Warbird

Tighter tolerances, more precise rifling. A barrel closer to match grade will produce better accuracy. Depending on certain factors it could also make a firearm less reliable. A standard Glock barrel is made to provide adequate accuracy and consistent reliability. I have a Storm Lake and Lone Wolf barrel and both are more accurate than the OEM barrel. So far they are also as reliable.

I will be looking for a used Beretta 682 Gold E Sporting with 30 or 32" barrels. So if anyone knows of someone wanting to sell one let me know. Or a 687 Silver Pigeon II sporting in 03 or 32" barrels. Thanks for the link. Etchens and Jaqua are the go to guys on Beretta shotguns.

My fingers and toes are crossed. It looks like we may have come to an agreement. I'll let you know when I actually have a check in hand. An email to the Chairman and a VP seemed to help. Now I have to start looking for a replacement. I needed it oh only about right now. Unfortunately I will have to likely order one, wait for shipping, get it at least somewhat fitted all hopefully before I miss out on more than a couple events. For now I guess I will be shooting a hunting gun, oh my poor shoulder. After 200-300 rounds I will be really missing overbored barrels.

Still waiting to hear from Southwest about what they are willing to offer. Unfortunately the gun I owned is not offered with the same setup as I have. So I will have to look at another alternative. I talked to a friend of mine today who said perhaps this is a good thing as it gives me a chance to fix my original mistake of buying a Beretta and now I can replace it with a Browning. I imagine i will stick with Beretta. I shoot them well. Crappy thing is I imagine I'm still going to be out of pocket something after buying an even more expensive gun or finding one like mine used and getting it fitted to me.

I personally love the V Tail. My senior thesis was on the VTail Strengthening kit and the problems arising which led to it and the results of the fix. The VTail I flew was very close in tail number being N659N

The liability limits refer to the minimum amount that an airline must carry. It does not release them from tort or negligence from mishandling. CC is right though they will fall back on that number I am certain. A Beretta O/U shotgun ranges in price from $2000 or so for a field grade gun to over $10,000 for a high grade competition gun. I would like to have recovered my lock. I did not get it back. It was a heavy duty keyed bolt style Masterlock.

I did forget to add one more bit of the story that I encountered again today. When I went to the baggage center to pick up my gun and get the paperwork done the lady told me Southwest has a policy of taking possession of anything damaged or destroyed. She said she would need the gun so she could mail it to HQ. I said NO WAY. Not gonna happen. I wasn't about to turn possession of my gun over to them so they could mail it to Texas. I told her then I would be breaking the law and so would she and so would Southwest. After I explained how the ATF would definitely not like this move, she decided I should just take the gun with me. She then said the only reason they needed such items is to determine if they would fix or replace an item. But she and the lady in Pitt had already seen the gun and put it in the computer that it was a total loss. Then again on the phone today I got the whole you need to mail it to me here at HQ blah blah blah. I again explained it to the 3rd or 4th person that i wasn't putting a gun in the mail to Southwest Airlines. I guess this type of thing doesn't happen often. I told the guy today he needed to just call the ATF and they would gladly tell him why it would be against the law for me to send them a shotgun in the mail to their office. After dealing with a month worth of insurance and crap after a May car crash I am sick of this kind of stuff. Today they also told me that it could, not that it would, but could take 30 days to respond to my initial filing. Oh Brother! Meanwhile I will need my gun in about another week or so at another event.

That's probably what the buyer requested. I for one greatly prefer the Remington to the Rigby. The 416 Rem has nearly the same ballistics as the Rig but has less kick, more like a push, than the 375 H&H. Not that it would matter for a person buying a piece like this, but the 416 Rem is also far cheaper to shoot. As far as ornate guns as shooting them goes, many older guns were greatly ornate and still used in the field and on the battlefield. The ornate used gun may not seem normal to many of us now, but historically it was commonplace.

