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Hi all. I took my son out today for his first session with his 870. I let him shoot a few stationary clays from about 15 yards just to get the feel of the gun. We then transitioned to hand thrown clays and out of about 20 he only hit one. By this time his shoulder was getting sore so we quit. He...

2 Questions: Is there any reason not to shoot old (35 year +) shells? Also, I recovered some buck shot from my dad's that are marked 'Bad Shells". Now that he is gone I have no idea what that meant. How do you properly dispose of them?

Before I stumbled on this forum all I had was a single pistol and had never even heard of minute of deer, trigger pull, developing loads, blah blah blah. I had hunted some and considered myself a decent shot. What little did I know. Now nothing is good enough and I think too damn much! A big fat...

Hi all. I stumbled on a Sentinel at Dicks that is on clearance for $700. I know that this is heavily discounted, but I am concerned about throwing my money away. I don't feel I need a safe this big, but I suppose that could change. :) The salesman said they normally only carry them for the...

Hi all. This is the 700 BDL in .30-06 I inherited from my father this week. I am having a hard time figuring out its age. I have looked on the web and don't really make sense of it. I think it is from the early 80's. It has factory iron sights and a brass pin just forward of the trigger guard on...

Hi all. I recently picked up a very nice specimen. I am wondering if has had a trigger job and how you can tell? DA pull is about 9 lbs and SA about 7. Smooth as can be and better than any Omega I tried. I was honestly surprised the SA was that much because of how good the DA is. Good enough...

Hi all.I currently own a Marlin xl7 in .270 which is a fine gun. I am soon going to sadly inherit my dad's 700 BDL in .30-06. I will want to replace the Marlin with my dads for obvious reasons. I also have been considering a .243 as I have shoulder issues. I know the -06 has more recoil than...

Hi all. Will doing that simple provide a cylinder choke or can it damage the threads or anything else?

I recently got rid of a Mossberg 535 that I had issues with. More than one actually. Never gave Mossberg the chance to fix it as I just let it go. I am now looking for a youth gun for my kids and there there are really only 2 choices as far as I am concerned: the 500 and the 870 as they are both...

Hi all. I have an Imp Cyl and a Mod for my 12ga BPS. I am thinking of getting a full for ducks and then a turkey. Is that wise choice? Dove, duck and turkey will be most of the use for this one. Chokes are expensive. What brands would you recommend for a hunting gun? I am on a budget and found...

Hi all. Me again. :o I have been looking for a gun for the kids and came across a decent looking Express Magnum today. At first I thought it had a full length stock with the 21 inch barrel. I measured the pull and it came to 13 including a 1 inch recoil pad. Made the stock 12 I guess. That is a...

All the time I see racks full of single shot and double barrel shotguns. Some are pricey, but many are quite reasonable. What are some sleepers out there that are good shotguns, but may be not as well known and could still be had at a decent price? Would love to have a cool SXS and maybe a...

Hi all. I just acquired this BPS in 12ga on Saturday and have a couple of questions about it. Serial number 21531FMxxx. Not finding date codes for it on the web. Barrel says "Invector BPS Special Steel" not Invector Plus. I am assuming it takes standard choke tubes? One from my Mossberg fits...

Hi all. All things being equal what if any is the difference. I understand they need to make money. If gun retails for $500 what is its trade value roughly? Thanks.

Hi all. I have identified the problem I think. The cartridge stop sometimes doesn't move to the side to allow the magazine spring to load a round onto the carrier. It seems to work a lot the time, but I have to rack the slide with way more force than what I feel is normal. Occasionally it...

Hi all. Not sure if I'll actually get it. I am just trying to see what seems reasonable. Sorry I don't have a pic, but the bluing is almost completely gone. Stocks are in decent shape. Well used but intact and a very dark color that I would call a very dark brown. Rifle seems to function fine...

Hi all. I have a CVA Hawken 50cal kit gun that sat in a basement for 10 years that an old girlfriend gave to me. It somehow ended up at my dads and he built and presented it to me a about 10 or more years ago. It is fully assembled, albeit looks a little rough, it cocks, but will not release as...

Hi all. I just got my first tree stand and went with the Classic. It is 10 pounds more than the aluminum version, but i didn't want to spend the $80. I put it together and strapped it on and was disappointed by the weight and heft of it. I guess my question is how much difference does that 10...

Hi all. I am looking for an OWB open top leather holster. I have about a $70 budget so have been looking at Galco, Bianchi etc. What are the best ones at that price point? Here is what I am looking for or something like it...

At what point do you reach or even recognize this? I have always had 20/20 vision. A few years ago I started needing reading glasses, but seem to be able to see at long distance just fine. At what point do you realize you are being hampered by your vision for shooting? We all know it is...