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3 hours ago, Sasparilla Groz said:
This is a good question. I'm getting ready to stock up on shot for the year.
Is there really any difference between them?
Which one should I buy?
Where is the best place to get 50 to 100#?
Shootin Fox is way to go. Only thing is your postman won’t be happy
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22 minutes ago, BlackjackBelle said:
Looking for recommendations for gunsmiths that specialize in Bond derringers. Need lighter springs, etc.
no doubt Jimmy Spurs can/will do you right, but the Bind is pretty simple to work on. Biggest thing is change out the hammer spring (I think the original came from a 58 dodge!) get a SP 101 spring set. Trim spring down to same length as original. Install. Shim with washers until it will reliably fire bottom barrel.
work on gun inside of a pillow case because you will shoot springs all over the room! I bwm 2 tines of a fork back to make a compression tool.-
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33 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said:
There are times when I wonder if instead of swapping out the regular "main match" rifle for a "Cody Dixon" type rifle, if adding such a thing as a 5th gun could be a viable alternative variation of CAS.
In other words, instead of 10-10-4+, 10-10-5-4+. Ten rounds from pistols, 10 from a pistol caliber repeating rifle (IE a Main Match Rifle) 5 rounds from a rifle caliber repeating rifle, and 4+ from a shotgun. Call it what you will. At minimum, you'd need one more target "a bit farther away" than the "regular" rifle ones. Which means you'd need shooting bays long enough to have said targets added. You could run it as an "experimental" extra category at any otherwise regular shoot to see if anyone would want to try it, or if it was popular.
Along the same lines, have you ever noticed that there are essentially 2 kinds of rifle caliber (By rifle caliber, I mean cartridges that won't fit in a a revolver) cartridges? Type 1 are rounds that would fit in a Winchester 76, 86, Large Frame Lightning, Marlin 1895, or similar rifles. Type 2 rounds are things that would fit in a Winchester 94, Marlin 336, and other comparable rifles. I suppose there is a potential 3rd category that sorta bridges the gap between these two types, and these would be rounds that work in the Winchester 95. Things like .30-40 or .405 Winchester that have more "power" than the things you'll see in the 94, but are very different from what you'll see in an 86. There may even be some overlap in some cartridges, but I don't wanna get lost in the weeds. I've also noticed that the type 1 cartridges tend to have longer long range capability, but that just may be the fact that I'm not the best shot!
I shot plainsman at a club that added a pistol caliber rifle to the mix. (Along with the single shot rifle) the biggest problem as staging 3 long guns. No practical, safe way for 1 person to carry/stage 3 long guns.
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Only shoot BP or BP sub like APP in it.
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34 minutes ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said:
I'm confused... Are you referring to the Top Breaks of this discussion or are you referring to S&W Safety Hammerless revolvers?
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You are correct. A “Lemon Squeezer” is a Smith & Wesson safety hammerless. A much better made gun by a long shot. I read once that the Iver Johnson’s were about $3, the SW were 9-12. And if you’ve handed both, it’s obvious that the SW is easily 3x the gun the Iver Johnson is. That being said, I still would not shoot smokeless thru them. The pressure spike is to much for the old pistols to handle for long.
picture a 67 VW bug in the ditch. You put a tow chain on it, ease up the slack, very gently pull it out of ditch. No problem. Same bug, put tow chain on with 20’ of slack. Hit the gas, jerk the bumper off. -
6 hours ago, Frontier Lone Rider said:
The prices of these top breaks have gone up quite a bit in the last two years. the early models were black powder only, but the later versions were made to shoot smokeless. IJ turned the Owls Head to signify whether it was meant for black or smokeless.. I shoot smokeless in the 5th versions of these Lemon Squeezers without any issues. These were never meant to be shot a lot. They were a carry gun for close self-defense.
I still have eighteen after having sold twelve, a few are IJ, but not all. You do have to be aware of whether it is a black powder revolver or smokeless. One can play it safe and only shoot light black powder loads in any of them.
Best to not count 100% on which way owls head is facing as they could have been swapped out.
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The HD Gold glasses are excellent. Full Rx ,mine are progressive bifocals transition lenses. Wrap around. Well worth the $400.
first match I wore them a 45colt bullet bounced off target, huge chunk (maybe whole bullet) hit me square in left eye. (I saw it coming but too dumb to duck!) it hit lens and bounced off. Glasses worked perfectly.
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I was happy to replenish my stock of Unique. I use it a lot. 45-70. 45-60. 38-55, 30-40 Krag, 7.5x55 Swiss, 44 mag, 44-40, could use it in 12G & 38sp. It’s a very versatile powder! May not be the best for any one thing, but can be used for almost anything. I Was down to about 2lbs. Yes the price is higher than pre-covid/pre-Biden/pre-Ukraine but it is what it is.
