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  1. JMO, but I would advise against using any light oil on the choke threads. A grease of some type will act as a gas check to prevent gas fouling of the threads whereas a light oil will contribute to the fouling over time (for those of us who don't remove the choke and clean it after each use).

  2. My two cents on ammo:

    I avoid shooting slugs because I don't like have to clean the lead out of my barrel, major PITA. I prefer DDupleks over Foster or Brenneke slugs.

    I suggest using 2 3/4" rounds, the cost of 3" rounds is just not worth the extra expense when 2 3/4" has pretty much the same effect IMO.

    Practice ammo - the cheapest you can get, whether bird shot or 00 buck. Check out www.ammoseek.com if you haven't already. 

    Home defense/neighborhood watch ammo - my first preference is Federal 00 buck Law Enforcement rounds with FliteControl in either Low Recoil 1,145 fps or 1,325 fps, however there are other 00 buck options that are equally suitable for dangerous varmints from quality manufacturers such as Winchester, Hornady, Federal (not FliteControl), Fiocchi, Nobel Sport, S&B, Black Aces, and Remington. One consideration is how much recoil you're willing to deal with, and you can gauge the recoil by the velocity in fps. When in a storm and injured, using higher velocity rounds with greater recoil to manage might not turn out so well. Hanging onto a shotgun while shooting 1,600 fps Hornady rounds if one is weak from being gravely injured will be a challenge. For those concerned about blasting 00 buck through walls and hitting innocent parties IMO the minimum for that application would be #4 buck shot, which is typically 27 .22 caliber pellets. For self defense one should only use any 12 ga. ammo which is suitable for KILLING animals from 50-300 lbs., anything less lethal is subject to causing you a problem IMO. I'm also a big fan of 000 buck for home defense ammo.

    Drone elimination ammo - I had been thinking that #4 buck would be optimum, but larger buck shot will have greater range, so it's a trade off.

     

     

  3. 1 hour ago, benelliwerkes said:

    Well then, it's indeed handy to know your local laws!  Did the thief drop the TV ?

    Indeed, it's VERY important to know local laws, and whether or not you have a woke Soros DA. The criminal in the first case had broken into a SUV to steal the stereo in the wee hours of the AM, the homeowner was awakened by activity in his carport, stepped out with his shotgun and nailed him square in the back which fleeing up the driveway. Unknown about whether he had the car stereo in hand when nailed, however I don't think actually seeing the thief with stolen goods in hand is a pre-requisite to doing a service to the community (I think the law says something law says something like 'a reasonable person who reasonably believes' a thief is making off with one's stuff between the hours of sunset and sunrise - NOT legal advice, DYODD! Remember: shooting a bad guy who deserves it is easy, the aftermath is the problem, which is why deescalation is important as is creating distance.)

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    Shooting the retreating bad guy in the back as he is retreating may be tempting at the moment

    In Texas it's perfectly legal for a 'reasonable person' to shoot a fleeing thief at night (I know of one case locally several years ago where a homeowner shot a fleeing thief in the back at night with a shotgun killing him and the grand jury no billed him [the varmint was attempting to steal a car stereo], there was also a case in Houston where someone getting their truck repossessed in the wee hours of the morning shot the repo guy in the back with a .30-30 as he was driving off,  killing him - the Harris County grand jury no billed that guy as well, in both instances the shooters were protecting their own property from theft at night [one cannot legally use deadly force to protect someone else's property in Texas]). Additionally, in Texas it's legal to shoot arsonists day or night.

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  5. 2 hours ago, scottzcamaro said:

    Thank you! I wish there was a way to look up past sales on Gunbroker or maybe I'm missing that search feature.

    From my experience one has to be logged in with an approved account in order to utilize the advanced search to see the completed listings, no go otherwise.

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  6. It's every American's duty and right to defend one's family, community, state, nation.

    It's high time we talk and act like adults about our dilemma. We have a dilemma in the gravest extreme at the moment, and it's only getting worse every day.

    This fellow has a very stark message in his three minute video. NOTE: F bombs, NSFW!

    https://www.bitchute.com/video/mtzmgjUAslsX/

    Last month the official number of invaders (that were actually counted, not including the uncounted invaders of course). What % of those 300k invaders do you suppose hate us and want to kill us? I know...A LOT!

    So those of you sitting on the fence regarding purchasing a Benelli tactical semi-auto or a Beretta 1301 tactical shotgun, I suggest you get on a stick and complete the purchase, get it in your hands. If a Benelli or Beretta is a budget buster for you then the minimum I would suggest getting is the Remington VersaMax tactical shotgun which is slightly less than the Benelli M2. Those are the ONLY shotguns I would trust - JMO. Then purchase as much 12 ga. ammo that you can afford (this is in addition to your EBR and handgun). Get you arms and get those arms squared away. Time is short, I suspect the invasion army will be given their marching/deployment orders within months if not weeks.

