-=> Grease wrote to All <=-

Gr> I went to one of these this weekend near my house. It was a great time.
Gr> My wife, who has never shot a firearm, went a enjoyed it. I've shot
Gr> firearms since I was a teenager, 62 now, but never had place for
Gr> hunting or anything like that.

Gr> Basically, you have two single action pistols, a shotgun and a rifle.
Gr> You also need to dress and have weapons time period appropriate. There
Gr> was about 30 people there. I got to do a stage and my wife also. It was
Gr> a blast!

Gr> Now I need to sell stuff and get firearms and accoutrements, because I
Gr> have the bug!

Wow! Very cool! I've read about them, but never done any or seen
one in person. Please keep us informed!





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-=> Dumas Walker wrote to GREASE <=-

> Now I need to sell stuff and get firearms and accoutrements, because I have
> the bug!

DW> That is the danger of trying anything new. ;) With me, it seems like
DW> I get the bug, buy new stuff, and then it passes and I am stuck with a
DW> bunch of rarely used stuff. :D

I have that issue with any hobby I start. :-) When I got back into
model cars recently, I made a conscious effort NOT to do that. :-)

I still bought a minimal amount of paint and tools, but did NOT
just go crazy and buy a bunch of kits. :-)




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-=> Grease wrote to Dumas Walker <=-

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to GREASE <=-

> Now I need to sell stuff and get firearms and accoutrements, because I have
> the bug!

Do you have a cowboy name yet?








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-=> Weatherman wrote to Grease <=-

We> My brother in law was heavy into cowboy action shooting. He just about
We> disowned his sister when I bought a pair of stainless steel Ruger
We> Vaqueros in .45 Colt with SASS (Single Action Shooting Society) grips
We> and sequential serial numbers for $1500 and refused to entertain any
We> notion of selling them to him.

LOL - now that's funny!

We> Cowboy shooting will lead to hand loading. These guys load so low it's
We> not even funny. Basically a hair above primer. As long as the load
We> leaves the barrel and makes a "ding" sound on the target, it's good
We> enough. Makes sense. As many rounds as is shot during a weekend of
We> activity, full loads take a toll on both the gun and the shooter, so
We> keeping it light makes sense - plus since speed counts keeping the
We> loads light improves scores.

I've read that some even cast their own lead bullets.

We> Then you'll be spending money on "authentic" Western garb in order to
We> look the part of the western gunslinger....

We> Hell, now you have ME wanting to go out and play cowboy!

LOL - I have several single action .22's. I have a lever action
.357 and wouldn't mind a SAA .357. :-)



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> DW> That is the danger of trying anything new. ;) With me, it seems like
> DW> I get the bug, buy new stuff, and then it passes and I am stuck with a
> DW> bunch of rarely used stuff. :D

> I have that issue with any hobby I start. :-) When I got back into
> model cars recently, I made a conscious effort NOT to do that. :-)

Very smart way to approach things. ;)

> I still bought a minimal amount of paint and tools, but did NOT
> just go crazy and buy a bunch of kits. :-)

Yeah, when you get (back) into a hobby, there is always a "start up" cost
for supplies. The key is to do as you have done and try to make it as
minimal as possible. I have gone overboard on that step before, too! :O


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-=> Dumas Walker wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-

DW> Yeah, when you get (back) into a hobby, there is always a "start up"
DW> cost for supplies. The key is to do as you have done and try to make
DW> it as minimal as possible. I have gone overboard on that step before,
DW> too! :O

My wife tends to go overboard too, so I guess it 'runs in the familiy?'

There's also the danger of 'gathering hobby supplies for my hobby
has become my new hobby.'


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-=> Jimmy Anderson wrote to Weatherman <=-

We> Cowboy shooting will lead to hand loading. These guys load so low it's
We> not even funny. Basically a hair above primer. As long as the load
We> leaves the barrel and makes a "ding" sound on the target, it's good
We> enough. Makes sense. As many rounds as is shot during a weekend of
We> activity, full loads take a toll on both the gun and the shooter, so
We> keeping it light makes sense - plus since speed counts keeping the
We> loads light improves scores.

JA> I've read that some even cast their own lead bullets.

Yeah, a lot of handloaders cast their own. I don't. I have certain standards,
and to allow myself to grovel and beg and dumpster dive for suitable lead to
cast bullets is below even MY standards (said with tongue firmly planted in
cheek). On a more serious note, I just prefer to use factory produced bullets
as I mostly use either copper jacketed or copper plated.

