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I was just wondering.

Thanks for looking those up! I believe that was what I was thinking about. Hinting Coyotes at night isn't allowed. So I can only assume that discharging a firearm at night is also not permitted, unless in self-defense of course. Thanks again NoBanStan.

Thanks. I'll look into that.

Yea, no not hunting. Deer got into his garden and he chased them off at 9pm with a 1911, and shot two rounds into the ground. He llives out in the sticks. But I don't know, I figured the it's illegal, Sheriff of Game Wordens would get real mad about that at least I figure. Not sure if there would be legal issues. But wanted to give accurate advice.

A buddy of mine thinks it's okay to shoot to scare off coyote and deer (from his garden) at night. I am having trouble finding the law, but I told him that I'm pretty sure it's illegal. Is that right?

Has anyone gotten the new Springfield Hellcat yet?

Thanks everyone. I shoot 115 &124 grain 9mm, so I think a 1:10 twist would be fine. I just couldn't figure why a 1:16 twist would be made. I appreciate the input.

I've been looking at aftermarket barrels for a S&W M&P 9c (1.0 version with a 3.5" barrel), that I recently bought. Some barrels are a 1:10 twist, but I noticed that Storm Lake offers their barrel with a 1:16 twist. Can anyone tell me why a slower twist might be preferred to the 1:10 twist in the shorter barrel? Thanks in advance.

I agree, 375 is impressive also!

12ga would work too. I like the AR platform for this, and I can have many more rounds than a shotgun. If I was to do this build, it would be an AR-10 with a 12.5" barrel.

DaveTN, yea you definitely wouldn't have the range. It would be great for Hogs, almost overkill. But I'm thinking it would be great for Bears?

Been reading about a wildcat round called 45 Raptor. Basically it's a .308 Winchester case necked up to a .45 cal bullet to use only in an AR-10 (AR-15 can not handle the pressures this makes). It's supposed to deliver about 3,000 ft lbs of muzzle energy. Has anyone tried this cartridge?

Found the issue. The old barrel had an oversized gas port. Installed the new barrel today, adjusted the gas block and the ekection is right at the 3:30 position. Thanks for your input everyone.

I didn't try those exactly, but I did try heavier bullets (64gr SSA by Nosler, 69gr Match PPU, and 75gr Hornady Freedom) that I had bought on sale a while back that I keep for testing. The groupings did tighten up with the heavier bullets, as you would expect. The 75gr was about nickle sized groupings at 25 yards, unsupported. Very good, but it would be too expensive for me to only shoot 70+gr ammo out of just this gun. The barrel I am looking at is under $200 with a 1:8 twist and a .223 Wylde chamber. So that will allow me to get similar groupings with 55gr ammo (since my 18" 1:8 .223 Wylde rifle does just that), and save money in the long-run.

Yes Sir. I also found out that 350 Legend will require different mags. I think I may just stick with my AR-10 in .308 Win since I just solved the low gas and short stroking issue I was having. I was using a Superlative Arms Adjustable Gas Block on it, their design has a port vent to vent excess gas. Well, it was venting too much gas and short stroking. Replacing it with a Standard Gas Block fixed that issue.