Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-04 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://lmgtfy.com/?q=where+is+stevens+model+320+made On Monday, August 3, 2020, 10:15:18 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Speaking of shotguns, where in the world are these made? Turkey? China? My Mossberg (Western Field) pump was $100 in the Wards catalog, in 1976 dollars.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Speaking of shotguns, where in the world are these made? Turkey? China? My Mossberg (Western Field) pump was $100 in the Wards catalog, in 1976 dollars. https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker?sku=140220556 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
We have a couple of high school teams that shoot at my club, and they typically start the newbies out on a 20ga so they can build their technique. Some of them are very, very good. -D > On Aug 3, 2020, at 9:00 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Sporting clays would be tough with a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've got one in 16ga.The problem, and the real reason I didn't buy a used gun, is that steel shot will pound the choke out of that gun in a season of heavy hunting. You could use bismuth shot at only $40 a box, steel is like $16... -Curt On Monday, August 3, 2020, 7:38:37 PM EDT, OK Don

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sporting clays would be tough with a bolt action, it's all doubles.Actually I'd like to see somebody try it, or with one of the Henry lever guns. Interestingly a 20 or 28ga isn't at a serious disadvantage in sporting clays the way it is in trap. A lot of folks shoot a 20ga. -Curt On

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Dad had a Valmet for awhile. It didn't fit him well but I shot well with it. That's the only gun I ever remember him selling.I'm not saying he sold it because I shot it well, but... -Curt On Monday, August 3, 2020, 7:26:45 PM EDT, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On Mon, August 3,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
There was a Mossberg in the running for this purchase but the long term reliability reports on it were poor where the reviews for the Browning included several torture tests "I shot 1100 rounds with no cleaning or added lubrication" and one "I shot 500+ rounds in the rain". Since this will be

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Mon, August 3, 2020 7:32 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Heh. Or it could be like the English hand made side by side one of my > former business partners had that set him back some stupid amount of > money, like $8k. Do high born Brits still look down on you if you show up to shoot live

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
This is what you want : IIRC, it also takes the 3 ½" shells. I had one in 12 ga. many years ago - great gun. https://www.gunsamerica.com/949392477/MARLIN-55-12GA-THE-ORIGINAL-MARLIN-GOOSE-GUN-36-INCH-FULL-CHOKE-EXCELLENT.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marlin_Model_55 On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I’m sort of like Ty, Chevy Chase’s character in Caddyshack. Not that I’m that good, but I go shooting to have fun and enjoy myself. I rarely keep score unless I’m required to, like in a fundraiser meet or something like that. When I do I’m usually around 6-7 out of 10, maybe 8 on a really good

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Heh. Or it could be like the English hand made side by side one of my former business partners had that set him back some stupid amount of money, like $8k. I shot grouse with him a couple of seasons and shot the gun myself. It was nice and a beautiful firearm, but I did almost as well as he did

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Mon, August 3, 2020 6:42 pm, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > Interestingly nobody at clays yesterday had an autoloader. It was all O/U > except for one guy with a side by side 16ga. 16 is pretty unusual but one > guy in my squad had a 28... -Curt My brother bought a rather nice 28 double

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Mon, August 3, 2020 7:18 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > started in with the "nothing but a Beretta" crap > while everyone rolled their eyes. You misspelled that. There's no "B" (or "T") in Perazzi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDkRd-wJ78 ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I’ve never paid a lot of attention, but it seems that the hard core guys that come out every weekend with their own golf carts and shooting vests and such all use O/Us. I got grouped with a guy at a fundraising shoot last year that was trashing everyone who didn’t have a Beretta. He made fun of

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I've started making adjustments to my Stoeger, I'm consistently overshooting so I'm starting with a small washer between the recoil pad and the top screw that holds it. If that helps I'll invest in a pad spacer. I seem to shoot pretty straight but high and it pounds my cheek a little which is

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I own and have shot both for clays and grouse. Personally, I prefer a shotgun that breaks down. I guess an autoloader would be better for hunting just due to the convenience, which certainly makes sense. If I was just shooting clays it has no advantage, as you’re not allowed to load more than

Re: [MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Looks very nice to me, never shot an auto-loader shotgun though. - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Aug 3, 2020 at 3:18 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Duck and goose season is coming up and my hunting buddy has been picking > on my over and under shotgun

[MBZ] OT: Gun fun

2020-08-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Duck and goose season is coming up and my hunting buddy has been picking on my over and under shotgun since I've only got 2 shots to his 3. I shoot poorly enough he's got a point. I shot sporting clays yesterday and I didn't even bother to check my score, if I got 10 out of 50 I'd call it a