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  1. I had my ammo stored in a plastic bin in the back of the truck for EOT when it was held in Indiana. I had smokeless ammo for side matches and black powder ammo for the main match. It had rained several days before the match and my tonneau cover leaked funneling all the water into the ammo bin. all the ammo was sitting in about 3" of water. As luck would have it I live about an hour away so I went home and got new main match ammo. The wet ammo I took home and tried shooting it and all the samples of black powder ammo and shotgun ammo shot fine but the smokeless ammo was horrible. I ended up shooting all the black powder ammo at monthly matches without any problems but the smokeless ammo even after trying to dry them out in a case dryer for days were a no go. When I pulled the bullets some of them actually had water pour out of them.

  2. 13 minutes ago, Skullbone Willie said:

    How do you find out who is your Territory Governor ? 

     

    THe SASS Web site lists all SASS affiliated clubs, under the Club listing it has the Territorial Governor and the Match Director listed.

    So yours would be The Arizona Ranger for Memphis Gunslingers.

     

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  3. 3 hours ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said:

    Levers are consistent on size...hands are not. Why penalize those with smaller hands?

     

    Phantom 

     

    I guess they should use thick finger cots to make up the difference. :D

     

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  4. I use the Hornady die set that has more adjustment flexibility. Especially in the .44/40 rounds. Using this die I can seat and crimp at the same time.

    (the die on the left is the seating/crimp die.)

     

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  5. You'll probably need to get a expander/powder funnel for the 44 magnum to load .429 bullets. It'll make life allot easier. Or flair the case more.

    Maybe Dillon would just sell you the expander/funnel separately out of the kit. 

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  6. 30 minutes ago, Equanimous Phil said:

    Just replace the stock spring with a light aftermarket spring and you won't notice the safety anymore ;)

     

    What he said. ^^^^

    T.O.'s really don't want to be standing beside a shooter with an out of battery either.

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  7. 7 minutes ago, Matthew Duncan said:

    I switched to them towards the end of last year.  Keep in mind my 45 reloads use 250 grain bullets with Titegroup 1 grain below max.. and a very good crimp.  Appears I'm getting more blowback.  I haven't decided if they are worth the extra cost.

     

    Gamer!  :D

  8. I could tell you, but if I did I would be banned from the wire.

     

    If your shooting it with Hoot you have to cover your mustache with both hands as the starting position....... I'm not tellin why!

     

    Slim's comment is the part that will get banned from the Wire.

    Remember ... what happens at Ohio State stays at Ohio State. Tryin' to save your reputation hOOt.

  9. Did it make a difference with what size black? 2f or 3f.

     

    I'm only using, and only tried 2f.

    Like I said, I think the problem was with the way I had the case belling die (powder funnel) set up. The measure operator rod needed to make a full stroke to get a consistent charge weight. With the Lee dies, using a full stroke would bell the case mouth more than I was used to so I backed it off. I'm sure I could have worked out the bugs but when they both didn't fit the press tool head, I gave up and purchased the Dillon Measure for the black and the disk measure for the grits. It does look and feel cheap but then again it's only $29.99

  10. I bought two with the hopes of using them on my Dillon 550. (with a price of $29.99 each I couldn't help myself) Here are my results.

     

    1) I seemed to get varying powder charges with the first one. There seemed to be a lot of play in the lever that wouldn't give a me a consistent weight. (part of that was the way I had the powder funnel flaring the case mouth.) I hot glued the arm to remove the play.

     

    2) I set up the second one to weigh grits. Worked fine for that.

     

    3) Tried to install both on Dillon tool head. No Go, they won't fit. Put second one back in the box and put it on the shelf.

     

    4) Ordered a Dillon powder measure for the Black Powder set it up and installed one Dillon and one Lee.

     

    All is good in the Black powder loading world for me loading 44-40. One note, put in the large powder bar in the Dillon. The volume needed for the 44-40's with grits filler maxed out the small bar and with it opened all the way up it seemed to always spill some powder and make a mess.

    The large bar works much better. I have only loaded about 150 rounds but it look like it will work fine.

  11. Dutch Nichols just posted two New 45 cal. 73's in the Classifieds for less than $1,000. They are beautiful rifles with nice checkering. Check one out at Buffalo Arms website. I have used one of them since I started shooting. The 18" barrel is light and fast moving.

     

    If it was a 44-40 it would be hard not to buy one of them.

     

    That's my 2 cents.

  12. Well said Scarlett

     

    Mine was worth every penny

    I enjoy shooting it and I really enjoy letting other shooters try it

    Thanks again

     

    Billy the Avenger

     

    Yea Boy !!

     

    I shot Billy's at Paradise Pass. I shot it one time and took at least one second off my time in the 22 combo shoot over my Marlin. Once I got used to it who knows how fast I could run it. Of course I used Billy's ammo too... Maybe it was his ammo ?!

  13. I use the Orange Citrus stripping gel. Has a pleasant odor, doesn't harm your skin, comes off with water. From my experience with old Winchester stocks, the wood only raises very slightly. Don't know if it will be the same on your stock but it is something you can use indoors year round. Can pick it up at almost any hardware or home improvement store.

     

    Plus one on this!

     

    I thought using the citrus stuff was for sissies. So I got the baddest chemical stripper I could find and started using that because I wanted to get the job done in a hurry. Well that was a bad choice, It wouldn't even touch the finish on the Uberti stock, even letting it sit over night.

     

    Then I decided to try the CitriStrip that I had read about somewhere, that had been recommend. I sprayed it on and put the stock in a bag overnight. It was amazing how much finish it took off. I think I did three applications and had it all off without even sanding.

     

    I reapplied the finish with multiple coats of Tru Oil. They even had it in a spray but I rubbed it on.

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