I got 16lbs, which should last me 3-4 years or so. Came to 45/lb with shipping & hazmat.
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I’ve shot a lot of Cody Dixon. (My favorite category!)
I shoot 38-55s. Less recoil than 45-70, so a tad quicker. Problem I’ve seen with 30-30 is spotters don’t always hear the hit. Especially if they are used to 45-70 thwacks! So the 38-55 is a good compromise.
I have 2. A Marlin 336CB (has Ballard rifling) and a Uberti-Win94. I think the Marlin is the better rifle. But the 94 carbine is lighter and “quicker”. One drawback to CD is you will likely need/want a backup rifle. Hard to borrow a CD rifle at a match if yours goes down (unlike pistol caliber rifles where everyone on your posse will offer their gun!)if you come down to TRP 5th Saturday match on 12/30 you can try both of mine out.
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Iver Johnson were very cheaply made. I gave a couple of them for side match use. They work ok, but not nearly as robust as Smith & Wesson breaktops.
if it functions perfectly, good lockup, maybe $250 would be top dollar.SHOULD ONLY SHOOT BP OR SUBS THRU THIS GUN
and I’m sure it’s chambered in 38SW
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1 minute ago, Texas Maverick said:
Hoss, are you loading your BP loads on the 9000 also? I have the 9000E and do smokeless on it but bought a Load All to start loading some BP for some matches that I am considering trying different categories in. I considered trying to load BP on the 9000 and thought if I took the powder bottle off and just pulled the shell out and loaded BP manually on that stage then put back in and continue the cycle it might work out ok. I use the 3.1 cc dipper with APP for 36 grains of powder. It seems to be a good load.
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I did use my 9000. I use 777 for BP shotgun. I can’t remember which bushing I used. I bought a whole bunch of 3D printed ones. They work fine. I load by volume, slightly less powder than a square load with 7/8oz shot.
it is kind of a pain to switch out powder and bushing, which is why I only do it once a year. Gives me a good reason to give the MEC a good thorough cleaning, after the BP loading.
I have a Loadmaster as well. They certainly work, but a bit of a pain.
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I figure my cost (no labor of hulls) at about 7.40/box. So I save about $5-6 per box. But…. I like my load, and they are always available! I generally load 4-500 at a time on a MEC 9000. Once a year I load up a couple hundred BP for plainsman or a BP match.
I don’t particularly like loading shotgun. But since I switched from a Pacific Hornaday 366 to the MEC at least I dont dread it!
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How cool would those be in a double shoulder holster!!!
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He had the exact brass I was looking for!!!! Total scammer. But he has an answer for everything! When I told him ship and I would pay on arrival he said he didn’t have the money to ship it. If I would pay shipping upfront he would send it. I guess get to a few bucks for shipping is better than nothing!!!
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13.5 Red dot
7/8 Oz shot
claybuster grey wads
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53 minutes ago, Rancho Roy said:
I bought it a couple years ago....Do you think I can find it now!...
I’d offer to loan you mine, but alas, can’t find it either!!!
(I suspect Jimmy Hoffa may be somewhere on my bench reading it
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Track of the wolf sells a nifty booklet on loading 10G shotguns. Well worth the price.
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2 hours ago, Tombstone Rex said:
PerryJS just joined an hour ago and he’s got that Beretta Stampede I’ve been looking for according to his pm to me. Hmmmmm…….
He also has the 550 caliber conversion I’m looking for. I asked for him to post a picture with Hoss written on it by the item. He couldn’t/wouldn’t. (Phone didn’t take pictures Lol!) I called him a scammer and told him to get a job
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7 hours ago, Eliphalet R. Moderator said:
NJames has been answering WTB ads, referring people to a third person. He/She/They is shielded behind a blacklisted VPN out of Boston, via way of Nigeria.
Banned (of course).
Ok did get PM from him, but I saw it as a scam, but before I could report you already had it removed
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Like many, I have 6. Load them up the night before. Gives me one more chance to check for split cases and high primers. Then it’s simple. To the loading table, don’t have to worry about counting rounds going into rifle. Load up, slip block in hip pocket, (no trips back to cart with ammo boxes) ready to shoot. Only way to go!
and Missouri Marshal is great guy to work with. Gets work out quickly, sends an invoice with note if satisfied send payment. (And I’d be willing to bet he has never been stiffed!)
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We use 3/8 common steel. Works fine with cast Bullets. 4x8 sheet around $250.
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will they fit a rugged gear cart?
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Who made them?
1873 extractor cleaning - what a chore!
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What is this “season” you refer to that you have time to deep clean guns? In S Texas we only have 2 seasons. Summer and January 18th.