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Pistol grip shotguns such as the Mossberg Defender are fun to shoot, have enough overall mass and weight to dampen felt recoil and intimidate the heck out of folk’s. That said they’re not very practical beyond spitball range due to the difficulty of aimed fire. You’ll get a face full of shotgun pretty darn quick when you try shooting a pistol grip target at a target you’re actually trying to aim at. A far better option that draw’s less negative attention and allows you to shoot from either the shoulder or hip is a shortened stock. You decrease the overall length which speed’s up handling but can also readily engage more distant targets with aimed fire. A pistol grip/stock combination set up can be used but isn’t really necessary.

I've owned and varmit hunted with .222 Remington, 22-250 and .243 Winchester, I liked the Deuce the best for a simple fun gun to shoot and varmit hunt with, but the .243 Winchester was the most practical. You must be planning to go to TX or somewhere else for deer hunting with a 22 centerfire rifle.

I fully agree with I_Like_Pie's observation, if you try to touch it up it'll look pretty terrible, having it reparkerized isn't necessary. Another option for you that would really look sharp would be dutting a duracoat finish on the barrel action, right on top of the parked finish.

Trade a near new G27 for a KT PF9? Don't, I have both, each has a specific carry purpose, which is why I have them. Both pistol's require certain level's of experence and practice. Hold off on the PF9 until you have enough money set aside to buy it.

Water= 1 gallon per person per day. Freeze dried food’s cost a lot of money and are pretty bland. Instead buy dried beans, rice and oatmeal. Dry your own vegetables and fruit yourself in your kitchen oven, it’s easy. Make up batches of ready cooked, canned meats, beef, chicken, fish, venison etc. While you’re at it make up several large batches of jerky and either put it in vacuum packed bag’s of in sealed canning jars. Lots of dried spices, jellies, jam’s, honey, tea, coffee and hard candy, as well as powdered and canned milks are a must as well. Shop around and purchase smoked sausage’s and ham’s, or do your own, pick up some dehydrated potatoes’, grit’s flour, cake mixes and lot’s of cornmeal. Freeze some of this stuff first, and then seal it up in canning jars or 5 gallon sealed tubs. Freshly collected egg’s can be preserved by wiping the egg’s clean with a dry towel and then coating them with petroleum jelly and storing in a cool dry place. They’ll last a very long time, just wipe the shells off before using them. Also, don’t forget frozen food’s because if your set up for a generator you can run it periodically during the day and keep everything frozen for a long time.

Good grief!!!Yep...that was funny!!!!

1. S&W M-19 4" .357 2. Remington 870 12 Ga, semi custom 3. Ruger 77/22 4. Rugar 22/45 5. Marlin 1894 in .357 or .44 Mag Lot's of reason's for the selection's but it come's down to all are very useful for outdoor walk about's and small farm use. The shotgun and .357 or .44 Magnum will take down a deer sized animal or critter if the need arises. As to the concept of firepower and such consider this; unless you entrenched in a reinforced firebase with near unlimited help and supplie's you are wide open in a survival situation. Everyone has opinion's on this but anything long term, well...short term disorder's are a different story.

I've got a set of them installed on a Glock 27, have had them on it for year's. Aside from being a bit bulky they're fine, shoot to point of aim and give an excellent sight picture. I use the six o'clock hold with them and have actually used the night sight's in training on in door ranges a few times.

Opinion's are like belly button's, we all have one, I've never been a fan of Hi Point pistol's or carbine's but had to change my opinion of how well they work. I'm a gun snob from way back and still don't think I could bring myself to own a Hi Point pistol, much less carry one...the carbine though, it's a different story. I am probably most partial to the Kel Tec Sub 2000 for a pistol caliber carbine.

The .25ACP is actually quite an accurate round, it suffer's from the lack of usable sight's on most of the pistol's it's been chambered in and terminal performance in real world usage.

I've owned a lot of different Remy 700 rifles, everyone was a tack driver and never gave a minute's trouble, the only one I don't regret trading off was a 700 Classic in 350 Rem Mag, dang that rifle would stomp you.

Ex-Wife The Pilot My ex-wife started taking flying lessons about the time our divorce started and she got her license shortly before our divorce was final, later that same year. Yesterday afternoon, she narrowly escaped injury in the aircraft she was piloting when she was forced to make an emergency landing in Southern Tennessee because of bad weather. Thank God our kids were with me this weekend. The NTSB issued a preliminary report, citing pilot error: Judy was flying a single engine aircraft in IFR (instrument flight rating) conditions while only having obtained a VFR (visual flight rating) rating. The absence of a post-crash fire was likely due to insufficient fuel on board. No one on the ground was injured. The photograph below was taken at the scene and shows the extent of damage to her aircraft. She was very lucky.

