monkeylizard

So she's a cougar, huh?

Point taken, but the comment wasn't about pumps in general, but about the entry-level pumps, like the Rem 870 or Mossy 500 lines. Either way, I don't think a pump is going to be the right choice for my use. Semi-Auto looks like a better choice since a good O/U is too far out of my budget. After shopping around a bit for prices on the Rem 1100 and Benelli 390/391, it seems like $500 is too low of a budget to get a sporting gun that I'll be happy with for a long time. That's no problem. I'll just have to wait a little longer to save a few more dollars. Thanks for the input everyone.

Thanks guys. What about the Benelli Nova? Good choice for my described use?

Does one exist? I tried sporting clays a few months ago and really enjoyed it. I was using a Beretta Silver Pigeon III O/U which wasn't mine. While I do plan to someday work up to having one of those multi-thousand dollar guns, I need to live in the real world for now. So what I'm looking for is a shotty for occasional sporting clay shooting. Probably no more than 4 to 6 times a year at 100 or so clays on each visit. I like a pistol grip because it's more comfortable than a regular stock grip. I'm 6'4" and it's difficult to get my right wrist back far enough to keep a good grip while also seating the stock in my shoulder really well. The pistol grip helps a lot with that, but it's not a requirement as I know it will severly limit my options in shottys. I have a lead on a deal for a Benelli Nova (for waaay under my $ limit), but don't want to bother with it if it's a poor choice for clays. I'd rather spend more on a better choice than have a shotty that doesn't really work well for what I want to do with it. So what would be a good choice for sporting clays given a $500 limit? Should I be looking for pump, semi, or O/U?

Hmm....I wonder how he died.

Sad, but still funny.

We should all get 3ga. cap and ball elephant guns for our EDC.

[pedant]The article said odometer in the last line. Erm....speedometer[/pedant] As for the Euro-tickets, I kind of like their graduated system in the sense that it can be more of a deterent than our system. I remember when I got my 1st ticket. That $120 ticket hurt on my $6.75/hr paycheck and I was gun-shy about more than about 5 to 7 mph over the limit for a long time. Now if I have to pay $120 ticket, I'm not happy about it, but it's not really going to cramp my style or get me to slow down for more than a few days (weeks at most). If I got slapped with one that really hurts, I'd think twice about grossly exceeding the limit for a loooong time after the fine. But that point of pain is different from person to person, based largely on income. A single parent with an $18K income would feel the pain at a $25 fine. The tiered fine structure seems to be an effective way of doing what tickets are supposed to do, cause the cited driver to slow down. Oh, and make a lot of money for new police cars.

what's a book?

I noticed the Ford accesory has the rifles pointed in a safe direction (well, except for anyone parked next to you). The Dodge aims them at the driver's back. Nice.

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JeffSig...what part of that post says "you knew it was in the wrong space" ? Seems pretty clear to me that D3vo thought it was 17.98 until it rang up higher. Does anyone know if Wal-Mart offers remedial reading comprehension lessons, or are those kept in the wrong space?

Actually, it could make sense for the right person. If you lived/worked close enough to his shop and you shot a LOT then it can be economical. And it looks like that package is for up to 3 shooters, so $500/year each isn't so bad. Then you just overpay on your obligatory single box of range ammo each visit.

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Really? According to Google Maps, it's about an hour and a half. I can be at SRHEC from Bellevue in 45 min. Is Google THAT far off? Danariel, if you're also looking for a shotgun range, the Tennesse Clay Target Complex is really good. It's located off Briley Pkwy on the west side of town near the prisons. They have a nice sporting clays setup, plus trap and skeet. I've never shot those 2 and I can never keep the difference between those two straight. Their sporting clays are scattered along a paved road that winds through some fields and tree lines. There are lots of different stations set up with 2 clay launchers that give different angles and elevations at each station. It used to be "pay for what you shoot". Now it looks like a set fee of $40 for 100 clays, or $9 for 25 trap/skeet. They took some heavy flooding in May, but the last time I drove by it looked liked they were back in business. http://www.nashvillegunclub.com/

Call GnL and ask for Jeff, their gunsmith. He's a good guy.

What constitutes the "weekend" for GnL? Friday or Saturday?

Not if you join his Diamond plan at a very reasonable $1499.95. Then there are no more range fees.

Sorry to hear that you went to Gun City. Nashville has much better ranges. +1 for Stones River Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - Stones River Hunter Education Center It's busy too, but if there's a wait, it's not usually very long. they have a lot of stations on both the handgun and rifle ranges. downside - Only open on the weekends (and Friday) GnL books the computer controlled range for the HCP classes, but not the standard range. They have a nice setup there, but weekends are definitely very busy. 5 lanes on each of those ranges. Someone more familiar with it than me may be able to say if the computer controlled range is blocked all day for HCP, or just the afternoon. right now, it's my indoor range of choice. During the week is a better time to go, IMO. Uselton's in Franklin is a VERY nice indoor range, but you'll pay for it. $15 for 30 minutes, plus you have to buy one box of ammo there. I seem to recall paying about $22 or so for a 50 box of 9mm. Uselton Arms Shooting Sports - Indoor Shooting Range - Franklin, TN

Newsflash: Knoxville police break up crime ring. Discover it's just a Vols huddle. Four Vols players are in a car together. Who's driving? The police. A Vols player was arrested for stealing a police car. He saw "911" on the side and thought it was a Porsche. UT has hired a new defensive coordinator. Robert Shapiro starts Monday. What do a Vols fan and a medium pizza have in common? Neither can feed a family of four. <<puts on asbestos underwear for the upcoming flaming>> Now, back on topic....We'll let you keep UofM and the Tigers (since we don't have an MLB team), and we'll just feel sorry for you if you keep the Lions. But you can't keep the Wings. You have to switch to a Preds jersey. It's state law. And since I didn't say it earlier, welcome to Tennessee.

For clarification for people who haven't been, there are 6" or so deep holes in the concrete with 4" or 5" diameter PVC pipe set in them. Sort of like big putt-putt golf holes. The legs of the frames just sit down in them. There is a set of holes for each lane at 5, 10, and 15 yards, then at 50'. So for Tim and crew to widen the frames to accomodate silhouettes, they'd have to chop out the concrete and move the holes. In addition to being expensive, it would also cause the frames to be closer to one another, or cause the loss of a few lanes to keep the spacing appropriate, which would require further expense in changing the firing bench and screens. Tim, have you, or would you perhaps consider changing the structure on some of the lanes, but not others? Like maybe on the last 5 lanes or something? That, along with range-sold silhouettes could give you a controlled way to reintroduce silhouettes and give you a feel for how much demand there is to determine if it's worth expanding it to additional lanes. Since I'm asking for the moon, why not go ahead and say that motorized target holders would be the best thing ever.... Keep up the good work. monkeylizard, a happy SRHEC customer.

Come on guys. Don't be so hard on the Vols. They have several players in the honors program this year. "Yes, your honor. No, your honor." P.S. Go Dores!

When he started dancing, I had horrible flashbacks of goatse.

Some ranges require shooters to buy targets from the range. That's one way you could draw the line and keep silhouettes. Still allow the ones you do now, but for silhouettes we'd have to buy yours. I'd go for that, especially since you don't charge stupid crazy prices. Of course people would complain that they can't bring their own silhouettes . The frame size limits it anyway, and without rebuilding some stuff, it doesn't look like you can change that easily. Still, it's something I hope you might consider for down the road. I was one of your 346 last weekend. Me, D3vo, and another buddy had the place to ourselves. It was great. Keep up the good work.