Recent content by Hootus

BTW, I also own a 930, another fantastic firearm... but that does not take away from the value of an 1100. For the price on the used market they are a great value that will never disappoint. IMO

Wow, I've shot 1100's in skeet and other disciplines since the 1970's and have never experienced any reliability problems at all except for very rare occasions trying to feed bad/fat reloads.... for thousands of rounds, they just keep running and running, never a hickup. To each his own, I'd...

Years ago I bought extra O-rings in the expectation to have a quick replace should mine fail during a skeet match. 12 gauge 1100 Bicentennial Edition with countless rounds since 1976... always cleaned and oiled after each match, including the o-ring. I just sold mine to my local Cabelas with the...

I have a question regarding the digital scales. All posts that I read emphasize how important the accuracy has to be and not to scrimp on cost, and etc. Agreed. I use a balance beam scale that I've had forever so I'm good to go as far as that is concerned. However once I started reloading...

I carry a .45 CCO sometimes but the LCP is always with me other times; it's so easy to carry. I also reload. Speer's new manual has some pretty authoritative loading data for .380 including a max load of 4.0gr of WW231 pushing a 90gr Gold Dot bullet. I worked up to 3.9gr and chrono'd that load...

That revolver is a classic that I would love to own in its original condition and I am certain I am not alone with that opinion. How about option 3(a): sell it to someone who will pay top dollar for it and use the money to get a later model Super Blackhawk with the transfer bar safety. You...

Back in the late '70s I shot competitive skeet in college with 1100's... most of the rest of the team shot 1100's too. They were consistent, reliable, and I still have a bicentennial edition that shuts tight as a vault even though it has about 100k rounds through it. I'd say you're on track...

I've got a Skinner peepsight on mine and am very satisfied with it.

I'm a small man at 5'6" and carry a CCO size 1911. I use a Crossbreed Supertuck IWB holster on a strong gunbelt. With any shirt tail out, it conceals quite well and doesn't print at all. In the summer I'll wear loose Hawaiian style shirts and in the winter any sweater or flannel shirt works.

My Rossi M92 carbine in 44 mag shoots fine, although very high. I had to install a taller front sight and that fixed it for me. I have no idea how a rifle could shoot that far off horizontally :confused:

^^ This. Almost my exact thinking when I bought my Rossi .44 mag carbine. It has a higher capacity than a 30-30, is actually a very tiny/light/fast rifle, can shoot .44 Specials for light loads or .44 mags at 1750fps for serious work, and doesn't seem to scare anyone like those death-dealing...

Thanks for the tip, I just bought one. Now, if I could just find some darn 231 powder life would be good.

I'm only 5'7" and can easily carry a CCO size 1911 in a IWB holster like the Minotaur or Crossbreed all day long: under a standard Hawaii style shirt in the summer or any heavier shirt/sweater in the winter, and do it with complete concealment and confidence that no one will be able to tell I am...

I wonder. The carbine will get a LOT more velocity out of the round than a revolver. My .44mag M92 carbine clocks 1750fps and I'd figure the same performance gains over a revolver out of a .357 carbine. Modern high-tech hollowpoints are designed to perform and expand within specific velocity...

I need a taller front sight for my Rossi M92 in .44 mag. The sight bead is also too large. I am looking at this one to replace it with: http://store.stevesgunz.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=21_24&products_id=30 Does anyone know how tall this sight is? The one on my Rossi...