Thank's I_Like_Pie, I learned something new, that's alway's a good thing, and even better when it deal's with potential part's problem's.

Howa is a great action, good overall rifle, quality workmanship, everyone I know who has one is pleased with their's. FWIW I'd just go with a Ruger M77 ,Remington 700 or Savage 110 blued steel barreled action in a synthetic stock, I've alway's used a good paste wax finish over the exterior of the metal each year with no surface rust occuring. Regular cleaning and wipedown's and your good to go.

Ask her if she'd like to have her own rifle or shotgun first and then let her look at as many as you can find first. For a .22LR semi auto in an AR type platform the SU 22 is pretty nice, the Ruger 10/22 and Marlin semi auto .22LR's are also great. My wife wanted a single shot .410 and that's what I bought her for Christmas, she has access to my 12 ga if she need's it. All of her handguns were picked out and purchsed by her, I stayed out of it.

You'll find that enough ambiant light is available to still see your gun sights most of the time. A good tactical flashlight that you know how to use is a must have, even more so than night sights. A training device that resembles safety glasses is available to mimic darkness for night fire training during daylight hours. Sorry but I can't fine it at this time but will check to see if they're still being sold.

The PF-9 does have a bit of snap to it but not anywhere near the degree of a S&W Airweight with a +p load. Some folk's put a grip sleeve on the PF-9 while other's don't. I consider the PF-9 and P3AT as specialized weapon's you learn to use when necessary with the full knowledge of how the handle and shoot. FWIW I had a Walter PPK/s in 380 acp that I believe was far more uncomfortable to shoot than my PF-9 is.

It’s my understanding that M.I.M. produces part’s made from powdered metal with an end result of a sintered part requiring less finishing work and in the end cheaper to produce. Investment casting is from a molten metal to mold producing multiple parts but requiring clean up and finishing work. Am I wrong?

Ruger's warrenty department may only require you sent them the pistol's slide for the repair work so by all mean's ask them how they want you to package and ship the firearm. Also, the decocker picture look's like the traditional Walther design, Ruger uses a lot of casting's so it's more than likely the lever simply broke off. It's also not unheard of to only have the lever on the left side of the frame and a flat surfaced blank on the right. Not every pistol advertised as ambidexterious goes out of the factory that way, Ruger is a company know for doing it's on thing.

A good friend of mine bought one of the Hi Point carbines in 9mm Lugar earlier this year, he loves it and shoot’s it very well. After looking at it and firing it myself I was impressed with it, reliable as heck, shoot’s to point of aim, butt ugly but still cool as all get out. I’m not in the market for one but if I ran across a used one at a really good price I’d buy it. Hi Point pistol’s turn up on the street’s a lot where I work and the people who have them don’t even attempt to take proper care of the 9mm and 380ACP’s we turn up. Rust, crud, lack of lubrication, scared up from being dropped and kicked around, but they still function properly. They might look like crap, and maybe at some time in the past they were crap, but to me they’re deadly effective.

That's a fantastic price for a NIB 12 ga pump shotgun...I also agree with the "every bit as good" comment.

The Mossberg 500 is a good value for the dollar, I own a Persuader which I placed a sholuder stock on and replaced the plastic tang safety with a steel one from Brownell's. The 590 is s good step up in durability and I really like it a lot, in fact I carry one in my cruiser, good solid shotgun. Now for the downside on Mossberg 500's, they don't fare to well in tactical shotgun courses, generally the safety or trigger group will either fail or just plane casue problem's. On the good side though is your unlikely to ever encounter anything like this in real world occasional usage. The tang safety is an easy fix with the replacement metal one from Brownell's and a slightly stronger spring. I don't have a solution for the plastic trigger group though but sure would like to figure one out.

Quality workmanship, how much prep and masking work did each piece end up taking?

Really nice work on the stock and forearm, I'd leave the blued finish alone, it's just fine as it is and add's more character to the rifle. The 336 is my favorite of the lever action rifles and you've done yourself proud with this one.

You’ve made a world of difference in the appearance and handling characteristics of this rifle, I especially like the Magpull stock you’ve installed on it, I see one of those stock’s in my future for a Colt Sporter in 7.62x39, unless I sell it first. J.