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Scott Tschirhart

Brian has one like it, an E series Rodeo. But he has put over 20,000 rounds through that one and it’s one of his favorites. He talks about it in this video. About 45 minutes in. https://youtu.be/fkjMn73V_U0?si=a4aYxJP-_1ynAseF He also shows this gun off first in this video. (Which they just posted)....

Scott Tschirhart

I didn’t really do anything but shoot it. (I did change the trigger return/ bolt spring with a wire one.). And I always loaded it properly. Note that there’s no turn line on the cylinder. The gun is properly timed so you don’t ever drag the cylinder bolt IF you load it properly from the loading notc...

Scott Tschirhart

Last year I wanted a SAA size revolver that I could carry daily. Brian Pearce’s recommendation was a late production USFA Rodeo.

So I found this one and today I went over a thousand rounds.

Scott Tschirhart

Brian did a fine job with this one.

https://youtu.be/R8L_jPcLX7U?si=f2ayhPFkl-EH2XtM

Scott Tschirhart

I rarely shoot factory ammo. But it’s what I carry when I am out and about.

It’s just too expensive to shoot much factory made ammo and I have a Dillon so it takes me no time at all to make up whatever I like.

Scott Tschirhart

Ruger sent me an email telling me that they have my rifle and they should get back to me in 2-4 weeks.

Scott Tschirhart

I’ve been carrying belt guns in same place since 1982. But I have to admit that my everyday all the time gun is a j frame smith in my front pocket of my britches.

Scott Tschirhart

I think that a lot of machine cast bullets are way too hard these days. You want that bullet to be able to slug up a little. I also like a soft gooey lube though admittedly such a lube is messy. I actually like the factory Remington load in .45 Colt. It has a very soft swaged bullet with a waxy lube...

Scott Tschirhart

Good to revisit this after several years.

Scott Tschirhart

Galloway wrote: ↑Tue Feb 17, 2026 8:01 pm Does anyone know the ratio of carbine to rifle for the original 1895's? Curious if the were as popular in carbine form as the 92 and 94 were.

I’ll bet the Winchester Collectors Association would have that information.

Scott Tschirhart

I don’t rightly know.

Scott Tschirhart

Walt, I want a bullet that is soft enough that I can mark it with my thumbnail. That’s not terribly scientific but I don’t like really hard bullets.

Scott Tschirhart

Good horses.

Scott Tschirhart

Scott, assuming your Colt SAA has the original cylinder, do you size your bullets to .454" or do you use bullets from a custom loading house like Buffalo Bore? It depends. I shoot a lot of .452 commercially cast bullets. But I don’t buy them too hard. When I make my own I cast them softer and ...

Scott Tschirhart

“Gods and Generals” where he played Robert E. Lee.

Scott Tschirhart

I wish I could have seen that with you my friend. Only once have I ridden in country that was not cut up by fences. But I like to imagine what that would be like.

Scott Tschirhart

Unfortunately that Russian ball ammo isn’t available anymore. I kind of hope that it will shoot well with a 220 gr CoreLockd bullet.

But this might make a pretty good saddle gun.

Scott Tschirhart

EdinCT wrote: ↑Mon Feb 16, 2026 6:34 pm I wouldn't want you shooting at me in anger within a few hundred yards! Is that 95 a 30-06 or a 30-40?

.30-06. My older version is a .30-40 Krag.

Scott Tschirhart

I’ll certainly miss him. God speed!

Scott Tschirhart

Keep it interesting.

https://youtu.be/oZFBQs7Sz3s?si=0jR_80T4umHcLBVt

Scott Tschirhart

JimT wrote: ↑Sun Feb 15, 2026 4:46 pm Yeah .. the USFA's are now priced where the Colts were a year or two ago. I shoulda bought two!

My most carried single action is a USFA Rodeo (all US made). I can’t find a fault with it.

My Colt is in El Paso with Paul Persinger.

Scott Tschirhart

Familiarity probably has more to do with this than anything. I was shooting on the ranch this morning at a 25 yard 8 inch steel disk with my Les Baer. It is an incredibly accurate pistol, but I was all over the plate. I put the 1911 down and put five rounds in the center with my USFA SAA and it seem...

Scott Tschirhart

With ball ammo, you have to draw a fine bead at 100 yards.

Scott Tschirhart

First groups offhand at 50 yards.

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Scott Tschirhart

Since my Ruger is in the shop, I think it’s time to learn to use these sights.

