tucker301

Arrogance and ignorance. A deadly combination. Simply put, your question indicated a non-existent knowledge of ammunition and firearms. Regardless of what you think a CS rep. told you, ANYONE with ANY experience would know otherwise. Butch stearnly, and properly corrected you and warned you against hurting yourself or others. Get over it, and grow up, and learn what you're doing. Below is an image showing a side-by-side comparison of four rifle cartridges. Counting from the left... #2 - .308 Win. (a short action .30 caliber) #4 - .300 WM (a long action .30 caliber magnum)

PLEASE do as Butch has recommended, and learn what you're doing, before you do something that will make you stop learning... FOREVER! [ 07-16-2005, 04:26 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

Joe, Check your Private Messages.

We hunt the river when the swamps and backwaters freeze up. Most of the time, we hunt the flats below a hydroelectric dam. Water levels can rise and fall several feet within a half hour or so when the turbines come on. Same deal. Sometimes we'll have to walk the boat out for 50-100 yards before it will float again, if we caught in deep when the generators stop. The good thing about it is that the changes in elevation tend to break up the ice and give us more open water to hunt. I've never thought of using the crow decoys. Thanks for that tip! Maybe I'll even get a Mojo crow

Yes, any Benelli dealer can get these as they are Benelli parts. The link was merely a place for you start. Use the Dealer Locator to find a retailer near you. They can also answer your questions, but the SBE does not come with a mecury recoil reducer as a standard feature. I also believe the supplied link indicated that the steadygrip stock does not accept recoil reducers. [ 07-15-2005, 04:12 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

No problem. http://www.calssportingarmory.com

They do make one and it's listed on this site. The same one fits M1/M2 Field, SBE, and SBE2. http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/accessories-stocks.tpl http://www.calssportingarmory.com/BenelliStockForends.htm

Upon further review (because I'm bored), it appears he was indeed referring to the stock only, as the part number gives it away. From Cal's: *70085- M4/ M1014 Skeletonized Stock with Pistol Grip, Non-adjustable drop. Fits the Military M1014, M1014 Limited Edition, and M4 Super 90. This stock will only collapse on the M4 Super 90 model #11707 & the Military M1014. Note: The recoil spring tube assembly is not included with this stock nor is it sold separately by BenelliUSA. MSRP is 170.00 NOT SOLD WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW [ 07-14-2005, 09:20 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

I took it literally, meaning he just bought the stock. /and what a great place to start a new thread!

We do similarly. We fille the spread from 40-50 out and leave the inside 40 as the landing hole for the real ducks. We do hunt small waters, so I've never set up for big water spreads. Ethically? I see no problem with marking ranges. My biggest concern regarding the inflatables is that my blindmate chews tobacco incessently, so I'll be doing all the inflating

Not at all. In fact, in many ways I'm the perfect specimen, as this year will be my first as a Mojo user. I also bought a dozen of the screen-printed inflatable decoys to add more movement and realism to the spread. Can you hear the master carvers of a bygone era as they cringe and reposition themselves in their places of eternal unrest?

SBEII if you can aford it. Switching from a pump to a semi-auto is one of the most pleasurable things you can do with your pants on.

No! Although the action lengths are the same, the chambers are different to accomodate the different sized cases. It's more than just bolt face. This is why the barrels are caliber specific to start with. There are numerous short action and numerous long action calibers, but each would require its own chamber dimensions to accomodate the various case sizes. 22-250 is short action, and so is 220 swift, but you still need a different barrel for each, because the cases are different.

Glenn, Thanks for sharing the information. They are a bit pricey, aren't they? A few more dollars would get you a whole new gun

Your friends are right, but they are more than likely referring to a gas operated gun, not an inertia recoil system like the black eagle's. Most new Black Eagle owners are suprised, if not downright disappointed, by the kick of their new shotguns. Search this forum for the words kick or recoil and you'll find plenty of dicussion on how badly these guns kick. Porting will only reduce recoil slightly, but it will control muzzle rise. It will also deafen hunters standing next to you. The Beretta Xtrema2 deserves a serious look. On a side note, go see an orthopedic surgeon about that arm and shoulder. I muddled through with shoulder pain for years before going to specialist. 6 months after a simple procedure using the scope, I was as good as new. Made me wonder why I put it off all those years. [ 07-12-2005, 07:45 AM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

If you mean the 300 win magnum, it's a long action cartridge, while the 308 is a short action cartridge. The WSM's are short action as well. For some reason, they are only offering the short actions in the 22" length.

Never heard of it, but the theory's been proven.

All I'm saying is that the radical changes proposed by you constitute a different model rifle altogether, rather than changes to the current R1. Do a dream gun, call it R3T, and have at it. As far as Berretta's Tactical offerings, please take a look at the Cx4 Storm . I don't think that was made before you were born. HK offers the G36 line as well as the beefy 416's . again, these designs look a bit fresh to be older than yourself.

Albeit pricey, iron sights are available from dealers. As for the high capacity mags. and the tactical add-ons, the R1 is a hunting rifle, not a GI Joe gun. There are plenty of other options in that market from HK, Beretta, etc. It wouldn't hurt for Benelli to offer one, but many of your wishes take the R1 out of it's intended market and put it in another one altogether. Another model number would be in order for such radical changes.

Benelli explicitly defines the recommended minimum loads as 3 drams / 1-1/8 oz. shot. This is on the website in the specifications for the guns as well as in your owner's manual. There is absolutely NO guarantee that your gun will cycle loads lighter than the recommended minimums, although many people have sucessfully done so, after initial break-in. Break in the gun according to the manual, then see what it will do with lighter loads. If it cycles, count your blessings. If it doesn't, don't complain that the gun is defective, because you're asking it do things it wasn't designed to do.

No. Just use loads that meet or exceed the recommended minimum of 3 drams - 1-1/8 oz.

From your owner's manual... WARNING: due to precision machine tolerances on your shotgun, some breaking-in period may be required before your new gun works perfectly with light target loads. If you experience any initial functioning problems, we recommend firing three or four boxes of standard hunting loads to allow for this break-in period.

If I did I'd buy it and put it on ebay for $200

Correct, HM2 is the Mach 2. HMR is based on the 22 mag. case. HM2 is based on the 22 LR case. The lighter bullet makes the HM2's trajectory much flatter thatn the standard 22 LR, and the 17's are notorious for accuracy. The HM2's are much less expensive to shoot than the HMR's. Couldn't find a good image of the ballistics on the HMR, but it does shoot much flatter, dropping about 8" at 200 yards. My 300 yard shot was with a 22-250. My longest kill with that rifle so far has been the one I took at 393 yards. I want to shoot them at longer distances, but it's difficult to find varmints at those ranges in my area. The bean fields are smaller fields that used to be planted in tobacco. I've actually moved farther away from some groundhogs after spotting them, just so I could test the limits of the weapon and myself. The 393 was such a case. I had him at 125, but decided there was no challenge in that, so I drove up the next hill and set up there. Before making your final decision, take a serious look at the 204 caliber as well. It's the smoking new light varmint caliber developed by Ruger. A 1/2" high at 100 puts it 4" low at 300, so there's very little to think about when aiming that one [ 07-09-2005, 08:42 AM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

Butch, Since time is a concern, send the choke tube and the ExRange to me and I'll test for you