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A continuation of the series. Rather than stick it on my shirt (I AM THE STIG), I saved it for when I got home and stuck it on the butt of my Mossberg. After I saw a few other furs posting pictures of their stickers and guns, I figured I'd grab a bunch of American-made stuff and throw it all in a picture quick. The Mossberg, obviously, it's accessories, Mesa and Choate, are all American. The Ka-Bar is from about two hours south of here, actually. And all the Fiocchi hulls were made near my old home in Missouri, and all of them were handloaded in my current home, by me, using slugs and shot that I cast myself. For America.
I don't have a bed quite large enough, though. Whups. But there's my Cheetah CH-5 right next to it.
And this blanket? This blanket is the most comfortable blanket in the world! (and from my older-er home, Iowa)
Note: All the ammunition in the bandoleer and bed is handmade by me, I built the shotgun, and this is intended to be an artistic still life.
I don't have a bed quite large enough, though. Whups. But there's my Cheetah CH-5 right next to it.
And this blanket? This blanket is the most comfortable blanket in the world! (and from my older-er home, Iowa)
Note: All the ammunition in the bandoleer and bed is handmade by me, I built the shotgun, and this is intended to be an artistic still life.
Category Photography / Still Life
Species Cheetah
Size 1280 x 529px
File Size 100.1 kB
Listed in Folders
It's a flashlight, actually. But it's not quite the effect you think it is, this one has an improved cylinder choke rather than the cylinder bore of his 870, and does group a little better than that.
After 5 years of being away from home where my parents will slap a shotgun in my arms to go entertain myself. (divert me from being home for obvious reasons.) This picture makes me want my own again. I obsessed with shotguns more than I ever obsessed with rifles.
I can see where you're coming from, there. I do like shotguns myself, they're quite capable and can handle many more tasks than a rifle of a single caliber normally can, and throw around so much lead, too. And as much fun as loading for a rifle is, running hulls through a $40 Lee press is pretty amazing.
My only concern, I am proficient with quite a few variants thanks to my gun nut family, but what is a good first model pairing quality vs a semi-rusty enthusiast? I am looking for something a bit simple but with a decent lifetime since I tend to hold on to things. I know wal-mart is never a good choice though. XD
I guess it depends on what you intend to do with it, or if you'd even want the extra hassle of an automatic. A Winchester SX2 or SX3 would be good for clays or hunting. A Mossberg 590 or 930 would make a great home defense, tactical, or action gun. And then the Saiga... it just is what it is, and it's good at it!
For buckshot, I have a Lee two-cavity .312 ball mold, which once it's warm isn't fast, but isn't too slow, either, being able to cast a pair of shot about every 15 seconds, once you get into a rhythm. I also have another mold, a steel one, made for casting slingshot ammunition, though I've yet to have much luck getting that to cast as nice of shot as the Lee. I think it's from Do-It in Iowa. To make it easier on myself, I've been using a lot of Lee keydrive slugs, and .69 caliber balls.
Steel molds take much longer to heat up, more thermal mass. Smoke it and get it nice and hot... I'm thinking on getting a shotgun press, if only for making cheap slugs.
I can't stand to use anything less than a 4 cavity mold any more, I got spoiled with a 6 cavity lee one.
I can't stand to use anything less than a 4 cavity mold any more, I got spoiled with a 6 cavity lee one.
Sweden's like a nice American country, except that it's not.
When it was new out of the box, it was having some feeding issues with a few of the first 25 rounds or so, but no trouble since then. That was with low-brass Remington and some of the Fiocchi buckshot. I can't say I've shot it quite enough to be entirely comfortable it, though.
When it was new out of the box, it was having some feeding issues with a few of the first 25 rounds or so, but no trouble since then. That was with low-brass Remington and some of the Fiocchi buckshot. I can't say I've shot it quite enough to be entirely comfortable it, though.
Thanks. With the red dot on there it's pretty quick to get on target.
As for choice in shells, I've got these clear ones with the red followers, and some green ones for both buck and ball, then some others with blue hull slugs and buckshot, some red birdshot loads, dark red slugs, some green low brass birdshot target loads, and probably a few others that I can't remember.
As for choice in shells, I've got these clear ones with the red followers, and some green ones for both buck and ball, then some others with blue hull slugs and buckshot, some red birdshot loads, dark red slugs, some green low brass birdshot target loads, and probably a few others that I can't remember.
Thanks. I think the bandoleer is probably Chinese, it's a cheap one. And the nice thing about firearms is that it's usually easier to get quality American-made stuff than imported stuff, which is often either poorly-built or expensive.
And I appreciate you reminding me, I have a sticker from last November that I haven't had any fun with.
And I appreciate you reminding me, I have a sticker from last November that I haven't had any fun with.
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