Gunfighter Ordinar. . . .

Dick Dastardly · August 28, 2006, 10:07:37 AM

Shot the Wisconsin State SASS Championship match this last weekend at the WOWS Boyceville club. Won 3rd place for shootn' Gunfighter. Problem is, I was shootn' my ROAs GF style with the original C&B cylinders in the Frontiersman class. I was shootn' 'em Gunfighter cuz the match director said it was ok. Anyway, I got mention and a certificate that says I was third best Gunfighter. For a Gunfighter Ordinar, this is something akin to WOW! I even had some cap failures and the last stage, three chambers failed to fire cuz I changed from Remington to CCI caps.

FWIW, the DD/ROA bullets performed great. The loading stand on my gun cart worked great. I managed to do posse work and still have my stuff together enuf that I didn't slow down the posse. Had a great time at a really well run shoot.

DD-DLoS

sundance44`s · August 28, 2006, 12:30:47 PM

Got a bad deal over cci caps the other day too .. and got to looking good at them and some of the cci caps look like they wern`t under the machine that drops the charge all the way .. checked a few more cans and they all have a few caps in them that look that way ...the wife has had to drop her hammer twice to pop some of hers on her front stuffer .... there has to be some quaility control problems at cci . we switched back to remington caps this weekend and neither of us had a cap failure .... when ya load those cci caps in a snail type capper check `em out ..some need be culled .( going to write cci a letter ) switched to remington caps a few years ago because of this same problem . going to stay with remington caps now if i have to get them delivered by the little brown truck !

litl rooster · August 28, 2006, 03:46:03 PM

Good show DD................ I tried a stage last month 2 handed I loved it but honestly need to refine it with some practice.

Have either of you tried the Dynamite Nobel (?spelling) caps on yer revolvers?

Dick Dastardly · August 28, 2006, 04:22:12 PM

Hey Rooster,

Wud them be the RWS ones? If so, I've not tried 'em, but I've heard lots of good stuff about them from pards at the shoot last weekend. I'll have to poke around and see if I kin find some. I hate to pay the hazmat fee to order 'em.

DD-DLoS

sundance44`s · August 28, 2006, 05:03:40 PM

I haven`t tried those ..in fact i haven`t seen any around here . are they new .

litl rooster · August 28, 2006, 06:41:00 PM

Our local Toy store carry's them, along with Goex... They seem hotter, and as long as they stay put on a nipple they will go off.>>>Rooster<<<< needs to order new nipples for his C&B's

Arcey · August 28, 2006, 06:50:59 PM

Strange. I ain't got a doubt whut y'all say is straight up. But iz long as I got the right size I ain't never had a problem with CCI caps.

Did have a problem with CCI small pistol primers a very long time ago 'n quit usin' 'em. Other reasons cropped up 'n I been usin' 'em for the past year or so. No complaints.

Dick Dastardly · August 28, 2006, 09:00:35 PM

I run CCI primers in all my main match bp ammo and have never had a misfire. I'll send CCI a letter and detail my problem. There should be a batch number or sum such on the tin. Mayhaps I did something unknowing like that caused the problem. Meanwhile, Remington caps work great.

I'm of the opinion that no company is going to make stuff that won't work. They won't be around for long.

DD-DLoS

Adirondack Jack · August 30, 2006, 04:26:38 AM

Only thing that junmps out as a possibility is the hammer springs on yer rugers are whackin' a little on the light side and the CCI's maybe want a little more whoopass? Other possibility is bein' it was the last stage, some fuglies built up and the caps weren't seating solidly?

Dick Dastardly · August 30, 2006, 12:17:31 PM

Thanks AJ,

Since I'd already shot Nine stages without cleaning, there's a possability that some soot built up around the hammer and hammer slot in the frame. When I re-capped I could have loosened up some of the crud. I do know that the Remington caps fired off the chambers easily.

