Recent content by BeeMaa

What is your intended target and range...that should be your first question. Will this be your only rifle for this safari? Closer ranges of 75 yards or less, I'd give serious consideration to a quality red dot like the Trijicon RMR-HD (battery change without optic removal) in an AHR QD mount...

Gun Foam Update - was contacted via email to confirm my order and have a last chance to make any changes. Good thing because I screwed up the depth of one of the pockets. They also asked what Pelican 1700 case I have. For those that don’t know the older version of the 1700 case has a fixed...

I’ll see if I can find the video I made of cycling my push-feed rifle upside down. Or I’ll make a new one. Always fun to join this debate.

@Null754 - what is the intended use for such a shotgun? If you want a truly light and useful shotgun the Benelli UltraLight at 6.1 lbs and the Franchi Instinct SL is 5.6 lbs are great options but neither are pumps. Lightest pump I know of is the Win SXP that’s around 6.8 lbs.

I tried MyCaseBuilder several years ago and wasn’t happy with the support. I was really left on my own to make the drawings. The Gun Foam place that @Challer recommended was simple. Take good pictures. Upload them. Choose a case and add them to make your own foam. Plus it’s just easier when...

My inner German would not be denied. I downloaded the app, uploaded pics, arranged my items and placed an order in less than an hour. Pics when it shows up.

That is a beautiful timber stock. Have you considered hand rubbing in some oil?

We always take the batteries out. Appreciate the reminder.

What Gil is talking about is that your eyes can only focus on one thing at at time, and it needs to be the target. Having a consistent gun mount will place the shotgun where it needs to be and the barrel will be in your blurred peripheral vision. Then it's a matter of pulling the trigger with...

If you use shotshells in a rifled shotgun barrel, the spin imparted to the wad will disperse the shot in an uneven and unpredictable pattern rendering it nearly useless at all but the closest of range. See the video below. Rifled shotgun barrels are made to be used with sabot slugs. Smooth bore...

As a teenager I shot a rubber bullet slug and connected with the backside of a black bear at the local trash dump. I don't remember the make or model of it, but it was a 12 bore pump of some sort. All this was done under the supervision of my grandfather and the guy who worked the gate at the dump.

The German perfectionist in me is battling with my frugal Scottish upbringing and I'm not sure who's going to win. My neighbor has one that she said I could borrow. Just me being cheap I suppose. ;)

That's probably what I'll do. It's the Kraut in me trying to make everything perfect, even when I know it won't be. Appreciate the input.

What I've found is that the foam that comes with the Pelican case is a little flimsy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. First, let's talk about foam. Polyurethane foam (commonly called PU foam) is what is typically sent in a Pelican case. This is also what they use with the "pick & pluck"...

They have their uses but it would really depend on your needs. I'll use myself as an example and I'll start from the beginning. I have one watch that I wear primarily and it's an automatic winding watch with a power reserve of several days. This means I don't have to manually wind the watch...