Scott Tschirhart

I’d love to play with the .405 sometime. Reading Roosevelt’s comments on it adds to the romance.

Scott Tschirhart

I don’t keep my 73 or 66 rifles limited to 14k. I have gone quite a bit over that.

Scott Tschirhart

I ended up with:

4 pounds of Longshot
6 pounds of LilGun
6 pounds of IMR4227

5000 Federal Large Pistol Primers.
21,000 CCI Small Pistol Primers

Scott Tschirhart

I never saw Thell Reed shoot in person but he was legendary for his ability with a SAA.

Very interesting discussion. Thank you all.

Scott Tschirhart

I’m not changing my old ways based on a manual. I’m good.

But, it’s interesting. I’ve never had a manual for a Colt SAA.

Scott Tschirhart

Let’s see what Ruger does. It’s a shame because this is such a fine rifle and it’s a shooter.

But I’m planning on taking the action out of the stock when it comes back and fix whatever needs fixing.

Scott Tschirhart

The stock is so broken that I don’t think it makes sense to try to repair it. The Ruger is a little different from a Remington or Winchester action. The front action screw is installed at an angle and not 90 degrees to the stock. So metal tubing isn’t really going to work. What is needed is a firm p...

Scott Tschirhart

It’s called an “old mans gun” only because the they lived long enough to be considered old . There’s definitely some truth to that. I know some guys who don’t carry a gun at all. They don’t feel like they need it and they are probably right. I know guys who carry high capacity 9 mm pistols and mult...

Scott Tschirhart

On a whim I went looking last night and saw so many commenters who insisted that old timers carried the SAA with 6 live rounds and with the gun on the half cock notch. Some commentators seem to be emotionally attached to this idea. I like to think my decision to carry five and lower the hammer on an...

Scott Tschirhart

Could be. I was recently shooting with a Ruger MK IV and having misfires. The ammo shot fine in revolvers.

Took the bolt out and wiped the firing pin and it went right back to being reliable.

But there’s a problem if the ammo misfires in multiple guns.

Scott Tschirhart

A nice older video.

https://youtu.be/TqgupgJzPlQ?si=uanuFgMw9rhiY7gD

Scott Tschirhart

Once a man gets used to doing it one way and it works, a man ought to keep things simple and keep doing the same.

I learned to load one, skip one, and load four more. Full cock and let the hammer down on an empty chamber. I can do it blindfolded, drunk or in my sleep. No point in me changing now.

Scott Tschirhart

I am a Catholic.

Scott Tschirhart

I’ve known you long enough not to doubt anything you say my friend. I certainly believe that you are having this experience.

I’m kinda glad you brought this up because I need to restock. I’m testing different ammo right now to see what I can trust.

Scott Tschirhart

I just finished going through 5000 rounds of Armscor standard velocity .22 ammo and didn’t have a single misfire.

I wonder what is different?

Scott Tschirhart

Ruger emailed me a shipping label and a form to fill out. I’ll send it in tomorrow. Can’t ask for more than that.

Scott Tschirhart

Dang! This thing broke all the way through the wrist!

Scott Tschirhart

piller wrote: ↑Wed Feb 11, 2026 9:33 am Leaf blowers work well. Blow all the leaves onto your neighbor's yard and you don't even have to pick them up.

Now I can’t do that to my neighbors.

Scott Tschirhart

piller wrote: ↑Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:21 pm You need to try the 4227 in your .480 Ruger.

Exactly my plan!

Scott Tschirhart

Gorgeous!!!!

Scott Tschirhart

I’m not sure that any commercial would encourage me to buy a particular beer.

I don’t drink a lot but I won’t be caught with a Bud Light in my hand….

Scott Tschirhart

Seems like the SBH trigger guard used to smack me hard in my youth. But for some reason it doesn’t hurt me anymore. Back in those days the SBH seemed to have a reputation as the redneck/country boys gun. We almost never saw a Smith 29, but SBHs were as common as .30-30 leverguns. Today , when it com...

Scott Tschirhart

Here, they fell yesterday. Somehow these oaks are all on the same timer. The battle to pick them up begins!

The one thing the dog likes is that squirrels have no place to hide.

Scott Tschirhart

My “undercover” gun was a High Standard Derringer in .22 Magnum.

But nobody ever noticed it on my person to my knowledge.

Now I carry an “old man’s gun” and still nobody seems to notice it.

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