tucker301

I think by snap shooting he either means that you're shouldering the gun and shooting quickly (as in birds flushing and getting away...hurry up and shoot), or you're going into a Southern man's garden and killing his green beans. You should be seeing a figure 8 sight picture with the target fully visible just above the 8. As others have stated, the best advice for shooting slugs is to mount some sort of scope or red dot and tweak from there.

Was gone for a while, but it's still broke.

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Had two, needed one

I have not seen a name assigned to it. As yet, no sign or marker has been posted. There was also no mention of it in local newspapers that I'm aware of. A prominent member of the regional DU chapter told me that it was DU & USFWS. The contractors putting in the dam told me that they were working for DU.

I chose Delta before this local incident occured. Now, it just solidifies my confidence that I made the right choice.

cue Rodney King

Oh, there is another way to get in there. All you have to do is leave your boat on the river bank, hopefully tied off well enough that it A. Won't sink when the water comes up from generation B. Won't float up when the water comes up from generation and get staranded high and dry when it comes back down after the gates are shut. C. Won't get stolen or vandalized while you're away from it. Once you've done that, you'll need to tromp through knee-deep boot-sucking muck for several hundred yards, cross the creek in two places, that was over our heads last year. Now with the new dam, it should be over Shaq's head as well. Slough through another couple of hundred yards of waist-deep water and knee-deep mud... If you're still alive, you'll be at the blind that we used to park the boat next to. My point is that although DU can list this project as wetlands conservation, it's really nothing more than them doing a member or group of members a favor by creating a heck of a nice shooting preserve for them that restricts access by other hunters, not to mention game wardens.

Most folks seem to be all about the 30" circle, but that seems silly to me. You could put five Greenwing Teals in a 30" circle and still miss all of them. I suggest a lifesized silhouette of the intended prey, and the distance should be about 30 yards.

Tne afore posted R1 group was a three shot group, whereas this one a five shot, but they're close. I also had to wade through a bunch of ammo before I found something the R1 liked. This is the first name brand ammo I've tried in the AR, so I'm sure there's room for improvement. Mostl of Sunday's shooting was just for fun, using the cheap SA surplus stuff. I cleaned the rifle yesterday, and I have to tell you, it's easier than the R1, but that SA stuff is pretty nasty. I wouldn't want to even see an R1 after 100 rounds of that!

Wha??

Interesting what they consider "conserving wetlands" as well. A recent project in my area, for example. Wetlands that were already part of the flood plain from the local reservoir... Being in the flood plain downstream of the dam, the land could never be developed, farmed, logged, etc. it's simply there, in its natural state. Cattails, lilypads, reeds, marsh grasses, mud flats, creeks, bordering hardwoods, etc. All in all, this area has held abundant waterfowl and other wildlife for the past 25 years that I've been hunting it... without any assistance from DU or anyone else. The area holds as many ducks as it will naturally support, and the wildlife are not dependents of handouts and programs from flooded crops, feeding programs, or anything else. In other words, there was no budget involved in sustaining good numbers of waterfowl in a purely natural setting. About two months ago, DU comes in and builds a dam on the one and only creek leading into and out of the entire area, thereby shutting off easy boating access to the people who have been hunting it for generations. Locked us out of three nice blinds that we've maintained for a quarter century. BTW, local blind laws allow them to be hunted by whomever gets there first. So even though we put time, money and effort into their upkeep, they have always been vailable to whomever wanted to use them. Now, there's a dam blocking the creek and a locked gate blocking the road. A pump will be installed so that the "management" process can begin But here's the cool part. On the other side of the area, a big prick DU contributor and member just happens to have property which borders these wetlands. He also leases the only other property that offers any kind of land-based access to the area. Essentially, he can step out of his cabin's front door and be in the marsh within seconds. He can launch a boat from his yard, and he has the ONLY roaded access to the entire impoundment. Nice! Now then. While this falls under the stated 87% "Waterfowl/Wetlands Conservation" in the DU budget, I just have a hard time seeing it as nothing more than a BIG friggin political favor. This guy is the same azzhole who tacked POSTED signs onto our blinds two years ago. We had to get the local GW and power company rep. to tell him that he was in the wrong, and that he didn't OWN the land in the floodplain. The land in the floodplain is (was) for mutual public use and benefit. Well, it looks like he now owns it, for all intents and purposes. And oh yeah... about three miles up the river from this impoundment there is a State Wildlfie Refuge that used to hold a lot of wintering birds. By a lot, I mean A LOT. Very limited hunting is allwed on this refuge, and birds have wintered there for years and years under the protection of the state. Now, that place is drying up due to lack of funding in the state's budget, because the same waterfowlers who give and give to DU pizz and moan over giving an extra nickel to the state's efforts to preserve anything. I wonder where all those ducks, geese and swans will go, now that their wintering impoundment has ceased being maintained? If only there were a place nearby that was as rich in forage and as inviting YEAH, DU has some pretty good lawyers, lobbyists, and accountants. Just like in the big companies that they run in their everyday lives, they know how to shuffle the books around to paint a picture of efficiency and success. Just like in Congress, they pander to the big money, the lobbyists, and the special interests of the few, the proud, the wealthy. I'd like to think that Delta wouldn't do something so underhanded. They seem to be more focused on the real issues affecting waterfowl numbers and not so much on building exclusive duck clubs for their members. [ 10-16-2006, 09:02 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

Why not simply list it in a venue that will garner more exposure to perspective buyers? Gunbroker, Shotgunworld, Ebay, etc.

