Official Cowboy Shooting Thread

[Turtle_Nagant]

Roy Rogers' Happy Trails foundation is raffling a pair of silver-plated pistols and an incredible rig.

I am planning to win this.

A bit fancy looking for my taste. Best of luck to you.

 

[jimbobborg]

Roy Rogers' Happy Trails foundation is raffling a pair of silver-plated pistols and an incredible rig.

Tickets are $10 at: http://www.happytrails.org/index.html

I'm only telling you this as a courtesy. If you want to buy a ticket for commemorative purposes or to support a good charity, that's OK. I am planning to win this.


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If I won this I'd switch to B-Western.

 

[fidelity]

One left ...

Winchester 1892 357 Mag with Large a Lever Loop and saddle ring for $1035 shipped ...

http://grabagun.com/winchester-534190137-1892-357-mag-lg-loop.html

 

[fidelity]

Winchester 1873 in 357/38 with a 20-inch barrel for under $1100 shipped ...

http://www.hinterlandoutfitters.com...action-walnut-stock-blued-finish-p-44660.html

Well made rifle. I have the above in a Grade II/III, and the action was smooth out of the box.

 

[jimbobborg]

Tomorrow is my last match of the year with the Pepper Mill Creek Gang. I'm using BP in the cartridge guns, still trying to get load the brass shells but lack pellets and some other stuff.

ETA Picked up a new Cimarron revolver today since most of my revolvers are not up to snuff. I'll be shooting three different calibers tomorrow

 

[fidelity]

Taylor and Company has a Black Friday special that runs until 8:00am on Tuesday, December 2 ...

http://www.taylorsfirearms.com/black-friday-special

Included are:

1887 Bootleg Lever Action Shotgun 12-Gauge 18.5” Barrel for $800

1873 Carbine .357 Mag/.38 Sp. with a 16-1/8" barrel and 12.8" trigger pull for $900

Although not a CAS firearm (as per this thread's topic), they also have a 1911 (45 ACP) that they are selling for $375.

Shipping is free for orders over $50. If anyone is planning on getting the 1873, shoot me a PM as there is another Taylor alternative that may be on sale (but unfortunately, nothing in 45 LC, which is what I'm shopping for).

 

[hodgepodge]

John Wayne's

They were originally .45, modified to .44-40. The trigger guard and grips were also changed.

More info at: http://www.jcs-group.com/johnwayne/american/trademark.html

 

[jimbobborg]

Taylor's 1911 is legal for Wild Bunch shooting, and the shorter 73 would be nice if it held and fed short .38 Specials. I'm done purchasing SASS guns for a while, I'm even selling that Cimarron I just picked up.

 

[fidelity]

Taylor's 1911 is legal for Wild Bunch shooting, and the shorter 73 would be nice if it held and fed short .38 Specials. I'm done purchasing SASS guns for a while, I'm even selling that Cimarron I just picked up.

Had no idea re the 1911. Have a line on a nicely discounted, new, good quality 1873 Winchester that shoots 38 and 357, but don't know about 38 shorts.

 

[jimbobborg]

Had no idea re the 1911. Have a line on a nicely discounted, new, good quality 1873 Winchester that shoots 38 and 357, but don't know about 38 shorts.

My 92 clone shoots .38 Special if they're loaded out long with 158gr LRN bullets, but with the short 125gr bullets, it starts to misfeed. Looking to sell that one, too.

 

[JoeRinMD]

My 92 clone shoots .38 Special if they're loaded out long with 158gr LRN bullets, but with the short 125gr bullets, it starts to misfeed. Looking to sell that one, too.

To reliably shoot .38 Special in my 1892 clone, I load a 147 gr. truncated cone that mimics the overall length of a .357 Magnum round. The bullet isn't a true cone, it's actually more of a truncated ogive. I buy them from Moulton Lead in Vermont.

JoeR

 

[fidelity]

Winchester 1894 20-inch barrel in 30-30 for $990 from Grabagun ...

http://grabagun.com/winchester-534199114-m94-carbine-20-s.html

Grabagun has messed up the description, but it's this model right here. Two in stock. It will creep up in price once Grabagun fixes its inventorying (usually the new in stock items that are short-lived pop in at the old price and within a day or two the price rises).

 

[Tomcat]

fidelity, after reading through this thread you seem to be finding lever actions all over the interwebs. Do you know any local FFL's that carry a selection? I'm looking for a .357/38spl lever gun. I'm not reading any good things about the new Marlins but they don't seem to be available any way. I've found some Rossi R92's online but would like to shop local if possible.

 

[jimbobborg]

To reliably shoot .38 Special in my 1892 clone, I load a 147 gr. truncated cone that mimics the overall length of a .357 Magnum round. The bullet isn't a true cone, it's actually more of a truncated ogive. I buy them from Moulton Lead in Vermont.

JoeR

Either way, it's been traded for a 92 takedown in 32-20 made in 1922 All of my leverguns are now in original, BP cartridges.

 

[fidelity]

fidelity, after reading through this thread you seem to be finding lever actions all over the interwebs. Do you know any local FFL's that carry a selection? I'm looking for a .357/38spl lever gun. I'm not reading any good things about the new Marlins but they don't seem to be available any way. I've found some Rossi R92's online but would like to shop local if possible.

Rossis and Winchesters are on the wall at Gunrunners in Frederick. The owner might negotiate on the prices of the Winchesters, but the selection is limited. Might consider putting your WTB question in the IP forum to see what sort of feedback you get as there maybe stores that routinely carry more inventory.

 

[fidelity]

Either way, it's been traded for a 92 takedown in 32-20 made in 1922 All of my leverguns are now in original, BP cartridges.

The cloud of smoke, after rapid fire, must be impressive.

 

[jimbobborg]

The cloud of smoke, after rapid fire, must be impressive.

I load 2 ccs of BP in each 44-40 cartridge, so yes, it gets very smokey when I shoot One of the other guys runs BP in his .45 Colt guns, it's just as bad.

 

[jimbobborg]

I hit the Chantilly Gun Show today and walked out with a new revolver. Taylor's & Company had a Running Iron in 44-40, which is the one I got. It's blued, not case colored, too.

 

[fidelity]

You'll need to post pics, and not the darkened shots that you recently posted in the lever porn thread ... although given it is a porn thread ... the soft room lighting is consistent in some ways.

Here are recent pics of "my" Taylor/Uberti 1873 revolver. Not quite mine, but what I received after ordering an 1873 Taylor rifle (see description on receipt vs label on the box). Uberti does do a nice job on these.

 

[Naptown34]

Got any good POCs for leather rifle sling and buttstock cartridge holders? For a lever action rifle. Thanks in advance.