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    How many ft-pounds would discourage most amateur marauders?

    Hi, I see a lot of discussion about how much fire power is needed to stop a marauder in his/her tracks. However as an owner of a small farm in the UK I have a mental image of most post-SHTF marauder gangs being made up of hungry city workers with their wives and children. They might be...
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    Is the USA a mini Somalia?

    I am one of those rare British residents who own a firearm. Visiting this site I'm getting the impression that the USA is almost a Somalia-style war zone. Why else would so many posters have so many guns, so much ammunition, so much concern about bullet lethality etc? I have visited...
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    Shotgun stock fit?

    Hi, I used SEARCH but couldn't find a prior thread so here goes: Do shotgun stocks come in just one size from the factory? If not, I assume that when buying a new shotgun the firearms dealer should somehow measure you prior to ordering a new gun with stock for you. But what about...
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    870 + recoil : thumb in eye problem!

    This may be caused by holding my shotgun too loose, as suggested in a similar thread. Essentially I can shoot my 870 with standard 21 gram rounds no problem ... but when I fire 42 gram semi-magnums the recoil shoves my thumb into my eye or nose! I have now learned to rest the thumb along...
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    Browning A5 : bruised fingers?

    Hi, Sometimes when firing my Browning A5 3" magnum, my trigger hand seems to get 'smacked' by the trigger/trigger guard. Painful! Is this due to heavy recoil plus badly set friction rings? Any other ideas? (I don't want to start wearing gloves!)
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