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This sounds like a big step in the right direction. Encouraging!

And back to Raquel Welch - rest in peace & thanks for the memories.

I'm glad you mentioned the series JUSTIFIED. (Was on Netflix, I believe.) I thought Timothy Olyphant was very good in it. Sort of a modern day gun fighter/lawman concept. It was enjoyable to watch just to see what would happen next.

Let's just hope your wife doesn't run to the gun store & sell off your collection before you can be resurrected...or worse, sell them for what you told her they cost.

Bumping this back up to help get some eyes on it as I'm also curious what is a good, simple to use dash camera. It's getting crazy out there. Everyone wants to mess with their phone, not drive a car properly. My word & a camera would be a lot better witness to the truth than the old he-said/she-said scenario. I'm glad you are okay @billyblazes . Sorry about your vehicle damage though.

Bosch (on Amazon Prime) Motive (not sure who is carrying it, but well done detective show) I'll second or third the Longmire recommendation. It is well done & the characters are interesting & well acted. Jack Ryan (on Amazon Prime)

I have no problem w/the concept of these "hand shotguns" but would spring for the S&W over this high-priced Taurus ("executive grade Judge"). The S&W will hold its value over time. I've fired the 'plebeian' version Judge and it functioned reliably. If money were tight, I'd go that route. I'm not confident Taurus is understanding the concept of a premium grade product as it just doesn't fit with this particular revolver. People want an Acura or Lexus if they're going to pay a premium over the cost of a Honda or Toyota. I'm not paying $900+ for a Taurus revolver. If they want to make a splash, they need to come up with a new name brand (Trinity?) and build a Python/S&W .357 Registered Magnum level product at two-thirds the price...then they might gain some market share.

Limbsaver pads are really good. They make slip-ons... https://limbsaver.com/products/airtech-slip-on-recoil-pad...and ones that can be ground to fit your gun (gunsmith needed.) PAST makes great wearable recoil "shields": https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1002531259/

Your wallet is a selfish piece of leather. Ignore it's complaints. Money is transient; guns are multi-generational. More guns is more better.

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Go-to guns for zero to 500 yards (farthest I will shoot at game, and then only under very ideal wind conditions) are: 1) .25-06 Rem (light recoil; punches high above it's weight-class) 2) .270 Win (pretty sure this is the best deer/antelope cartridge ever made) 3) .308 Win (cheap ammo & effective on hogs, deer, & bison so far...it just works & I like that) If I was playing the target game out to 1000yds, they say 6.5 Creedmoor or .300 WSM are the ticket to success (I own neither.) If I lived out West and pursued elk in grizzly country, or I lived & hunted Alaska, I'd favor the .300 WinMag or .338 WinMag. If I lived in TN and just wanted to bump off Bambi now and again @ 300 yards or less, I might just go with the .243 Win or 6mm Creedmoor since they are gentle on the wallet & shoulder. If my TN hunting property was wooded with little to no chance of a shot farther than 150 yards, I'd use my Grandpa's Win Mod 71 in .348 Win just because I could.

I'm with @KahrMan and @TripleGGG - you seem like a perfectly normal, rational, intelligent person to me. Can't go wrong buying good quality shotguns. Good for you!

Interesting info on the optics options that are coming. I won't be mounting an optic so it is good to go "as is" for me. I was interested in the Hudson pistols but wanted to wait until they had gotten past their initial launch & worked out all the new gun glitches. Then reports surfaced of accuracy issues and they seemed to fade away after that. I'm hoping things go better for this firearm. I thought the Chiappa Rhino was intriguing & other manufacturers would get onboard with the concept, hopefully in a more aesthetically pleasing form, but that hasn't come to pass. Shooting one is a revelation compared to a "normal" magnum revolver. I'll probably break down & buy one since no one else has made a less ugly version, ha! Pretty is as pretty does?

That was a great look at how the gun functions & is put together. I'm intrigued & want to shoot one. Seems like a fresh design that will lower the felt recoil & muzzle rise. If it proves to be accurate, I'll have to get one.

The quality of Citori's never fails to impress, especially for the money spent on them. It's nice to see an older one that was used but not abused, getting a second lease on life. You got a nice shotgun @ a good price. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Nice post. Thx for sharing.

