Recent content by Dr. T

Thanks, AB. I just hope I can learn to shoot it well enough not to look silly carrying it. I look forward to the challenge though. It's going to be a blast. ;-)

Well, it turned out not to be a Weatherby, but a Beretta Silver Pigeon III. A friend sent me a list of guns on a liquidation sale from a gun store in the Bay Area. $1100 off list seemed like a good deal.

Sorry but your thread title says M1 and your post says M4. The M4 IIRC is worth quite a bit more than an M1 (and functions completely differently, the M4 is gas-operated).

I did see, fondle and swing a Weatherby/SKB SSC today. Boooiiiinnnggggg at first sight. Very, very nice handling, great feel, quality finish and craftsmanship. If the price were anywhere near CDNN's I would have bought it. I do feel tawdry about checking it out in a store then ordering it from...

I have 2 12 gauge HD shotguns, an 870 with Knoxx SpecOps stock and a Benelli M2 Tactical. The 870/SpecOps is lighter in recoil, but the Benelli gets more lead downrange faster with no worry about short-stroking as I might do on the Remington. The Benelli has no problems cycling with low-recoil...

I was starting to get that impression, including from swinging a 30 vs 32 (in that case Benelli Supersports) in the store.

Thanks very much for your thoughts. I have located a local store that carries the Orion SSC (but nowhere close to CDNN's price).

I've just shot sporting clays once after an introductory lesson. Results were awful but excitement is high for building my skills. My wife also enjoyed it so it's a potential joint hobby. My wife shot a Beretta 686--she likes to open the breech and smell the smoke. I shot a Beretta 391, which...