We> Then you'll be spending money on "authentic" Western garb in order to
We> look the part of the western gunslinger....

We> Hell, now you have ME wanting to go out and play cowboy!

JA> LOL - I have several single action .22's. I have a lever action
JA> .357 and wouldn't mind a SAA .357. :-)

I seem to have collected several Cowboy style pieces. I've got bunches of
Heritage Arms .22 lrs, when they put them on sale for $99 with a free .22 WMR
cylinder, it's kinda hard to pass up. Then there are the .45 Colts, have three
of those, a SAA patterned revolver in .38 special, serveral Henry .22 lever
actions (my wife likes the tribute models), one in .45-70, a Mare's Leg in .44
magnum, and then there's the Sharps replica (Pedretti) in .45 Colt.

I'm with you on the lever action .357. I'd definitely like to pick up one of
those. One of these days I'll find a deal on one....



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> DW> Yeah, when you get (back) into a hobby, there is always a "start up"
> DW> cost for supplies. The key is to do as you have done and try to make
> DW> it as minimal as possible. I have gone overboard on that step before,
> DW> too! :O

> My wife tends to go overboard too, so I guess it 'runs in the familiy?'

> There's also the danger of 'gathering hobby supplies for my hobby
> has become my new hobby.'

YES. I have run into this trap, too. A hobby can quickly become a money
pit if you go too overboard with it.


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-=> Jimmy Anderson wrote to Weatherman <=-

JA> I've read that some even cast their own lead bullets.

We> Yeah, a lot of handloaders cast their own. I don't. I have certain
We> standards, and to allow myself to grovel and beg and dumpster dive for
We> suitable lead to cast bullets is below even MY standards (said with
We> tongue firmly planted in cheek). On a more serious note, I just prefer
We> to use factory produced bullets as I mostly use either copper jacketed
We> or copper plated.

LOL - I get that - :-) I've heard of people picking up used
tire weights and melting them. More than I want to do right now.
Heck I haven't even shot in weeks!

JA> LOL - I have several single action .22's. I have a lever action
JA> .357 and wouldn't mind a SAA .357. :-)

We> I seem to have collected several Cowboy style pieces. I've got bunches
We> of Heritage Arms .22 lrs, when they put them on sale for $99 with a
We> free .22 WMR cylinder, it's kinda hard to pass up. Then there are the

Agreed!!! I bought one that wouldn't shoot right... Sent it back, they
replaced it no problem - but it's not 'right' either. <sigh> Only paid
just over $100 for it - then another $25 fee to receive the replacement.
If they do it again I'm suddenly pushing 180 or more for a pistol, so
I figured I would, when I have time, just put it in a vice and try and
'fix' it myself. :-)

It's a black finish - thought it would be a good one to maybe strip
and do something custom too...

We> .45 Colts, have three of those, a SAA patterned revolver in .38
We> special, serveral Henry .22 lever actions (my wife likes the tribute
We> models), one in .45-70, a Mare's Leg in .44 magnum, and then there's
We> the Sharps replica (Pedretti) in .45 Colt.

I havce a Sharps replica in .22, but the barrel is SUPER big! The hole
is not, but the overall size is big and heavy, like a .45. :-)

We> I'm with you on the lever action .357. I'd definitely like to pick up
We> one of those. One of these days I'll find a deal on one....

My FIL gave me that cause he knew I wanted one eventually... :-)



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Re: Cowboy Action Shooting
By: Weatherman to Jimmy Anderson on Sun May 04 2025 01:09 am

> Heritage Arms .22 lrs, when they put them on sale for $99 with a free .22
> WMR cylinder, it's kinda hard to pass up. Then there are the .45 Colts,

I bought one of those with the WMR cylider for my wife, they are alot of fun to shoot. the WMR round sure packs a punch. My SIL were shooting the lr rounds and got to 100% hits on target, switched to the wmr cylinder and it was starting all over, same distance, same target.

I have started metering my black powder into cigarette papers to make it streamlined when reloading my .44 which is fun to shoot also.

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-=> Bogomips wrote to Weatherman <=-

Bo> I bought one of those with the WMR cylider for my wife, they are alot
Bo> of fun to shoot. the WMR round sure packs a punch. My SIL were shooting

I read one time that .22 magnum was roughly the equivalent of .32 ACP.


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