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My HD shotguns are 20 gauge as well. I went with that because my bird gun (turkey/upland) is already a 20 ga and my wife is much better and more comfrotable shooting the smaller shell. That said, I've never had any trouble finding 20 ga shells of any kind. I think the availablity is proportional to the demand. So while stores stock more 12 than 20, they also sell a lot more12 than 20, making the availability about the same. I would look around (local and online) at the loads you use most and see what's actual available. If there's soemthing you can't find, then yeah you might want to add a 12 ga. Otherwise, you're probably good to go.

Maybe a dumb question.: There's a hill about 2 miles from the Delaware River where I hunt turkey/deer occasionally. I was there a couple of times last fall and had several flocks fly over my at about 50 ft (actual evelation is +500 ft) With the proper stamp and shot, could I have taken a couple of birds? Or is there a rule against hunting waterfowl over land? EDIT: I did look at the regs and didn't see anything, but I've also never heard of anyone hunting ducks/geese over land.

Sorry, but that seems completely dumb. Just setting off the primer will cause a small pop and not much else. A bullet gets it's power from traveling through a tight barrel while the powder burns and the gas pressure builds. See for instance:

Yeah, that's exactly how I feel about the SP vs my other guns. If I carried regularly, I'd probably pick up an LCR.

I own a DAO 2" Ruger SP101, which is really a carry gun. For me, it was an impulse buy (found it well below MSRP locally while shotgun shopping). That said, I'm glad now that I have it as a home gun. It's easier to carry/stash than my other revolvers, holds just one less round than my other wheel guns and is perfectly suitable for indoor distances, should the need arise. Also, I have now have a gun I can use for the snub division at Shongum's TV Land Cop shoot, lol.

Plus $18 shipping, plus transfer, plus compliance work. I'm pretty sure there are local vendors who could match that. Not trying to criticize posting the deal, just reminding folks that it's worth looking locally first. EDIT: Sorry, wrong price

I just spent 3 hours on one of my GPs. Complete disassembly, polished & deburred internals, buffed out some scratches and scrubbed everything to near new condition. I probably won't do that again for this gun, but the polishing did make a big difference. The trigger pull is as smooth as (though still a little heavier than) any S&W I've ever tried. I'm going to give my SP101 the same treatment (as well as shims and lighter main spring). But only after another thousand rounds. I've found that a couple thousand trigger pulls goes a long way toward smoothing the action, making the polishing a lot easier.

Echoing what's been said above, the very best self-defense is being able to identify, avoid and, if necessary, escape danger. That applies for men and women. And also (maybe even more so) for armed citizens. I don't have any recommendations, but those the classes I would be looking for.

lol. Mine either, but it would appear that some Garands are being sold.

BTW, there's a gun that fits all your listed criteria (except price), is not like anything you currently own and is designed by Clint MF Smith.

In case anyone is wondering about the "types" of PX4s, this might be useful: F = standard DA/SA w/ a safety decocker, just like the 92FS G = standard DA/SA w/ a decocker, no safety. D = double action, no safety or decocker. C = hammer fired GLOCK. Well actually, it refers to Beretta’s "constant action" system, which is essentially a hammer fired version of a striker fired pistol. No safeties, etc. Racking the slide cocks the hammer halfway, pulling the trigger finishes cocking and releases the hammer. You can’t thumb the hammer in the half or fully cocked position and the only way to uncock it is to pull the trigger (which doesn’t have a that little hangnail trigger “safety” on it). In case any of that sounds dangerous (or, alternatively, awesome), fret not: the trigger pull isn’t much lighter than the DAO, but it is a lot shorter. Like the LEM trigger on HKs or the Sig DAK, etc.

Where do you usually shoot? I have a P345 you can try out.

I hope he gets released, but this may be far from over. In fact he may be lucky that he was arrested Mexico. At least there he might get the matter resolved diplomatically. Once he crossed the border he was screwed either way. Even if he wasn't stopped by Mexican authorities and was able to turn around, he would have been arrested trying to come back in with the guns. Bringing firearms (or even ammo) into the U.S.from Mexico without prior approval from BAFTE is illegal. I doubt they would care that they were his guns and ammo that were illegally transported into Mexico first place. If he could even prove that (especially difficult with ammo). It also doesn't help him that he went in through the "nothing to declare" lane rather than stopping at the Mexican border and explaining that he didn't want enter, just turn around. It'll also be interesting to see what Cali does with the fact that he violated California law by having a loaded firearm and an AR that, being from Florida, probably wasn't CA compliant.

You couldn't pay me to eat a hot dog.

Dave's oversized brush tip is a must. Make sure to clean under the ejector star. Many a wheel gun issue starts and ends with just a little but of carbon under that sucker. Re: Cylinder face. I don't bother much with it. I give it a good brushing after every couple of hundred rounds to keep the build-up to a minimum, but I don't try to get it shiny. It's just going to get dirty a again next time out and has no effect on function (unless you get so much on there that it starts rubbing against the forcing cone!) I'm a big fan of frog lube. It's more work the first time, but after that cleaning is much easier/faster. And a small container lasts forever*. Some guys swear that fireclean is even better, but I haven't used it myself. I also use a foaming cleaner in the bbl only, if i get a lot of copper fouling. *I bought the 4oz liquid and 4oz paste almost 2 years ago. I've detail stripped and applied to 6 handguns, 2 shotguns, a .22 rifle and a cosmo-gunked Mosin and have used it as my only cleaner/lube since. I still have half the paste and 1/3 of the liquid.

This does sound great. I'm going to try to make it.

Thanks, I figured it had to be more then just the $.

With used Glocks being readily available and inexpensive, what's the advantage of having one gun that can shoot two calibers vs actually owning two separate guns? Is it just the money*? *Even going with the least expensive option (lone wolf) $100 for the bbl, $50 for two mags and a $15-20 spring = $170 vs $320 for a used G22 (eg http://www.gtdist.com/ProductDetail.aspx?PartNumber=UG-GLOCK22G3)

Black Mil-spec http://grabagun.com/magpul-mag480-blk-moe-fixed-carbine.html OD Mil-spec http://grabagun.com/magpul-mag480-odg-moe-fixed-carbine.html

Well his crew left their guns outside the compound. But yeah, that double action 1911, wtf.

In NJ, a person *on* probation cannot live or work any place where there is a gun, even if the charge/conviction would not make them a prohibited person. It's a standard condition of their probation agreement. Once they're off probation, that no longer applies (though if they are now a prohibited person, they can't *themselves* possess).

I don't hunt waterfowl, but I have to agree about respecting other people's set-ups, even on public land. During turkey last fall, I was setup on the ground when a guy showed up to his tree stand, about 50 yards away, a good hour after sunrise. I gave him a head nod and went off to a find a new spot.

Just order them from Amazon, delivered to your doorstep. There's only about a 50% chance that the guy in the brown truck and shorts will be a State Trooper.