Go West
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The one you have on hand.
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Applications on the way, hold two spots for a fun posse please. Sorry for the delay.
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After you narrow down your choices you have another issue which is where to buy. You can buy your model brand new from a gunsmith who has short stroked and smoothed it or you might find one used which had this work done already at a lower price.
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Congratulations and best wishes. Do more of what you want and enjoy every day of it.
Aim Me and Go West
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I don't see primers offered on their website.
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Thank you to Johnny Meadows and Too Tall Bob for great stages and the Bordertown board for putting it all together. 300+ shooters experienced wonderful weather in the low 70's. We look forward every year for this and were not disappointed. Congratulations to all winners and hope to see you all again next year (if not before).
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Easiest way to clean brass is to dry tumble. Add polish of choice, toss in brass, dryer sheet and let it run. Separate media with rotary cage and you're done. I usually use walnut media, but sometimes add some corncob. A dollop of NuFinish car polish is pretty inexpensive. If not shiny enough to your liking, let 'er run some more. No rinsing, no drying, no de-capping.
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MEC Sizemaster, Remington hull, any 209 primer, 13.4 Clays, Claybuster grey 7/8 oz. wads, 7/8 oz. shot. A shell sizer/checker is popular today. I find the Remington hulls do not need it as much as Winchester AAs. Claybuster Lightning (white, 7/8 oz.) wads work also.
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The weather was great and this was a nice prep heading into Bordertown this next week. It's only days away.
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We are unlikely to find $150 sleeves (5K) of primers in the future. I bought when I could at around $100/1K and was glad to get them. I recently bought 4K Federal SPP for $59/1K. I should have bought 8K, but didn't want to take them all.
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Thanks for posting. Always look forward to this one.
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I drilled the holes out, they were just too tight. It was weird that they didn't do this with Bullseye, but did with Blue Dot. I was thinking heat, but maybe it was due to dirty loads.
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I would suggest having a link on the homepage to the Wire. I don't know why you would bury a popular part.
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Bob, doesn't that make 3 shoots?
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It's not just the OAL, it is also the bullet profile (ogive). The optimum OAL will vary with blunt, rounded bullets vs. more narrow or truncated bullets. This isn't an issue with the elevator style carriers, but can be with those with a hinge-type carrier. The bullet rests on an angle and must straighten and chamber as you lever. Some of my guns are very forgiving and others, not so much. Some have been a royal pain trying to achieve an optimum bullet and length.
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The clerk said they got 8k in and no limit. The wife and I both went to the dentist recently and I replaced several exterior doors on the house, so I didn't feel comfortable swallowing the whole shipment. I did get 4K.
Looks like I don't need to feel guilty shooting .38 Special instead of .45 at Bordertown.
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You're probably right, Larsen. I ran out of Bullseye and thought since the published load didn't seem too fast, I'd try it. I bought a long drill bit to see about opening the hole. I'll look to see what other powders I have.
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I stopped in at Cal-Ranch and asked about primers. They had Federal Magnum Small pistol primers for $59/1K with no limit.
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The rod won't budge. The cylinders have to be pulled to drop the empties.
The Lyman Cast manual says 3.9 gr. for 773 fps with a 100 gr. bullet.
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I found a load of 3.9 gr. of Blue Dot for .32 mag. with a 100 gr. bullet. I'm wondering if the load is too hot because the ejector rod will bind after a stage. I'm thinking the gun gets hot and binds the rod. What do you think? When the guns were clean and cold this wasn't an issue.
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I need to clean and organize better after seeing these pictures.
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My wife has a .38 Special AWA that she loves. It does develop issues over time, but Lassiter gets it back into shape. It probably needs some massaging every 5 years or so. Yes, she slam fires.
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Anyone with experience with Pietta 1878 hammered coach gun?
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The CZ coach gun has been a consensus choice from what I've seen. Pietta has a hammered gun, but haven't heard anything about it. It's listed @ $1475 from EMF, $999 at Midway and $837 at Bud's Gunshop. How would it compare with the CZ?