Capt'n Rudy

Prairie Dawg, Got an idea for you. 10 years ago when I started CAS, I bought a 97 off of the SASS classified only to find out the stock have been shortened. So a simple fix was to cut a 2” spacer and attach it to the shortened stock. Included a hole in the center for removing the stock. Then had a leather butt installed, which I was going to do anyway. You never know I started with a shortened stock. If you want to go that route, then you could send me a template of your butt and I’ll cut you a spacer in my woodworking shop. regards, Capt Rudy

Sold to Hawg Runner. Thanks.

Thanks for the interest. For clarification, the safety switch does not move and the shotgun can not be put on safe. I haven’t opened her up to investigate, and can only assume the former cowboy made it so she wouldn’t go on safe inadvertently. and Wild Willi you are probably correct that it is nickel and not SS. I compared my 2023 Vaquero and the finish almost matches, and is different than my 1873 Uberti SS carbine. Thanks. sorry but won’t be at the Valdosta match. First “I’ll take it” right here is what I’m waiting for. kind regards, Capt’n Rudy

BTT for the weekend with a price drop

Bought recently at an estate sale with a few other guns I’m keeping. Thought I’d try my hand at a double, and soon realized I’ll stick with my ‘97. So this used Stoeger is up for sale. Don’t know its history but it appears to have been smoothed out. The safety is completely disabled and she opens and closes very easily. I ran my AA reloads and no issues with sticking going in and fired hulls shuck out quite smoothly. I’m assuming the cylinders have been polished. Note that this is not a good home defense shotgun because it does NOT have a safety. $400, plus shipping, or face-2-face in central Florida. Will consider a face-2-face trade of similar-priced non-SASS rifle/carbine or revolver. Please PM me with any trade offer, so we can keep the scammers at arms length. thanks for looking, Capt’n Rudy

Well, even as careful as I think I am, I got scammed last week, and even sent a $65 check in the mail. Here’s how it went down. I said “I’ll take it and sending a PM” for the RCBS Prep station for sale by Fireball. Sent a PM to Fireball with my cell number and asked where to send payment. Within an hour got a text from the scammer saying “ This is Fireball and what’s your shipping address cause the RCBS Prep station is all packaged up. “. The scammer then asked for payment via Zelle, which I didn’t do. I finally got his name and address to send the check, which I did the next morning. Then two days later the real Fireball texted me asking for payment. We talked by phone and I issued a stop payment with my bank (only good for six months). End of the story is I googled the address where I sent the check and it’s a halfway house in Grand Rapids. I called the organization and a Vice president had the mail room catch the check and send it back to me. And they are dealing with their resident on his scamming activity. Some Lessons learned, which I employed this week on another transaction. Rely on PM communications, not texts or emails. PM the seller and ask for his address, and also to text you a picture of his/her drivers license (since you can’t send photo in a PM), and compare info. Google the DL address Talk with the seller on the phone to gauge reality. Use info you gathered from the satellite images of the address. Contact the home club that’s listed on the seller’s SASS profile to make sure the cowboy/cowgirl seller still exists, (and is not in a memory-care facility, for example) If in doubt, don’t send money! And finally, asked the moderator to search and remove my cell number if used in the past, and we found one from 2019. the scammers are very resourceful and so we must be extra vigilant. Any others ideas to help us all stay safe? Regards, Capt’n Rudy

I’ll take it. PM sent. thanks, Capt’n Rudy

Looking for a used Savage lever gun. Prefer .308 Winchester with 22” barrel and rotary magazine, not the detachable mag. Doesn’t need to be picture perfect, just functional and presentable. And prefer contact me via PM. Thanks for the consideration. Capt’n Rudy

Scale goes to Kodiak Jack. Just sent you a PM. now it’s your turn to post something for free.

Free RCBS scale and powder trickle. Came from an estate sale and is a leftover. Needs a new home. Appears to be missing the powder dish since the scale will not balance without almost 130 grains. Picture shows three 55gr FMJ 223’s. Also comes with a powder trickle. Free to the first interested, for the $17 cost of postage in a priority mail Med FRB. If I can mail it cheaper I’ll refund the overage. And remember to post something for free, and continue to pay it forward. Regards from Florida, Capt’n Rudy, USCG retired