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It was suggested by another member (thank you @Andrew62) that a poll be created to ask how/if people use QD rings & mounts. All of my rifles have QD mounts on them. I like to take the optics off for travel and when cleaning. No reason to subject the optics I spent so much money on to damage...

Total of 108 pieces of once fired 300WM brass shot from my wife's R8. You can see the breakdown of the individual pieces. Asking $80 including shipping to the lower 48. If more pictures are needed or if there are any questions, please feel free to ask. I accept most forms of payment including...

11 APR 2025 – I’m lying in bed, completely awake but refusing to roll over to look at the clock. It’s Friday and I have the day off to prep with my friend (IGS) for Spring turkey at a friend’s farm about an hour and a half away. My wife however must go to work, and her alarm has yet to sound...

The new Blaser FBX sporting shotgun has now been released. They've taken lessons learned from the F3 and applied them to this. Bringing the weight lower in the receiver and more centralized between the hands, not to mention a reshaped stock made to reduce felt recoil. I've not seen this level of...

I've seen several threads about hearing protection, but not one about covering up the peepers. Wondering what people are wearing for any manner of hunting or shooting, if wearing anything at all. The importance eye protection was impressed upon me at a young age. Learning at my grandfather's...

Used a handful of times for rifles and shotguns but has been gathering dust over the last several of years. It does have a small rip in the area where the toe of the but rests in the pocket. Not sure how it happened, but it doesn’t affect the performance. The newest version of this is called...

The 1500 was used once on a trip for handgun storage and has been sitting around for about the last 10 years. The foam has been plucked where the sharpie marks are. New with foam they are going for ~$190, I’m asking $160 shipping included to the lower 48. The 1200 was used when I bought it. The...

I bought this knife from (company owners) Charles & Jody at SCI 2022 and have never used it. It’s sat in a drawer waiting for me, but I’ve not found the occasion. Thinking it would be good for this to be enjoyed by someone else. It deserves to see some blood and guts on a proper hunt, or at...

I’ve had the Diamond Lansky stone kit for quite a while, probably going back to the 90’s. It came with (grey) extra-course 120 grit, (purple) course 220 grit, (orange) medium 325 grit and (gold) fine 600 grit. Over time these wore out and a couple of years ago I bought new course, medium and...

For Sale: Murray Custom Leather Cartridge Belt $200 shipped. From the MCL website, they sell new for $285 with the leather loops. Murray Custom Leather Cartridge Belt (C-4) with leather loops. Made to hold cartridges based on the 300H&H/375H&H/378WBY from 257WBY to 460WBY. Size is for 36"...

It’s that time of year again…time for Canada goose hunting with my friend IGS! First, a quick pic from opening day of last season. Always good to start off a year with a reminder of the last one. It's also a reminder to me that I did a horrible job last year of taking pictures of any real value...

As some of you know, I've been doing some cleaning up around the house that has involved me selling two Pelican 1700 cases that were made specifically for the Blaser R8 line of rifles. These cases would house one complete (traditional non-thumbhole) stock, two barrels, the bolt along with the...

Daniel Defense is being sued in Texas. If you were on the fence about getting one, you may want to take the leap now.

For Sale: Two Casio G-Shock Watches $50 Some of you may have seen this coming... Casio Rangeman GW-9400 and Casio Mudman GW-9010. Both are solar-atomic, meaning they don’t require a battery and time is kept as accurate as a mobile phone. Both have been well worn by my wife and I (mostly me)...

Blaser Branded Pelican 1700 Case for sale for $600. Buyer pays shipping. The Blaser Pelican case was discontinued more than 5 years ago, but when available were selling for over $600. They will house one stock (trigger group installed), two barrels, bolt assembly, Blaser T-wrench, Blaser...

12 APR 2024 – It’s Friday morning, just after 3am and I’m wide-awake lying-in bed…thinking of what I may have forgotten to pack. Might as well get up and pass some time scrolling AH. It’s going to be several hours before IGS arrives to pick me up. We are heading to a friend’s house about 2 hours...

