Yesterday I attended a CAS shoot at a club that is behind my favorite gun store (about 3.5 hour drive from home).
I arrived early so I could do a little shopping before the shoot.
I bought a Puma lever gun in .45Colt, 20" octagonal barrel because I had no lever gun for the competition.
I arrived at the Cowboy Shoot with barely enough time to run a wet patch down the bore, no sighting in, no cleaning the action, just straight up to the line and shoot.
Ten .45 Colts cartridges slid easily into the mag without a snag. First stage had us shooting the lever gun into a large steel target and a very small swinging steel.
All ten found their mark without a belch, fart or hiccup. I was grinning.
By the time the day was done, 4 stages and 40 rounds later, the Puma had cycled all rounds smoothly and put each one on that damned small ever moving steel target.
I watched many beautiful Uberti, Winchester and Marlin rifles jam, spit out live rounds and generally befuddle their owners (said owners having many rounds through at a much greater cost).
When can I expect troubles from this new gun? So far I am very impressed.
I arrived early so I could do a little shopping before the shoot.
I bought a Puma lever gun in .45Colt, 20" octagonal barrel because I had no lever gun for the competition.
I arrived at the Cowboy Shoot with barely enough time to run a wet patch down the bore, no sighting in, no cleaning the action, just straight up to the line and shoot.
Ten .45 Colts cartridges slid easily into the mag without a snag. First stage had us shooting the lever gun into a large steel target and a very small swinging steel.
All ten found their mark without a belch, fart or hiccup. I was grinning.
By the time the day was done, 4 stages and 40 rounds later, the Puma had cycled all rounds smoothly and put each one on that damned small ever moving steel target.
I watched many beautiful Uberti, Winchester and Marlin rifles jam, spit out live rounds and generally befuddle their owners (said owners having many rounds through at a much greater cost).
When can I expect troubles from this new gun? So far I am very impressed.
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