A light hammer strike could be a problem even with stock springs like mine. The hammer dragging thru crud could slow it down enough to reduce the impact enough that the caps would fail to ignite. I did try the CCI caps by cocking and dropping the hammer again and they didn't go off. Also, when I went to remove them, they were really stuck on tight. It took my Leatherman pliars to pull 'em off.

DD-DLoS

P.S. Glad to see the board back up. If the varment is cought that did the violence here, I'll supply a short rope. .

w44wcf · August 31, 2006, 12:17:25 PM

Howdy DD,

Congratulations on some mighty fine shootin'! I'd say that your performance made you Gunfighter Extraordinar(!) .....a legend in your own time. It's how you play the game that counts.

w44wcf

ps: Did those bullets made from the .45-70 WInchester mold arrive ok?

Dick Dastardly · August 31, 2006, 06:05:58 PM

Yes! Those bullets for the 45-70 did arrive in great shape. I'm hoarding them till I can get some new once fired brass to load 'em in. They have great potential. I'm thinkn' that they might not be too long for a new LEE Six cavity mold. Us pards that shoot a lot like to shoot, not cast.

Thanks, expect some DD-45-70-390 RNFP bullets in return.

DD-DLoS

w44wcf · September 05, 2006, 04:47:58 PM

DD,

Glad to hear that you rec'd. them ok.

No need to send me any bullets in return...... I was really interested in making some bullets from that historic
Winchester mold with the generous lube grooves and send some to you for evaluation as well as trying them
out for myself.

Thamk you for the offer though.

w44wcf

Dick Dastardly · September 05, 2006, 04:58:33 PM

You don't understand 44wcf. I'm here in the midwest and I've just had a neat obligation laid on me. I have to respond in kind of forever carry a burden of guilt. It's that German midwest lutheran equity thing and it won't rest till satisfied. If I wait too long I'll even have to send some Christian tomatoes and zucchini along. Much later than that, it'll be fruit cake. . .

Expect bullets.

DD-DLoS

w44wcf · September 08, 2006, 03:38:26 PM

DD,

I know what you mean. I feel indebted myself when some one sends me something and I feel I need to respond in kind.

I am a Lutheran and christian myself and my dad was of german/dutch descent and was born and raised in Wisconsin, so I feel we have a bit of kinsmanship between us.

Now let's see, if'n I had my choice.........I could use one of those .45-250 big lube groove bullet molds......

Happy Trails,
w44wcf
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Dick Dastardly · September 08, 2006, 05:28:02 PM

Ho w44wcf,

You may choose, and I'll make it so. I'll send some of the PRS design. Ol Pigenroost did a great job of designing that boolit. I've been getting great results at plainsman distance from my 45-70 with 'em and they don't tear my shoulder up.

DD-DLoS

Noz · September 10, 2006, 04:31:52 PM

Dick. I asked a while back if your bullets performed well out of the Remingtons. I think you said you were going to try them. How did they work?

Cohagen · September 10, 2006, 05:00:12 PM

I was there, just a stage ahead of Dick. DD shot the gunfighter scenario great with cap and ball. I'm proud just to the rascal. Takes gits to do that in the Sate Match.

Cohagen

Dick Dastardly · September 10, 2006, 08:07:59 PM

Howdy NozzleRag,

Haven't gotten my hands on no Remingtons to try 'em in. If ya care to send me yer snail mail address, I'll send ya some to try. But only if you'll report back.

My email address is rrhody@spwl.net.

Hey Cohagen,

Thanks for the kind words. Did ya notice the sooty grin on my ugly puss. I had so much fun that I didn't even realize I'd won the Third place GF award. Silas went and picked up the award for me when I was packin' up our big wall tent. I've brushed my teeth since, but the grin is still there. BP Frontiersman is like that.

I may never win the chance to buy a belt buckle, but I'll out grin the best. . .

DD-DLoS

Noz · September 11, 2006, 08:54:03 AM

e-muled