H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Hi, everyone. The Massachusetts/Connecticut/Rhode Island Tri-State shoot is this weekend, up in Maine! I shall be there with Colts on. Hope to see a good crowd at Cowboy Church on Sunday where I will again be preaching and singing. I'll even bring my Scofield. Also, if you are gonna be there on Friday for the Side Matches, look for me there too. I'll have Schofields on, but if they have a "practice bay" you'll get to see me take a few shots with my .45-70 Mares Leg! Maybe I'll bring a case of Moxie... 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 See ya Friday morning at the 3 stage warm up. We're on the Posse together. Have a safe trip up! EH Quote
Waimea Posted June 4 Posted June 4 So, does Maine have their own match? I am trying to come to grips with a tri-state match but the host state isn't one of the three. As Bugs Bunny would say Eye-row-knee! Have a great match! 1 Quote
Chantry Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Waimea said: So, does Maine have their own match? I am trying to come to grips with a tri-state match but the host state isn't one of the three. As Bugs Bunny would say Eye-row-knee! Have a great match! Maine has it's own state match. The Maine Marshals have been kind enough to step up and host the Tri-State due recent, unfavorable changes to MA gun laws and people from out of state. Edited June 4 by Chantry Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted June 4 Posted June 4 24 minutes ago, Waimea said: So, does Maine have their own match? I am trying to come to grips with a tri-state match but the host state isn't one of the three. As Bugs Bunny would say Eye-row-knee! Have a great match! 9 minutes ago, Chantry said: Maine has it's own state match. The Maine Marshals have been kind enough to step up and host the Tri-State due recent, unfavorable changes to MA gun laws and people from out of state. Waimea Prevously the Tri-State match was held in MA hosted by the Harvard Ghost Riders - last years new MA guns laws got everyones attention in a bad way Quote
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Key Changes in Massachusetts Firearm Laws for Nonresidents in 2024 – Attorney Jason A. Guida How accurate is this description of the Massachusetts gun law update? 1 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, Waimea said: So, does Maine have their own match? I am trying to come to grips with a tri-state match but the host state isn't one of the three. As Bugs Bunny would say Eye-row-knee! Have a great match! The Maine State is September 5-7th in Berwick, Maine Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, Lawdog Dago Dom said: Key Changes in Massachusetts Firearm Laws for Nonresidents in 2024 – Attorney Jason A. Guida How accurate is this description of the Massachusetts gun law update? You can't even buy Bore Butter or percussion caps there. Friends come here to buy supplies! 2 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 1 hour ago, Lawdog Dago Dom said: Key Changes in Massachusetts Firearm Laws for Nonresidents in 2024 – Attorney Jason A. Guida How accurate is this description of the Massachusetts gun law update? Pretty accurate. The non resident LTC (License to Carry) is the same as the Massachusetts one. (Except for allowing you to buy pistols, of course.) The only difference is that the Mass resident one costs $100 for 5 years. The Non Resident one is $100 for ONE year. I don't know if this is still true, but traditionally, the vast majority of non resident LTC's were held by Mass Residents who moved out of state to New Hampshire and wanted to maintain their legal status here in the Commonwealth. 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted June 4 Posted June 4 9 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Is there a list of shooters? Des emailed it out. Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 (edited) double Edited June 4 by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 18 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Is there a list of shooters? https://www.shootingbums.org/mainemarshals/docs/2025/Tri-State_WhoComing.pdf Interesting... 22 from New Hampshire 20 from Massachusetts 13 from Connecticut 9 from New York 7 Rhode Island 6 from Maine 4 from Pennsylvania 4 from Vermont 1 from Kentucky 1 from South Dakota So... 40 from the three states that are from the Tri-State 32 from the rest of New England 15 from elsewhere. Or... 47 from outside of the Tri-State area, more than from in it. I would not have expected that. 1 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 The whole thing sucks. Last year was the first for Ellie & I to get down to Harvard for the match. Despite health issues for both of us, we enjoyed the match and planned on adding to our list. But noooo, not now! Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: The whole thing sucks. Last year was the first for Ellie & I to get down to Harvard for the match. Despite health issues for both of us, we enjoyed the match and planned on adding to our list. But noooo, not now! Well, it's still here in New England. Just Maine, not Massachusetts. Not to far north of the Kittery Trading Post. You oughta still come! That being said, I notice some well known names that are usually there not listed. That is kind of a bummer. Edited June 4 by H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 1 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1 minute ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Well, it's still here in New England. Just Maine, not Massachusetts. Not to far north of the Kittery Trading Post. You oughta still come! See the very first reply to your thread! 😊 We're headin out around 9ish and hitting a diner in NH for breakfast, then eating lunch at the range! See ya there. 1 Quote
