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Jack Spade

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  1. So from info I could find on the web it looks like the one I have is a black powder gun. It is an Iver Johnson. The owl on the grips faces forward, has the long cylinder leads and a leaf hammer spring. The guy I got it from owned it for years and shot a lot of side matches with it and used light smokeless loads. Serial number indicates it was made between 1909-1919. I have some black powder, APP and 777 so that might be fun too!
  2. I picked up a top break chambered in 38 s&w and would like to know what smokeless loads you guys are using in the pocket pistol side matches. Yes I know the difference between a 38 special and 38 s&w. Yes I have dies and reloading components. Not really interested in shooting black powder. I have just about any powder that might be recommended.
  3. Hawkeye kid, your prayers have been answered. Deuce Steven's dropped a video a couple of hours ago with just such a product, new from Eagle grips!
  4. If you decide to replace them I can highly recommend the new Eagle gunfighter grips with the reactive checkering. I am really impressed by how they stick in my hand.
  5. I am going to guess that was a fluke and they found a couple of 2# containers in the back corner of the warehouse.
  6. If you have recently changed calibers make sure you changed the silver piece under the piece that goes back and forth bringing a shell casing to be dropped onto the feed slide. Also make sure you have the insert in the piece that pivots under the casing feed tube. Clean you case slide, track, and check the springs that pull the feed slide back forward. Somehow it is letting more than one casing get on the slide. Make sure your travel rod is adjusted the right length.
  7. They may be silver soldered at the factory but a friend of mine knocked his off a year ago, we found the sight blade and I used the same lock tite glue that comes with the sure hit brass sights to glue it back in. He shoots 2-3 cowboy matches a month and it hasn't come out yet so I wouldn't be afraid to replace a front sight blade. Even if they are soldered any competent gunsmith should be able to do that simple process and put in a replacement blade.
  8. Nice thing about vaqueros is the front sight blades are just glued in and factory height replacements can be bought from brownells for $6. So don't worry about affecting resale.
  9. First thing you should do is establish what load you want to shoot, bullet grain weight and fps. Then use that load to regulate your front sight height. I file all of my front sights to get them to hit where I want.
  10. I bought a 3d printed case feeder for one of my 650's from a guy on mewe named Kevin Robert's. He also has a Facebook page. He is located in Thailand but ships them here. If I remember right it was about $100 less than a dillon but had a better motor, variable speed motor and used electronic eyes I stead of a physical switch. I have ran thousands of rounds through mine and it works great.
  11. Ballistic products inc, Natchez shooting supply, Powder Valley, Midsouth Shooting supply, Graf and Sons are a few I check to find shotshell reloading components. As mentioned above Recob's target shop is another resource.
  12. Any idea what time frame? I have reloading books that go back to the 1950's.
  13. Yes it is a 10 box case.
  14. Roger's Sporting Goods has Winchester Low Noise Low Recoil 12 ga shells in stock $129.99 a case.
  15. There is an order to reloading shotgun shells. You first select the hull you are going to use, then the amount of shot. From there you look at the published data to determine what powder, primer and wad get you to the FPS and pressure you want. These components all have to work together to make a usable shotgun shell. In today's climate of rarely available components you may have to see what powders are available and then pick your load and wad. I tell all my beginning loaders the first thing you should buy is a Lyman 5th edition shotshell loading manual.
  16. When I started in CAS just over 3 years ago I ran out and rounded up all the trail boss I could find. I loaded with it for a while, went through about two cans of it and switched to clays. Trail boss is big and fluffy but that's about all it has going for it. It doesn't flow worth a crap through my dillon powder measure, drops donuts everywhere and is pretty dirty. I wouldn't buy it if it does come back.
  17. It isn't SASS shooters that are using large amounts of Trail Boss now it is the guys shooting suppressed 30 cal that are paying a couple hundred dollars a bottle for it.
  18. I can't say that it lessens the amount of force it takes to open the action. Your thumb just has less distance to travel to do it.
  19. Still cheaper than taking 3 people to the movies and buying popcorn and a drink! Lol
  20. The announcement was made several months ago by several powder companies to look for big increases in price this year. I know alliant put out a statement to expect 10-25%. With the rate everything else has went up the last couple of years powder is actually behind. One of my sources for powder who is a pretty big alliant customer told me his rep told him not to expect any alliant powder until 2025. Once their on hand supply is gone there will be no more for the civillian market. So all you guys who shoot alliant better stock up while you can find it or switch to something else. I figured up the cost of loading at today's prices and without buying brass 38 special came up to $21.00/100. So about $25 to shoot a match rifle and pistol. At today's price of components i can load a box of 12 ga for $7. So it costs me $32 in ammo to shoot a normal match. That's still pretty cheap fun!
  21. You can get a whole lot of stuff in a cart you will never use. I try to keep it simple, a good small Screwdriver, small can of G96, shotgun bore snake, rifle/pistol caliber bore snake, a swab for shotgun chambers and a rag. The shotgun chamber swab is what I use the most. The screw driver has come in handy several times. I have loaned the bore snakes but haven't used them at a match. I find a bottle of water, lens wipes, lead free hands wipes and a snack pretty handy too.
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