Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 On SASS Facebook someone asked about loading data for a .30-30. He was told by several people including me that .30-30 is not allowed for the main match. Someone said unless Yoyre shooting Cody Dixon. What the heck is that? A side match? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Sombra Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Cody-Dixon is a non-SASS category often shot at clubs in Texas. Rifles targets are often between 25 and 40 yards out. Rules https://www.thss.org/rules/cody-dixon-rules/ La Sombra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted September 20 Author Share Posted September 20 2 minutes ago, La Sombra said: Cody-Dixon is a non-SASS category often shot at clubs in Texas. Rifles targets are often between 25 and 40 yards out. Rules https://www.thss.org/rules/cody-dixon-rules/ La Sombra Thanks, never heard of it. We have side matches which offer a long range category. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Well ya know we don't have enough categories as is... But...yeah, it's kind fun...so long as you don't have and Cody Dixons on your posse. Phantom PS: It's an inside joke so don't get all butthurt if you're a CD shooter. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Sombra Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 17 minutes ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: But...yeah, it's kind fun...so long as you don't have and Cody Dixons on your posse. Multiple CD shooters, lever and single shot, along with some of the other Texas State Rifle Association rifle/pistol combos. It made for a long day this past year at Trailhead. La Sombra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 I am the MD for a Cody DIxon match sponsored by the Texas Ten Horns. Because of the peanut gallery we hold our match on a different day than the SASS shooters. Our targets are set from about 35 to 125 yards. Because we believe that accuracy is just as important as speed we have modified the rules most other clubs use to our liking. We shoot the SASS rifle targets with our pistols. Shotgun targets are the same as SASS We allow Handi-Rifles. But, we put them in their own category. We have adopted the same time penalties as NCOWS. So miss penalties are 10 seconds vice 5. We have a few more challenging targets at our disposal. One is a three foot long piece of 1/2" pipe 8" in diameter. The far end is covered by a 1/2" thick hinged flap. The tube is set at about a 25 to 30 degree angle to the shooter. The object is to put a round down the tube and cause the flap to move. Because the round hits the inside of the tube and ricochets into the flap. the heavy cast bullets don't damage the flap. The tube is set at 30 to 40 yards to make it challenging but not impossible to hit. Because we only have one posse stages are made up as we get to them. That way no one has to make a trip to the range to see how the targets are set. We just shoot whatever has been set up for the regular SASS match. It also allows every shooter gets a chance to make up a stage. With about about 12 Cody Dixon targets available across a 6 stage firing line we have plenty of available scenarios. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Gunslinger Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 2 hours ago, La Sombra said: Cody-Dixon is a non-SASS category often shot at clubs in Texas. Rifles targets are often between 25 and 40 yards out. Rules https://www.thss.org/rules/cody-dixon-rules/ La Sombra Wait you guys don't normally put your targets at 25 yards?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 19 minutes ago, La Sombra said: Multiple CD shooters, lever and single shot, along with some of the other Texas State Rifle Association rifle/pistol combos. It made for a long day this past year at Trailhead. La Sombra That was mostly the fault of the group I shoot with. We talked the MD into letting us shoot together. And while we may have been slow we definitely had more fun than the other posses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 2 minutes ago, Idaho Gunslinger said: Wait you guys don't normally put your targets at 25 yards?! My kind of stage. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Gunslinger Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 19 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: My kind of stage. 😊 Come to Idaho Falls then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 36 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: And while we may have been slow we definitely had more fun than the other posses. Oh yeah...sure... 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Note to self: Don't go to Idaho Falls. Thanks for showing the kind of stages you shoot. 😁 Phantom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Phantom, you have less than 20 seconds of fun per stage. These guys have over a minute of fun per stage. That's more fun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 14 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Phantom, you have less than 20 seconds of fun per stage. These guys have over a minute of fun per stage. That's more fun. Yeah...I saw all the dust behind the targets... 😝 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 3 minutes ago, Phantom, SASS #54973 said: Yeah...I saw all the dust behind the targets... 😝 Those are to camouflage the bullets that missed the target.🙄😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom, SASS #54973 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 2 minutes ago, I. M. Crossdraw, SASS# 8321 said: Those are to camouflage the bullets that missed the target.🙄😁 Well...that explains a little... 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Cody Dixon, also known as Tom Horn in some places, basically uses a "rifle caliber" rifle instead of a pistol caliber one, but it otherwise shot the same way as a regular SASS match. The rifle targets will be a bit farther out than normal, and in the one case where I shot it, a bit bigger to make it possible to see them at the greater distance. It's a lot of fun, and allows for some variation without being too different at places that actually do it. At places that DO do it, there will be a lot of variation. If you find a club that offers it, make sure you know what their rules are. If I recall correctly, the place I shot it out in Nevada actually split it between black power and smokeless, single shot and repeaters, and their standard requirement was for a .40 caliber or larger chambering. (38-55 was okay.) But they also had an extra category for Model 94 Winchesters in .30-30. As I recall, it was popular enough to have shooters in all those categories, in addition to the normal SASS ones. (This was at the Nevada state shoot) I even took 3rd place in the "Smokeless Repeater" category! Targets were all the way at the back of a typical SASS shooting bay, which the other targets at the normal SASS distances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Here's the rules for Tom Horn where I shot. They have changed a little since I shot thhere http://www.northernnevadacas.com/rccsa/docs/Tom Horn.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Most clubs in Texas use these rules formulated by The Texas Historical Shooting Society. https://www.thss.org/rules/cody-dixon-rules/ I’ve shot a lot of CD, both lever and single shot. It does require a bit more aiming of the rifle than the typical main match pistol caliber setup. I was fortunate enough to win Texas State in both lever and single shot a few years ago. I worked pretty hard, did the whole practice thing. I’ll admit some pride in the accomplishment. The year I won lever I think there were 14 CD shooters, so not a pushover category. For Lever I prefer 38-55. Less recoil than 45-70. I’ve found that many counters can’t hear hits with a 30-30 so are more likely to call a miss, especially if other CD shooters on posse are shooting 45-70s. As a general rule, for me, CD lever stages take about 10-15 seconds longer than than it would take me to shoot the same stage with pistol caliber rifle. Usually 30-35 second stages. Single shot for me is quite a bit slower. 50-60 second stages. I like the challenge of doing g a bit more aiming with the rifle. But, lately I’ve been shooting more pistol caliber. for those who groan about CD shooters in a posse I just got nothing to say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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