    I submit that one should NOT consider getting ANY slide action (i.e. pump) shotgun. Slide action shotguns are not really suitable for noobs, it takes a LOT of training (meaning burning up a lot of ammo to get there) to get one's muscle memory to the point that one won't short stroke the action when under stressfire. BTDT

     

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  7. The M1 Abrams has a 120mm smooth bore and shoots sabots to an effective range of 2 km. A barrel full of lead is a PITA even with a stainless tornado brush on a drill, I'll use anything but rifled slugs to avoid having to deal with that. And I don't see how a rifled slug is able to get any spin out of smooth bore so what's the point of having a rifled slug other than possibly pressure relief/gas check?

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  8. Hornady Critical Defense 8-pellet 2 3/4 12 gauge buck 1600 fps
    
    Federal Premium Law Enforcement 8-pellet 2 3/4 12 gauge buck 1145 fps aka Federal 13300LE LOW RECOIL

    With the Hornady CD ammo at 1,600 FPS and the low recoil Federal 13300LE at 1,145 fps this isn't an apples to apples comparison. Naturally there's much more felt recoil with the Hornady 00 buck over low recoil ammo. Personally I prefer the Federal 12700LE (1,325 fps with nine 00 pellets) Flite Control because of not just better accuracy downrange but also better energy retention on target.

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  9. For starters it's inadvisable to have one's weapon in battery UNLESS one is poised to shoot while training, practicing, hunting game or varmints, etc. Having a weapon in battery should never be regarded as a casual thing, it's a setup for a negligent discharge. Even highly trained cops have been known to have a negligent discharge because they forgot what condition their weapon was in. I'm extremely deliberate when having a weapon in battery, and I never leave a long arm in battery when not immediately in my hands or momentarily set down. My loaded semi-auto pistols (i.e. in battery) are always holstered in a level 1 retention holster if not on my body and the revolvers I have loaded are holstered and out of reach except for my own access. For me my holstered handguns = loaded, ready to go bang when you pull the trigger. With a modicum of training it only takes a split second to bring a Benelli semi-auto shotgun into battery, so there's really no advantage to keeping a round in the chamber as much as possible. And if doing social work one is definitely not going to be wandering around with a round in the chamber, that's simply a disaster looking for a place to happen. Be safe. As for 3" rounds, that's just a waste of magazine space to gain 3-4 pellets over 2 3/4" shells, e.g. one can get equivalent velocity or better out of Federal 12700 or Black Aces 00 buck both in 2 3/4" shells. There are other reasons for not using 3" shells. 

    If you're interested in upping your capacity on the shotgun then I recommend using a shot shell card on the side of the receiver and a stock sleeve that holds 5 rounds, that combo has the potential to give you up to 17-18 rounds total in/on the shotgun (if a five round magazine) the moment you pick it up. In a storm you're just going to grab your gun and join the party, in exigent circumstances there's no time to be screwing around grabbing other stuff to suit up with, you're going to grab it and go, better make it as good as possible.

    Again, DO NOT treat a long arm (or any arm) in battery casually, ever.

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  10. 32 minutes ago, danbrew said:

    I’ve got a pretty simple device that prevents somebody from grabbing the end of the barrel… lol. 

    Yeah, I've got the same simple device, it's my trigger finger. A varmint may grab the end of the barrel momentarily however that varmint will be letting go in a flash, literally.

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  11. Don't drop the Mossy, you'll break it. There is a fix, but without the fix it's easily broken when the shell lifter gets knocked out of place. Trying to rack the slide at that point makes it worse. I had a gunsmith put the fix to my Shockwave (drilled and tapped the studs on both sides of shell lifter then added nylon or delrin washers and fasteners). You never know when you may drop your weapon unexpectedly, and Mossys are guaranteed to have the shell lifter pop out of position when dropped. Mossberg claims to have no knowledge of this when asked about it, "Oh, that's news to us! We've never heard of any such thing!"

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  12. 1 hour ago, M2_shootr said:

    Dunno who owns it. Most are owned by Carbon Media out of Canada. However, Im really not sure. I’ve asked the question before and I’ve never gotten an answer.

    How do you know it’s Benelli owned? 
     

    If and when one calls Benelli USA one can ultimately talk to one of the three forum mods. Perhaps they hire out the tech aspect and set up of the forum software because whomever set up this forum has forum software savvy which I doubt that Benelli has in-house.

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