Cherokee Slim

I have several totes full of hulls.  I can still get Cowboy match shells for about $5 at Academy & Wally World so it's not worth my time to reload, although I can.  I just wait until they go on sale and then buy a case.  My shotgun belt always looks interesting, I alternate pink, red & green shells, depending on what I've got at the time. Cherokee Slim

Our church has used this family run company in Dayton/Soddy Daisy several times.  We have been happy with their work and they are close to your family.  I also know they do a lot of local school/sports work.   http://www.tnscreenprint.com/   Cherokee Slim

That really looks nice.  It's something you can be proud about.  I like the artistry in the design, especially since I couldn't artist anything.  I'm still drawing the same monster coming up out of the toilet I've drawn since I was 5.  Good work! Cherokee SLim

I was all for women in combat until The Navy told my rising freshman granddaughter they would pay for her schooling if she would work seriously towards flying helicopters for them.  Now I'm leaning back toward the barefoot, pregnant & in the kitchen idea.  Married.  To a man. Cherokee Slim

I'd come see you again.  Hardees early like last time doesn't work if more than a few want to get together.  They are always packed in the morning.  There are lots of other places.  Wally's has a great buffet and is right off the interstate.  When Mystery Dog Ranch is underwater and we can't shoot several cowboys will go there. Cherokee Slim

I've kept them in my first aid kit ever since Marine Corps days.  They work great on a gunshot wound. Cherokee Slim

I've been thinking about this ever since the Cleveland club started offering HCP classes so often.  I'm a SASS Range Officer II and SASS Wild Bunch Range Officer.  I've  started to RO the range part of the HCP classes and have had a great time doing it.  We just did another one last week.  I'm still looking locally for the NRA Basic Pistol Instructor class.  But I'm part of the Club & SASS, so there are really several instructors that can do the classroom.  The range is where more eyes are needed for safety.  We usually have enough ROs on the line so that when that little old lady trying to shoot her dead husband's 1911 wants to shoot we can help her do it safely. Cherokee Slim

  I'm retired so I can shoot during the week anytime I want.  With covered firing lines you can shoot in light rain if you want to.   The Cowboys shoot every third Saturday and all the pistol ranges are reserved until we get done, usually about 1:00 or so.  Long range rifle is reserved that day until they finish that shoot, usually about 9:00 am.   Skeet shoots are held on Sundays from 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm and on Tuesdays at 5:30 pm during daylight saving time. No shoots are held on holidays or holiday weekends, when raining or below 40 degrees.     I don't see IDPA or 3 Gun on the website but contact info is there.  Most events are usually shot in the morning leaving the ranges open after they finish.  Most people don't want to shoot an all day/heat of the afternoon match.  Evening events are rare but there is a HCP class this Thursday and Friday from 6-9 p.m. that I'll help RO.  The CHRPC has worked hard to offer classes on every possible day of the week to encourage people to get the permit.   Cherokee Slim

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I had the PM40 but got rid of it when I changed most CCWs to .45.  I've looked for the PM45 off and on, Tennessee Hoss had one but sold it before I could handle it.  How much physically bigger is it than the PM40?  Recoil doesn't matter, I like the smaller sized .45s. Cherokee Slim

We can't shoot jackets of any kind in Cowboy so we have always used brick after brick of Peters RN lead bullet without a problem. Cherokee Slim

.45 is gone.

  When these first came out I learned that is is not good to shoot your wife in the rear end with one.  40 some years later I can still bring up the subject and see fury coming out of Good Christian Unforgiving Grammy's eyes. Cherokee Slim

I would like to trade the following quantities of brass for calibers that I reload for.     I HAVE for trade: 124 pieces of .380acp GONE 116 pieces /45acp small primer (maybe traded to Dolamite) GONE 450 pieces of 9mm 6 pieces 300 Winchester 6 pieces 30-30 17 pieces of .243 - Also have 2 boxes of Hornady factory ammo for $25/box   I can use: 30-06 45-70 .45 LC .45ACP large primer only (offer made to Dolamite) .32 Mag .223 .44 mag    No steel cases or Blazer/CCI "NR" cases.. FTF in Chattanooga or swap out postage.   Cherokee Slim

My youngest granddaughter started shooting SASS with a .22 Henry Yellow boy.  In "teaching" her how to shoot it my two older grandsons, both SASS shooters did their best to outdo each other in fast shooting.  I declare the Henry Yellow boy .22 Childproof.  If my grandkids can't break it it wont happen under normal human use.  She shot it her first year (13 years old) and then left behind the .22 and X2X .410 shotgun to shoot a Marlin .38 Rifle and a 12 gauge X2X.  She shoots .32 Ruger Birdshead revolvers.   The Henry is well made and we  never had an issue even when shooting it really hard. Cherokee Slim 

