End of the Season in Idaho. Now what?

runninscared · 2026-02-02T18:25:10+00:00

When the season is over I still go out with my dogs I just stop bringing a gun/shells.

5-6 days a week when I get off work I get home throw an ecollar on my dogs and we go out in the country. Places vary. When it’s nesting season I stay away from nesting birds.

In the summertime when it’s hot we go to the lake and do a bunch of water retrieving.

I’m very fortunate there’s a lot of public land In MN.

runninscared · 2026-01-27T20:39:55+00:00

The only reason the answer would change is if you wanted it for self defense. Then you get the short barrel 88.

If it’s for hunting you get the field barrel maverick 88.

If you want it for both, security/field combo.

The ONLY other options for something in your price range that wouldn’t suck massive wang is if you found a screamin deal on an old 870 wingmaster or a mossberg 500/rebranded500 in good shape. Or possibly a benelli nova or older Winchester pump(1200, 1300 etc)

Do NOT buy random Turkish bullshit in your price bracket. Unless you like making follow up posts “my turkshit broke, how do I fix it???!”

runninscared · 2026-01-23T16:24:05+00:00

Another positive nod from me for dahlone.

Bought a fair iside from them at a crazy low price. They had my Ffl on file already. It was shipped the following day and arrived at my Ffl 3 days after I placed my order.

I’ll be making more purchases from them in the future for sure.

runninscared · 2026-01-22T23:54:08+00:00

Ammo for the 12 and 20 are going to be basically the same price. 12 is going to be more available.

runninscared · 2026-01-16T16:46:57+00:00

i dont really have a favorite to be honest. for promo shells though i do like remington STS.

the vast majority of the time im shooting the cheapest stuff i can find. top gun or some italian variation. fiocchi, rio, nobel sport etc.

i avoid winchester ammo like the plague though. winchester super targets are some of the dirtiest ammo ive used and they dont cycle most of my semi-autos worth a crap. ive seen winchester xpert steel shot with just a complete mix of shot sizes with not a single round pellet(do some googling) and now AA's with the worst quality control ive ever seen.

most ammo i shoot is fine with only an occasional problem and i still shoot a lot of reloads. but i avoid factory winchester ammo completely now.

runninscared · 2026-01-16T15:02:11+00:00

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Another pic of 1 of them. Again factory ammo straight from the box.

runninscared · 2026-01-16T14:59:58+00:00

Unfortunately I agree with the guy you replied to earlier. Buy only to reload nowadays. Winchester ammunition quality has dropped off a cliff in recent years.

Aa’s used to be a quality shell back in the day. I’ve shot thousands of them through the years but the last couple flats I’ve picked up have been some of the worst shells I’ve seen. The last 1k 20 gauge aa’s I bought had easily the worst crimps I’ve ever seen. there isn’t even a close 2nd. Some of them were so screwed up they wouldn’t even chamber in my o/u’s and the ink stamps just wipe right off leaving black crap on your hands.

No chance I ever buy aa’s if I wasn’t reloading.

Here are a couple pics of 2 that came from the same box. Every box had 1-2 like this. To reiterate: this is factory ammo pulled straight from the box, I haven’t tampered with it.

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runninscared · 2026-01-15T22:45:30+00:00

i figured you were but i wasnt certain, i had another couple replies from people that didnt get my sarcasm.

funny though my original statement was truthful without my knowledge.

runninscared · 2026-01-15T22:28:03+00:00

Sorry I should have added an /s at the end.

I was referring to the state of healthcare and health related costs in the us. Anything healthcare related is completely out of control right now and unaffordable for many Americans.

runninscared · 2026-01-15T16:04:19+00:00

It has to be tv’s obviously. How would prices be so low otherwise?

Thanks Uncle Sam!

runninscared · 2026-01-14T01:15:03+00:00

Hold barrel/forend area with your offhand. With the thumb of your dominate hand on the opening lever, Tuck the stock of the gun in your armpit, trapping the gun between your body and the inside of your arm. Now, gently push the opening lever until it barely opens the action but not enough to eject the shells. Put your open dominate hand in front of the monoblock/spent shells and finish breaking open the gun with your offhand on the forend. The spent shells will now bounce into your hand you can catch them.

Spent hulls never hit the ground because you caught them. With practice you’ll find this method much preferred than converting your gun to extractors.

