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I depends on how intelligent you are and how many fit people you know. If one refuses to be physically fit, about the only option is to make yourself so indispensable that a group of fit people will carry your added weight. Remember the old fart in the movie "The Postman"? When asked how he managed to stick around so long...."I know things" The problem with that is the way of the Sith. Once you have taught your apprentice(s) all you know, you will be killed or left to die. SO, yes, you need to be in decent shape. I would say looking like a pro wrestler would be counterproductive but one should be able to carry a rifle and a BOB for 15-20 miles in a 24 hour period without lapsing into a coma.

I don't tolerate it. Pay cash or go home.

Trying to scare someone with the sound of you pumping the action is absurd. Besides, the chances are greater the home invader will evacuate his bowels from being SHOT with the shotgun than being frightened by it.

You're onto something though. By threatening violence are we [whitey] not already justifiably in fear for our safety and or life? Sounds more like a supporting argument for zero hesitation to me.

Though not a shotgun person either, the points you made are why I like the Winchester better than any of them. A rotating bolt that locks into the barrel, not unlike our beloved Stoner designed rifle. Out of all the pumps, the Winchester is [arguably I suppose] the fastest to cycle. I have a 20 and a 12. If you fire my 12g either loosely holding the forearm, or not at all, the action will actually open halfway on its own. I thought it was a problem when I first got it as my 20g did no such thing. You can, at the expense of your cheek and shoulder, empty this one as fast an auto loader.

A neutron walks into a bar and asks the barkeep "How much for a beer?" Barkeep says "For you, no charge." .....and 1911s suck.

Well, we were having a good discussion 'till somebody threw out the pink flag.

In my case this usually means "Still Pleading for Funds".

Line drive, this one's going way back, way back..........it's outta here!

Right! Morons who wantonly hate without reason to Bible thumpers and now the homo's get dragged into this. Thread declination on schedule. Thread lock in ...3.....2.....1.....

It is a right...everyone in the world has the right to make themselves miserable. It don't matter who's rhubarb you wanna rub, if you wanna be miserable married, go for it!

I'll play the stick in the mud - bad guy here and lay out the bad. Ammo is very bulky and quite heavy for it's abilities, which despite many folks claim that a shotgun is extremely versatile, it's also very limited. Range is extremely limited. Even an expert shooter with slugs finds over a 100 yards a barrier. A 12g is pretty brutal up close but it takes a lot of training [and reduced recoil loads help a lot] to run a shotgun better than a good AR. Capacity is abysmal. Reloads require effort and much practice to feed that monster. Although it CAN be done, you can't suppress it within the realm of feasibility. I have a Winchester 1300 that's set up to go, but it's coated with a nice layer of dust and it'll likely stay that way. Too much punishment for the benefit it provides.

My first real handgun was a Llama .45. Decent enough gun. I was looking at it, told the guy I really liked it and he said.....It's yours.

You got that right. The utopian idealists want to tell you how to feel in your heart and they work to make you feel guilty for even feeling a certain way. Can't help how you feel. You CAN help how you act.

You know, if anyone wants to throw that "N" word down, I've met more white ones than anything. I'm neither proud nor ashamed to be a white guy. BUT, if there were going to be a race of people I would NOT TRUST as a whole. It'd probably be white folks. Typically, you can trust most other races to do what they do and have always done. White folk? You can't ever tell what they'll do. Some will crusade for the Lord Jesus Christ and try to feed the children while others carry on the white tradition as the great destroyer. No other race of people can compete [historically] with the white man for wholesale slaughter.

Molleb? What the heck is that? You mean grease the threads with an anti-seize? If so, that's very good advice. Why on earth would you torque, loosen and torque again though? You might check torque after you shoot it a bit, but why loosen it? Liken that to head gasket. Torque and run, then re-torque.....MAYBE, but even still, if you did it right in the first place, it's NOT necessary.

What people in this country are too stupid and uneducated to understand is: EVERYONE IS RACIST! Me, you, him & her! Everyone has preferences. The thing that sets you apart from people who can live in a civil society and people who should be euthanized - Are you a bigot? A person who hates an entire race, based on said race with no judgment passed on a case by case basis is a bigot. If you look a group of (insert random) and you say "(insert racial slur)" never having talked to any of them, you are a bigot. To repeat myself, bigots should removed from society.... permanently. I have a serious hatred of idiocy. Morons, idiots and troglodytes come in all manner of race, color and creed. I consider myself an equal opportunity A-hole. To quote the Gunny: I do not discriminate against "(insert racial slur)" ,"(insert racial slur)" , & "(insert racial slur)" To me, everyone is equally worthless.

The absolute cheapest? The ones you load for yourself. I load a 9 pellet 12g buck load (cast the round ball myself) for less than 10 cents each.

Only if they find a body.

That was my thought.

ohh please. I'm more afraid of Ohshoot being wrong and being attacked by the Other black panthers.

A good Rabbi might be able to take out both problems.

Well, It's obvious that you have no concern over other folks opinion. I mean anyone who'd put that throw pillow with that couch obviously lives in a world of one's own making.

Hot damn! A friend in need is a friend indeed.