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DeaconKC replied to Father Kit Cool Gun Garth's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
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He said in another thread he is around Nashville TN.
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join the fun Music Song Title Conga
Tooky Slim replied to Father Kit Cool Gun Garth's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
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anyone tried one of those 50 cal ammo can fire pit s???
Pat Riot replied to Chili Ron's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
I saw a metal tool box that someone made into a portable grill somewhere online recently. I am going to have to go looking for it. -
I had a woman I worked with convinced that she could buy a trunk monkey from the Suburban Auto Group. I convinced her to call them. She did. She was not as amused as the lady that answered the phone was. I got a lot of dirty looks for a few days. Probably because every time she glared at me I burst into laughter. She was and maybe still is a brunette.
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If you posted where you live, some on here may also step forward to help.
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I shoot 428 coated bullets in Pietta GW II pistols with 429 bores and a Uberti 73 rifle with a 429 bore. No leading problems and decent accuracy, good enough for SASS competition. If you run 430 bullets you’ll need a flaring die for 44 Spl or a 44 mag. If you use a 44-40 die you’ll get a bulged case neck and have trouble chambering. My rifle is from 2001 and has a 429 bore but a 427 chamber and won’t work with 430 bullets because it causes drag when chambering and causes you to slow down shooting.
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I recommend going to a match and asking about reloading. Someone, if not many, will step forward to mentor you. I have offered at our club to teach anyone how to cast bullets from .38/.357 to .458 for the .45-70. The match director has offered to teach anyone to reload. I would do the same.
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Voyager 1 Back Online After 5 months
Forty Rod SASS 3935 replied to Abilene Slim SASS 81783's topic in SASS Wire Saloon
Launched 5 months after my wife and I bought our first house and ten months before I left the Marine Corps. That was over half my lifetime ago. -
2024 Tennessee State Championship
Tennessee williams replied to Randy Saint Eagle, SASS # 64903's topic in SASS Wire
I'm forced to order a beer and a shot of bourbon now. The Texas brother swapped over to Catholic. -
Y'all quit!
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Start with what you can afford. Never a champ, but began with Ruger OMV, amped them up , sold them and ended up with Colts. A matter of enjoyment, and saving up a bit. Practice and skill is more important than brand.
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Uberti 1886 Sporting Rifle in 45-70.
Abilene, SASS # 27489 replied to C. W. Knight # 47289L's topic in SASS Wire Classifieds
On my Windows 10 laptop, I right-click the link, then select Open Link in New Tab. That does not open another tab, but downloads the file. I go to my downloads folder and from there both the Photo viewer and Paint will open the image. -
SPF: Uberti #3 Russian in 45 Colt
Rooster Ron Wayne replied to La Sombra's topic in SASS Wire Classifieds
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An RCBS press will do fine - just slow. Regarding dies, RCBS makes dies specifically for cowboy action. However, I started with a used set of Lee dies I bought for $10. They loaded perfectly satisfactory CAS ammo. I now load on progressive presses. Reloading equipment is very durable. Used equipment is sold at gun shows and estate sales. There are videos on YouTube how to create small, portable loading benches. Here is an article how to create one using a Black and Decker WorkMate.
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People who shoot only Black Powder loads use that term. Okay, reloading costs about 1/4 compared to factory loads. 38 special is the most cost effective way to shoot this game. Don't worry about super light loads at this stage. Get used to the game first and as you improve, you will then be able to go all out like the top shooters do. RNFP means round nose flat point, you want a flat point for safety of loading in our leverguns, where the nose of the bullet rides against the base of the next cartridge.
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2024 Iowa / Nebraska State Shoot - Who's coming
WymoreWrangler SASS 46187L replied to Cactus Clark's topic in SASS Wire
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When is that?
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The Holy Black is a term for Black Powder. O.O. is being sort of an elitist plenty of time for BP later (it's worth the wait). My suggestion: to start with, order loaded .38's from Bullets by Scarlet. You have to pay shipping, but the cost per round will likely be less because store ammo is expensive, plus it will be loaded for CAS. Save the brass. If you are using a side by side shotgun, in general avoid ribbed hulls and hulls with a base that is silver. Those tend to stick in the chambers and don't shuck well. If you can find the Winchester AA LNLR by all means get them. They say Low Recoil Low Noise on the box but also look for 980fps. If you can't find those, AA's that are 1 oz at 1180 fps are about the next lightest load. 1 1/8 oz at 1145fps kick harder. You can get those loads in the Winchester white box but those will have the silver base. If you are shooting a '97 then it will eject most anything. Regarding your dies question, almost any dies will make decent CAS .38's. I've used nothing but inexpensive Lee for years along with their Factory Crimp Die, and no complaints. Welcome aboard and have fun!
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Crinkled Brass After Reloading on my Dillion 650
El Sobrante Kid replied to Texas Maverick's topic in SASS Wire
You might consider belling the case a little less, your cases will last longer. You only need enough flare, in the shortest case, so that you don't shave any lead off the bullet when it is seated. Congrats on finding the problem.