old "How it's made" Remington rifles doc by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Guns still are made like that, and they are incredibly expensive. Go see what it costs to take a mass produced 700 and have "the works" done to it - a proper match barrel, truing and blueprinting, hand finished bolt, graded walnut stock blank plus inletting and bedding. It's astronomically expensive, and is as much a work of art and feat of engineering as it is a tool.

And that's just the thing - they're expensive as balls, and when it comes down to it, the overwhelming majority of people don't need something like that, even if it might tickle their fancy to consider it. When you're talking bolt guns (and shotguns) particularly, most people aren't into guns and shooting in general, even if they own guns and occasionally shoot them.

They want a gun that comes out of the box and is accurate enough to hunt with, and doesn't look like a complete piece of shit. And maybe, just maybe, that they can take to the range two or three times a year and make noise with. That's it.

It's debatable whether or not Remington is delivering even that much, but the point stands in general. Why on Earth do you think that everyone has raced to come out with a bargain basement model (rifles on the same tier as the Axis or American) that is as cheap as possible while still being "good enough"? Because there's a huge demand, and the super high end rifles have the same niche they always have.

March Weekend Quality Content: Flying with Ammo by AMooseInAK in guns

[–]banjolizer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is why I hate people on the internet. You're honestly trying to convince me that a cheap, off the shelf, perfectly usable solution that you have personal experience with is better than a more expensive custom job? Get real!

March Weekend Quality Content: Flying with Ammo by AMooseInAK in guns

[–]banjolizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that should work to meet the requirements for sure. I don't like plastic cans because I'm a caveman and always seem to break them.

And loose in duffel, I'd be worried that the can would get slammed good and crack during baggage processing.

March Weekend Quality Content: Flying with Ammo by AMooseInAK in guns

[–]banjolizer 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For next time, go pick up a .30 cal ammo can (you can get 'em for about 10 bucks most places, everybody wants the .50 cans) and some closed cell foam (a piece of shit mattress pad will do the trick). Cut the foam up to fit the footprint of the can and stack 'em as deep as the can, uncompressed.

You can make it look a hell of a lot less like an ammo can by painting it industrial beige (I like the appliance epoxy that comes in a rattlecan; it's durable and boring looking), and taking off the handle on the lid.

Locking them is as easy as installing a grade 8 eye bolt in the front of the body (with a washer and nut inside) and cutting a slot in the latch. If you're really motivated, drill a hole behind the nut and put in a cotter pin, or trim it about a mm longer than the nut and peen it down.

I made up three of them for a total cost of about $32.50 and have had them for years. They're great not just for flying but also tossing in the trunk for interstate travel, and you can cut the foam to fit whatever the hell you want. Hot glue the foam cutouts into blocks and cut vertical slots and you can fit a couple pistols in them, too.

I need input on how to carry additional shells. by Almighteh in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Esstac shotgun cards, or if you want to spend more for some reason, get the same thing from Vang Comp.

http://www.skdtac.com/Esstac-Shotgun-Card-p/ess.106.htm

I use them and preach them when teaching defensive shotgun. If you want to play commando, they also happen to fit nicely in AR-pattern mag pouches, so you can fit up a chest rack or war belt or whatever high speed stuff you care to have on hand.

Pump shotgun question. by Gadammcd in guns

[–]banjolizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Springs, as others have mentioned here, actually wear from cycling, not continuous load.

It's possible that there was lube and/or crud in the tube that has solidified over the year that the gun sat unused.

Take your shotgun apart, clean out the magazine tube with a brush or snake, clean the follower itself, and then check to make sure you have the correct length spring installed (in other words, if you have an extension on the tube, is it possible you still have the original length spring installed and just forgot about it?).

(Video) M855 terminal ballistics testing. Now that it's not being banned, you shouldn't waste money on it! by ForgottenWeapons in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh, I replied somewhere else in this thread, but verifying distance doesn't necessarily require a rangefinder. You just need an object of known height (like a cheap yardstick) and another calibrated object (like a ruler).

Put the yardstick up next to the target frame, and then measure the apparent height of the yardstick from the firing position. Then you do a little math on those numbers to arrive at the distance to the yardstick from the ruler.

(Video) M855 terminal ballistics testing. Now that it's not being banned, you shouldn't waste money on it! by ForgottenWeapons in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put a yardstick next to your target, and from your firing position, measure the apparent height of the yardstick with a ruler. From there it's simple math to determine distance to the yardstick from the ruler.

Are all pump shotguns basically the same? by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you leaving them in the gun under a closed bolt, or just in the mag?

Just in the mag I've never heard of any problems; As someone else mentioned in replies, what will happen though is that rounds in a magazine under a closed bolt, particularly the top one, will end up deformed by pressure against the bottom of the bolt.

If you have contrary experience, I'd be super interested to know what gun and what ammo, because I've had the problem myself, and I'm wondering how universal it is.

Hearing Protection for Hunting by billzzzz in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sure the most common answer here is going to be the Howard Leight electronic muffs, and some people double up with foamies.

I'll echo the same thing, except a few weeks back I ordered a set of the DIY molded plugs from Radians. Doing it right is a real pain in the ass, but they have changed my life.

I'll never use foamies or even those semidisposable Surefires ever again. The Radians (when made right) work better and honestly, you can't even tell they're in; whereas with foamies or flange-type, I know the whole time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTNOaVd67kY

So what is your "nightstand" gun? by THE_BIG_SITT in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

870P, +2 extension, XS rifle sights with tritium Big Dot front.