The armorer did NOT hand Baldwin the weapon. Which begs the question WHY they had the weapons out & were using them w/o the armorer present. The assistant director Dave Halls handed Baldwin the gun (not a "prop" gun) & stated it was 'cold' to indicate unloaded. We know that was a lie. Three people were charged. Dave Halls, who already pled guilty & struck a deal with the prosecutor to testify against Baldwin & the armorer, Hannah Gutierrez Reed. Baldwin accepted a gun from a person who was not the hired armorer, accepted that it was not loaded w/o checking it himself, pointed it at a human being (Halyna Hutchins), cocked the hammer, & pulled the trigger. That makes him guilty & liable for the subsequent results. As the movie's director, he's guilty for not following safety rules on his own production. I am pretty sure Mr. Baldwin did not intentionally shoot two people, killing one of them. But he's the big boss. It's his production & his movie set. He hired a young, inexperienced armorer, then handled weapons w/o the armorer present. He and Mr. Halls were sloppy in checking the gun & handling of the gun. They are both guilty. Hall has already pleaded out to that fact. You have to wonder if the script had called for Baldwin to point the gun @ his own head or chest & cock the hammer & pull the trigger, would he have been so sloppy in accepting someone else's word that the gun was 'safe'? I doubt it. So, now he gets to explain to a jury why he was so negligent when it was someone else's life on the line.

These are very reliable guns. I shot a lot of skeet with one & was amazed how long it could go before needing cleaned. Beretta got it right with this model. Someone will get a good deal & a great gun. GLWS! Bump for a great shotgun.

Looking @ the 80X Cheetah, it is obviously an 'update' with modern additions, versus a bringing back of the old gun, as it was. I get it. Maybe they can pull in some newer & younger customers with the changes. But it makes me less enthused so I must not be the target audience. It seems like a solid choice for smaller handed & recoil sensitive people. Still...$800?!

I like the Cheetah & would be interested in a new one but agree with @tercel89 that $800 MSRP is on the steep end. We'll see what they are actually going for in a year or two. The Smith & Wesson M&P380 Shield EZ is a nice alternative these days.

You would think after the 5th Circuit Federal Appeals Court b-itch slapped the ATF over the bump stock ban overreach they would have abandoned this folly to change the rules on pistol braces. But, no. Full steam ahead because we - the ATF - answer to no one. To paraphrase Whose Line is it Anyway: "Welcome to the ATF, where everything’s made up and the law doesn’t matter.”

Toss me in with the "love the Glock 43X" crowd. For me, it is the goldilocks carry gun. Enough ammo on board to make me happy, skinny & light enough to actually carry, & enough grip to hold onto so I can actually shoot it well. It has been impeccably reliable thus far, too (200 rnds so far without a malfunction.)

Alec Baldwin childhood pic?

Painful to watch the beat down Georgia gave The Horned Frogs but proud of how far that underdog of a team made it this year. I agree with earlier post that Alabama should have been in the mix if we were looking for a competitive matchup. The SEC is just on another level. On the plus side, the two playoff games were off the chart close & exciting so we got two great games out of three; that's not too bad.

I have Ruger 77s & Remington 700s & my Tikka T3 is better than both in regards to action smoothness & metal to metal fit. The Tikka trigger is better as well. Many find the Tikka's to be very accurate but mine must be the exception (.338 Win Mag that won't do better than 2", three shot groups @ 100 yards.) But I'm still trying different ammo so maybe I'Il find something it likes @ some point. It's accuracy hasn't held it back as it has helped me take an elk and a bison so far. For the money, I would definitely recommend the Tikka T3 to others & will likely buy others for myself. Only real nit to pick is I do not like the plastic bottom "metal" but I can't say I've ever heard it causing a problem for anyone. But I like my action screws to bear on metal when snugged up...not plastic. Just a "me" thing. There are companies that sell bottom metal that is actually metal so its a 'fixable' situation. Tikka - they're good rifles! I was surprised.

If it kicks hard, sell it. If it's inaccurate, sell it. If it's broken/non-functional, sell it. If it's chambered in a funky cartridge you can't buy or is super expensive, sell it. If you look at it & have no feelings for it one way or another, sell it. That should get you down to guns you like, you can shoot, & you can still enjoy having around.