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    How did you get started in black powder sport shooting?

    I got involved with cowboy mounted shooting .It was a must for me to learn how to load my practice blanks. So I would keep about ten pounds of black powder around.Started loading my 45 colts with it then cap and ball 1858 then a hawken and now saving up for a underhamer. It never ends. I haven...
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    Looking for Ideas on New Buy

    I have had a sr9 c since Christmas. I was a revoler guy for ever. I shoe horses in SE AZ . I go to some remote ranches that are posted by the fed gov enter area at your own risk. Due to illigals and drug runners. Sr9c came with a ten round and 17 round mag I fire 50 rounds a week in practice on...
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    +P .45 Colt... what's the benefit?

    Barrel length and grip style will be up to you. try different barrel lengths. Pick a spot on the wall raise gun and point at the spot. then sight down the barrel if you are on the spot with just point aiming you will be on target for quick shots. grip should be adjusted so first pad of finger...
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    Prairie Dogs, are looming on extinction?

    funniest thing I ever saw was a video of a PD vacuum.It was for sucking out the pds and relocating them. The vacuum was so powerful that you could see the pds splat against the big drum chamber through the observation window.Not many survived the impact. Back to the drawing board .
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    Use of Revolving Carbines in Cowboy Mounted Shooting

    all blanks are supplied at the shoot so you are at the mercy of what is supplied / That way every body is on the same playing field. No certified cmsa blank rifle or pistol can pop a balloon over a 20 foot distance. All targets are to be a min of25 ft from arena fence so spectators will not be...
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    Use of Revolving Carbines in Cowboy Mounted Shooting

    some arenas do not want the brass in the arena dirt on the chance that a horse might step on one when tipped up.When rifle shooting started. There was a lot of problems with the carriers working correctly with the blanks and took a lot of gunsmithing to make them work right in the lever actions...
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    Who Still ACTIVELY Shoots the .30-06?

    Smith & Wesson 1500 30 06 I have had for many years coyotes to elk 180 nosler partition for elk and deer 130 speer hollowpoints for yotes Stuffed with 4350 I am good to go. Only other rifle is my saddle gun a 336 marlin 35 remington. I dont even own a 22. I want things dead when I shoot them...
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