Here's what I get from it. Delta spoke up publicly and said, "what do you have to show for all this money that's been spent, other than continually declining breeding populations?" PHJV scripted the above charter to squelch Delta, stating, "PHJV processes and results are open, however sensitive issues should be addressed internally to develop a common approach/solution before communications occur outside the partnership." Delta felt that accountability was low, and results were non-existant. They didn't sign the new charter, and were thus no longer a member. I commend Delta Waterfowl for speaking the unpopular opinion... the dissenting voice. I thought long and hard over joining Delta or joining DU. Yes, I know I could have joined and supported both. But Delta seemed to be more focused and more in line with my ideals and principles. Not knocking DU, I simply chose the one that suited me best. IMHO, with Delta my dollars are being spent in a manner that's more in line with my perception of what such an organization should be doing to affect waterfowl numbers and to insure the future of waterfowling. Again, IMHO, DU has become too much of a fat cats club, and a slow moving blight that comsumes everything that is laid before it and then some. Sort of like Congress.

Welcome to the forums AQ. Takin' a break from the fuge?

Although my post fell behind yours, Cleric; and I led off with a "Nope", I was addressing the OP and not you. I didn't see your post until after mine was sent. I'm no physiscist, and perhaps I misstated what it was I was trying to say, which is in essence what mudhen said. Given an equal shot cup (volume?), the pellet count of a shell full of #5 steel and a shell full of #5 TM will be practically the same. The advantage to using more dense materials is in the downrange energy delivered on the target. Shot sizes being equal, TM will deliver more energy at a given distance than will steel. [ 10-16-2006, 04:39 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

It's threaded and loctited (blue). Boil some water in a pan and submerge the tip of the barrel for about 30 seconds. Then use a small pair of pliers to grip and unscrew the sight. Standard right-hand threads.

An M1 stock fit my SBEII, so I don't see why it wouldn't work the other way around. That being said, it is my understanding that the M2's shipped with shim kits - same as the SBE's, so you should be able to buy shims for it without having to get the whole stock. Brownells, Mann & Sons, etc. should have them.

Finally got out and did some shooting with the beast today! It eats SA surplus just fine, but they group around 2" at best. It really likes the Federal Fusions I picked out as my deer load for this year This is with the factory trigger re-worked by Bill Springfield. I'm still hoping to improve on it with a match trigger from Rock River. The scope is a Leupold VXII 3-9X40. [ 10-15-2006, 08:25 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

That's the trick. He didn't put the pebble in his hand. The ODB stuffed it in his pants

Neither the R1 nor the trigger are designed for a 3.5 lb. trigger. That being said, a good smith, if he has confidence in you being responsible and safe, should be able to get any R1 down to that neighborhood. I wouldn't do it for anyone other than myself.

I posted some excerpts from the EasHit DVD last week in the shotgun sports forum. They help explain the advantages of the EasyHit sight. http://www.benelliusa.com/forums/ultimatebb.php/topic/11/63.html

Yes. EasyHit is what you need! It just so happens that there is one on ebay right now! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150045445124 And I know the seller personally. Heck of a nice guy, and he's just across the border in VA!

Nope. Density is a matter of weight per mass, not a matter of size or volume. #5 shot is #5 shot, and whether the shot are steel, lead, bizmuth, or depleted uranium, they are all the same size. Therefore, any given shot cup will hold about the same number of #5 steel as #5 lead, and so on. The advantage to using more dense shot is that the shot carries more energy over greater distances. With more energy, you could use #6 TM with results equivalent or better than #4 steel. Using smaller, but more dense shot will help to fill voids in your pattern while still delivering ample fatal energy to the target.

Yes, today's AR-15 and AR-10 variants are reliable repeaters. Even though the design is pretty old, the military still banks on these weapons every day. If you're strictly plinking, consider the .223 instead. The new wave of .308's is eating up the milsurp supplies of 7.62 at a pretty fast clip, and when it's gone, it's gone. In addition to economy, you'll get lower recoil and less muzzle jump with the .223's. There are tons of makers and suppliers for these things, and you can accessorize to a level that would drive M1014 and Duggan to the point of madness. I suppose you could be right about the Benelli ARGO system making its way into the mainstream military at some point, but I can tell you it's got a long way to go. Run 100-200 rounds through an R1 and strip her down for cleaning and you'll get my drift. AR shooters love their AR's and M1A shooters love theirs equally well. Personally, I like the modular design of the AR's. Switching uppers, lowers, barrels, stocks, grips, and optics is a piece of cake, and parts are cheap and available everywhere.