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The early H-S's were slick guns. Don't see them around anymore. BTW - No one mentioned the Winchester M12, another that's no longer made but has stood the test of time with its durability.

Unless the barrel is rifled, I don't see the merit or need for a scope unless your eyes are going. (I know all about this problem.) Soldering bases to the barrel are a better idea than drilling and tapping an already thin tube. Better: Drill and tap the receiver (side mount or go top mount if there is enough metal.) That's how every proper slug gun was set up in the 70's when slugs were allowed for smoothbores here. Remember that each time you remove the barrel for cleaning you may lose zero, depending on the fit of barrel to receiver and lockdown nut. (There's info out on Shotgunworld for shimming receivers with aluminum or brass if you do this.) That's why cantilever mounts are so in vogue for mounting scopes today.

Don't overthink the selection. The 870 or 500/590A1 are probably your logical choices only because of the plethora of aftermarket products offered for each. The Model 37 is a great shotgun but is a niche offering with few aftermarket goodies offered for it. Pick the one that feels best for you. Each offers a feature or two not found on the other, so they all have their strong and weak points, but they've all been around for a long time and have a good track record and dedicated following.

Chair falls, goes "boom," people scatter. Makes perfect sense to me.

S&W was contracted by Snake Eyes to make forged iron heads but the project fizzled when politics and cost-cutting from Snake Eyes got involved. (Ruger has made investment cast heads for Ping and Callaway.)

He's obviously not from New Jersey. No one here would waste the process of fingerprinting, background checks and waiting months for a purchase permit to then destroy their handgun!

Too many folks are coming here for the "free stuff," all while so many are leaving to keep the stuff they worked so hard for all those years! http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/dec/4/the-blue-state-depression/?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=socialnetwork

The last election kinda sets the tone for where New Jersey will always be headed: http://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-jersey

I'm talking about the shotgun hulls that used brass bases (both high and low) before the advent of cheaper steel bases with a brass or nickel wash. Some are referred to as "promotional loads." (These should be considered non-reloadable to hardcore shotshell reloaders out there.) Brass would never stick in a chamber unless the gun's chamber was ill-taken care of. WWAA compression-formed, Remington Premier and then STS hulls, Federal Gold Medal plastic & paper hulls still use brass to my knowledge. They are premium loads, and perform as such. They are also reloadable many times over. Too often I see brass-washed steel rust when exposed to moisture over a long period. This doesn't help with extraction either.

Extraction never was a problem on old guns that were well made and cared for. (And REAL brass bases on shotshells helped as well.) Poor quality control these days and steel bases on shotshells can make for chambers that stick on poorly made guns.

A "Gen 1" G19 is actually quite an anomaly. It should look like this. If it doesn't it's not a Gen 1:

Griz simplified it for you. Stevens/Springfield/Savage 311A,B,C,D,E,F & H and Savage/Fox models are solid guns. Pre and post-war models were the best examples when it came to workmanship, metal finishing, etc. 70's & 80's guns could be crude in some areas, but were still solid performers. Chuck Hawks goes into a little more detail. http://www.chuckhawks.com/used_shotgun.htm

I don't know if I'd buy a Freedom Group Remington these days, but I would gladly buy one made by someone from my father's generation.

Remington still offers a .308 w/ 16.5" bbl., but sans the iron sights. https://www.remington.com/rifles/bolt-action/model-700/model-700-sps-tactical Or find a used Remington 600:

The DWG area has always been stocked, but it involves more hunting (walking) than some WMA's. Based on the allocation chart, it seems like they are putting more birds out there. http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/artpheasallocation16.htm Areas are broken out into three sections. - http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/pheasmaps/dwg_main.pdf With a good dog the area is worth a long walk. It will feel like "hunting" again.

Learn how and when to call. Lot's of "how to" instructional tapes/CD's out there on the subject Locate birds. (They have their spots in spring, summer, fall and winter. If you don't know what turkey sign looks like, wait until winter and in snow and you can find their tracks. Procure a few different turkey loads with an appropriate tight choke and pattern your gun for various distances out to 40 yds. You'll want the ability to make multiple hits on the head/neck of a turkey at various distances. How well your gun patterns will determine the maximum distance you can ethically extend your shots to.

You needed this on your tee shirt. (They'd have carried you in like a god.)

Congrats!

Keep in mind that New York was crafty enough to word their Article 265 Penal Law to read as such: 22. "Assault weapon" means (a) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics: The ARMagLok is good for CA, but would not pass muster in NY.

We'll know when New York's SAFE Act gets here.

Don't look now, but the New York SAFE Act is knocking on New Jersey's door.

That guy's "O" ring looks worn because he installs it incorrectly! The O-ring is to sit in the recessed groove on the magazine tube. You don't roll it down the magazine tube. It doesn't ride up and down the tube in front of the piston and piston seal. It's designed to serve as a gas seal. When the barrel is installed the O-ring sits in the gas cylinder and serves as a seal to prevent gas from escaping forward. The vents in the barrel direct gas rearward directly to the piston and piston seal. PS - If you lose/break an O-ring, Teflon tape can be wrapped in that groove a few times and in a pinch and it will get you through a day of shooting.

These "movements" are gaining ground in America today. Another example in the news recently: http://bearingarms.com/beth-b/2016/10/12/taking-cocks-to-the-white-house/

The single-shot rifle looks interesting. If the receiver is blued steel, and not painted like on their .22's; I might be interested if the price is right.

The 1100 Competition deserves a serious look. https://www.nssa-nsca.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SSR/sisley.pdf