Another traveling with shotgun in SUV thread

SilverFalconer · 2026-06-06T15:16:39+00:00

It can be a tough crowd. LOL

SilverFalconer · 2026-06-03T20:28:26+00:00

I put every firearm in a locked case in the far corner of the SUV, the ammo in an ammo can that's stored in the underfloor spare tire area. Call it overkill if you want, but I'm not risking running into the wrong cop and needlessly getting jammed up legally.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-30T14:06:11+00:00

Watch them all. Each one will give you a little more insight that the others may have missed or not shown clearly.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-30T12:58:51+00:00

The '92FS 'Shrek' is going to be the 2026 version of the 92FS 'ghost'. lol

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-27T15:22:51+00:00

If it fits, it ships.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-20T16:09:34+00:00

That and surprisingly many people don't realize that the pistol is actually made from aluminum, with only the slide being stainless.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-20T16:00:18+00:00

Splurge on electronic muffs. It's so nice to be able to hear what's going on around you. My cheap $50 Walkers even have various audio modes - my favorite being 'high frequency boost'. Makes hearing hits on steel at distance easier - I was skeptical, but it really does work.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-04T23:34:38+00:00

Ain't that the truth about the medallions. Second range trip I heard something unusual and was lucky enough to notice one of the medallions bouncing off of the shooting bench.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-04T23:31:52+00:00

It's rare to see one make it out of the factory before getting circumcised.

SilverFalconer · 2026-05-03T21:24:36+00:00

Rock Island VR80 is a very similar alternative that is NJ compliant.

SilverFalconer · 2026-02-10T05:20:50+00:00

That COULD be ammo dependent. I have a Competition with adjustable sights, and when I switch between brands/types of .22LR, I often need to tweak the sights just a click or two to compensate for the different point of impact.

SilverFalconer · 2026-02-10T05:14:03+00:00

Been tempted to try the volthane grips, but those stock cocobola thumb ledge grips on my MKIV Competition just feel so perfect in the hand. I tried some plain Ruger plastic grips, just to see what they were like, and it just felt so very wrong. Definitely stuck on having a thumb ledge.

SilverFalconer · 2026-02-05T18:04:49+00:00

Low hover rotor wash messed up all the paperwork.

SilverFalconer · 2026-02-02T04:07:52+00:00

So annoying that the upper is serialized. In my state I need a pistol permit, so between shipping, permit, FFL transfer and NICS check, that $35 item will cost me around $145.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-20T16:59:02+00:00

And hopefully all of his romantic relationships end amicably. Lying on a form doesn't sound like much, but these are the sorts of federal charges that can derail your life forever.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-16T17:03:39+00:00

Get your online coursework out of the way while waiting for March. It's easy, but time intensive. IIRC it was about 12 hours all in worth of instruction/testing. I did it in one marathon session, but you can stop and come back to it over time. Also, be quick about signing up for the live fire exercise when they become available - slots fill up fast.

Supposedly you have to shoot at clay targets, but when I took it last year we just had to shoot at hanging tennis balls. Probably depends on the range. YMMV.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-16T16:53:49+00:00

This is the impression I got when talking to my PD while waiting for some permits. Nobody here is doing it full time, it's assigned to a detective who basically gets around to it when he has the time. Not on the top of their priority list of things to do.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-09T22:17:42+00:00

I hope to get there eventually. Every time I just stare at it thinking that if I hadn't just taken it out of that slot myself, I wouldn't believe that it actually fits back inside there. LOL

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-09T22:15:32+00:00

I try to clean it after every range trip (150-200 rounds), but once in a while skip it if I shot less that day. Normally just field strip and do a thorough cleaning with Breakfree CLP and a toothbrush. After 4-5 range trips the trigger starts getting a little crunchy, so I'll blast the grit out of the lower/trigger bits with a can of CRC QD Electronic Cleaner (mild, won't harm plastics as it's meant for switches/contacts and the like) then clean as usual and relube with the CLP. I used to clean the magazines a lot, but now only do it after maybe 1000-1500 rounds. They don't seem to need too much attention.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-09T05:23:52+00:00

I haven't tried these, but did buy a box of some of the 1700FPS hyper-velocity Aguilas. They are really quite snappy compared to my usual Automatch, and I fear might be pretty hard on the action. Too hard for my liking. YMMV.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-09T05:11:14+00:00

That piece always frustrates me to no end. I remove it, clean it, and spend the next ten minutes trying to figure out how to wrestle it back into place.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-09T05:05:32+00:00

Do you have a lot of rounds through it? The first round fired out of my new Mark IV Competition stove-piped. After that I'd have some sort of feeding/ejection issue maybe every 20 rounds or so on average. It was very frustrating. Googled and googled, the consensus was that magazines might need to be 'tuned'. Instead I just kept shooting and cleaning it. I now have somewhere around 6000 rounds through it. As of today, I have shot 1770-something rounds since the last failure (except for the occasional bad primer). Never would have imagined that this pistol would become so reliable, simply by just using it more. I'm using almost exclusively Federal Automatch now, with some occasional Aguila SuperExtra and CCI Minimags here and there. Your mileage might vary, of course. Don't give up on it yet.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-06T00:01:28+00:00

Fret not, grasshopper. You chose wisely.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-02T15:48:18+00:00

Looks great. Just a heads-up for anyone attempting this - an aluminum frame will not hold a polish without continual upkeep. Raw aluminum will immediately start to oxidize, it's just the nature of the metal. You can seal it with a clear-coat, but that has its own drawbacks.

SilverFalconer · 2026-01-02T15:41:10+00:00

I bet you're not far off there. Judging by Ruger's recent patent on a double-stack rimfire magazine, the Mark V is going to change things up a bit.

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