A Rocky start

[Barrett Barstow]

New guest member extremely interested in cowboy action shooting sports, but having a bit of trouble navigating the site without creating clutter. My apologies. Hope to do better in the future as I learn and grow.

[Eyesa Horg]

No worries, we all were new once! Welcome aboard! Hope to here from you again!

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

What part of PRK are you prisoner in?

Have you attended any shoots yet? 

Buy NOTHING, until you have attended a few shoots and done a hands on live fire! 

[watab kid]

what kind of clutter are you experiencing here ? this is a pretty simple sight to navigate , im no computer genius but i can work it most of the time , 

 

anyway welcome to the site and to CAS , join in and get shooting - its what we are all about ,  

[Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646]

Welcome...now go get yourself a good hat

 

Imis

[Blackwater 53393]

WELCOME!!!

And don’t pay no attention to Imis!!  He’s been described by people of good taste, when wearing his hat, as looking like…

 

“an umbrella with a fat stick!!”

[watab kid]

now thats an interesting word picture ive not heard before 

[ORNERY OAF]

Welcome, I'm sure a lot of us here are crap with computers-especially me! Just browse around, get in a couple discussions and enjoy, hard to find a better group of people that the pards and pardettes here, we can answer most questions, so research and ask away....you will get some excellent well informed answers and yes some dumb, sarcastic(me-guilty) ones as well, all in fun here

[Widder, SASS #59054]

If hats were sold by the size and material, IMIS would be wearing a million dollar hat.....

 

Welcome to The Wire.

 

..........Widder

 

[Barrett Barstow]

On 11/5/2024 at 8:37 AM, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

What part of PRK are you prisoner in?

Have you attended any shoots yet? 

Buy NOTHING, until you have attended a few shoots and done a hands on live fire! 

Not sure what PRK means yet but I bet I’ll learn.  I’ve not attended a shoot, but I am awfully tempted by the classified section. Thanks for the sound advice!

Edited November 9, 2024 by Barrett Barstow
It’s what I do

[Barrett Barstow]

On 11/5/2024 at 8:59 PM, watab kid said:

what kind of clutter are you experiencing here ? this is a pretty simple sight to navigate , im no computer genius but i can work it most of the time , 

 

anyway welcome to the site and to CAS , join in and get shooting - its what we are all about ,  

I’m figuring it out just just made a couple double posts and unneeded edits. Prolly just beginners nerves. Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Barrett Barstow]

5 hours ago, ORNERY OAF said:

Welcome, I'm sure a lot of us here are crap with computers-especially me! Just browse around, get in a couple discussions and enjoy, hard to find a better group of people that the pards and pardettes here, we can answer most questions, so research and ask away....you will get some excellent well informed answers and yes some dumb, sarcastic(me-guilty) ones as well, all in fun here

I look forward to making some friends and having some fun! Thanks for the welcome!

[Barrett Barstow]

Pleased to make all your acquaintance thank you for the warm welcomes!

[Griff]

Good advice above, to not buy anything until you've visited a shoot or two and have a good idea of what really works and what is mostly personal preference.  Not that that is "bad", but can get expensive as one learns more.   When I started, the 1873 rifle was mostly used by folks that were more interested in fitting in an earlier part of the "cowboy era",, not going for all out speed.  As a well tuned Marlin 1894 or Winchester/Rossi 1892 were better suited.  However with the advent of short stroke kits for the toggle links, that's largely reversed itself..  I always suggest making prior contact with the folks running the matches local to you, to express an interest and introduce yourself as "new" and get details on exactly when & where matches are held. 

 

As a former resident, "PRK" usually translates to "People's Republik of Commeifornia."   Sometimes a not-so-humorous tongue-in-cheek slur on that left coast domicile.  The sting should be taken out a little when made by another such resident.  

[watab kid]

16 hours ago, Barrett Barstow said:

I’m figuring it out just just made a couple double posts and unneeded edits. Prolly just beginners nerves. Thanks for the warm welcome!

im sure you will be in the swing in no time , if not there is a lot of knowledgeable folks that will help - walk you through , as need be , glad you joined us 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

17 hours ago, Barrett Barstow said:

Not sure what PRK means yet but I bet I’ll learn.  I’ve not attended a shoot, but I am awfully tempted by the classified section. Thanks for the sound advice!

PRK= People's Republic of Kommiefornia 

We escaped in 2019 and move to America(Springfield, Missouri).

[Boggus Deal #64218]

On 11/9/2024 at 1:26 AM, Barrett Barstow said:

Not sure what PRK means yet but I bet I’ll learn.  I’ve not attended a shoot, but I am awfully tempted by the classified section. Thanks for the sound advice!

