Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 As rthe 97' is 'forbaden' by the Oz authirities I use a drop 2 mod IAC in our matches similar to Wild Bunch [ variety of names such as Mexican Standoff, Reseveldt etc..I can still stoke it up, gun works fine , operator not so much !! I still can't figure the best hand for loading left or right, the right seems better but the left feels more natural [ I'm a RH shooter ] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailboss (Santa) Dave Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I have 3 87'a 2 of Caps specials and a Chiappa Mares Leg But I just love my Fox double so much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 The '87 does have a learning curve but when you "get it" running one smoothly is a great feeling. That said, it's my experience that the '87 can also be your biggest trainwreck. But at least you crash in style! 5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 I quickly learned to 'drive' an '87 like a stolen car. Don't baby it..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckshot Bob Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, Dantankerous said: The '87 does have a learning curve but when you "get it" running one smoothly is a great feeling. That said, it's my experience that the '87 can also be your biggest trainwreck. But at least you crash in style! No guts, no glory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Quite honestly I had an original that I had long-throated, and IIRC a NORINCO with a Coyote Caps drop-two mod. IMHO, I had better luck with a SxS double. The late Cathouse Bill Blattler and I ran a number of tests shooting six rounds, loading the 87 under the clock and cutting loose, while the other shooter shot the double, starting with the double empty, loading two at a time. Then we switched off guns. Bill usually beat me with either gun, but the times were so close. Since SASS would not go for that with the 87, I went back to the double. Haven't done much shooting in the past three years due to the pandemic, waiting to get a permanent bridge installed in my upper right jaw, and now the cold weather, but I will stick with the double. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Curly SASS#57086 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 2/6/2023 at 1:48 AM, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: As rthe 97' is 'forbaden' by the Oz authirities I use a drop 2 mod IAC in our matches similar to Wild Bunch [ variety of names such as Mexican Standoff, Reseveldt etc..I can still stoke it up, gun works fine , operator not so much !! I still can't figure the best hand for loading left or right, the right seems better but the left feels more natural [ I'm a RH shooter ] I am also right handed and load with my right hand. I tilt my 87 down which is easier to hold with my left hand and with the drop two conversion the shells drop right in. I switched to a bandolier and it works better than a waist belt. Just what works for me. DC 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 2 hours ago, Diamond Curly SASS#57086 said: I am also right handed and load with my right hand. I tilt my 87 down which is easier to hold with my left hand and with the drop two conversion the shells drop right in. I switched to a bandolier and it works better than a waist belt. Just what works for me. DC No wonder I finished 16th in a class of 15 !! I too use a Bandoleer all the time for loading my SXS...I've been mucking around with a waist belt for the '87 & all I really needed to do was swap the Bandoleer to my left shoulder so I could load with the right hand. Thank you Diamond Curly for helpin' the Injun dumb a***...I just gave it a go, yep that's the best method I've tried.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Curly SASS#57086 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 19 hours ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said: No wonder I finished 16th in a class of 15 !! I too use a Bandoleer all the time for loading my SXS...I've been mucking around with a waist belt for the '87 & all I really needed to do was swap the Bandoleer to my left shoulder so I could load with the right hand. Thank you Diamond Curly for helpin' the Injun dumb a***...I just gave it a go, yep that's the best method I've tried.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Happy to hear it worked out for you. I am third generation Mohawk and we have to support each other. DC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackaroo, # 29989 Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 On 2/2/2023 at 1:12 PM, Buckshot Bear said: LOL MC I got one Bear, I use only for Wild Bunch here though as it doesn't have the drop 2 conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Frankie Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 On 2/2/2023 at 8:10 AM, Go West said: I have a SE IAC and a Chiappa. Both modified by Lassiter. Hi friend. You happen to have the contact information for Lassiter? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, Uncle Frankie said: Hi friend. You happen to have the contact information for Lassiter? Thanks! TOM'S SINGLE ACTION SHOP 675 Crawford Road New Lebanon, OH 45345 Phone: (937) 687-1039 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tequila Shooter Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I’ve got 2, an IAC with the Lassiter drop 2 and an original 1901 in 10ga. The Winchester was made in 1906, Lassiter also did his magic on it with a drop 2, shortened the barrel and put on a new front bead. I love’ ‘em both and with enough practice just watch the @Fireball #7709 Life video you can be just as fast as anyone else, or like me slow with a big smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Payne Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I thought there was only one - Lassiter! Sue Render used to run one pretty well, but she's switched to a Fast Eddie SKB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 On 2/3/2023 at 2:47 PM, Copper Sean O Driscoll said: I own one but it is not SASS legal. Mine is a register legal SBS with a 10.25 inch barrel. Id love to use it though. Have you ever asked if you can at a local shoot? Some clubs might let you at monthlies. This one isn't SASS Legal for some unknown reason... ...but some clubs have let me use it. I am seriously considering getting a regular stock for it, that way I'll have a "two in one." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) Did any manufacturer make a "Mare's Leg" between 1860 and 1899? An 1887 doesn't appear in Peckinpah's movie, "The Wild Bunch", which might be the entire reasoning why it's not allowed in WBAS. Lever action rifles other than the '92 are allowed though, so who knows. Edited February 25 by Three Foot Johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dantankerous Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Several times over the years I have seen what looks to be excellent condition original Winchester '87s adorning the walls of business establishments as decorations. I believe all I have seen are 10 gauges. Every time I try to wheel and deal I get told no, sadly... My Coyote Cap '87 has been an excellent shotgun but I'm saving my pesos for a Chiappa '87 as I think that gun is the cat's meow for '87s... even for people who don't like cats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Hochbauer, SASS #64409 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Being the masochist that I am shooting Frontiersman I switched from using my TTN hammered double over to a Coyote Cap 87. It's fun to shoot and there is a definite learning curve to shooting it. But when the train goes off the track it can be ugly. Sgt Hochbauer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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