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Used 1100's sell in the range of $400 - $650. Used guns sell for whatever the buyer is willing to pay. The LT-20's may command a premium, the 28 ga. & .410 may command a premium, the early 3" magnum grade may command a premium, target models like Trap Grade may command a premium. I am not familiar with the acronym "NOS."

Specs Compatible with standard Remington 700 pattern short actions Reinforced polymer shell with Type III hard anodized aluminum bedding block Tapered Beam design provides rigidity through forend 60 degree grip angle from bore axis Adjustable LOP from 13.0”-15.0” with 0.50” Spacers Rubber recoil butt-pad included and optional OEM Butt-Pad Adapter available for use with aftermarket pads Optional Cheek Riser Kits to raise cheek height 0.25”, 0.50”, or 0.75” Free-floats all Remington barrels including aftermarket profiles up to a Medium Palma Accepts factory and most aftermarket triggers Compatible with all stock Remington bottom metal

Breakdown of the Nano seems more in line with the standard AR platform. The JR carbine is a bit different in disassembly, but it can be switched to eject spent cartridges in either direction. http://www.justrightcarbines.com/JR_Carbine_Products.html

Correct.

Yes, provided you use it only during the special winter season set aside for coyote/fox, along with the appropriate ammo.

Wow. Hope you're feeling better. A doctor likened my hernia to this sensation: Imagine sitting and having your nuts nailed to the floor. Now try and stand up. That's how a hernia with strangulation feels.

Nice selection. Enjoy!

Many moons ago (60's) an 1100 or 870 in skeet target configuration came with a fixed SKEET choke in a 26" bbl., the 30" barrel with a fixed FULL choke was for trap. (You can still find used barrels in these configurations for both guns.) A Winchester Model 12 skeet model usually sported a 26" barrel. A Browning Superposed SKEET model came with fixed SKT/SKT chokes, and 26.5" bbls. (First skeet gun I used extensively in 1973. It was with this gun that I learned how to REALLY shoot skeet.) I've seen early Beretta 680 Special's with fixed SKEET chokes and 26.5" barrels. Short was in for skeet back then. Over the years the skeet gun gained a couple inches in barrel length, and trap barrels began to lengthen as well. The sporting clays game brought out the longer barrels, and it's not uncommon to see 32" and 34" used for every clay game today. Today you can shoot any clay discipline with a 28" barrel, but there are instances where longer is preferable. It's rare to see the 26" barrels on the skeet ranges these days, unless an old timer brings one out.

With a gun like that you become the most popular guy in the clubhouse between rounds.

On a semi-auto that has a detachable magazine? No. Threaded barrels are a no-no also, and need to be permanently neutered.

The 686 is a nice choice. The Sporting config versions are a tad heavier than the field versions and also may sport a non-automatic safety. The newer ones will have overbored barrels and the Optima choke tube system. Beretta is notorious for making subtle design or aesthetic changes each year to their 686/687/682 line for the last twenty-five years.

Excellent!

Figures, it's outside Portland. The "real" Maine begins north of Bangor!

When Cristie is gone, New Jersey will get their own SAFE Act.

Master Class located in Monroe, NY, is a twenty-minute ride past the Davis in Sloatsburg. They often have powder. They stock reloading supplies as well, and they are a Dillon dealer. Call before you make the trip for powder though. http://www.masterclassrange.com/

I know some folks who duck/goose hunt with the Stoeger and find it a robust gun. Maybe not as finely finished as some of the B-guns, but an economical compromise. It's no surprise that a good volume and variety of quality shotguns are made today in Italy, Belgium, Japan and Turkey. A lot has changed over the years with Stoeger. http://www.stoeger.com.tr/eng//sayfam/1764/Firma.htm%20m1=131&m2=269&m3=0&m4=0 I remember when Stoeger was located in Hackensack, NJ. Went there once in '69 with my dad to pick up my uncle's Bernardelli Premier Gamecock that was doubling; which they repaired. Different times for sure back then. I know nothing about Mossberg semi-auto's, although Mossberg has high hopes the Duck Commander and his kin can work some more interest and more sales for their semi-auto & pump shotgun line this year. Remington just introduced a new semi-auto shotgun for this year. http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/gun-lab-remington-v3-shotgun Don't count out the Franchi Affinity & Intensity as a semi-auto option. Made in Benelli's Urbino plant, the Franchi falls under the Benelli/Beretta umbrella and appears to be a step-up in quality from the Stoeger. Lots of options to be had in the semi-auto 12 ga. field.

6 rounds in a semi-automatic. SAFE Act now sets it to 7 for any type of action. It's no coincidence they made it seven (7.) Think about it. Prior to SAFE, you could carry your Marlin 39A .22 with a full compliment of 19 LR's in the tubular magazine for squirrel hunting.

Try some Bag Balm.

Cool. How about taking an iconic firearm that's been "cut in half" and put to good use? (found this on a Browning forum)

Good read. Thanks for sharing.

^^ What Deerslayer said.

I reload shotshells quite a bit.

Big bucks hit on the GSP up by me won't last an hour on the side of the road before someone takes a Sawzall or hacksaw to one, and it can be anytime during the day when this happens.

Threaded muzzles are out. The only alternative for the M1A platform are the devices made by Smith Enterprises affixed to the muzzle. (Link in my first post.) I have heard talk of some cutting the magazine catch tab on the M1A platform and creating a "permanent" magazine situation but I don't know if that passed muster with the NYSP. LRB Arms out in Long Island has developed a special "all states compliant" model that they catalog. http://www.lrbarms.com/m14riflesstandard.html Take the question & answer session: http://programs.governor.ny.gov/nysafeact/registration-questionnaire Overview: http://www.governor.ny.gov/sites/governor.ny.gov/files/archive/assets/documents/RiflesBannedFeatures.pdf

And a weld to the castle nut or to anything that's threaded on so as to make the fixture "permanent" (That's such an ugly word.)