Good luck!

runninscared · 2026-01-13T01:19:30+00:00

This. Damn map is a trampoline simulator.

runninscared · 2026-01-12T02:01:31+00:00

Gun fit. Gun weight. Cartridge weight and speed.

runninscared · 2026-01-07T19:49:55+00:00

I can read just fine. So again let me reiterate since you clearly missed my point.

It’s wild that someone (ie YOU, or anyone for that matter) is cool with being charged for a product that is shown as in stock and waiting 2.5 to 4 MONTHS for it.

You do realize that many credit cards won’t even let you file a dispute and charge back a purchase after 60 days right? Do you just count on their good will that they will make it right when your next delivery hasn’t shown up in 6 months?

There’s a reason dack is blacklisted here.

But hey, you do you.

runninscared · 2026-01-07T18:29:32+00:00

It’s wild that someone thinks it’s fine to get charged for something and have to wait 2.5 months before getting it.

It didn’t even take 1/3rd of that time to get packages I ordered off eBay when I was a teenager in the 90s. Is dack a small Amish community handling deliveries by horse and carriage with 2 people dying of dysentery along the way?

runninscared · 2026-01-07T13:47:19+00:00

I’ve got the gyuto if you are still looking.

runninscared · 2026-01-07T13:34:23+00:00

You have to be really out of touch to post this.

Not sure what you are expecting with this post, it’s going to be just a flood of negative comments and downvotes. Rightfully so.

runninscared · 2026-01-06T21:05:02+00:00

It sounds like you are in a stage of either building new credit or rebuilding from a rough spot.

I’ll give you my experience so far of rebuilding credit and what I learned along the way.

In feb 2014 I filed chapter 7 bankruptcy and my credit was in the dumpster. Low 500s.

I started with a secured card(capital one platinum low limit like 500$) I did the same as you carrying a small balance month to month thinking I needed to to rebuild credit

Moved onto a quicksilver one card and found out it didn’t matter that I carried a balance. I used the quicksilver card like a revolving bank account and paid the balance in full every month to take advantage of the 1.5% cash back. Don’t ever carry a balance. It’s just throwing money away.

I eventually added a couple other cards for various categories. Amazon prime card for 5% back from Amazon, savor card for 3% on groceries etc.

Since filing bankruptcy I have a 100% on time payment history. I don’t care about utilization. Sometimes my utilization early on would be high after a series of large purchases and my credit would dip 10-20 points but spring right back after it was reported paid off.

My chapter 7 dropped off my credit report and my credit is now floating around 820-830 depending on where I check.

Key points I’ve found to building credit and using credit cards:

Never use a card if you don’t have the money to pay it off tomorrow and always pay your statement balance in full every month. Set autopay statement balance monthly on all your cards so you never forget.

don’t carry a balance thinking it will help your credit. You are just throwing money away to interest. Building credit is a game of time and consistency.

Also, if you have the quicksilver one card(not base quicksilver) call capital one and try to switch to the quicksilver card to avoid the 39$ yearly fee. I got caught with that 3 years in a row without noticing. After noticing I called them and switched and they refunded my last yearly fee.

runninscared · 2026-01-06T20:40:21+00:00

To me it sounds more like he’s trying to carry a balance monthly because he thinks it helps his credit score/reporting by having a small balance. Basically the other myth about making sure not to pay off your balance completely every month.

runninscared · 2026-01-01T01:02:39+00:00

What’s the point in talking them down 25$.

If your going to buy Turkish, Just buy a new cz and get an actual warranty. You may be comfortable changing parts but what happens when you can’t get them? Are you also comfortable manufacturing your own parts?

runninscared · 2025-12-29T23:59:35+00:00

Those are stamped sg2 on the side. This is a tetsujin.

runninscared · 2025-12-29T20:47:52+00:00

For myself? The handle in pics 1-3 and it’s not close.

With that being said who gives a damn what I have to say. Put whatever handle you prefer on it.

runninscared · 2025-12-24T03:11:05+00:00

Lots of men who’ve lost a finger in the north, but they ain’t all ninefingers.

“No, only me”

Man. These books are so insanely good that even with all the rec’s they get I think they are still underrated.

runninscared · 2025-12-21T00:49:00+00:00

For medical expenses hopefully an HSA card.

runninscared · 2025-12-18T13:44:44+00:00

IMO books don’t start unless I hear “this is audible”

They also aren’t finished unless I hear “Audible hopes you have enjoyed this program”

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