Waimea Posted June 4 Posted June 4 3 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Well, it's still here in New England. Just Maine, not Massachusetts. Not to far north of the Kittery Trading Post. You oughta still come! Southern Maine and New Hampshire used to be a part of Massachusetts in the early colonial days. That's awesome that a club in Maine stepped up to help out. I knew there had to be a back story. I lived in Western Massachusetts for almost 10 years before moving to Florida. My guns never saw the light of day there. But they were used to hiding having moved to MA from NJ. 4 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 5 minutes ago, Eyesa Horg said: See the very first reply to your thread! 😊 We're headin out around 9ish and hitting a diner in NH for breakfast, then eating lunch at the range! See ya there. See, I was confused. I thought you were, but then I thought you weren't, and then I... I get confuzzled easily. Maybe I DO need some Moxie. It's an excellent nerve tonic after all. Good for reversing softening of the brain, y'know. 2 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Sounds good to me Pard! I've no doubt that Tyler and Des will put on a another great match. Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 4 Author Posted June 4 4 minutes ago, Waimea said: But they were used to hiding having moved to MA from NJ. About the only way you could go from bad to worse! Seriously, MA, NJ, CT, NY, CA, IL, MD. Hard to say which is the worst. Quote
Kid Rich Posted June 5 Posted June 5 We shot that match for several years. The Harvard Ghost Riders did a good job. kR Quote
Texas Jack Black Posted June 5 Posted June 5 23 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: You can't even buy Bore Butter or percussion caps there. Friends come here to buy supplies! You can buy all the Bore Butter and caps if available if you live there and have a firearms permit. Best Wishes Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Maybe so! Just going by what the boys we hunt with talk about when they come up! 1 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 6 Author Posted June 6 Tri State started today! Today was side match day. 3 stage mini match. Left hip, 3rd Model S&W Schofield. Right hip, Uberti Schofield. Rifle, AWA Lightning (.45 Colt) All guns, including the Lightning, were used with .45 Schofield ammo. The Lightning ran flawlessly. Shotgun(s) For 2 stages, I used my Hopkins and Allen single shot shotgun. This is a "new to me" gun that I got off of a junk pile for $50. It was the only gun on the pile that looked to be all there, so I offered the guy the cash, and it became mine. Worked great. For the third stage, I used my WW Greener built on the Martini action that I recently had repaired. It also worked great. Both were 12 gauge. Result: Clean mini match! For side matches I tried my hand at some long range shooting. 200 yards with REALLY small targets. Used my .45-70 Rolling Block. To be honest, I could not hit anything, as I could not really SEE the targets. I have no problem with the distance, I can hit things that far away, but not such small ones. Personally, I like 100 yard shooting with larger targets, but that's just me. I also tried a few practice shots with my .45-45 ammo in the Rolling Block. Very pleasant to shoot. I just put a few rounds in the dirt at the 100 yard berm. Ostensibly, I was shooting at a "hanging disc" but again, it was too small for me to properly see it. I was in the general area of the disk, but well, I didn't hit it. I also tried to take a couple of shots with my .45-70 Mare's Leg for fun, but the hammer was falling too slow and did not make the primers go bang. (The did go bang in the Rolling Block, so I know it was the gun.) Even though I had no success at the long range side match, I had fun trying, and that's the most important thing. There were no derringer or pocket pistol side matches. After I left, I realized I didn't try the course of fire for long range repeaters, but I didn't feel like going back. So, the Large Frame Lighting (.45-70) did not speak today. Overall, I'd give my day a 9 out of 10. If I'd hit just 1 target on long range, I'da give it a 10. The folks up there in Maine are putting on a great match so far, they are nice folks, and I want to thank them for hosting the Mass/Conn/RI Tristate this year. Tomorrow, I'll be using different guns. I'll make a report then too. 1 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 7 Author Posted June 7 Well, day one of the main match was today. Six stages. Weather was not as humid or hot as yesterday, but there was more of a threat of rain. It sprinkled a little, but nothing that screwed up the shooting. We shot all six straight through with no lunch break to try and get it all done before the rain came. More or less, that worked. After shooting stages, the rain was coming but not yet there. I was able to get a light lunch from the food truck, which had EXCELLENT things to eat. By the time I'd gotten everything into my van to trek home, it was starting to rain, and it wasn't long before it was pouring, so our timing was good. Forecast is for good weather tomorrow, so we shall see. Personally, I did not do so great. On the second stage of the day I blew my clean match with both a miss and P. In the words of Homer Simpson, "D'oh!" Then, two stages later, I goofed up big time and got a SDQ. First time that's ever happened to me. Oh well. The other 4 stages I shot clean, and one of them I even shot under a minute! For me, that's good. Guns today were an antique Colt Lightning, and a pair of 4-3/4" 1900's vintage Colt Bisley revolvers, all in .32-20. Not my usual .45's, but I wanted to shoot .32-20 for several reasons. First, I had ammo loaded up in the caliber. That's a big one. Second, I really wanted to see how I did with the Bisley's over the course of a match. So far, I think I have done well. I did jack a few rounds out of the Lighting unfired for some reason, but I was able to recover and save the string. My shotgun was a Winchester 97 Black Diamond Trap Gun. An excellent shooting gun with a 30" full choke