Shotguns are unique, each one is like a fingerprint. The difference is that this "fingerprint" can change significantly depending on a myriad of factors. Barrel length, choke, payload, shot size, shot speed...the list goes on. I've even seen two seemingly identical shotguns shoot very different...

For Sale: 4-Lite Carbon Fiber Quad Sticks $200 shipped. 4 Lite Carbon Fiber Quad Sticks with 3-sections and 1/4 turn twist locks. They have a collapsed length of 28” (71cm) and fully extended length of 69.5” (176.5cm) with a weight of 1.9 lbs (863 grams). There are magnets at the top and...

Seems simple right? That's what I thought. Those of you who know me will recall that I'm a huge fan of the Benelli SBE3 with its inertia drive. What I didn't know is what I was missing by not shooting a gas gun. It started with the purchase of a used Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus (gas drive) from...

Liberty Safe suppling back door codes to the FBI. Not sure if other safe companies are doing the same. Check your safe and inform your friends. Leave a comment if you find that other companies have done the same.

Vortex Razor HD 10x42 almost no use. These are replacement binos sent by Vortex after we broke a set during a hunt. It wasn’t long after that I stopped using them altogether. No soft case, just the binos. $100 Leupold Pinnacles 10x42 heavily used. Not sure when we bought them, guessing early...

For Sale: Scabbards & Slings The leather scoped rifle scabbards are 52” long and made from African animal hides harvested on our 2019 safari. I no longer remember what animal they are from. These are heavily padded and have never been used. $50 each or both for $85. The Red Head rifle...

I’m in the planning and packing stages for another goose hunting trip to NY with my friend, known to the internet at IGS. For those who are unaware and to recap from last year, this is a conservation goose season from the 1st to the 25th of September. Bag limit is 15 Canada goose/person/day in...

To the ones who didn't come home, you are not forgotten.

I'd like to know what other members are using for optics on their shotguns and for what purpose they are intended. This is my journey thought this minefield and how I made my decision. For every need there is a proper tool. Most recently I have purchased a Beretta 1301 Tactical shotgun for home...

I recently picked up the March/April issue Safari Magazine (official publication of SCI) that has been sitting on my reading table for some time now. As I read through the articles, I came across this picture with a caption at the bottom left side. The adjacent page showed the PH (Gee Watts of...

We've just purchased a Pulsar Helion 2 XQ38 (demo) from Euro Optic. This is not a "clip on" that goes at the end of a scope, it's a monocular to be used for scouting. Examples would be locating turkey on the roost in the evening or looking into a field before walking to a deer stand. It could...

I've been looking at a fast .25 caliber cartridge for a while now. The front runner for me has always been the 257WBY because it's wicked fast, deadly, low recoil and most importantly it fits nicely into the MA bolt head I already have for my Blaser R8. Here is a list of the most often used...

In the interest of growing knowledge and sharing I have a battery question about my Z8i scopes I'd like to share. All findings and results will be posted for all to see. I own three Swaro Z8i scopes and like most things with electronics, they need batteries every now and then. The 1-8x24 was...

I ran across this video on YT and would like to hear what the membership thinks about it. The guy filming says "cool", but I suspect his response would have been different had he been mauled.

I will be doing a Goose hunt with a good friend in NY. For the purposes of internet anonymity, we will call him IGS. The two of us have been hunting, fishing, motorcycling and doing wood projects together for nearly 10 years. He has a place not too far from me in VA and another house on a lake...

I've been following the YouTube channel of TGS Outdoors (with presenter Jonny) for a number of years and have learned a good bit about shotguns as a result. Jonny partnered with Longthorne Gunmakers in Northampton, England to make a custom boxlock O/U for sporting use (2021) and more recently a...

Jim Shockey Gen 3 Tall Tripod Trigger Sticks w/ Scabbard For Sale $100 and buyer pays shipping. A friend of mine bought me this for my birthday because he thought I'd like them. Little does he know how many sets of shooting sticks I have. No matter, my loss is your gain. Cheapest I could find...