Southwest has no such prohibition of covering firearms. They do say that they will not compensate more than their covered liability of $3,300. However that is all standard disclaimers. Disclaimers are legalese and are not somehow set in stone by the Hand of God. Disclaimers do not not relinquish one from negligence, neglect or tort. They also like to state they will pay original cost minus whatever they deem depreciation of asset from usage. Well a gun like this doesn't exactly drop in value and it was case kept all of the time and only used for its intended purpose on a clays course. It literally did not have a scratch on it in its year of life. I was very anal about its care. They will either pay for its replacement along with the cost of fitting and the case, choke tubes (themselves worth over $300) or they will say hello to my little friend, in-house counsel . I will also note however, that all of interactions thus far have been pleasant. Everyone I have spoken to in person or on the phone has been very apologetic, sympathetic and respectful. I have had none of the 'attitude' I have gotten at times from other airlines. This thus far has always been my experience with SW, hence why I use them as often as possible.

I sure had a crappy day yesterday. After a couple of days of breaking flying clays and having some meetings outside of Pittsburgh it was time to fly home yesterday. I got to the gate just a couple of minutes before boarding after grabbing a bite to eat with a co-worker flying out a couple of hours later. A lady at the counter called my name and asked for me to come to the counter. She came around the counter, introduced herself as the manager of SW at Pitt and said "I have some very bad news for you Mr. Warbird. Your gun case fell off of the baggage cart on the way to the airplane without the driver noticing. It was subsequently run over by the fuel truck." I thought for a second my co-worker must have put her up to it when I went to the bathroom but could tell by the look on his face he didn't know anything about it. She said I'm sorry to say that both your gun case and gun were destroyed". Well my gun was in a very rigid metal and reinforced case with extra precautions to keep the gun in the case. If I recall correctly it was supposed to be able to withstand the weight of a vehicle. I don't really think that includes a fuel truck or anything else quite that heavy. The case was ripped open every latch torn off and the gun then took a nice roll around on the concrete. She said they would notify Nashville off the situation for my arrival there as there was no time to handle anything in Pitt. My beautiful Beretta O/U Sporting gun with 32" barrels was a goner. Ah she was a fine shooter and but a wee 1 year old. I had her fitted to me like she was my own arm. Her fine wood was cracked and scratched up, her barrels scuffed, dinged and scraped to bare metal. She was my favorite shotgun. But alas it is all over now. Even her nice little extended choke tubes are missing. Dang it all I just hate it. It was the first time I had shot it in over a month, since hurting my shoulder in a car crash in May. We had a good time and I shot well considering. Southwest says they have a limit to what their ins will cover. Personally I don't really what their ins will cover, anything over it they should take from their bank account. It certainly wasn't a question of whether it was packed correctly, it was pure mishandling and malfeasance. Accidents happen and they admitted it was their own hand that caused it so hopefully they will make it right. I fly on Southwest a lot and have been a frequent flier for years. In fact I always use SW if possible. I will give them the benefit of the doubt that they will do the right thing. One crappy thing is that Beretta no longer makes the model I have with the same features. The case is no longer made. And I have a need for my sporting clays gun again in less than 2 weeks. Ugh! I have other shotguns, but not specifically for this purpose and fitted. Oh woe is me.

