Boggus Deal

7 hours ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

Vendors, owners vs competitors. I know a fella that makes model 12 firing pins, should this fella be considered a professional as well?

Should he? But that does bring up a good point. Should an owner or manager who influences the rules, therefore the outcome, be allowed to compete? 

7 hours ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

Nope, still listed

Team Ruger

I was on the Lucas Oil shooting team and I never worked for them. She is retired.

36 minutes ago, Abilene said:

I don't know but would guess that a corporation didn't pay all that for her to go to EOT.  

You would be guessing correctly.

56 minutes ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

apples and oranges

How? 
 

6 minutes ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

too easy. One who is paid by a corporation to compete, includes, but not limited to, travel, entry, guns, ammo, lodging.

So, Scarlett Darlin’ would be a professional? Misty Moonshine or CC Moonshine? All three make their living of off the shooting sports..

28 minutes ago, marshal stone said:

Someone who makes their living shooting.

Marshal Stone

But she’s retired.

1 hour ago, Flying W Ramrod said:

As to HT, there is a movement, and sentiment, around about "professionals" in our sport. Just give them a "buckle" and let the amateurs shoot for the win.

I happen to agree.

 

Just how do you define a “professional” shooter? 

7 hours ago, El Chapo said:

Perhaps this is something that can be fixed with the next rule change.  I know CAS doesn't really like us moving with loaded guns, but literally every other handgun shooting sport allows movement, so it's really not clear why we have to be different.  Even Steel Challenge has one stage with movement.

PM sent.

@BradyT88 I meant to tag you in the above post.

I use the 7 rd stainless ones with hybrid lips and GI dimpled follower.

Th Rugers are great guns. I don’t think a Lightweight would be my choice for Wild Bunch. 

Well, it is called Wild Bunch ACTION SHOOTING! If I want entertainment, I’ll turn on the movie and watch it.
For me the fun is in the challenge. Figuring out how I can shoot a stage to the best of my abilities. What can I do to better myself. 
I’ve said for years that WBAS isn’t for everyone. Neither is benchrest shooting, NASCAR racing or brain surgery. 

On 3/10/2025 at 12:36 PM, Totes Magoats said:

Just wanted to close the loop here.  THANK YOU to everyone that directed me the @Boggus Deal firing pin solution!  Got mine in the mail today and 10 min later was out test firing it.  What a great solution!  

I'm all set now and the M12 is much smoother.

NOTE:  I did leave the bolt lock/retaining lever installed as I really don't notice it interfering with the action at lease on my M12.

Ready for my next WB Match!

Totes

Thank you, sir. Got tired of breaking pins and figured there had to be a better way. 
Best,

Boggus

32 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said:

I get this is an entertainment business but I sure hope WB doesn't get dumbed down to the point where it is SASS with a 1911 because of how EOT unfolded..

It’s already going there… Hell, there has been a push for a number of years to go back to 5 in the magazine. 

9 minutes ago, Medicine Creek Johnny said:

I thought the stages were fine.  Some challenging targets but not over the top for a WB match.  I don’t think you can blame 170 violations on the stage writer.  That is on the shooter

Most of the SDQs were moving with a loaded gun on the all knock down stage.

Checkmate makes mags for Ruger, Colt, Ed Brown and many others. They have run the best for me. 
You have to pay extra to have Tripp weld the base plate on their mags just to make them stay on. You’d think on the most expensive magazine on the market it would work without having to pay extra… 

Using 7 round mags keeps you from accidentally overloading the mag. 
 

Keep your 8 round mags for every day carry, if they’re good mags or use them for other shooting games.

Folks, I just finished a new batch of firing pins. I have plenty available. Along with new hammer springs.

If you have ordered any from me recently, they are already on the way or will be Monday.

Thanks!

23 minutes ago, El Chapo said:

 

Yet I shot 170+ PF ammo at steel targets in another shooting sport (as I was required to do by the rules) and not only did nobody die or get hurt, even jacketed bullets were allowed!

Old habits die hard.  SASS is more guilty of it than any other sport I've tried. 

Although I'm not even sure my gun will run with 150 pf .45 ACP--I've never tried to load it.

But the targets weren’t 3 feet away…

And nobody runs at 150. The shooters run around 165. For the cushion.

14 hours ago, El Chapo said:

 

That's kinda what I was thinking without saying it.

I would support raising the PF for rifles to 150 and the handguns to 175-180.

But with the goal to get the targets so close to bump them with the muzzle, that power factor would be too dangerous. Remember, this is about “entertainment”, not shooting skills. People want a clean match so instead of learning to shoot better, that’s make the targets so big and so close, you have to try to miss them. 

On 2/16/2025 at 7:54 AM, Silvertip said:

I second Two Dot, also the tip of the  his firing pin is more robust and should not break

You can dry fire with mine until you wear yourself out and it won’t break. A new batch should be in my hands in the next few days. 

17 hours ago, Garrison Joe said:

Hmmm, 20% of the shooters were dangerous enough to earn a SDQ or two?   Seems to say there needs to be MUCH better introduction of new shooters to the safety precepts common to all kinds of action shooting, but especially with the 1911.  None of our SDQ penalties are for a trivial safety malfunction by shooter, except for shooting out of category.  good luck, GJ

Poor stage design combined with cowboy shooters…

3 hours ago, Artemus said:

Who needs 20% clean when you have more than 20% with SDQ

Exactly! 

Well, there were 33 stage DQs. With two people getting two stage DQs. 

One of the positives of this forum and the cowboy forum being different is here you can send pics in the private messages. You can’t do that on the cowboy wire. 

My question would be is do you have the correct slide stop? I believe it should be stamped “2” on the frame side.