Carothers and Guns

I've been watching a bunch of TAOFLADERMAUS channel on YouTube as of late. Turns out that shotguns are extremely versatile, and my long gun of choice at the moment.

A shotgun of any caliber with slugs is like Mike Tyson in his prime.

I also learned a neat little trick using bird shot and Crayola crayons to make very inexpensive very effective slugs.

Have fun.

My next target yes, pun intended, is a Benelli M4. Those are frigging indestructible.
 
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Thanks for the heads up on that YT channel and I'll be checking it out. Lots and lots of guys doing all kind of weird & wacky stuff which means that I can get to watch, get good/bad ideas but refrain from spending my own dough other than for more CPKs :)

That Benelli M4 is the top apex shotgun and for sure a wet dream of many including yours truly, but only for when I grow up, likely never!

Coming back to YT channels, my two fave go to ones are Paul Harrell's and GunBlue490's. The latter is truly a wealth of encyclopedic information all offered for absolutely free. Mr. Harrell on the other hand doesn't need much introduction for those in-the-know ;)
 
tinfoil hat timmy said:
I've been watching a bunch of TAOFLADERMAUS channel on YouTube as of late. Turns out that shotguns are extremely versatile, and my long gun of choice at the moment.

A shotgun of any caliber with slugs is like Mike Tyson in his prime.

I also learned a neat little trick using bird shot and Crayola crayons to make very inexpensive very effective slugs.

Have fun.

My next target yes, pun intended, is a Benelli M4. Those are frigging indestructible.
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Back in the day, hunters would also turn birdshot loads into cut shells for makeshift slugs for shorter range shots on deer. Surprisingly effective results on ballistics gelatin.

Yes, the M4 is a really nice shotty. I got a great deal on one, years back. Sits in the closet with Flite Control #1 and 2 slugs at the end. There are a couple of companies that make very nice extended titanium tubes.

With the 922r stuff, to keep everything legal, it's also a good idea to get the compliance kit to replace the other parts to ensure the minimum parts count.
 
Casinostocks said:
I had also asked them to set aside a Tikka T3X Lite in SS for me ($799). Man o' man, what a light and sexy rifle! Hot damn! I read a shyte load on this rifle after getting a great tip from one of our own wonderful forumites and them Aussies and Kiwis in particular just rave about these Tikkas (SAKO makes them and Beretta imports them to the U.S). The one which they had was chambered in .308 W which is the caliber which I would have taken if I wanted to pull the trigger (pun). Mating that with a Leupold 4x14-50 on-sale for $499 from $599 (back ordered) would make a GREAT set up for about $1500 outta the door sans any other accessories and ammo. I'm going to sleep on this one just because I know that it will not see any immediate hunting action, maybe none! But boy, I fell in lurve with that rifle and I know that I'm going to be very conflicted in the next few days :(
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I'll admit from the gate that I am not a bolt action kind of guy, but no arguing their merits. That said I own, and shoot as often as I can, a Tikka T3 Tactical in .223. It's a fine rifle and I would not hesitate to recommend it or anything else I have handle by Tikka. Mine's fitted with a Trijicon AccuPoint. I have owned a ton of Leupold's and personally don't buy them any longer. They are pure Americana and excellent optics but I find the eyebox too unforgiving on every one I have ever owned. In Ohio I can be shooting one day in a T-shirt and the next in a 3" thick parka, landing in a 1/2" eyebox in both conditions is more trouble than I care to mess with. Before you commit I would just try to shoulder one and see if the sweet spot on the cheek weld works for you.

I don't know how you do those Cali laws.. hope you won't need them in duplicate for the scope too :D
 
^ thank you Chad, your input is greatly appreciated. I'm still on the fence WRT this rifle because it's in the want column. I will be looking at other things but gotta tell you that these Tikkas are sleek and darn fine rifles if one likes the newer space-age polymer looks.

CA gun laws, yup LOL. I think that the wait period on optics is 90 days :D
 
Mat, when you said HDFK of rifles, my immediate thought was .30-06. The range of ammo weights available make it very versatile. I typically hunt whitetail with 150gr, and the recoil is not bad at all.

The last time I was rifle shopping I had a hard time deciding myself. For me it was between 7mm mag and 30-06. I decided against 7 mag only because of NOT being out west (east coast deer woods with more limited range). But the 3 most popular calibers in our hunt camp by far were 7mm mag, .270, and 30-06. All are devastating to game.

Leave the 6.5 for your 2nd gun. ;) You’re on the right track with the .270 - .300 calibers.
 
1AbominAble1 said:
Very nice pic!

What is that beautiful Sig pistol ?
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Thanks! The pistol is a Sig P226 X-Five Short. The X-five is a line of basically custom Sig's that were built in Germany on all stainless frames by Sig's master gun smith's. They offered them from mildly tuned to full on race gun with BBQ finishes. As the story goes when the last of them retired it was going to be too expensive to train new people so Sig ended the program. I'm glad I got one new way back when, it was expensive then but now they've reached Ludicrous speed. The pistol itself is a 19+1 SAO with adjustable trigger for length and pull and takes everything Sig does right and makes it better. I always liked the Short version and had to drive three hours to get one when I bought it because they were hard to find, so they are pretty rare especially fully tuned.

Sig does still offer the X5 series but it's not much different than the S&W Performance Center. Factory tuned and IMO worth the upgrade, but not hand built and tuned.
 
cpirtle said:
Thanks! The pistol is a Sig P226 X-Five Short. The X-five is a line of basically custom Sig's that were built in Germany on all stainless frames by Sig's master gun smith's. They offered them from mildly tuned to full on race gun with BBQ finishes. As the story goes when the last of them retired it was going to be too expensive to train new people so Sig ended the program. I'm glad I got one new way back when, it was expensive then but now they've reached Ludicrous speed. The pistol itself is a 19+1 SAO with adjustable trigger for length and pull and takes everything Sig does right and makes it better. I always liked the Short version and had to drive three hours to get one when I bought it because they were hard to find, so they are pretty rare especially fully tuned.

Sig does still offer the X5 series but it's not much different than the S&W Performance Center. Factory tuned and IMO worth the upgrade, but not hand built and tuned.
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Thanks for the detailed reply, I’m going to look around and see what I can find- I really like that pistol. I only have one Sig, a Scorpion Carry 1911. I bought it because I liked the lines on it and I didn’t have a 1911 at the time. It jammed constantly so I sent it in to Sig, they put a new barrel on and tuned it up for me, now I can run ANYTHING through that gun.
some people would be turned off by the experience but it made me more confident in Sig because of the quality support that they provided.
Ludicrous Speed, I liked that comment. may the Schwartz be with you in this new year :)
 
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