Be careful in the classifieds. There are a lot of scammers running rampant in there. Double check with the SASS office on the alias and SASS number of a seller before plunking down your money. There are pinned posts at the top of the classifieds with some hints. 

[Rye Miles #13621]

On 11/5/2024 at 1:22 AM, Barrett Barstow said:

New guest member extremely interested in cowboy action shooting sports, but having a bit of trouble navigating the site without creating clutter. My apologies. Hope to do better in the future as I learn and grow.

Contact the moderators they should be able to help, good luck and welcome aboard 🤠

[German Jim]

On 11/5/2024 at 8:37 AM, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

What part of PRK are you prisoner in?

Have you attended any shoots yet? 

Buy NOTHING, until you have attended a few shoots and done a hands on live fire! 

I'll bet he's from somewhere around Barstow, PRK.

[Chickamauga Charlie, SASS #47963]

Have you found what youre looking for? Did you have questions?

[Barrett Barstow]

On 1/10/2025 at 4:55 AM, Boggus Deal #64218 said:

Be careful in the classifieds. There are a lot of scammers running rampant in there. Double check with the SASS office on the alias and SASS number of a seller before plunking down your money. There are pinned posts at the top of the classifieds with some hints. 

Sounds like great advice. Didn’t realize I could check on a seller with the SASS office. that could really come in handy however, if the folks I’ve contacted here are scammers They’re not very good. Can’t even get one to answer my message. They go unread for weeks and then the members turn into ghosts. Perhaps I’m  asking all the wrong questions or maybe they’re the right questions.? 

21 hours ago, Chickamauga Charlie, SASS #47963 said:

Have you found what youre looking for? Did you have questions?

I’ve just been reading and absorbing information. I have an old model single six that got me started down the rabbit hole and now I’m wavering between a solid woods gun like a new model Blackhawk or a vintage shooter like an old model flat top. Some of the Colt SAA clones are interesting as well. All in good time I guess and all in good fun!

Edited January 15 by Barrett Barstow

[Chickamauga Charlie, SASS #47963]

Are you actually in barstow? Are you on any of the facebook pages?

[watab kid]

FWIW , ive had great luck on the classifieds here , i bought a rifle and sold a couple things , all good people so far , what i expected here , i do agree we need to be careful but its been good for me jere , 

[Barrett Barstow]

On 1/14/2025 at 11:49 PM, Chickamauga Charlie, SASS #47963 said:

Are you actually in barstow? Are you on any of the facebook pages?

No, and no.  Barstow’s a family name never actually been to the town.. I’m much farther north in the state of Jefferson near Hangtown USA.  I don’t really partaking much social media. Thanks for asking.

On 1/15/2025 at 10:13 PM, watab kid said:

FWIW , ive had great luck on the classifieds here , i bought a rifle and sold a couple things , all good people so far , what i expected here , i do agree we need to be careful but its been good for me jere , 

In all fairness, I haven’t really given it much of a chance but not much luck with the two members I have contacted. Happy you’ve had a better luck pard!

[watab kid]

6 minutes ago, Barrett Barstow said:

No, and no.  Barstow’s a family name never actually been to the town.. I’m much farther north in the state of Jefferson near Hangtown USA.  I don’t really partaking much social media. Thanks for asking.

In all fairness, I haven’t really given it much of a chance but not much luck with the two members I have contacted. Happy you’ve had a better luck pard!

quite a bit both buying and selling , give it a try , 

[Captain Bill Burt]

Welcome!

[Matthew Duncan]

On 11/5/2024 at 1:22 AM, Barrett Barstow said:

New guest member extremely interested in cowboy action shooting sports, but having a bit of trouble navigating the site without creating clutter. My apologies. Hope to do better in the future as I learn and grow.

Welcome!

 

I'm an old member and still can't help leaving clutter on this hear site.  😀

Edited January 24 by Matthew Duncan
edited autocorrect errors in assumption.

[John Kloehr]

Welcome!

 

Double-posting happens. Also called a double-tap. It happens more often if on a slow Internet connection. Just go into the second post, find the three dots to the upper right, and choose "edit." Change the post and the subject line to something like: "Double-tap, sorry, please delete." Then go back to the three dots and choose "report." And ask for the post deletion. No problem.

 

As to both buyers and sellers, look at the post count. Someone with very few posts is unknown. You are reaching  couple dozen posts, enough to establish genuine engagement on this site. Someone with hundreds of posts has been here a while. While any count is no guarantee of trustworthiness or lack thereof, it does provide a gut check. Also read the sticky posts in the for-sale section, particularly about never posting personal information publicly and conducting the entire transaction by PM, not email.

 

 

Edited January 24 by John Kloehr