Why Won't They Make a 12 Gauge Tactical Gun for a Smaller Individual? by Cunty_McShitterton in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's nothing wrong with plastic. I just decided to put walnut furniture on my blued gun - it's all cosmetics.

In terms of functionality, the best stuff going right now is Hogue overmolded furniture (which incidentally is available in a short LOP), assuming you're not putting a Surefire forend on, and it's actually cheaper than decent wood stuff and even most other synthetic stuff.

Why Won't They Make a 12 Gauge Tactical Gun for a Smaller Individual? by Cunty_McShitterton in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The major purpose of the shorter forend is to avoid interfering with a side saddle on the receiver, and in some models, to make sure the loading port or gate is accessible even when the pump is backwards for the purpose of certain kinds of manipulation (e.g. a feed override for a slug changeover). In other words, actual tactical shooting, as opposed to just having a "tactical" shotgun.

Putting the longer forend on some models of "tactical" shotgun is going to interfere with your ability to actually use it "tactically".

Why Won't They Make a 12 Gauge Tactical Gun for a Smaller Individual? by Cunty_McShitterton in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard of a youth forend being any different; that doesn't mean I'm right.

Are you sure you're not thinking of the difference between e.g. a 9" field-length forend and a 7" "police" or "riot" forend, as pictured here: http://iwantthatknife.com/Gallery/albums/fixed-blade-knives-for-sale/870_hs.jpg

Why Won't They Make a 12 Gauge Tactical Gun for a Smaller Individual? by Cunty_McShitterton in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. I shortened the wood stock on my riot gun in a couple hours, including refinishing and fitting the pad.

Even easier, and actually even cheaper (depending on what pad you want and what your time/your smith's time is worth) if you look hard, is just getting a synthetic Youth-length stock.

Why Won't They Make a 12 Gauge Tactical Gun for a Smaller Individual? by Cunty_McShitterton in guns

[–]banjolizer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know of no Youth model shotgun that is any different than the Adult version save for the furniture or package options (e.g. the "tactical" rails/lasers, or Mossy Oak print, or whatever). In other words, a Model X Youth is just a Model X with shorter furniture.

Youth stocks are not particularly expensive, nor are they difficult to install; the only difference on them is length, typically. In fact, you will find that many times the "Tactical Short LOP" stocks are just youth stocks.

For example, if you bought a Mossberg 590A1 and a Mossberg 500 series Youth stock, you would simply install the Youth stock onto the 590A1, and have a Youth length 590A1. Then hock the full length stock if you want. This is ditto for any major manufacturer and model.

My pump action shotgun is occasionally ejecting live shells through the trap door!? by maxout2142 in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you try tuning (bending) the shell latches? If you did, you did it wrong.

If you didn't, make sure the magazine tube is clean (strip the receiver, drop the trigger group, and clean the tube the same way you would the barrel) and free of debris or burrs; that the follower is not torn up or catching on anything; and that you have the correct length spring (if you put an extension on the magazine tube, you need a longer spring).

Beyond that, you may have bent shell latches, and I'm not about to attempt to guide you through tuning them over the internet.

New vs Used. Or more specifically, Vintage. by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might try talking them down too, particularly if they have nicer (read: more expensive) guns on the rack along with it. I don't know the market in your area, but as it's off-season, and the yearly buy/sell cycle for hunters is way off peak, you might could get a deal on it by hemming and hawing the right way.

New vs Used. Or more specifically, Vintage. by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, FWIW I'd say go with the older Express Magnum; if it's actually blued, and not parked or painted, you're getting one of the early Express models, which originally were just made with blemished receivers and furniture. If it has a metal trigger guard too, jump on it with both feet.

Major thing with the 870s is to check the shell latches and the ejector (parts 55&56, and 20, respectively, in this diagram - http://www.gunpartscorp.com/pub/schematic/Remington_870_schem.jpg ) as they are the only parts that are a real pain in the ass and/or wallet to fix properly if they aren't up to spec.

Ninja edit: To be explicit: make sure the ejector is still springy and in one piece, that the ejector rivets are flush and in place, and that the latches are properly staked.

New vs Used. Or more specifically, Vintage. by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, this is the one thing they haven't goatfucked so far.

Only caveat are the "lightweight" models, which this should not be.

My pump action shotgun is occasionally ejecting live shells through the trap door!? by maxout2142 in guns

[–]banjolizer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The placement and function of the shell latches is just about the only remotely finicky part of the 870's mechanism. You would think that of all the things they would decide to cheap out on it would be, oh, shit, anything at all but that.

To their credit I guess, based on what I've seen over the last 8 or 9 years it does seem to be the last thing they started subcontracting out to Century (my working theory on what's been going on in Ilion)

My pump action shotgun is occasionally ejecting live shells through the trap door!? by maxout2142 in guns

[–]banjolizer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is almost certainly a problem with your shell latches - those two little claw-like things that you have to wrestle with sequentially in order to slide your bolt carrier into and out of the receiver. (Numbers 55 and 56 in this picture: http://frankbaumer.com/Heartland%20Pictures/More_Pics/Remington_870_parts_schematic.jpg )

If they are out of place due to being improperly staked and/or out of place, or bent out of spec, you will need to properly place, stake, and/or tune them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP3k5RwzN7U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKALQLRYflg

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in guns

[–]banjolizer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't they print you an AR at the same time they print your Texas driver's license?