Bulls Head Bill SASS#33692 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 So.......the thumb is healing well after the FIRST CONTACT with the new Uberti 1873 rifle. Today was it's first Trial by Fire. All was well for the first few stages.......found a few things that needed some light work. Stage 4........blazing along until OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! That lever/trigger takes a HUGE chunk out of my trigger finger. OUCH!!! At this rate......this rifle will kill me by the middle of next month!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pit Bull Tex Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Can you play with your 73 with gloves on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Ouch!!! You may have trouble handling that rifle without flinching!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sounds like demonic possession to me...you need to send it to me so I can exorcise them. Might take a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Woodrow Cahill, SASS # 54363 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 It's obviously cursed. I suggest you send it to me immediately to perform an exorcism. It's a complicated ritual, and could take several years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uno Mas SASS #80082 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 . Gotta Ruger RSP like that: ain't happy till I'm bleeding - especially, if'n I'm givin' it a bath. It's still lurkin' in the back of the gunsafe. Think yah can help Sub Joe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Dave Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Taint no demons in that rifle, it just don't like you. You need to send it to ME. I won't try and fool ya like them other guys, I just want it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Will this lead you to a new alias like: Lefty Bill or Bulls Head Lefty. Anyhow, there's always bionics. ..........Widder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 No leather wrap yet I bet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sounds like demonic possession to me...you need to send it to me so I can exorcise them. Might take a few years. It's obviously cursed. I suggest you send it to me immediately to perform an exorcism. It's a complicated ritual, and could take several years. Posted two minutes apart. Two wagons in the same rut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Parker Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Definite demon rifle, I'd offer to help, but my credentials do not include exorcisms. On the other hand, I'm willing give it a good home if the exorcisms fail and you just want it away from you and yours for safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowhand Bob, 24229 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 You got thet carrier so dang slick thet thet rifle will keep biting you until you git fast enuff to outrun it! Gotta admit thet the fanger looked mighty soresom and it were still bleeding purty good at the restrant two hours later, ever git it to stop? You might want to try stuffin it with bisquit dough. Ill brang some thread and a needle from my leather kit to the next match and I kin fix you right up. I almost hate to tell you thet sewing aint my strong suit though!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manatee Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 A common problem when people switch to a 73 from a Marlin. You'll remember to move your trigger finger different. Hurts though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Red OToole, #48939 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Bill, I think we need to confiscate that rifle for YOUR safety. It obviously has foul intentions in mind for you and we would be remiss as cowboy pards if we didn't step in and intervene on your behalf. It would be outside the basic tenents of The Cowboy Way for us to allow you to be further bloodied and injured by the wicked hunk o' iron. So...as a personal favor, I will send you a postage-paid shipping box to you so that you may secure that bad gun three thousand miles away from you and further injury. No need to thank me. The smile of gratitude that I am sure will be on your wife's face when we relieve you of this wicked instrument will be thanks enough for me..... BTW, if you buy into any of this, you are crazier than I am. Maybe going forward, you can wear kevlar gloves when handling it. I think I've seen butchers wear them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Bill, Can't you read between the lines? That fine rifle is asking you to give it a proper name besides what you have been calling it.....which I'm sure is something like....you bad, bad gun Wyatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Plasters, SASS#60943 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Too bad there isn't a Wealthy Gentlemens catagory - then you could have your valet operate the dangerous functions on the gun for you and all you'd have to do is pull the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Junky Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Bad news folks......the rifle is still continuing to win the battle. I shot with Bulls head on Saturday and the rifle won round THREE. It pulled the CLASSIC "lever and trigger finger pinch" move on him and drew blood and left Bill bruised and bloody. He finished the round and I feel he still has a chance win the fight even though it's looking like a Rocky Balboa movie at this point. But it's still early in the fight and we are pulling for you.....maybe we need to start a chant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt McAllister Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 There's two easy ways to fix the rifle so it can never do it again, but both can't be mentioned on the wire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Bill, what you need is a rifle that is "Bulls Head Friendly". I have found just such a rifle........if it bites you, throw it in a lake and get another. Bulls Head Bill's New Rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted March 6, 2011 Share Posted March 6, 2011 Sounds like a bad case of "Lever Action Finger"! Get those occasionally myself, especially when using my 1889( trigger bow is smaller than my 1894's). Take one of those black and yellow " Hertz Donit's" and check back in a week. Trigger feel is really compromised with a band-aid, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls Head Bill SASS#33692 Posted March 7, 2011 Author Share Posted March 7, 2011 Bill, what you need is a rifle that is "Bulls Head Friendly". I have found just such a rifle........if it bites you, throw it in a lake and get another. Bulls Head Bill's New Rifle Now Pal........I just did'nt deserve that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 Now Pal........I just did'nt deserve that!! You're right Bill, how insensitive of me........how about new cowboy clothes. Bulls Head Bill Cowboy Clothes Note: for an extra $46.00 you can even get a new cowboy hat to accentuate your new duds. Your pard, Sun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Phil DeGrave SASS #55202 Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 My 73 used to try to bite me on regular intervals. Got out the Dremel and went to town on the trigger. Now it's smooth as a babies butt and it don't bite no more. Plus, the smooth polished trigger looks real purty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Kid SASS# 70038 Life Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 You're right Bill, how insensitive of me........how about new cowboy clothes. Bulls Head Bill Cowboy Clothes Note: for an extra $46.00 you can even get a new cowboy hat to accentuate your new duds. Your pard, Sun Now thats funny right there!! Regards Gateway Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls Head Bill SASS#33692 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 You're right Bill, how insensitive of me........how about new cowboy clothes. Bulls Head Bill Cowboy Clothes Note: for an extra $46.00 you can even get a new cowboy hat to accentuate your new duds. Your pard, Sun Well...........it's NOT my first choice. But.....a Pard from this Wire HAS called me "Cowboy Frankenstein" on several occasions........how about THIS SET OF DUDS? Just picture it with a Cowboy hat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Tooth Zach Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Well...........it's NOT my first choice. But.....a Pard from this Wire HAS called me "Cowboy Frankenstein" on several occasions........how about THIS SET OF DUDS? Just picture it with a Cowboy hat! Looks like it would take an 8 3/4" long oval to fit that head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 What are you feeding that thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Gun Cole Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 Colt's fix works like a champ. Completely stop my dad from tearing up his finger on dump targets for a couple years now. Might have helped me too... 3GC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulls Head Bill SASS#33692 Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Colt's fix works like a champ. WHAT IS IT?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Gun Cole Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Bulls Head Bill sent you a private message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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