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Bill Sticht
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March 1, 2019 - 4:20 pm
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Hi,  as a new member i wish to thank Bert of Kingston, Wa. for the answer to the 1885 25WCF ?. have some new and older models of winchesters that i shoot in SASS.  along with Colt lightings on occasion.  great forum here.

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March 1, 2019 - 10:09 pm
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Welcome Bill.  What type of Lightnings are you talking about? Pistols or revolvers?

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Bill Sticht
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Hi Chuck: the lightings i have are rifles 32-20, 38-40 & a 22, iuse reduced loads in the 32-20 & 38-40, and 22 shorts.  fun to shoot on ocassion.

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March 2, 2019 - 9:03 pm
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That’s cool.  I have a couple rifles too. One is a medium frame and the other is a large frame.

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Welcome, Bill! What Winchesters do you shoot in SASS or during casual range trips? Good to see another shooter on the forum.

 

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March 3, 2019 - 7:25 pm
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Hi Mike: for SASS shoots i shoot Colt revolvers, Winchester M92,  and occasionally a antique M73 in 44-40. other winchesters are 25-20, 38-40 and 1885 32 IDEAL n occasion. I was visiting my granddaughter who is in Dallas in June, Dallas area is certainly busy. Hope to get back at some point and check out the hill country.

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If your shooting Classic Cowboy, I don’t think you can compete with anything smaller than .40 caliber in SASS.

I know some of the side matches, you can use .22s but assuredly not for the main match.

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Hi Maverick:  i am shooting in the class of cattle baron, shooting 44-40’s rev. and rifle.  I believe only the young ones can use 22’s.

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