Here is their link -    https://www.blackbulletsinternational.com/   Cherokee Slim

I've always wanted a "Wanted Dead or Alive" short rifle.  Maybe spin it out of the holster like Josh Randall?  (breaking most safety rules at the same time)  They sell them as handguns in .22, .44mag, .45LC and .357.  The problem is that it isn't an allowed gun to shoot in SASS.  So it would come down to having $400 at the same time I came across the Mare's Leg, at the same time I didn't need the cash for something else. Cherokee Slim

It's not so rare to get hit with lead splatter.  It happens to several people at just about every SASS match.  We try to angle down the steel targets but splatter happens.  We only use lead bullets.  Shotgun splatters as well.  Usually it's only just a sting but I have had blood drawn several times on my face.  I would never shoot without them.  You can also get glasses traditional style with a magnifying part on the bottom center to be able to see the front sight better.  It's an encouragement to use them all the time for older eyes. Cherokee Slim

I had the privilege of ROing the range part of the HCP class put on by the Cleveland Hunting Rifle & Pistol Club on Saturday.  The students, and some of guns surprised me.     Of the 28 students 15 were women.  Some were wives, but there were single gals there as well.  One young gal shot a pistol for the first time ever, her new 9mm Taurus.  She obliterated the  main mass of the target with only one flyer off paper, her 1st shot.  As many women as men used Ruger & Browning .22 autos, the majority guns & caliber that I saw.  That was a surprise to me.  One wife didn't have a shot outside the 9 ring shooting a target Ruger .22.     I saw one old perfect condition Colt Cobra that a girl used, and several single action .22 Rugers.  One guy qualified with a post war, matching s/n, made in West Germany P-38 in 9mm.   I qualified with a Colt .45 and did get some odd looks years ago.  USMC, State Trooper and Cowboy backgrounds always have had me shooting big caliber guns.  I had my wife, family and daughters shoot .40 Glocks or K frame .38 S&W revolvers.    I was probably wrong pushing all of them to shoot the bigger guns.  Everyone needs to shoot what they are most comfortable with, especially for a HCP range test.   It was good to see so many young women deciding to get a HCP.  After shooting we talked a lot about what & how women can carry now.  It was a most enjoyable time and I would do it again.   Cherokee Slim

So is that the same thing used when you buy a Gun?

I saw a flock of about 50 by a pond on Lead Mine Road on the way to the Cleveland range last week.  Toms were strutting their stuff and it makes me try to remember to put a camera in the truck.  This is the third time I have seen such a large group out there. Cherokee Slim

Doubles automatically engage the safety when it breaks open.  Some cowboys disable it so as to not be slowed downed in a match. Cherokee Slim

Here is a link to what I think is the gun:   http://www.championfirearms.com/Century-Arms-12-Gauge-Coach-Gun-p/centsg1090n.htm   We shoot hammered coach guns all the time in SASS.  It's just a short barrel double barrel shotgun with or without hammers.  Ours is Hartford Arms 12 gauge with hammers and a barrel just a shade over 18".  One grandson and my 13 year old granddaughter shoot it.  Granddaughter started out on a 410 hammerless double and changed over to the 12 gauge hammergun this year to be able to shoot in the Young Gun category.  The rest of us shoot the 1897 pump guns. There is constant argument between the double barrel shooters and the pump gun shooters as to who shoots faster or has an advantage.  The coach gun certainly has style points and would get immediate attention from an intruder. Cherokee Slim

My wife & daughters went to Dodd & Associates.  Most other family members went to Shooter's Depot.  Both treated new shooters that I sent to them well.  Women were especially treated with respect at both places.  Women from church I take to Amy or Aimee at Shooters Depot now.   Both of these two options have a proven track record and good reputations. Cherokee Slim

We carried Dr. Mary Vanderkooi's "Where there is no doctor" all over South America for over 30 years. She actually taught the first jungle medical class we attended. The book was used every week for one problem or another. There was a primitive "where there is no dentist" booklet we kept with it. When MDs or dentists came down for a medical brigade we always asked them to bring & leave extra tools. That way my personal medical kit was always well stocked and we had enough extra to teach basic tooth pulling to someone in a remote village. It actually gave them a small shade tree business when we left. We never did fillings on our own, the teeth were always too far gone to fix. Novocaine & lidocaine to do stitches is readily available outside the US at any drug store. Too bad you can't get them & other things here. You can however get left, right & straight tooth pulling pliers online. We never really used anything else, but we used them a lot. Cherokee Slim The books made sure we did it right - We built an air compressor powered drill for dentists to use for drills when they were there. Never tried it on my own.