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You need more information in regards to the nature of the hiking requirements. How much is this truly a spot and stalk. How much hiking might you do a day. What is the terrain and are there lowlands and rivers to cross, etc. If it is basically hiking in a mile or so then standing once deer are located in the vicinity I would suggest one thing. If it is truly a lot of hiking my suggestions would be different. I am kind of a boot nut and have boots for all occasions, or nearly all. Ohio can certainly be wet in the fall and in some areas in it quite lowland with swampy conditions, though eastern Ohio is more hilly and less marshy. I would never suggest 1000+ thinsulate for anything but tree stand. Definitely not heavily insulated rubber for true hiking any distance. You'll be miserable pretty quick and rubber boots are especially noisy. They retain moisture and are heavy. For moist conditions not in standing water some of the cordura nylon waterproof boots are high and still light and can be bought with light insulation, say 200. 200 to 400 for a lot of hiking is completely acceptable for a lot of hiking. I have used those types of boots very successfully in deer and grouse hunts in northern Ohio and Michigan, even down into the 20's. Gore tex leather boots can be quality stuff, though some boots don't need gore-tex or gore-tex type materials. That said my European Meindl's and my Russell Moccasins neither have gore type materials but both are of multiple layered leather, made of leather highly resistant to water. In fact I have stood for hours in water in both w/o getting wet. Boots like that are pretty expensive though. There are no boots for all occasions. If you hunt much you will collect at least 4-5 pairs for different needs. Mine range from cordura to rubber to leather. From non-insulated to 1000+. From crepe soles to heavy terrain vibram type soles. From safari boots to alpine boots. Low top to 15" and snake proof. I would suggest buying boots that have a bit of insulation and are 8-10" high. Socks should be worn in two layers, a liner sock and a thicker sock. They should be a good material, never ever cotton. Wear moleskin on your heels and make sure you boots fit well. If you will be hiking a great deal with possible long periods of sitting, get boot slippers which you can put over your when sitting then pull off for hiking. I have found them to work great. Always, always, always layer your clothing and begin with a good quality base layer, again never cotton. Use something that wicks moisture away from the skin. You don't have to get Under Armor, lots of good quality manufacturers out there, Sierra Trading Post in a great place to start. This time of year you can find great deals. Unless you are bow hunter I have never found patterns of camo to matter much for deer. Hunters use about every type imaginable and some don't use camo gear, though most do today because most of the good gear comes camo. In fact in the last couple of years I cannot honestly say I remember hunting with anyone wearing anything but camo, outside of bird hunting. But make sure your outerwear is fairly light, doesn't make a lot of noise and has several different methods for keeping water out. There are many good choices. What comes in between the base and outer layer is up to you. But at least 3-4 layers and a windproof vest or light jacket is always a good medium layer product as well. Waterproof gloves and a waterproof hat with good insulating properties are both an absolute must. Remember the two things that will get to you are water and wind. Both will make you miserable. Overall though I would say most people pay careful attention to most every aspect of clothing and pay the least attention to their feet. Rule #1, buy the very best pair of boots you can afford. If your feet go bad, nothing in the world will make you happy. Proper boots that fit very very well with proper socks are an absolute must. Boots last for years for most people, unless you are a guide, ranger or some other outdoor professional having to wear them in the same difficult conditions day after day. And every one of those guys will say buy the best boots you can afford even if they only last them one or two seasons. You can take my advice for what it is, my opinion. Mine is based on experience and having been prepared and under prepared for past situations. I'll take over prepared every day over the alternative. You never regret being over prepared. Most of the times I haven't been prepared it was because I made a wrong choice and had to pack very lightly due to weight restrictions. In a situation like yours sounds to be, driving up there, I suggest taking several boots and choices of clothing since it likely will be back at the cabin come nightfall.

CMMG Bargain Bin guns, decent gun at a good price.

I think one of the links listed was old. DD is on the newest version of the list. DD makes an excellent quality rifle. They have great, very light rails and their barrels are CHF chrome lined of excellent quality. DD makes their rifles in house, making all of their own parts minus a couple of springs. DD quality is right up there in quality in Noveske, BCM and Colt. I own a DDM4 and could not be more pleased with it.

I think Bud's and CDNN probably have the best prices. G&L did have them, but it was for more than either of the named above. But, you never know what they might be willing to sell one for. The Outpost also did have them. Just remember if you buy it in TN you will have to pay sales tax up front, but won't have to pay a transfer fee. As for $200 less than now from gun boards, maybe buying something used or maybe some company bought too many with the LEM trigger and decided to unload them, but I haven't personally seen them that low at all. For what it is worth I have the 45C and it is a terrific firearm.

Did you use one of the backstraps and what is your opinion of the size of the grip w/o a backstrap compared with the gen 3 grip? I will wait to see how things go before deciding on any change and no offense to you, but I want to see 5k-10k put through a 17 and 19 gen 4 before I begin to come to a conclusion on the durability or potential issues due to the changes. There will be some tweaking I am sure but, in the end I am sure they will be extremely reliable.

