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AH!!! TS Governor. You should lose a lot more....and take the cost out from of all the idiots who have been keeping this BS project afloat for so long. Make them pay it back with interest....maximum interest.

Just got back from testing both rifles.. the problem child (Pioneer Gunworks) rifle worked great with no jacked out rounds.. and with the hammer screw backed out to original place.. My backup ‘73 was built by Griners out west..

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First bunch of comments are very well worded...not like some of your....well, never mind. I agree with all of that, but you didn't mention the ejected case crossing the line of sight if you fire it left handed. Maybe not a serious issue to some but it bugs me when I fire weak handed. Nicely done. Very nicely done.

A good Cowboy Smith could easily fix the OAL issue by properly beveling the carrier. 1.550" is the typical OAL of .357 ammo. 1.450" is typically 38 special

Hi I have seen some debate about cleaning black powder with all sorts of weird concoctions. I have seen comments that are completely incorrect too. I noticed a debate regarding a product I have used for years whereby someone said why are people buying into the hype? I have to say that ballistol has been around cleaning firearms of every kind for more than a hundred years and is used by many military forces so it's not really hype is it? If you mix Ballistol 1:1 with cold water and run a few patches down it will clean all the shooting residue from the bore and elsewhere. Then a few dry patches and you are done. If there is any left in the bore then when the water evaporates you are left with a layer of the oil and NO rust. I have tried this many times to see, submersing a revolver and leaving it to hang dry for weeks and NO rust at all. It is skin friendly and not toxic and does the job brilliantly and is simple and safe to use. You do not need boiling water or other concoctions, certain not WD 40 high actually attracts moisture over time. i just wanted to clear that one up .

Burris fast fire III. came off a 1911 as is No box, just what you see in the picture $100 shipped

Thanks, I just laid in a year of powder and primers.

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Thanks for the heads up.

No change, then. I could have sworn the SHB contained a specific reference to the 93/97 but I must be mistaken.

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I heard "groceries" used to refer to a meal frequently in the Texas panhandle. I heard "REDD UP" used to mean clean up in Eastern Kentucky. It was considered an old fashioned expression in the '50s.

I wonder if you could just get the chamber reamed a bit to take 357. Have you ever tried chambering 357?

Here's two possible ways.

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I just now took a look at their available powders. It's always nice to get some wanted powder at the same time since shipping and hazmat is already paid for. They have N320 in 4-lb, WST and Perfect Pattern both in 8-lb.

I put one of those that I bought about 3 years ago in an older model ‘73 .44-40. I too was having intermittent FTF. On inspection I found it was binding a bit, so I chucked it in my drill press and polished it with emory paper until it moved freely. I’ll file Rance’s experience in my head in case I run into a similar problem.

I am turning 70 in 3 weeks and have been in the “game” almost as long starting in late 90’s. Seems I remember hearing that there was a lot of improvising with the guns that were available at the time mostly Ruger Blackhawks, some Colts, Winchesters and Marlins in different calibers, a pistol, a rifle and a shotgun to “compete” and rules made up as they went with a lot of leniency. As I said hearsay, what I read on the early days of this forum and various gun periodicals. As the sport became more popular changes in equipment and rules evolved. 40 years ago, even Colts were a lot cheaper, bought my first one in 1989 for $660. Winchester 94s could be had for $300, and I believe Blackhawks were somewhere in between. Ammo was cheap, .38 spcl reloads could be had for $.06 apiece and a box of either .44 or .45s were between $15-20, shotgun shell for a case of 25, at $5. Now there is a plethora of various new/used firearms of a variety of calibers, meeting the desires of SASS participants and SASS modifying rules approving firearms and calibers, as well as creating new categories to shoot in. So why not let people shoot .22s? Have a seperate category if you think there is an unfair advantage. Remember everyone complaining about “mouse fart” .38s not having the recoil of larger calibers and it being an unfair advantage? I do! No one cared enough back then and they won’t now. The enjoyment of shooting in Western style clothes guns and like minded people is what is important, not if someone is 6 seconds faster. Most compete against themselves, and the ones who made it a business spent the time, energy and the money practicing like competitors shooters in the other sports! Most of us just want to walk around healed fantasizing about being in Westerns with friends on a monthly basis! IMHO

We also saved millions of Japanese civilian lives. See my post above about projected Japanese casualties if there had been an allied invasion. Or, if some had suggested, we embargoed Japan, tens of millions through starvation and disease. Two other points, how is it different than the conventional bombing of other cities? And both Hiroshima and Nagasaki were significant ports, rail junctions, military staging areas, as well as medium manufacturing centers.

In the industry for a very long time - good owner and or manager = good store. Area and customers can have impact but given quality store leadership, not a great deal.

Seems the president pulled all funding for our train to nowhere.....About time....15 years and nothing done....Just a lot on money down the drain..... Texas Lizard

You might not have the option of choosing a shop. A lot of these companies tell you where to go.