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For doves, crows, and squirrel: Fox Model B-ST SXS 12 ga with choke tubes.

Duck, geese, turkey, 'yotes: Rem 870 3" 12 ga, ported turkey choke.

Skeet, bunnies, grouse: CZ-Huglu O/U 28 ga. The 28 ga has become my favourite shotgun.

VA Varminter, I have bought three guns from Budsgunshop in the past year. Fast, great service, and the best prices I could find. My local FFL guy charges ten bucks for a transfer. Living in a small rural town, Buds makes it easy for me to acquire a nice gun. ;) The CZ 527 Varmint in 204 I bought fro...

The weather dude was dumber than the groundhog. Sun never got out until after 1 PM. Never got over 44 F. Mr. Groundhog never showed, shadow or no. Maybe something to do with ice all over the fields? :lol: Score: Weatherman--zero Beaver--zero Groundhog--one As Ahnold said, "I'll be back".

And I'm not waiting until April this year. After an ice storm yesterday it's supposed to be 50 F and sunny here in Virginia today. I'm putting the CZ Varmint in the truck.

If I connect it will be the first February 'chuck for me. Besides, who needs six more weeks of winter?

A very Merry Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year to all my trigger squeezin' friends and your families.

Let's all be grateful for our freedoms, thank those who have fought to keep them, and work in 2008 to insure we will keep them for our children. Have a wonderful Christmas!

Pat

Guys, I went with the Taurus 94 ss Ultralite. 18 ounces, nine shots, nice looking gun and the rubber grips fit my hand well. $349. + some for the Govenah. Exterior fit and finish is nice. :) SA trigger pull = 4 3/4 lbs, DA pull is off my scale, > 8 lbs. Not as smooth as a Smith but got smoother afte...

Right purty Smiths there, Rick. :) Yup, most of the local gun shops don't even carry S&W revolvers nowadays, seems they have priced themselves out of the general market. Buds Gun Shop has had the Model 317, 3", Hi Viz sight for about $507, and a few of them listed; I haven't seen them sell ...

I've looked at a S&W 317, which looks about ideal for a 22 LR gun for camping trips but can't bring myself to plunk down over five Benjamins for it. DA, 8 shots would make it nice to load in 5 Power Points and 3 snake shot, it's compact, and stainless. The Ruger Bearcat looks a bit small for an ...

Thanks, Gary. My issue of Blue Press is an old one, so I just signed up. Maybe Santa could tell the elves at Dillon?

It sure looks like Dillon's the way to go!

Thanks guys.

I'm looking at Dillon but don't know of any other makes. What do you guys use for a volume reloading press for handgun? This will be mostly for .45ACP, maybe some 9x19. Not looking for any great accuracy, just to save some bux on range ammo and produce cheaper carry rounds. Thanks!

Thanks. A friend at the local gun club is an avid grouse hunter, uses only the Red label 28ga, and gets many each year, though he has pruposely taken only a few for the past three years. He said their populations always swing low every 12 or so years, but they've been down for three years now. :( It...

I didn't see a category for Ruger scatterguns so here goes. I've been thinking of a Red label 28 ga for skeet, clays, and hunting grouse for quite a while now. Santa knows!

Has anyone here used this gun with the 410 tubes? Do they change the weight (swing) of the gun much? Work reliably? Thanks.

A very happy Thanksgiving day to all here. I hope you get to spend the day with friends and family.

Thanks, guys. I'll check those action bolts, acloco, and maybe put a touch of blue locktite on 'em. Glen, I am ready to blow a twenty five caliber hole in a whitetail, alright. If it ever gets fall around here. Way too warm! But the groundhogs are still poking around a bit. Next purchase for this gu...