Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 20, 2025 Author Posted February 20, 2025 The quality of steel and computerized machinery these days . All of these guns 60 66 73 92 94 . They all have to be better quality then the original guns ever was . I don't know how a original gun in its day and a Modern build gun would hold up against each other in this game . I don't believe the original guns was ever built with the thought of this many rounds would have ever been put threw a gun . I have guns that I have fired and used for over 30 years . I can't even guess how many rounds have put threw this gun or that gun .
Jabez Cowboy,SASS # 50129 Posted February 20, 2025 Posted February 20, 2025 Uberti 66 Sporting Rifle in .38WCF, mine is 30 plus years old ... Back-up Uberti 66 Short Rifle in .45 Colt Jabez Cowboy
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 20, 2025 Posted February 20, 2025 Favorite rifle? The one I am shooting at the time. Front to back: 32-20 deluxe short rifle - mostly BP .357 charcoal blue carbine (my 1st - won it in 2000 - now a backup) 44-40 charcoal blue carbine - mostly BP .357 Saddle Rifle 18" - main match smokeless .45 Trapper carbine 16" - was Wild Bunch until rule change.
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 20, 2025 Author Posted February 20, 2025 1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Favorite rifle? The one I am shooting at the time. Front to back: 32-20 deluxe short rifle - mostly BP .357 charcoal blue carbine (my 1st - won it in 2000 - now a backup) 44-40 charcoal blue carbine - mostly BP .357 Saddle Rifle 18" - main match smokeless .45 Trapper carbine 16" - was Wild Bunch until rule change. How many rounds will Your Trapper 16 45 hold in just the tube ?
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 20, 2025 Posted February 20, 2025 7 minutes ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: How many rounds will Your Trapper 16 45 hold in just the tube ? It is a Cimarron with the hollow magazine tube cap and special spring, it holds ten 250gr .45 Colt at 1.58" OAL in the tube. But the last one is really hard to load and then has to be straightened on the carrier. So after a couple thousand of those, I switched to 45 Schofield which are easier to load.
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 21, 2025 Posted February 21, 2025 9 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: .45 Trapper carbine 16" - was Wild Bunch until rule change. Which rule change is that?
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 21, 2025 Posted February 21, 2025 3 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Which rule change is that? Any SASS legal main match rifle, any caliber. Edit: "Almost" for 3'J below
Three Foot Johnson Posted February 21, 2025 Posted February 21, 2025 1 hour ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Any SASS legal main match rifle, any caliber. Uh, no. Unless it's changed AGAIN since its initial change effective 1-1-24, the rule change concerning rifles only added .38/.357 cal. Must be centerfire of at least .38 caliber and not larger than .45 caliber. Under .38 is still not allowed - .25-20, .32-20, .32 H&R mag, .327 Federal, etc, and there is no exception for .56-.50 as in CAS. There have been arguments in the past over caliber not being the same as cartridge, so it could be argued that the wording still doesn't allow .38 special or .357 magnum.
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 21, 2025 Author Posted February 21, 2025 15 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: It is a Cimarron with the hollow magazine tube cap and special spring, it holds ten 250gr .45 Colt at 1.58" OAL in the tube. But the last one is really hard to load and then has to be straightened on the carrier. So after a couple thousand of those, I switched to 45 Schofield which are easier to load. That's good to know . I did not know it would feed the shorter Schofield cartridge with out the double feed issue.
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted February 21, 2025 Posted February 21, 2025 5 hours ago, Rooster Ron Wayne said: That's good to know . I did not know it would feed the shorter Schofield cartridge with out the double feed issue. You have to use a 200gr bullet or larger for the cartridge to be long enough.
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted February 22, 2025 Author Posted February 22, 2025 12 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: You have to use a 200gr bullet or larger for the cartridge to be long enough. That's the same way I load 44 special rounds and they will feed just as reliable as a 44 magnum round in s rifle
Turkey Flats Jack Posted February 23, 2025 Posted February 23, 2025 I've tried every variation of the 73. I've ran a couple 66s. They're fine guns. Even went and had one short stroked and slicked up. I picked up a marlin 94 and it just felt right. Ran time trials between running a ss 73 and a slicked up marlin. And my times were constantly quicker with the marlin. Not that I'm fast by any means but I'm quicker with the marlin. There's several in the safe. All setup the same for the most part.
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted February 23, 2025 Posted February 23, 2025 On 2/20/2025 at 11:30 PM, Three Foot Johnson said: Uh, no. Unless it's changed AGAIN since its initial change effective 1-1-24, the rule change concerning rifles only added .38/.357 cal. Must be centerfire of at least .38 caliber and not larger than .45 caliber. Under .38 is still not allowed - .25-20, .32-20, .32 H&R mag, .327 Federal, etc, and there is no exception for .56-.50 as in CAS. There have been arguments in the past over caliber not being the same as cartridge, so it could be argued that the wording still doesn't allow .38 special or .357 magnum. Let's assume that "caliber" and "cartridge" are the same for purposes of this discussion. That would mean that, if you have one, a rifle in .38 Short Colt would be legal.
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