barrel. It is by far and away my best 97. Tight as a drum and handles well. In fact, one stage had a couple of poppers and they literally disintegrated when I shot them, proving the guns worth as a trap gun. In all fairness, some other shooters did manage to smoke the clay targets, but there were also what my father, a trap shooter, used to call a few "cheep" shots. That's when a tiny bit of the target flies off the mostly still in tact target, but it still counts and everyone on the line would go "cheep cheep cheep!" I will use these guns again tomorrow to finish the match. I'll be shooting for pride and hope I run the last 4 clean. Overall, I'd say I had a lot of fun, and that's the most important thing, right? As I was walking back to the parking area after my quick lunch, a fellow I've shot with before greeted me and commented to his friend on how it was always fun to watch me shoot, as you never know what kinda cool stuff I am gonna show up with. I took that as a compliment. That being said, I will say that I have developed a preference for a Lighting, a long barreled 97 and a pair of Colts with .45 being my go to caliber. Sometimes the Colts will be clones, the most infamous one I have being my so called "Big Iron." I was even asked if I had it with me today, and had to say no. That's not to say that all of my guns are unusually weird or something, most are rather conventional. I just like to mix things up from time to time. Who knows, I may take out my gold Colt again next time, and pair it with a silver plated, heavily engraved Uberti with the initials GSP monographed on the fake ivory grips. Only time will tell! See you again tomorrow. 4 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I managed 5 stages of the 6 clean! Blew it with one miss on my 5th stage. Oh well 😀. The catered dinner tonight was excellent! I had pasta with light sauce, veal Parm, salad, chocolate moose and a Pepsi. Now back at the camper enjoying a decaf! 2 Quote
Waimea Posted June 8 Posted June 8 HK I shoot a 97 with a full choke 30" barrel Outlaw style. I get a lot of comments about the length of the barrel. Mostly about being able to push the target down if I miss it. I had a chance to buy a black diamond and passed. Shouldn't have passed. Glad you're having fun. Waimea 2 Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 8 Author Posted June 8 Well, the Tri-State is over, and I had a lot of fun. To be brutally honest, my performance today was an absolute train wreck. Many misses, a couple of Ps and some rather stupid mistakes that got me an SDQ. Never had that happen before. Oh well, a first time for everything. But, I did have fun, and that's the main thing. And to my surprise, I did take second place in the Duelist category! I guess there is wisdom is choosing a category with only 2 shooters in it. It was a great match, put on my great people. And as much as hope the Tri-State will be able to get back to Massachusetts eventually, I'd enjoy going back up to Berwick for another shoot in Maine when I get the chance. Not much else to say except, it was nice experience, in spite of all my personal flaws in how I did. 3 Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 17 Posted June 17 I'm told you can if you take the training and get an FID card. Quote
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted June 17 Author Posted June 17 11 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said: I'm told you can if you take the training and get an FID card. If you need the FID (Firearms Identification, good only for long guns) or the LTC (License to Carry, good for pistols as well as long guns) to buy bore butter, that would indicate that the commonwealth considers it to be ammunition related in some way. In addition to needing the have the "gun permit" to buy live ammunition, you also need it to purchase things like primers, bullets, powder, percussion caps and shot. Oddly, I've never been asked to show it for buying brass, but out of state vendors have asked for copy of it for that as well. You even need it to buy a BB gun, BB's or pellets. Not sure about paintball guns and ammo. What is bore butter, btw? I'd assume it was some sort of black powder lube or bore cleaner, but I honestly don't know. Quote
Eyesa Horg Posted June 17 Posted June 17 I use it to make lubed wads for muzzleloader. It can be used for seasoning the barrel as well as cleaning etc. 1 Quote
Nutmeg Ryder, SASS # 74966 Posted June 17 Posted June 17 8 hours ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: If you need the FID (Firearms Identification, good only for long guns) or the LTC (License to Carry, good for pistols as well as long guns) to buy bore butter, that would indicate that the commonwealth considers it to be ammunition related in some way. In addition to needing the have the "gun permit" to buy live ammunition, you also need it to purchase things like primers, bullets, powder, percussion caps and shot. Oddly, I've never been asked to show it for buying brass, but out of state vendors have asked for copy of it for that as well. You even need it to buy a BB gun, BB's or pellets. Not sure about paintball guns and ammo. What is bore butter, btw? I'd assume it was some sort of black powder lube or bore cleaner, but I honestly don't know. I tried to purchase some tumbling media at a large commercial outdoor store (in Hudson, if you know you know) and I could not purchase it without a FID or LTC from Mass. Crushed corn! And if you think the MA 135 gunlaw is bad, look at what RI is trying to pass. 1 Quote
La Sombra Posted June 17 Posted June 17 Question: For a multi-state match is anyone declared the "state winner" in their category? For instance, you shoot the Tri-State match and win your category and are from Rhode Island, are you both the Tri-State champ and the Rhode Island champ? Just curious.... La Sombra (Who has no need to return to "New England". My wife loves it here.) Quote
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