Show us your Guns!

[KittyT]

Ruger Mark III, cool!

I love these guns so much. This is the Target model, and I love how accurate these are, in part because of that super long barrel. Unfortunately, I won't get to shoot this until next weekend. ARGH!

[Diamondback]

And .22LR is cheap... you could probably feed that Ruger for a week on about the same cost as a full firing-day's ammo for my 1911.

The Serious Tactical Snobs may look down their nose at you for it, but for "non-combat use" the .22 is a very practical selection. (And this comes from a certified "MilSpec 1911A1 Snob"!)

[Stearmen]

After a long wait, after filing my taxes a couple days ago, I went out and picked up this beauty yesterday (Thanks, Uncle Sam!). I love these and have known for a long time that this would be my first firearm purchase.

The .22 Long Rifle is a great round, one of the all time classics! Some where, I have a 1/4th scale plans for a .22 working Gatling gun, some day, some day!

[DeaconKC]

Congrats, I have one of the 50th Anniversary Ruger 22s, I love it. There is nothing more fun that a good 22 and a bunch of empty cans.

[matrioshka]

I found this in a local shop. It's an M1895 Dutch Mannlicher with an interesting bit of folk art on the buttstock:




The stock has been duffle cut under the rear barrel band. It's most likely a bring back, question is, was Eddie the one who brought it home for his dad?

Not one you see anymore, especially the full length rifle. All matching, nice bore, I may shoot it, if I can find the ammo.

M

[David Conwill]

Question for the brotherhood of shootists:

Who makes the most affordable Winchester ‘73 replica?

Yeah, I’m daydreaming again about getting into CAS...

-Dave

[Icthruu74]

I love my .22's. Always take them to the range whenever I go. Great way to learn or refresh technique.

I dabbled in CAS for a while, and I don't really remember there being a lot of choices for '73 replicas.

[David Conwill]

I dabbled in CAS for a while, and I don't really remember there being a lot of choices for '73 replicas.

What's the affordable lever-action then? I was thinking Winchester '92, but it appears that would limit a guy to only shooting B Western (if I'm reading the SASS rules correctly).

There's a part of me that thinks it would be cool to gear up with Colt 1851s and a Henry instead of the standard SAA/Winchester gear.

-Dave

[Diamondback1]

[cwdubya]

What's the affordable lever-action then? I was thinking Winchester '92, but it appears that would limit a guy to only shooting B Western (if I'm reading the SASS rules correctly).

There's a part of me that thinks it would be cool to gear up with Colt 1851s and a Henry instead of the standard SAA/Winchester gear.

-Dave

You'll be able to shoot in any age based category, duelist, gunfighter, frontier cartridge, frontiersman, or B Western with your 92. The only restricted category for you with that rifle would be that you can't compete in classic cowboy. Likewise, if you had a 73, you couldn't compete in B western, but you'd be good to go in any other category. If you're looking at a 73 repro, you're looking at Uberti. Chaparral made or makes a 73, but it doesn't come highly recommended by most in SASS. I've never owned a Chaparral myself, so I can't say one way or the other. I do have a Uberti 73 (and 76, and Henry) and they all work great, you wouldn't go wrong with one. It's just too bad they're relatively pricey compared to a 92. The 'newish' Winchesters, of 1990s-2000s vintage don't come well recommended either. My dad uses a 94 in .45 Colt for SASS and it works just fine, but it's not as slick as other options. I'll be honest, it's a rough action. I think that if you go with a 92, you'll be okay. Another option would be to go after a Marlin. I've got a 94 Cowboy made in 1997, and it's been a gem. If I were you, unless you were dead set on messing around with troubleshooting percussion revolvers for a match, I'd stick with a 1873 model 'Peacemaker' type revolver. It'll save you a lot of headaches and while it won't have 'style points' like some revolvers have, but a Ruger New Vaquero for example will be much, much more user friendly. I've been shooting SASS since 1998, so while I don't claim to be any sort of authority, I've been around the block a little, so if I can help you out in any way just let me know!

Clayton