Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt 1 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Why not mount them on a nicely finished leather covered board and frame them, leaving space for more? 4 Quote
Boggus Deal #64218 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 A belt with several of them hung vertically doesn’t take up much space. A few belt blanks from Tandy and a hole punch will get a lot hung up. 4 1 Quote
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted March 20 Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt Want another 26 years of them? ha Glad we are still around Joe. 1 Quote
Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L Posted March 20 Posted March 20 1 hour ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt Mine used to be displayed along with name badges on shelves in my office at work until I retired in 2024 then they came home and are in a box. This year I have put 4 nice buckles I got since then in shadow boxes on the wall with lesser ones and name badges going in the box with the others. 4 Quote
Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 My wife has allowed me one corner in the living room where I have a Lawyer's bookcase, Library table and old VHS tape cabinet. The first picture is on top of the VHS cabinet and the last picture is extra buckles inside the VHS cabinet. 10 Quote
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 20 Posted March 20 You could throw them in a box with mine so we would have one pile instead of two. Â I suspect that when I expire these will wind up in the land fill. Â I threw out a dumpster full of trophies last year. Â 5 Quote
Rip Snorter Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Amazing longevity and success, kudos to you guys! 2 Quote
Black Hills Barb Posted March 20 Posted March 20 Ruby Red Rider makes nice buckle boards so that you can display them. txr3designs.com 4 Quote
Ethan Cord Posted March 21 Posted March 21 8 hours ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt I am unsure what the market (or market value) would be for these. Most folks don’t want buckles or trophies they didn’t earn. When my friend Midway passed, he had boxes and boxes of trophies, plaques and belt buckles. Most went to the landfill. There is a similar problem with big and small game mounts. Very difficult to find buyers or even people who will just take them off your hands. 1 Quote
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 9 hours ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt Joe, any grandkids that might like a souvenir? 1 Quote
Flying W Ramrod Posted March 21 Posted March 21 Throw the brass ones in your case recycle bucket and get some buck for it. Bronze you can melt into ingots and sell to casters. Nickle, trash. Pewter, if you have any, same as bronze. That's what I do with mine. I cast pewter, bronze, copper and silver jewelry. This saves me bucks in materials. 1 Quote
Cpt Dan Blodgett, SASS #75655 Posted March 21 Posted March 21 On 3/20/2026 at 11:41 AM, Joe LaFives #5481 said: I'm not sure I should sell them but I can only use one and I have the 2012 on my belt I will never have that problem so cannot really give any advice Quote
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 19 hours ago, Abilene, SASS # 27489 said: Joe, any grandkids that might like a souvenir? 12 grandkids. So there is that. 2 Quote
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 21 Author Posted March 21 19 hours ago, Flying W Ramrod said: Throw the brass ones in your case recycle bucket and get some buck for it. Bronze you can melt into ingots and sell to casters. Nickle, trash. Pewter, if you have any, same as bronze. That's what I do with mine. I cast pewter, bronze, copper and silver jewelry. This saves me bucks in materials. What would be the melting point for the Bronze? Pewter, I know I can melt. Quote
Flying W Ramrod Posted March 22 Posted March 22 28 minutes ago, Joe LaFives #5481 said: What would be the melting point for the Bronze? Pewter, I know I can melt. Broze, depending on alloy and content, between 1562 and 1922 F I use an oxy acetylene set up with a rose but tip. Sprinkle a little flux on top to pull the impurities and melt away. If you're doing ingots, turn the acetylene on and smoke up the molds before adding oxygen to heat them. Melt in a crucible while keeping the mold in the heat, then pour. Keep the torch on the metal and mold when pouring to make a better pour.  1 1 Quote
MBFields Posted March 23 Posted March 23 I am really lost. What r all those things in the pictures? 🤔🤣🤣 1 2 Quote
Waimea Posted March 23 Posted March 23 Kind of a sad post. Nothing I haven't thought of, just sad. 6 Quote
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted March 23 Posted March 23 after 23 years in SASS here is all of mine   10 5 Quote
Hashknife Cowboy Posted March 24 Posted March 24 My daughter has a bunch of buckles from different equestrian events acquired over the past 20 years.  Most are rodeo related. We found her a display coffee table at a used furniture store and her buckles are all front and center in her living room. There are great memories contained within the table. 6 1 Quote
Billy Boots, # 20282 LTG-Regulator Posted March 24 Posted March 24 Joe, I cut some slats for wall in reloading room.. I beveled the back so to accommodate hook of buckle and stabilize it better. Much more presentable than a tray of maybe twenty WR buckles and other misc matches since 1999. bb 9 1 Quote
Scarlett Posted March 24 Posted March 24 On 3/23/2026 at 11:35 AM, MBFields said: I am really lost. What r all those things in the pictures? 🤔🤣🤣 Poor thing!  You’re so funny!  Hugs! 2 2 Quote
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted March 24 Posted March 24 There's an idea. Â Put them in the collection basket at chruch on Sunday. Â 2 3 Quote
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted March 24 Posted March 24 Some of the more generic buckles I've started giving to kids as a prize if they make really, really good improvement in a subject they've been struggling with over the year. When we substitute teach, we wear very nice buckles and western attire. Some of the kids notice the buckles and ask about the sport. Well, they want one! So, I work out a deal with their regular teacher, and they set some goals/tasks for the student to improve their grades. They must EARN their buckle. At the end of the school year, with their teacher's approval, they get a buckle to take home as a reward for a job well done. Â 11 1 Quote
Ethan Cord Posted March 24 Posted March 24 4 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: There's an idea.  Put them in the collection basket at chruch on Sunday.  Now that Chuck Norris has joined God's Posse, I suspect that all of the championship shooting buckles us mere mortals have earned will not glitter as brightly. 1 Quote
Hoss Posted March 25 Posted March 25 While I’ve never won a LR, WR, or EOT buckle (and not likely to!!!!) I have a bunch of other annual buckles. I really wish smaller annuals would give out Yeti tumblers or something useful like that.  my home club only gives buckles to category winners at “Gunfight at Gamble Gulch” (shameless plug, 2nd weekend in December) because there is no second place in a gunfight! 1 Quote
Joe LaFives #5481 Posted March 25 Author Posted March 25 On 3/23/2026 at 10:29 AM, Waimea said: Kind of a sad post. Nothing I haven't thought of, just sad. It is kinda. As you get older, some things just don't matter as much. When I got my very first Winter Range buckle and trophy for 3rd place in 2012, it REALLY meant something to me. I'd been shooting for quite awhile and finally decided to get better. It was also at a time when there were a lot in category because we only had Duelist and Senior Duelist at that time. Now I just don't really get too concerned about buckles 3 Quote
Marauder SASS #13056 Posted March 25 Posted March 25 Thing sure change. Now the nice trophies matches once gave out have SO greatly increased in cost they are no long viable. I wonder how much the Molly belts will eventually cost? Some trophy shops are now reselling trophies with a new label. 1 Quote
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