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Yeah sure. Count me in again. La Sombra

Don’t need no dang chicken foot voodoo at this match! La Sombra

Several from a match that got cancelled due to hot weather. (Hey, it happens.) IT’S SO HOT, ALL THE BREAD IN THE STORE IS TOAST. IT IS SO HOT THAT IT AIN’T JUST THE HUMIDITY IT’S SO HOT OUT, I SAW A BEE TAKE OFF ITS YELLOW JACKET. IT’S SO HOT MY APPLE JUICE FERMENTED INTO WINE IT’S SO HOT AND HUMID OUTSIDE, THE AIR IRONED THE WRINKLES OUT OF MY SHIRT. La Sombra

Bear Creek is fine if you plan to shoot APP, they’re moly coated. If you are going Holy Black, I suggest The Bull Shop https://bullshop.weebly.com. They come to you lubed for BP. There is info on his website, but ordering is done by US mail. Good stuff and he’ll size them to your needs. La Sombra

The Professor and Dusty are great folks to deal with. I have bought from both of them. Pity that I missed these! La Sombra

You nailed it. It was a cut and paste from the ROBS handbook. Typos and grammatical errors. La Sombra

Only mention made was that you were writing it! Expected Fall of 2026 La Sombra

The Magnificent Seven These 7 rules must be followed by all shooters, Range Officers, directors, personnel, and anyone in the area at all times. 1. Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded 2. Never let the muzzle of a firearm break the 170° rule 3. Be sure of your target – and what is beyond 4. Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to fire 5. Firearms remain unloaded away from the firing line – loading table to unloading table (Cold range) 6. Treat all firearms with respect 7. Speak up

All, As promised here is my review of the new Range Operators Basic Safety (ROBS) Course along with the Cowboy Action Shooting (CAS) Specific module. I was able to take this course offered by Tennessee Tombstone at the Tennessee State Match aka Regulators Reckoning on 5 June. My fellow classmates were Lucky Lead Pepper and Uncle Nathan. (Yes we were a large class.) Right off the bat, I liked the ROBS Course. Since there is much in common between CAS and Wild Bunch, this course makes sense. My only compliant regarding this course, aside from typos and grammatical errors, was the overall course organization. Since this is a course on safety Unit 4 (Range Safety Rules and Conventions) and Unit 5 (Ammunition Components, Common Stoppages and Malfunctions) should be Unit 2 and 3. You can then discuss Unit 3 (Range Commands) followed by remaining Units. Using current Unit numbers something like Unit 1, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 3, Unit 2, Unit 6, Unit 7 and Unit 8. All followed by the Exam. In Unit 2, delete the Berm Marshal description with some statement akin to "The Match Direction can appoint other individuals as needed to make sure that the stages are shot safely and uniformly. They are the MD's eyes on the stage.". I would add a Unit 9 to emphasize the "Magnificent 7", the 170 Rule and the Hit matrix These are key to keeping our sport safe and fun. As with all things, your mileage might vary. On to CAS "Course", I prefer to refer to it as a module due to its length. Let me relate a story from my professional (former) life. I worked for the DoD and the Office of Management and Budget came in to teach us a course on federal procurement. They ended almost every course module with a statement "...but you don't do that here since you are different." (Our procurement requirements were just a little more stringent. But DoD required us to take this OMB course. ho-hum. (No comments)) I was disappointed with the CAS module since most sections had the comment "Refer to the Shooters Handbook for More information.". This is a course on CAS. Some of the information should be included. Not to the length of the handbook, but a good summary. Unit 4 on CAS Ammunition needs to be revised since there is no mention of the procedure required for determining how ammunition is illegal. A reminder back to the ROBS course on penalties (Illegal ammunition is a MDQ) would be nice to tie the courses together. Some passing reference to the process is needed. Power faction is mentioned and shown how it is calculated and only referenced as a minimum value. I recognize that the CAS Course follows the same arrangement as the Shooters Handbook. But A suggested reordering for the course might look like Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 6, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 3, Unit 7, Unit 8, and new Unit 9 to emphasize the "Magnificent 7", the 170 Rule and the Hit matrix. Think of it this way guns, ammo, accessories, categories, operations, penalties, fun and safety. All things considered, these courses were an improvement on RO1 and RO2. Now make them available online! (And for those of you wondering what the Units are, the materials for both courses are available on the SASS Homepage.) (I took these courses and only got an old RO2 badge.) La Sombra

Question: For a multi-state match is anyone declared the "state winner" in their category? For instance, you shoot the Tri-State match and win your category and are from Rhode Island, are you both the Tri-State champ and the Rhode Island champ? Just curious.... La Sombra (Who has no need to return to "New England". My wife loves it here.)

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^^^^^ THIS My chamber for my 44-40 is an extra cylinder from an Uberti revolver. MY FCD solved a lot of my issues with regard to bottleneck cartridges. Like @Krazy Kajun, I check every reloaded round before any match. La Sombra

@Chas B. Wolfson, SASS #11104 per your request Check your PMs for additional info. (And @Preachermanis right, you need/want this!) La Sombra

I just recently took the ROBS course and the CAS module at the Tennessee State match. A review of the courses will be forthcoming. La Sombra

A custom C. Sharps in 44-70. (Yes, 44-70) Requested items coming tomorrow. La Sombra

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Dark with visible lands and grooves. Should clean up quite well. No apparent pitting. Check out the pictures. La Sombra

Thanks @Cat Cummings SASS #1870L

More thinning of the herd. Up for sale is a Spanish El Tigre rifle. A good copy of the Winchester 1892 rifle in 44 Largo (aka 44-40). Used by the Spanish Guarda and Police. until the late 1940s, most of these rifles were made between 1921 and 1937. This rifle is in good condition with the normal bumps and bruises one would expect from a police issued weapon. This rifle will need to be transferred via an FFL. If you have a C&R, let's talk $1000 shipped. You know the "I'll take it drill". La Sombra

So thinning the herd to make room for a new single shot long range rifle. For Sale Winchester 1873 SRC in 44-40 date of manufacture 1890. It is an antique, so this will ship to your door! (For those of you that know, I am NOT the original owner!) Octagon barrel with intact saddle ring. Faded to a nice blueish plum. Appears to be refinished. Comes with an unknown tang sight (maybe a Lyman or Marbles) I have not shot it, but it functions correctly. $1650 shipped to you if allowed by your state laws. First "I'll take it.", gets it. La Sombra

Up for sale since I no longer have the pistol. 150+ pieces of mixed headstamped brass (mainly Remington and mostly once shot) $40 shipped Unopened Dillon Carbide dies in 41 Magnum $110 shipped Buy both and it is $125 shipped. What a deal!! First "I'll take it" gets them. La Sombra

Heck @Justified wears that to work at his local auto-animatronic pizza place!

Ahhhh…. The old website. Thanks, La Sombra

Did I miss the scores being posted? La Sombra

First time participant in the Mag7, but it will not be my last! @Captain Bill Burt as I said last night at the banquet, thanks for honchoing this competition. Great job La Sombra