Outrider Outlaw Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Keep in mind that only Buckaroo/Buckerette category can use .22s. That category is for 13 and under which means your 11 year old would only be able to use the .22s for CAS for 2 years maximum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joke 'um Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 If you go with Ruger handguns, remember Blackhawks are good to go. They will normally run up to a couple hundred less than the equivalent Vaquero or New Vaquero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 3 hours ago, dannyvp said: I keep seeing pre safety Rossi rifles. can a Rossi be bought without a safety now? whats the advantages to no safety? The safety can be removed with no disassembly - just open the action, tap out the roll pin holding the safety in, and the safety, spring, and detent ball fall right out. Well, actually the spring goes shooting across the room and you'll never find it again. The rifle is fully functional at this point, but now there's a big hole in the top of the bolt. There are a couple places to buy a plug, or make your own. I've read of people cutting down a .25 acp case and epoxying it in the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Nate Kiowa Jones sells those safety plugs: https://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4_9&products_id=7&zenid=f5gi5nh1f9v45n56ujgj32df46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyvp Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Ahhhh thanks, that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George* Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Shotgun Boogie really likes Rossi rifles as a cheaper alternative and also for youth. He sells a kit for them and can make them super slick. He claims that they are sufficient for all but the fastest shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George* Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Whatever you do, please don't ruin the sport for you or your kids because you decided to go too cheap. Especially with your rifle. At the first match I went to (I wasn't even shooting but my boys were), a fast and well known shooter gave me what he considered to be the best advice he could give to someone just starting. He said to buy the best guns to begin with. He said to get a credit card or whatever I had to do if I couldn't afford them. Because we would have way more fun with good equipment and we'd not be fighting our guns. His advice turned out to be true at that very match. If you want I can post a video of a 10 year old boy that ended up with match DQ caused by a cheap, untuned rifle that jammed up. Trust me, a kid that worked his butt off, practicing almost every day for months so he can win a buckle at the world championship, is not going to be having fun when that hope is ruined on his final day of shooting. He is going to be crying and there isn't going to be anything you or anyone else in the posse can do to console them. This is the way I look at it. If you get the best deal you can on the very best equipment, it will hold it's value. It will then be an investment rather than a liability. It may be hard to spend a lot or take time to save up. But you will never wish you would have gotten something better and if you end up changing your mind soon or years down the road, it will still be what people want and you will have an easy time selling it. Maybe at no loss if you didn't spend too much on tuning them. Gun prices have steadily climbed and a lot of people are able to sell their guns at a profit after years of use. I also know of people that bought Dillon reloaders, enjoyed having the best for 10 or 20 years, and then sold them for more than they bought them for. That means that in the end, it didn't cost them anything. It actually made them money. So to me, the cheapest guns and equipment are actually also the best ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 3 hours ago, Chicken George* said: So to me, the cheapest guns and equipment are actually also the best ones. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George* Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, Hells Comin said: ? I'm saying when you invest in quality things, they last. You don't have to replace them or repair them as often. Which saves money in the long run so it ends up being cheaper. So I think the best things end up being cheaper even though they cost more to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 This is excellent advice!! Thanks for clarifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyvp Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 I ordered a few firearms today. a Rossi rifle, cimmaron lightening and cimmaron pistola to try out. ill post an update and pictures soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 We have 22LR for our "trainers" and for any grand kids who might voice an interest, as unlikely as this may be... As new shooters, the 22s let us practice flow and develop proper habits at much reduce shooting costs. We have a pair of Single-Six Bisleys that have the same heft and feel as our Vaqueros. I just acquired a Henry Frontier 22LR with the similar feel and heft as our 1894CB. Tube loading is different on the Henry from side-gate loading on the 1894. We use a Stoeger 12-gauge, double trigger model with AA reduced load shells. I'm looking into a Kick-EEZ sorbothane recoil pad, as my bride is recoil-averse after her Dad's 10-gauge and '-06 experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyvp Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Got a few firearms and put them to use today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 It would be a good idea to buy or borrow some cowboy action shooting DVD'S. They will teach you good techniques and HOW to practice. Bad habits can be hard to undo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyvp Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Oh I didn’t know there were DVDs to learn with. Got any I can borrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hells Comin Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I loaned them out years ago-have no idea who has them. I got them from Evil Roy. I'm sure there are others - Long Hunter and Deuce have some good info just Google there names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Bill Burt Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 These type videos are helpful and not hard to find. http://laststand.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 11 hours ago, Hells Comin said: It would be a good idea to buy or borrow some cowboy action shooting DVD'S. They will teach you good techniques and HOW to practice. Bad habits can be hard to undo. yep a lot of the world champs have instructional/tutorial videos on youtube. after a year of muddling my way through it I started watching some of long hunters videos and my times are getting better every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyvp Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 Great I’ll start digging some up for us to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heckofagator Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Turkey Flats Jack said: yep a lot of the world champs have instructional/tutorial videos on youtube. after a year of muddling my way through it I started watching some of long hunters videos and my times are getting better every time. Any links to good YT videos that anyone has found would be greatly appreciated. Might help a lot of the new folk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkey Flats Jack Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 2 hours ago, heckofagator said: Any links to good YT videos that anyone has found would be greatly appreciated. Might help a lot of the new folk Sure. Here's the one that I go to the most. It's NSSF channel with Long Hunter (copy and paste the link and it will take you to all of his videos) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL64DBEE0284DF6424 Deuce Stevens has lots of tips and product reviews also. https://www.youtube.com/user/deucestevens/videos Jed I tv is full of entertainment but they also have lots of tips thrown in. https://www.youtube.com/user/JediGunfighter/videos There's tons of cowboy stuff out there to watch. These are just the ones that come to the top of my mind. I've watched a lot of these and they have helped me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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