Frankly

The Beretta 390-391 semis are better built and will last longer than the Remys

Yeah here we got my wife a new Volvo V70 wagon 2001 for $34K, only $2K more than a freaking Subaru. It's the basic 2wd with none of the fancy extras except leather and the Winter package - less to go wrong. With good snow tires it outperformed my 4x4 Xterra and was a more comfortable ride. And their reputation for safety is not unwarranted. I've since "inherited" it and have strong enough self-esteem to handle the stigma of driving an elite latte mobile to the range. 200K miles and only routine maintenance although the hoses/soft parts get replaced with age. Looks 98% new and they keep the same body style forever. I'll just rent a pick up twice a year when I need one, I grew up with trucks and always had one but I find less and less use for one. Of course selling a reasonably priced good quality car isn't profitable and they stopped importing this model a few years back, forcing you into a more expensive and complex version.

As an investment, perhaps going long on precious metals makes sense. But in a true apocalypse, who will care about blocks of gold? Some warlord? In the much more likely scenario of a month long power grid faiilure, a terrorist's dirty bomb, or anything that disrails our economy for a spell, small common denomination US coins with known gold and silver content are going to be the currency of choice, aka "junk silver" or pre-1964 coins. You can buy these at coin shops, rates are published online so you can't get screwed too bad. Giving someone a few silver dimes for fuel and food may be a lot easier than whittling off a shaving from your gold bar.

Yes, I'm in NY (i.e. not shooting in competitions) and using it stock for sporting clays more than my longer gun. I'd like a non-permanent solution so probably just getting an extra spring and "building" a heavy shell casing makes the most sense. Thanks

Think I'd swing a bit better with a little weight up front. With an extension, what would be the best option? How about as a stock gun... will the weighted A400 caps fit? Thanks

I'll never finance a new car again, better to drive a junker while you save up to buy a better used car and then keep saving. Even if you have to rent for the occasional big trip you'll come out ahead in short order.

Isn't the real question where to get fast internet? $90/mo for 50mbps for Time Warner still ain't chickenfeed.

Welcome from another new NYer

Welcome, where are you located?

Welcome

Side question, what's the favored strap/links for 1301s? For outside of actual 3-gun use.

Ah... well perhaps a road trip to Ohio or PA is in order (I'm in Rochester). I wouldn't ever conceive of heading to Ontario ;-p

Very new and inexperienced here but being a resident of Upstate New York, I am wondering what accommodations NYS residents have to do in order to have a competitive 3-gun arsenal? I think I've seen some competitions listed for Pine Hill down in the Southern Tier... are there many matches run in NYS at all? And do out of state competitors have to buy SAFE act compliant gear just to compete in NYS? I'd like to get into it, at the shotgun-only level to start, but wondering how viable it is as a sport in the Empire State? Do people run longer shotgun extensions and then only load the legal amount? Or is that a no-no? Thanks

lol welcome

hmm editing is interesting here too

And I'm wondering if such a thing as practical shotgun training and matches even exist in Western New York? All I find are clays, not even a range to practice on. In any event I'm coming from an air pistol and 22 rifle target shooting background ~ Just got a Beretta 1301 Comp 12-ga last week and have been having a literal "blast" with it ;-p I'm still quite a ways from being ready to shoot 3-gun but I'd love to try something other than trap. Thanks for the great forum, I've been reading it every night for a couple of weeks and Beretta should give you a commission!