Curly Pete

He said that he had not had a chance to figure out what the price was going to be on the new guns.  I currently own 2 Chiappa's and 1 IAC.  1 of my Chiappas has Lassiters drop 2 conversion, the other has Chiappas factory drop 2 and the IAC has Coyote Caps drop 2 conversion.  I was talking to Lassiter about sending my factory Chiappa to him for his conversion and I am selling my IAC to my nephew with the advice that he also get the Lassiter conversion on that gun.  My experience is that his guns just work that much better than the other conversions.  The advantage to my Coyote Cap conversion is you can still use the magazine, so you can get more than 2 in the gun but that also means that if you are not careful when you are loading 2 you can mess up and then you have a train wreck.  87's are really fun to run when they work correctly and they are a nightmare when they do not.  The only shotgun I use in cowboy is the 1887 and after about 5 years I will finally be set up with 2 Chiappa Lassiters so I will have a backup.

Lassiter's real name is Tom Wildenauer and his phone number is (937)687-1039.  I am sure if you call him he would be happy to set you up with a gun.

Good Luck

Curly Pete

I was hoping I could get some information from you about original 1887 Winchesters.   I have been shooting a Chiappa replica for the last 4 years and have owned a couple of the IAC copies over the same time frame.  The fact that the replicas are so hard to find and that the price on them continues to go up I am starting to look at the original guns as a viable alternative.

I have read online that you can only use them with smokeless power, is that true?  The first 87 I shot was an unaltered original that we shot 2 3/4" smokeless shells out of.  I am pretty sure that was stupid on our part but that was 20 some years ago and I was young and dumb at that point.  I have watched several auctions on GunBroker recently and I think I would like to get an original but if I can only use black powder safely in the gun I probably would change my mind.

My Chiappa was modified by Lassiter for his drop 2 conversion, can the originals be modified for this conversion?  Is it sacrilegious to ruin an original like this?

I would greatly appreciate any additional information you would like to share about this shotgun.  

Thank you 

Curly Pete 

Rawhide

Did you find a 410 for your project?  I have one that I would sell for about $85 but I think the  shipping may make the deal more expensive than it is worth.  If you are interested let me know where you are and I will look into the cost of shipping for you.

Curly Pete

Pete

If you would like to sell your Remington 44-40 brass I would be interested.  How much do you have and what would your price be shipped to Montana (59718)?

I use a different load for my rifle and I use the different types of brass to keep the loads straight.

Let me know if you are interested.

Thanks

Curly Pete

I may be interested in your C Sharps.  Please provide more details and pictures and maybe we could make a deal.

Thanks

Curly

Is your Rossi 92 in 44-40 still for sale?

Can you tell me some more details about the rifle?  How much have you shot it?  Do you know who did the work on the rifle?  Are there many/any handling marks on the gun?  If so can you provide pictures? 

When I started Cowboy Shooting about 20 years ago I used an original Winchester 92 in 44-40 that was worn out.  So I replaced it with a new EMF 92 in 44-40 that was nothing but problems, so I replaced it with a Marlin Cowboy.  I have always liked the looks of the 92 and would like another one but I am not sure if this is the best time for me to get one.

Thanks in advance for any addition information you can provide.

Curly Pete