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Not because I don't want to. Took a heckuva tumble on my dam Monday. Bunged up my ankle good. In an air compression boot. Thought I may be able to do the Steel Challenge at least on Sunday but I'm really supposed to stay off it for awhile. Could have been much worst.

Possibly going to the Louisville match. Was headed to Rocky Mtn this weekend but now maybe not. Entered the Wyoming State Steel Challenge for July 24th weekend or maybe I would do Free State. I would enjoy visiting with you as it's been awhile.

I've flown many times with guns and ammo. Domestic and International. Like stated by some it can depend on the day, the checked baggage person, the manager, whatever.... I find it best and rarely have issues by having ammo in original type containers. (meaning factory or commercial boxes like you buy ammo at the store) No ammo in moon clips, No brass in moon clips, No ammo in magazines, nothing trying to be hidden in special containers etc..... My firearm in its locked hard side case then placed with tag in my checked suitcase. No ammo over 11 lbs. per person. Sometimes my bag doesn't come out onto the carousel. After awhile I just go to the security office and there it is. No problem. It's usually been opened and looked through. No problem. The only issue I ever had was leaving Frankfurt, Germany. I had like 11.2 lbs of ammo in my bag. The manager made a big deal about it even though I apologized and said I miscalculated. It took awhile but after posturing and playing the authoritarian for awhile he finally let me get on. Just my two cents.

I think he is referring to the barrel extension inside the frame in between the under side of the top strap and the extension??

I still just stick with the old 002 Cup holster from way back. It fits nearly every revolver I own. Big plus is...It never falls out, (unless you don't have your cylinder In your gun) but draws nicely. I think John B still uses his too and he's sure not slow. They are reasonably priced also.

Information has been pretty slim. I'm counting on it to be the usual set up. I hope anyway. I think I'll check and see and report.

I did have success a couple of weeks ago signing up for the match. I had to register first then sign up. It was a little bit confusing but I finally got it done. Maybe try again and see if you get anywhere.

Yes on the Cup 002 holster. I've used one in competition for years. Works well.

Like Toolguy said has worked for me. I do have two revolvers with two detent balls on them. They work fine also.

Hey twister, I use mixed brass and full wad cutters quite often. Mine are mostly plain ole swaged lead ones. I seat to full depth or nearly so and roll crimp just a little. I run them about 700 fps or so. I get very little leading. You may not have enough bullet lube on your wadcutters. Maybe your taper crimp is squeezing a little too much. I do prefer harder cast bullets in my revolvers when shooting speedier loads.

Rozedist.com is the sales arm of Zero bullets. I order from them direct for no tax or shipping charges. A few others have them also. They have had plenty of stock for awhile now it looks like.

I use Zero Bullets from Alabama. Good prices and free shipping.

I have a gun like Dean's. I like the way it handles but would certainly like to have my throats back even if they are pretty short. It takes a lot of experimenting with loads to get these revolvers to shoot well in this configuration in my experience. The throats do matter in revolvers. Gas loss, bullet alignment, accuracy issues big time. I have experimented quite a bit with my 627. If I did it again, (and I may) I would just get another cylinder custom made chambered in super or short colt. I checked several years ago and one place quoted me $500. If you were bulls eye shooting and stuck with full wadcutters that would probably work pretty good. Nothing wrong with experimenting. Troy

I'm like Revoman, I was partial to the old way when you shot half days and had a shoot off at the end. I really liked the couple of side matches that were always offered too. I realize it takes some extra personnel on the side matches.

My revolver shooting has been kind of rough the last year. I am working on that though. The shoot off at Rocky mtn is my favorite. See you