Been a while since we had a guns n' ammo discussion.
Some of you are AR shooters Im sure. Im looking at a Colt 6920. Will be my first AR. Picked up a Glock this fall and really enjoy shooting it. Any feedback on that weapon?
Anyone else been in a buy/sell/trade mood with hardware? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
A buddy wants to sell me a semi-auto Ithaca 12 guage that looks about like this with a 2 and 3/4 barrel instead of 3 for $200... is that a fair deal?
Ithaca make a quality shotgun. I dont really see a big need to be chambered for 3in loads. Some guys after the Snows or Canadians sometimes want that to reach out a bit farther I dont buy it. Also Turkey some think they need 3 in magnums or the bird will shed the shot. I have killed everything I needed with 2-3/4. Just my 2 cents.
Oh did your friend shoot skeet or trap? Thats always somewhat a concern for condition of the barrel. Also steel shot through older shotguns for waterfoul. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Ithaca make a quality shotgun. I dont really see a big need to be chambered for 3in loads. Some guys after the Snows or Canadians sometimes want that to reach out a bit farther I dont buy it. Also Turkey some think they need 3 in magnums or the bird will shed the shot. I have killed everything I needed with 2-3/4. Just my 2 cents.
Oh did your friend shoot skeet or trap? Thats always somewhat a concern for condition of the barrel. Also steel shot through older shotguns for waterfoul.
He belongs to a skeet club, and is also an avid bird hunter... dudes smoked pheasant is something to behold
I would do some bird hunting with it, but am mostly looking at it as a bargain home defense option... semi auto over pump is the main selling point so far [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Ithaca make a quality shotgun. I dont really see a big need to be chambered for 3in loads. Some guys after the Snows or Canadians sometimes want that to reach out a bit farther I dont buy it. Also Turkey some think they need 3 in magnums or the bird will shed the shot. I have killed everything I needed with 2-3/4. Just my 2 cents.
Oh did your friend shoot skeet or trap? Thats always somewhat a concern for condition of the barrel. Also steel shot through older shotguns for waterfoul.
What Canadians are your people shooting down there, lessers? 3inch is necessary for Canadians and 3 1/2 is optimal. I will never load 2 3/4 in for anything larger than a Buffy. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
He belongs to a skeet club, and is also an avid bird hunter... dudes smoked pheasant is something to behold
I would do some bird hunting with it, but am mostly looking at it as a bargain home defense option... semi auto over pump is the main selling point so far
Should work well for either of those. Whats the barrel choked in or is it new enough to have variable choke. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Should work well for either of those. Whats the barrel choked in or is it new enough to have variable choke.
Pretty sure its choked in, its an aftermarket modified barrel, theres a little 'mod' stamped on the barrel
To be perfectly honest, theres a lot I do not know about firearms outside of military experience... first ever firearm I actually owned is the 45 purchased a year or so ago
Outside of an M16, my experience is fairly limited [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
A buddy wants to sell me a semi-auto Ithaca 12 guage that looks about like this with a 2 and 3/4 barrel instead of 3 for $200... is that a fair deal?
My first Shotgun as a kid Ithaca model 66 single shot breakover 20 ga. Shot a lot of Pheasant and quail and some bunnies with that gun and still have it. Love Ithaca a grand old gun company. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Pretty sure its choked in, its an aftermarket modified barrel, theres a little 'mod' stamped on the barrel
To be perfectly honest, theres a lot I do not know about firearms outside of military experience... first ever firearm I actually owned is the 45 purchased a year or so ago
Outside of an M16, my experience is fairly limited
I LOVE the .45 - my pistol of choice. I own two, a SIG and a Springfield Armory. Damned fine guns.
My first shotgun was a .410 (as a kid) hell, still have it to this day. I keep a 12 gauge stored in the closet - a Mossberg 500. It's kind of a "last resort" type of gun for me.... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Randallflagg:
I was a kid (10 or so) when I shot my Grandfathers 10 gauge - knocked the ever loving shit out of me....
My old waterfowl buddy has a old Ted Williams model 10 ga he uses to this day for Snows. Its a long heavy unwieldy damn thing that shoots like butter. I kid him if he would get a better ground blind and lay still call better and lay out decoys right he wouldn't need that shoulder buster. [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
My old waterfowl buddy has a old Ted Williams model 10 ga he uses to this day for Snows. Its a long heavy unwieldy damn thing that shoots like butter. I kid him if he would get a better ground blind and lay still call better and lay out decoys right he wouldn't need that shoulder buster.
Yep. My Uncle on the other hand, had an 8 gauge. Never shot that damned thing but I saw him shoot it a couple of time, looked like the 4th of July when that damned thing went off....
This however, always cracks me up......the 700 Nitro
Originally Posted by Randallflagg:
Yep. My Uncle on the other hand, had an 8 gauge. Never shot that damned thing but I saw him shoot it a couple of time, looked like the 4th of July when that damned thing went off....
This however, always cracks me up......the 700 Nitro
Does anybody have experience with the Classic Arms Freedom FX-9 9mm "Pistol"? Looking to get one considering the are only $600 and heard some good things about them. It being chambered for 9mm with a AR-15 platform it is a very intriguing thing. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Simplicity:
Does anybody have experience with the Classic Arms Freedom FX-9 9mm "Pistol"? Looking to get one considering the are only $600 and heard some good things about them. It being chambered for 9mm with a AR-15 platform it is a very intriguing thing.
