Recent content by thirdeagle

+1 on the .270 win for elk. I carry a CZ 550 FS in .270 when hunting elk in SW MT (thanks to CZF). I carry an old Ted Williams .30-30 when I know the cover is going to be thick. Keep yer' belted magnums...I'll take the .270 any day.

Very nice. My first 9.3x62 is on its way (CZ 550 FS).

I spent 18 yrs in WNC, 7 years in ETN followed, 2 yrs in NGA and now I'm in western MT. My two woods gun are a SW Model 19 and a 3rd gen Glock 20; 99% of the time I carry the G20. I've heard all same crap the 10mm naysayers throw around but it boils down to this: My G20 has functioned...

11 yrs ago I was driving down Smokey Park Hwy just outside of Asheville, NC. It was a little after 5pm on a Friday which means thick traffic and short tempers. I was the lead car in a pack of vehicles heading west. An east-bound car passed into my lane forcing an abrupt lane-change on my part...

20 gauge Browning Citori...almost had one of those synthetic Cynergy's at auction

Nice, Kev. Although I won't be giving up my 340pd any time soon! My baby wears CT grips and currently lives in a Desantis pocket holster. That High Noon holster of yours is certainly worth looking into.

340pd here and no lock issues to date. I'm only aware of one scandium having lock issues and it's the 329pd firing hot .44 magnum loads - all second hand stories, of course. I wouldn't touch the lock.

...have both. The 870 is tried and true but Benelli is coming on strong with their innovative design. The Super Nova is an inexpensive way to get into shooting everything from 2 3/4 to 3 1/2. With an extra barrel or two you've got everything from a good HD gun to a potent duck/goose killer.

I frequent a local shop that routinely prices used long guns higher than the same firearm NIB at any other store in town. I don't do much business here. The staff will try to sell you "ocean front property in Arizona" if they think your gullible enough. I don't do much business here - mostly...

My children, my son especially. If my demise is untimely (i.e. before my father) then the guns will head back up the line until my children are ready to assume responsibility for them.

Recently, a young woman was murdered and beheaded in north Georgia. She was encountered while day hiking in the woods, subdued, tied to a tree, and then killed sometime later by her attacker. A couple of years ago a family was confronted by a black bear in east TN; in or around the...

I more than willing to extend courtesy to someone in need but otherwise I mind my own business. Simply put, I DO NOT have relations with "strangers." I generally ignore solicitation and begging. On one occasion after an Asheville Tourists baseball game I got a "hey, I'm talking to you" from a...

. . .back to the choices you listed. . .I'd take the Sp101 hands down. After working through the mechanics of shooting I move into the XD. I never had much use for the semi-auto .22lr - including the 10/22. I'd take a bolt action CZ instead.

I carried the CZ RAMI 9mm for years before moving to the Glock 29, which is dimensionally similar to the Glock 30. I liked the CZ. You have the DA/SA option that Glocks lack. The CZ could be dressed-up with aftermarket grip panels not to mention you now have a choice between alloy and polymer...

Isn't there a shop called Red's in Idaho (Twin Falls, I believe)? Can't remember but I think I bought something from them off gunbroker.com a couple of years back. They claim they're always looking to buy/trade firearms - they may be worth a look.