Doc McCoy, SASS #8381

I thought you did well for a first shoot! A couple Ps and some misses are normal. It took me a few years to get my first clean match.

Additionally, Josey Wales shooters use the B-Western shooting style rules. Any SASS legal shooting style, any time. Only two Josey categories, BP & Smokeless. I used to use 4 cap n ball pistols. Gunfighter with a pair of Walkers was a workout!

I have 2-3 standard lines that I use when I have forgotten the written line, or there isn’t one. As a TO I’ll accept anything the shooter wants to say, or mutter, that means they’re ready. I sometimes wonder why they don’t want to say something more colorful than “ready”. But have never said anything to them. Occasionally I’ve misunderstood their mumble and not beeped . Oh, that was your line? Restart.

I read that they are the same, as described above. I have also laid my TTN beside my original Colt 1878 and can't see any difference between them either.

I shoot Frontiersman almost all the time, have for over 20 years. I always visually check the chambers before the stage, looking through them toward the sky. If I can see through the nipple, it's clear. I use Eyesa's honey stick to seat the caps on my 1861 36s, I don't need it on my 1860 44s, just the capper. My capper is the teardrop Cash style, not the polish. I don't think that matters. I do not do any maintenance on the guns after the first loading of the day. I never check the nipples again, never brush them, never clean the bore. All that runs for 6 stages without attention. And yet cap-only ignition is very rare for me. I have Slix nipples, run all brands of FF, you should not need FFF in ROA. But then too, every gun is different, so try anything. You certainly have a good batch of ideas in this thread. I do not feel like there is a connection between cap-only ignition and not being fully seated. Typically, when they are not fully seated, they are more likely to not fire at all on the first hammer hit; then fire on the second hit.

Ii shoot double duelist, so will often shoot the first gun empty then just hold it while shooting the second pistol, maybe rest the muzzle on the table. If I do try to holster the first and don't get it into the holster I hold it near the holster rather than take time to make a second attempt. I do not lay it down and let go of it unless it is the last gun. Or if I have a problem with the second pistol (Frontiersman). Unless the stage says different you must reholster pistols at the end of the shooting string. When shooting both pistols together the shooting string is all pistol shots. SHB p15.

It’s not how big you are, it’s what you know how to do.

I don’t have any shotgun chokes but it can’t be too different than the nipples in my cap n ball pistols. The biggest thing for me is to be sure to move them frequently. Meaning loosen and retighten. Just don’t let them sit too long. I did that once. Now I do all the things the others are suggesting.

I wash my brass when I get home. It might even be a couple days later. That’s with real BP and humidity. Of course my brass is brown, so maybe don’t do exactly what I do! As for keeping it straight, when I shoot C45S Wild Bunch and 38/40 BP CAS at a match I throw the brass in separate bags at the camper. I don’t seem to ever get them mixed up. Since mine are such different calibers I would know if I mixed them. In my Rugged Gear cart I don’t do anything different when shooting WB or CAS (BP). And Schwaby, welcome to the Darkside!

Lost at the awards ceremony I left my beverage mug under my chair at the awards ceremony, green, 6” tall. Marked Vermont State Championship, Frontiersman. Sure would like to have it again!

Is there any camping on the range at the shoot? Doesn't look it, but I don't see a direct statement either.

I have not had them break. I've used Wolff, some from Happy Trails, some no-name from Brownells. I have even ground down a couple myself. When I do that I hold it in my fingers. Can't overheat a spring if I can still hold it in my fingers. My fingers aren't that tough!

I shoot a TTN (now imported by Cimarron) in Frontiersman for the same "Looks right & fun" reasons. I really like it. I have an original Colt 1878 and when I lay them side by side you can see just how close a copy it is! Yes, it is a bit heavy, that means it is solid and durable. The Colt 1878 was a top grade gun in the day; I think this one is too.

Mighty Fine! Leaving for AZ next week, going to be a nice long drive with the camper.

Retired at 62 & love it. My sentence was up! It was the earliest I could get out with full benefits even though it was 3 months short of 30 years. I checked the math, if I worked to the full 30 I'd get enough extra pension for a good cup of coffee each month. Was not going to work April through June for that! I now have three "jobs", one for small pay, one stipend and one volunteer. But each one is because I want to do it and all are on my schedule and I'm taking 2 months off without asking anyone's "permission".

A leather worker friend told me to use water to shrink the leather or alcohol to stretch it. I've done that with holsters, boots and a few other leather items.

I like my LCP, and my Kel Tec equivalent. I also like my more recent LC9 even though it is a bit bigger. That difference is valuable in varied situations.

Hey TB, I am now shooting Warm Up at 8 and Plainsman at 2. I'm wondering if you need help on Plainsman since I'm going to be there anyway. Or maybe that's not how your system works.

Hmm I looked at my schedule and I see they have me shooting Plainsman and Warm up both at 2 PM. I guess I need to straighten that out before I can say more. The Green Mountains are nice and white. The snow isn't very deep and there's a layer if ice under it, but it looks really nice!

I'm shooting Plainsman, be glad to help out.

I shot my Colt Signature Series 1860 revolver in CAS a long time ago, couldn't resist it. Mistake. The metal is softer than other Ubertis. The wedge deformed first and then I could feel the rest of the gun getting just a wee bit loose. Not much, but it's more worn after 2 seasons than my other Uberti 1860s after 15 seasons. So now it's the safe queen it should have been in the first place.