WTB Federal Black Cloud TSS BB&7 Ammo (Part# PWBTSSX142 7BB) I have a good supply of the 3&9 version of this for Duck I found at Rogers Sporting Goods for a reasonable price. I've been looking for the BB&7 to use on Goose but have come up empty handed. I'll be sending an email to Federal to see...

Hevi-Shot Hevi-Metal Ammo For Sale Hevi-Shot Hevi-Metal - 123 shells (4 full boxes + 23 shells in the 5th box) 12 ga / 3.5” / BBB / 1½ oz / 1500 fps $125 plus shipping Hevi-Shot Hevi-Metal 100 shells (4 full boxes, seal is broken on one but it’s still full) 12 ga / 3.5” / BB / 1½ oz / 1500...

Colt Detective Special .38SPL For Sale $850. Buyer pays for insured shipping to your FFL. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When Payment clears, I will ship the pistol to your FFL. Send me a PM to discuss and exchange...

I'm not a fan of cleaning in general, never have been. If there is anyway I can get it done in a more efficient manner or do less cleaning, that's what I want. For this reason I have used the Break-Free brand CLP for just about everything, believing it to be the "best"...up until now. I ran...

Vortex Razor HD 20-60x85mm (angled) with soft case for sale $1200 and shipping to the lower 48 is included. Beyond that the buyer pays the difference. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When payment clears, I will ship the...

Benelli Super Black Eagle 2 For Sale $1200 and shipping to the lower 48 is included. Beyond that the buyer pays the difference. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When Payment clears, I will ship the shotgun to your FFL. Send me...

Like many, I hunt all kinds of birds with my shotguns. Up until recently I've been using lead or copper coated lead for everything except waterfowling. Since 1991 waterfowling has required nontoxic shot and for a long time this has meant steel. Steel being less dense than lead required the...

TenPoint Vapor Crossbow & Accessories for sale $1000 and buyer pays shipping. Truthfully, I'd prefer local pickup because these items are big, but whatever you decide will be fine. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When payment...

This is not mine and I have no part in the sale, I just saw it was a good deal and wanted to let the membership know. I ran across this about a week ago and it's still out there. This is a crazy good deal. The safari stock and 458WM barrel alone are worth more than the asking price. This would...

Say what you want about this guy, he's having a good time. Today he's taking a poke with a 375H&H single shot, breech loading pistol.

I was having a text conversation last night with @TOBY458 about some R8 rifles & parts for sale on Gun Broker. The deals were incredible! Fortunately neither of us followed through on these, because later today I received a call from @TOBY458. These postings on GB were in fact a scam. They were...

Nothing in the "shotgun" section about shotgun maintenance & care? Shocking to me considering the number of members I know have some of the most elegant, beautiful and OLD shotguns. How do you care for yours is the short question... Everyone has their own ideas of what it means to take care of...

Sausage Stuffer (holds ~11# of meat) For Sale $150 in Northern Virginia and buyer pays actual shipping. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When Payment clears, I will ship the stuffer. Send me a PM to discuss and exchange...

Weston (rebranded by Cabela’s) 1Hp Grinder For Sale $300 in Northern Virginia and buyer pays actual shipping. Truthfully, I’d prefer local pickup because this is very heavy and I don’t want it to get damaged. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or...

After owning and shooting 2 Beretta 686's (matching 12 & 20 bore) both with 26" barrels, I sold them recently. The reason for selling them was simple, they didn't fit me well and it made shooting them not so much fun. I have resigned myself to using my Benelli SBE2 on the clays range and for...

20 Bore Ammo For Sale For Sale $250 and buyer pays actual shipping or can opt for local pickup. Truthfully, I’d prefer local pickup because this is very heavy and I don’t want it to get damaged in shipping. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or...

Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I 12 Bore O/U Shotgun For Sale $1700 and insured shipping to the lower 48 is included. Beyond that the buyer pays the difference. I accept most forms of payment including PayPal Friend (preferred), cashier’s check or personal check. When Payment clears, I will ship the...