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RE: the Benelli M2, 4.5 to 5 pounds you say - that sounds incredibly intriguing RE: the Armalite 17, yes it definetly comes across as a gun that just begs to be tinkered with.

I'm really enjoying this exchange of thoughts. And I've learned something new, 'Lupara' - I had to look that up. Perhaps you're right regarding 20 ga, the last time I logged serious trigger-time with a 20 was back during my college days. 'Forcing that rusty hinge and thinking back' - at...

I've handled a few Benellis which seam pretty light weight, I'll have to seriously research them. As a matter of reference my Winchester model 59, with shortened barrel, weights in at about 6 pounds.

I am not familiar with the Beretta A303 - but will make it a point to research it. Bird hunting in Massachusetts - yes we still have bird hunting in the Bay State, but it isn't what it used to be. In eastern Massachusetts access to private land (i.e. farms & such) has dried up and all we...

Dave, There is limited quail hunting in Massachusetts however; our quail country is 'gentrified' - wide open areas with hedge rows or brush piles. Like hunting giant bumble-bees; absolutely a 410 or 28 gauge game, with a long shot being 20 yards. Getting back to pheasants, I've got a 20"...

Dave, Thank you for your excellent recommendations. I currently am using a semi-Woolnerized model 59. I have a Remington Special Field 1100 with a 21" barrel - nice gun, but gets heavy after a while. I used to carry a 870, but stepped up to the 1100 SF. Where I go its typically...

pheasant mush I live on the northshore of Boston Massachusetts. We customarily find pheasant in heavily-weeded shallow wetlands - be it a meadow or edge of a pond, we've nicknamed such turf as 'pheasant mush.' Anyway in 'pheasant mush' you're usually standing in vegetation that varies...

Tony, You may have answered my question by saying that 'nobody wants them.' I've heard that Armalite AR-17s have some quirky qualities & characteristics - such as a funky trigger pull. I'm looking for the ultimate upland gun, where I go for pheasant is akin to jungle fighting and I'm...

There is a company that produces Heavi-Shot Buckshot; I see it at SHOT Show every year.

Anybody know anything about the Armalite AR-17 shotgun ? It is an extremely light-weight 2-shot semi-automatic that was made in very limited numbers quite a number of years back. I think it was designed primarily for trap & skeet shooters - however, I'm wondering how pratical an uplanbd...

The US military uses a dayglo orange talcum powder like substance as visual references with certain weaponry - perhaps it might make a good application with shotgun shells. Have no idea where you'd get it, but, when reloading, adding it to a shot column would add minimal weight - it would...

WRACO - It's all what your used to; and I admit that I am not used to the 'Winchester 59' - yet. In normal field situations, when I have the luxury of semi-level ground & low vegetation and the birds are flushed by my dogs, I have no problems. It's when I'm in chest-to-chin-high gnarley...

The Best Shotgun I ever Had ? Depends on which portion of my you focus on. When I was 16 I had a 10 gauge double that I loved - had a lot of fun with 2-7/8" shells. During my college years a Remington 870 20 gauge with a plain barrel and a tootsie roll forend made me the most dangerous...

Update: I called Numrich - they have 'Left Hand' oversize safety buttons, but not 'Right Hand'. I called Williams - they are 'out of the safety business'. My quest will give me something to scrounge for at gun shows; I will also have to practice getting the safety off; and I will give...

Does anyone know anything about 'oversize safety' buttons for Winchester model 59's ? Possibly an after market item. I think the '59' is an overall excellent upalnd gun - EXCEPT for the forward-of-the-trigger safety. I missed an easy shot at a magnificent cock pheasant in thick cover...

shotgun with slugs for bear medicine I wouldn't be afraid to face-down any critter on the North American continent with a shotgun full of Brenneke classic magnum slugs. I wouldn't go looking for trouble with a pissed-off brown bear, and you'd have to hold your shot to 50 yards or less - more...

I have a Winchester model 59 which I am in process of 'Woolnerizing' ala Frank Woolner as detailed in his book, "Grouse and Grouse Hunting." I have come to the conclusion that a 'Woolnerized' Winchester model 59 is the finest upland gun imagineable, at least for northeastern Massachusetts...