I honestly cannot recall a time when music wasn't influential on me. My mother went to Juliard and my father was a fan of music, though can't play anything and has no musical ability. He had a huge collection of 50's R&R, from Buddy Holly and Elvis to Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Duane Eddy, Eddie Cochran and on and on. He also had a big collection of old soul music Ray Charles to Otis Redding and a lot of the Memphis sound. By far though his biggest collection of music was old country, from way back up to Hank Williams, Merle Haggard. My father's family was old Nashville and my grandfather knew everyone. We attended Opry several times a year and I listened to a ton of musicians in homes around the fire so to speak. It was a cool experience. My mom had a ton of Big Band stuff which I have always loved and still listen to all the time. I started playing the piano at a young age and then moved on to the guitar. I also had a the chance due to my mother's mom having lived in Africa for many years and my visits there to be influenced by their music there. We even had a boy who was an African drummer live here in the states with us for a year. My own musical tastes were a culmination of all of those things plus I guess when I was 10 or 11 a neighbor who was older than me introduced me to the 60's Rock like The Doors and Hendrix and Cream and that stuff blew me away. That led me to other British blues stuff from the time and it brought me full circle back to the blues in Memphis and Mississippi and I love old blues, especially MS Delta blues. Just about anything guitar heavy and I was there. I saw everyone I could see, saw SRV probably 20 times. In the 80's I did get into metal and still listen to metal every day that I walk into the gym. Great workout material. I don't have much use for heavy rock after the early 90's period or so. In fact I still listen to most things I listened to 20 years ago, very little new stuff. The stuff I grew up on I have never tired of.

I'll be there, hanging around, seeing what and who is there to see and be seen.

What Metalhead said. That Sigma is very difficult to shoot well. As to the difference between cartridges, the 9 and 45 have a push, the 40 is the one with a snap. The 9 should be the easiest shoot well of all of the defense rounds. I'm sure it is all you. That said, it is all you because it takes a lot more effort to be proficient with the Sigma than it should as you are finding out. When you move between that pistol and the others you mentioned, it by far has the worst trigger. You are moving the pistol as you try and shoot it because the trigger doesn't break the same as with the other guns.

The Cylinder and Slide Safety works quite well.

No it will not interfere and there are a couple of choices to handle it. First no matter what you need iron sights. You can mount a folding rear and have a standard co-witness which means the iron sights and the optic basically see the same line of sight. Most people who use a EOTech use this set-up. The irons sights should be sighted in first. The optic sighted in independently after. The second option is what is called a 1/3 co-witness, which means the iron sights can be seen through the bottom third of the optic when irons are needed. Otherwise the red dot is the primary source of aiming. Many who use Aimpoints set their rig up this way. Naturally 1/3 cowitness is accomplished with the use of risers. This can be used with fixed or flip up sights. Again irons should always be sighted in first and then optics second independently. Especially with 1/3 co-witness the relationship between the front sight and the red dot being zeroed may or may not have any relation.

Sorry for your loss. I will raise a glass in his honor.

Alabama loves for folks to come help them with their hog problem.

Altitude sickness should not be a problem, that usually occurs above 8k ft for those with a predilection for it. However nose bleeds could certainly happen, particularly in that part of the country. Eastern Oregon is very dry, nothing like the extremely wet western part of the state. I will be north of the High Desert, but not by much. If nosebleeds will be a problem it will be because of the lack of humidity more so than the altitude. Dehydration is always a concern in that area and it is likely made tougher by the movement from high to low altitude, giving the body less chance to acclimate. I have had nose bleeds, but have not experienced lungs bleeding or coughing up of blood. Usually it is not the lungs that actually bleed, but nosebleeds which run down the throat into the lungs. It isn't hunting for the out of shape, but one doesn't have to be a tri-athlete either. I am a movement hunter. I don't like sitting in a stand. Spot and stalk and the hike for me is as big a part of the hunt as anything else. Oregon is a great place to hunt. I love to bird hunt there as well. Hunting Blue and mountain Grouse species in Oregon and Nevada is a fantastic time. I have yet to take a Cougar, but I hope I have the chance.

Well I am officially stoked. Last week I thought my last spring hunt was going to be next week in Kansas and SD for turkey. But on Sunday I confirmed an end of May hunt with an old friend for Bear and Cougar on the Oregon Idaho border in Oregon. Camping at 7k ft, just below the snow line. It's all spot and stalk in high country and low Snake River Valley. Many times you have to climb out several thousand feet back to camp with your prize. Next to sheep this is some of the most fun hunting anywhere in the US and probably some of the toughest. It's just the way I like it. I can't wait.