1 spotter calls a P that I did not see I will poll the other 2. If only 1 spotter saw it, I’d be very unlikely to call it. If 2 saw it and it was plausible I’d most likely go with it. Especially if they could articulate exactly the same issue. I doubt I would override 3 spotters unless I was 100% sure they were wrong. If I saw the P and no spotters backed it up I doubt I would call it. I’d try to give every benefit of doubt to the shooter. But not calling a penalty in effect penalizes every other shooter. Gotta be fair!

This is the companion picture. Night shoots are fun!

I have a Cimmaron 94 in 38-55. I’ve used it for “Cody -Dixon” matches that are offered at many Texas clubs. Shoot rifle targets 50-80 yds. Pistols & shotgun are the same as regular match. I shoot mine with a 250 grn bullet with 9.6 grns Unique. Sight wise I just use the buckhorn. With some practice it’s good to 100 or 150. Much further than that a marbles peep sight will serve you better. I don’t hunt, but if I did I’d feel very comfortable out to 75 yds with just the buckhorn. I prefer the starline short 38-55 brass for lever, and the long 38-55 for my highwall. 38-55 is a great round. Certainly deer or even elk capable.

At a state match I once shot a few more rounds in the side matches than I planned for. As I was loading my ammo blocks for the 2nd day stages I realized I had just enough to finish the match. Like down to the round! Sure, I could have borrowed ammo from any number of Pards, but since then I do the 10/10/4 x stages x1.5, plus 100 of everything for side matches. Then I throw in an extra hundred rounds of everything! Most stays in truck, but as Capt Call said:”It’s better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it”!

I agree. And I posted an extreme. It’s just drawing the line between continue and “shoot where it was” and a situation like the OP. that’s why some stages are a hoot to shoot at a monthly but no bueno for a major match. Mine carts, birds, other “action props” are best avoided at some matches. 99% will do “the cowboy way” but a minority exists that will take advantage of a situation.

I guess the problem I see with a reshoot for prop failure is what happens if shooter say has a couple of misses, maybe even a P. Gets to last stage a shotgun target has fallen down. We all know “shoot where it was”. But now shooter does that, but claims right to a re-shoot due to prop failure. That would not be right either. It’s a sticky wicket to start doing reshoots for prop failure (that is not a safety concern). And yes, I see the difference in the OP and my scenario. Extreme on both sides. But where do we draw the line?

Gamer!

I switched out to small bar. Seemed to be much more uniform powder drops. Still leaked like a sieve. I got enough loaded for the upcoming BP match. Now onto shotgun. .