watab kid Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 "........I suspect a lot of folk that have been shooting SASS awhile have both 38s and 45s............" Levi is correct , i do for sure and yet i still prefer my 45 colts to my 38s so far , but its all about having fun and enjoying what your doing , do what makes you happy , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Marine,SASS#54686 Life Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 FWIW; I "shoot" snap caps at least 100 times daily in each 0f my Ruger .45 Colt revolvers. I need the practice in order to square away my muscle memory. I also practice fast draw to compete in CFDA matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowboy Junky Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 On 5/17/2020 at 11:37 PM, bgavin said: Thanks.. I see the carrier is the same between both models. Thinking about this a bit more... the carrier is an elevator type in the toggle-link design, compared to the slant carrier of the Marlin. However, the OAL for 38SP is 1.55" vs 1.59" for 357.. a very negligible difference. Q: does this mean the 1866 will chamber a 357 cartridge? It might sound negligible if you look at the numbers on paper but it's a LOT when you look at the two side by side. Here a a few 38's and the 357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgavin Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 You have a nice example of various cartridges loaded to shorter lengths. OAL is the design spec for the cartridge. How about a photo showing the 0.04" difference between OAL of 38SP (1.55") and and 357 (1.59") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 I hate to interrupt the direction of the thread at this point, so keep going. Just checking in as to where my thinking is going at the moment. Due to what seemed like fate, I'm getting a couple Uberti 1873 Cattlemen .44 Special (tuned by Taylor). Subject to positive results in another thread and some additional research on my part (my guns, my hands, my face), I'm looking to run .44 Russian in them. I'll collect the brass for future reloading with Holy Black. Here is a pic comparing .38 Special, .44 Russian, and .45 ACP rounds: I am thinking about 44-40 in an 1873 rifle. It has the feel of length like the .45LC, and because John Kloehr history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/16/2020 at 7:59 PM, Ramblin Gambler said: I never could figger out who marcy bocamp was. I saw a store with her name on it in natchitoches, but it looked like a fancy dress shop so I never went in. I read the SASS rules. It says a dress is allowed. Had you gone in, you might be stylin now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 im not wearin a dress - as a scottsman im not wearin a kilt either , my chicken legs look awful out in public ....just sayin , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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