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3Dflyer

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  1. Went gun shopping. Reminton Versamax seems nice, , fairly heavy, but ready to shoot. Mid priced. Benelli m2 most expensive, light, but would need fitting, it didnt mount properly. Still needs work to be done. No 1301 to fondle. Franchi Affinti was ok, but needs much to be made ready and already mid priced before upgrades and work. Starts at $1,100 here. Browning A5 felt fantastic in every way, great trigger, light, great mount and fit, aims naturally for me, by far my favorite to handle. Concerned about opening the port and creating a finger pincher, no aftermarket support. I would add a mag tube and run it. Hate the idea of beating such a nice gun up. Price could be swallowed. Love the autofeed. Worried about port size. Stoeger M3K Freedom was most affordable and race ready out of the box. Found online for $566, half of most every other gun even before hundreds more are spent to upgrade them. A real bargain. It felt mid weight and clunky, not nearly as smooth and refined. It shouldered ok, average or better, and sight picture was at least good. Autoload can be added by MOA precision and still be cheaper than all others at their starting point. I would not feel convicted about tossing it around and abusing it. Any I buy will likely get an affordable set of adjustable fiber optic turkey sights, except the versamax comp as it comes with sights installed. I am down to the A5 Browning or M3K Freedom Stoeger
  2. For a new 3 gunner, is the versamax competition a worthwhile investment in today's offerings of shotguns? I know of one available locally but I don't see much discussion of them in the past few years when I perform searches for posts in various forums. In my area, Remington seems to be looked down upon because of their customer service and lack of accuracy when shooting slugs.
  3. Hello, New to the forums, new to shooting sports, and highly interested in 3 gun this upcoming season. I will not be taking competition seriously, other than improving myself and having fun. I have an AR-15 and a CZ shadow 2. I need a shotgun. Research is showing that Benelli M2 (expensive no matter how you approach it), Beretta 1301 comp (not as common), Stoeger M3k (MOA Precision is tempting but 3-4 month turn around time), and Browning A5 (nice auto load, but no much support for aftermarket and mid price before upgrades) seem to be the most popular. A local shop has Remington Versamax tactical competition on the shelf (seemed to be popular 5-7 years ago, don't hear or see much about them of recent, also reputation for not shooting slugs well at 50-100 yards). Several Gun shops are now showing the magazine fed shotguns along with the normal tube fed guns listed above. At my first local 3 gun event a shooter was using a magazine fed shotgun, including a round rotary magazine. He swapped magazines once due to starting round requirements, but didn't slow down after that. Am I foolish to invest in a high end tube fed shotgun at this point? Is it projected/expected that magazine fed shotguns will soon be the norm? I suspect the rules will quickly change for bottom classes of shooters where I would belong. I am in no way ready for the middle or upper categories such as open or unlimited. I plan to stick in the bottom classes with a CZ Shadow 2.
  4. CCI500's worked great for the 400 primers I ran through it. I ran out and bought Winchesters and they get hung up. I worry that modifying to make Winchesters work may negatively impact the CCI success. I will try to search for other threads.
  5. I paid $40 for 1k, plus tax. What is a great deal to you guys?
  6. Primers vibrate over to the corner, begin to drop in the hole and stop. A quick rap on the table often drops the primer into the tube, but the next one stops in the exact way. Banging the tube on the table 5 times for each primer is not a time saving event. I have tried to adjust the plastic tray and tube alignments but have found no improvements.
  7. Two local gun shows locally in the next two weeks have my interest, but want to be somewhat educated as I hunt around. I am not experienced with gun shows, but Cabelas and Bass Pro seem to be $$$$ and very limited inventory in my area, especially after an hour drive each way.
  8. New to loading. Bought vibraprimer with gift cards hoping to simplify reloading. Seems to work great with cci small pistol primers, really helpful. Pain in the rear with winchester small pistol primers. Spring changes in gun SHOULD work better with Winchester primers so would like to get them to cooperate with the franklin vibra primer. Any suggestions or experienced wisdom?
  9. Just entering the reloading aspect of this hobby to test the waters before investing. Wondering what is considered a bargain but typical sale price for small pistol primers. Just discovered hazmat fees crush primer buying saving for someone into smaller scale loading. I wonder if gun shows typically prove to be supply source. Happy to hear your advice. Trying out blue bullets, range brass, using dry tumbler and sonic cleaners, and made home brew lanolin case lube, using loaner dillon 550b. Overwhelmed with terminology, products, materials, and processes.
  10. Middle aged beginner here joining your hobby. Hope to try casual 3 gun and maybe uspsa this season. Started trap shooting with my daughter last summer, she has joined the school trap team. I was never exposed to firearms previously, but have jumped into the deep end of the pool with both feet. Borrowing a friends Dillon 550 for the winter to decide if I should invest in reloading
  11. I also have a Cabelas heated vest that I bought for ice fishing but is now used for shooting. Keeping my core warmer often allows me to ice fish with no gloves, even in single digit temps. It is remarkable how much more blood circulates through our hands and feet when our core is warm. This vest is windproof, too. Bmeehan19 is exactly right in everything he says. On colder days it is important to stack layers on top of the vest, not underneath it. I have a large down parka that does this well, it is thick insulation but lightweight. If I need to be very active I will strip down to the vest and turn off the heaters to prevent sweat saturation of my base layer. When I sit still I begin to layer back up slowly on top of the vest after I allow any perspiration to evaporate. I have also discovered that outer layers with hoods help store and recover heat quickly, especially compared to just wearing a hat. Wind factor is a major consideration for body heat loss. I paid $200 for mine and invested in an extra battery.
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