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  1. I never thought the rifle was even in the equation. But so many were/are bitching about it. That is not the important gun in this sport. My ranking is, Pistol, Shotgun, Rifle. Thanks Bogus. And again, congratulations to Jane. CC
  2. So possibly "the sky is falling" over .38's is mute, as Lady Jane just demonstrated. Do you know what the top four shooters were using, as LJ finished 5th OA with a .45 colt? I never thought the use of a .38 rifle would really change how a top grade 1911 shooter finished. A huge congrats to Lady Jane. CC
  3. Boomstick, Do you shoot Cowboy or just Wild Bunch? If you do shoot Cowboy are you shooting a 45C or 38spl rifle in Cowboy? To me makes no difference on the rifle, I can actually shoot my 45C faster than my Cowboy 38spl. I would prefer to load the 38spl as I load for three folks shooting WB. I can shoot my 38 for 1/2 the cost of the larger 45. With the rifle being downplayed so much we are looking at maybe 60-70 rifle rounds total for a large match. Compared to almost 300 rounds, or more, of 45acp. The match is won with mag changes, not the rifle. I don't care one way our the other. I'll continue to shoot my 45C for WB. Now the other two shooters may want 38's, but there is no advantage in my opinion.
  4. Very nice. Are they available? Ive got a harrison retro on one of my guns and have been told it may not be legal for traditional. Thx.
  5. Who's hammer is that? Looks a little like a Harrison, or C&S Marine. just curious.
  6. First off Joe, I was not attacking your character. I was responding to being called a Hard A$$ and looking to award penalties that I never mentioned and never even thought of awarding. I also don't like comments of what my assumptions are, when none were ever implied. back to the situation...... What I was looking for was a proper clarification. The problem with the simpler way to interpret this rule, it is a rule that states a specific occurrence. To make it a no call would be great, but that is not what we have. I know we're not cowboys shooting 1911's, but our rules are sure going the same way as the cowboys. I see you're reasoning on if the slide is forward, on a reload, and shooter racks the slide and no round is ejected it's a no call. There was nothing in the chamber during the reload, therefore it cannot be a tactical reload. But then can we not also apply this same logic/thinking to the model 12 shotgun? Why must the shooter declare a model 12, and then pull the trigger and show the TO the weapon is not cocked? If he fails to do this menial task it's a SDQ. If by chance the gun is cocked as soon as the buzzer goes off and he attempts to rack it, guess what happens. He's got egg on his face and just earned a SDQ. Since the slide forward is only a MS maybe we should go the route of the finger in the trigger guard? It is also a MS yet in the rule book it states that "Typically a shooter is given a verbal warning, FINGER! the first time. Then a repeat earns the penalty. So maybe we should make the slide forward a warning the first time, as the shooter has gained no advantage, it's actually a dis-advantage. Naturally this is only if there is no movement of the shooter with the slide forward. Cardboard Cowboy
  7. Hey JFN, I do know what causes slide lock malfunctions. I've been building 1911's now for going on 35+ years. Took my apprentanceship at Rock Island Arsenal (DOD one, not that fakey Rock Island Armory) back in the late 70's. Been working for various governemnt agencys since as a weapon specialist/gun smith. That's what I hate most about these forums, you never know who/what the capabilities of the person on the other end of wire are. Have a great day. Cardboard Cowboy
  8. I never said anything about assuming he bumped the slide release. Might need to re-read what I wrote. I said a few times I think it was the mag that caused it. Not looking at awarding any MS, hence the reason I told him to lock the slide back! He did have a secure lock, hence the reason the slide locked until he dropped the mag. "A pretty clear case of "looking for something to penalize the shooter on" from what has been stated here." Nope the way I see it, let a possible penility go on one shooter, you penilize all others. This is the reason I told him to lock the slide back. If I wanted to award a penility, to my friend, I would have kept my mouth shut and then awarded the MS for loading a mag with the slide forward. I'll wait for some powers that be to answer the question. I don't want to hear about common sense, it has nothing to do with common sense. The rules state "THE ONLY EXCEPTION", which this case does not fall into. The lock worked, then some other action caused it to fail. You also mentioned: AKA "Tactical Reload", might want to re-read what I wrote, for a second time, and look up what a Tactical Reload is. Never said anything about a round in the chamber. Good Luck to you CC
  9. That is exactly how I saw it JFN. The slide lock worked as it was supposed to. It would have been completely different if the slide locked at first and then went forward prior to the mag being released. That would have been a slide lock malfunction. Since it was only one mag that was causing this, we have a mag malfunction, which is not mentioned in the ruling on reloads. The way I read the rules, especially since "THE ONLY EXCEPTION" is very large and bold, "is if after firing all the rounds in the magazine the slide lock fails"~does not say if when removing mag slide closes. And I would have done the same on locking the slide back if it closed for any reason, muscle memory just goes into work and it is a non thought. Cardboard Cowboy.
  10. There is no contention between us GJ, we're actually good friends. Just trying to get the right call for this so I will better apply it, if/when it happens again. I see so much more disparity in WB, as to the rules being enforced properly. It should have been a no call, but with the pace of the shooter and the slide going forward, I just yelled slide when it closed. Throughout the rest of the match this never happened again, he never used that possible bad mag after this incident. It is still my belief that there was/is nothing wrong with the slide lock on his weapon. It was the mag that caused it. Thanks for the reply. Cardboard Cowboy
  11. Morning all, Had a situation at a recent match where I was the TO. I was on the right side of the shooter so I was unable to see the controls of the gun. Gun works properly for the 1st mag and reload. Shooter finishes shooting 2nd mag, slide locks back. When he drops his empty mag the slide closes. I tell him to lock the slide back as he is loading his 3rd mag. He hesitates and does as directed. 3rd and 4th mag changes slide locks properly and stays locked during reload. All four mags were from a stand and deliver stage. After the stage he ask me why he needed to lock the slide back as it was a slide lock malfunction. In my opinion it was not a slide lock malfunction as the slide initially locked at the end of the string, it only closed when he dropped the mag. I was also unsure if he may have hit the slide release, again I was on the opposite side of the controls so I was not able to see what he actually did. He insisted that he did not hit the slide release during the mag change and it was the mag that caused the malfunction. He later talked with me and informed me he had borrowed a mag, and it was the one that was associated with the slide dropping, and it was the culprit. He is not upset for the call, just not real comfortable with it. I see the same shooter a week later at another match and he brings the subject up again. He is convinced that he had a slide lock failure and should have been allowed to reload the mag with the slide forward. His interpretation of the rule is that he should be allowed to reload with the slide forward in this scenario. We are just trying to get straight in our minds what is right in this scenario. In my mind and the way I interpret the ruling, this situation called for the shooter to relock the slide open as it was not a slide lock failure. Any and all opinions and ruling are greatly appreciated. Cardboard Cowboy
  12. Just returned from Ga State shoot and saw this. Damn, so sorry to hear. Dave was a wonderful person and a top notch gunsmith. I'll miss talking with him. CC
  13. Hey Back 40. Foxy actually won the gun back for $3600 but I told them I was planning on going to $4500. So yes we got it back for $4500. Sitting on the mantel right now. CC
  14. Hey Back 40, glad to hear. Foxy and I will do are best to be there on time. We'll make it into Paducah Ky Thursday night and then only 400 miles to the range. As long as I can get her up and in the truck by 0600, we'll make it with a little time to spare. Cardboard Cowboy & Foxy Filly
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