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Ball 3006 wrote: I must be getting old.... I never heard of 8.5 size shot, and I have been hunting for 50 years......chris3 ----------------------- Oops! I let the original thread get too old to reply. I guess better late than never: Pre-loaded 8 1/2 shells are rare. Big stores get a...

20 auto. Make sure it fits! Canting your head either way will make low-gun shooting impossible, and give you the wrong perspective on birds that are level versus descending or ascending a little bit. Richard www.schennberg.com

Both are adequate. If I was buying a used HD shotgun, I would buy a 20 gauge because they are less expensive. For the same reason, for a new HD shotgun, I would buy a 12 gauge because they have better resale value. Richard Schennberg.com

You are better off getting the whole upper (slide/barrel assembly) and magazines. Richard Schennberg.com

Unless we just like throwing money away or limiting the potential number of allied troops, we need to use AKs as basic infantry and support troop weapons. Also, our biggest problem is murkiness and lack of goals. I would pursue the following options in order: 1. Use diplomacy to avoid...

IMO the gas piston makes half of the gas system very clean, but eliminates the self-cleaning properties of the other half. Both designs work O.K. Only testing can determine which works better for a given model/cartridge combination. In the case of an AK, I would stick with the orignial...

A couple notes on USPSA: Although many USPSA clubs recognize all 6 divisions at every monthly match, you don't have to! If you want to keep costs down, you could have only Revolver, Single-Stack, and Production. You can choose classifiers that have 14 or fewer rounds (most do already), and...

Maybe exotic animals is the real reason, the first of several, or a cover story. There was a fairly recent study that shows that .223 can't stop a suicide bomber driving a truck, and even .308 took lots of rounds. 50 BMG did the job with one hit, and less powerful 50 cals should at least be an...

Pump for home defense. I prefer autos, but case history shows that most BGs run away when you pump it to chamber the first shell. Richard Schennberg.com

I voted .410, but ideally a 28 gauge auto such as the Remington 1100 Sporting 28 will have almost no felt recoil and will get more solit hits than a .410. Richard Schennberg.com

It's no more dangerous than a release trigger. If you decide you don't want the second shot, you have to remove the magazine and eject the round from the chamber. That takes some dexterity to do with your finger on the trigger and the gun pointed in a safe direction. Anyone not confident in...

I used to have more fun when I only knew how to fire bursts, but I score better in matches and save ammo when I fire double-taps out of my friend's H&K MP-5. It's a worthwhile skill to learn to double and single with the selector switch on full-auto, but don't forget to occasionally shoot a...

My favorite from a handgun is 7-30 Waters out of a TC Contender 14" barrel w/ muzzle brake (TC also makes the 14" barrel without a muzzle brake if you like recoil better than noise). From a rifle you can't beat 7mm-08. The ammo is more expensive but the accuracy and stopping power are perfect...

So far most of the Democrats and some of the Republicans would be incapable of defending themselves and Washington DC. If Hezbollah or Al Quaida takes out the government, there is no telling what the laws will be. You might want to have guns, parts, and ammo on hand because you WILL need them...

The Ruger 9mm carabine fills that niche. Also, Mech-Tech makes an upper for a Glock lower. Richard Schennberg.com