I went into purchase a few boxes of Federal hwy 5-6-7's for a little Mossberg 500 20 gauge tonight and started to look at the guns,in Canadian Tire and I could not believe my eyes, I have looked all over for this gun for years and there it was, staring at me,on sale, Lonely and looking for a home. I couldn't bare to see it homeless even one more evening. :happy0064:
Welcome home, my friend.
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very nice pickup but did you really buy it in a tire shop?
Congrats and good luck with her. I stumbled across something as well, I was passing an old mom and pop shop. 6 boxes of the old fed HW #7. Only 2-3/4 but took em all anyway. The price was right (:
Canadian tire is not a "tire shop" It has everything and two of the three local shops in adjoining small towns have a great hunting/firearm area,the one in my little town is a dump run by dumb libtards that have filtered from the city that has nothing. I never go in there.
I left without more ammo,I thought I had spent enough last night and really didn't "need" the ammo.
My plan is too take this gun out sometime this weekend with a few more and pattern it, cold and windy today,I am working tomorrow morning. I believe Saturday afternoon and Sunday I will be shooting but we will see, I have lots of time still until season.
I am not sure what my plan is with this gun.I always have one for a certain gun on what I'd like to shoot from it,shell,choke,sight etc if all goes as planned.
I just purchased a Bushnell reflex 5 moa that I really like, that I may try and then test a .568 lbxr choke.
Just finished mounting the picatinny rail and bushnell reflex 5 moa and threaded the .568 lb xr choke in.I'd like to go today but the cold and wind tells me to wait and go later in the weekend.
I am still shocked I stumbled on to this gun as I was not expecting to ever find it. I have went through every single little gun shop and they all either didn't have one or couldn't get one the last few years, I assume that most are just too lazy to even put any effort into looking for the customer and just try and sell them what they have,in fact I guarantee that is the case in a lot of places seeing as I worked in that industry for years and seen it,first hand from about everyone.My goal was and is to help every customer the best I can and make them happy with my work when complete. Above and beyond customer service.
Well, I need some new slings for a few guns and have some down time today to look for some. I'll post pictures and update when I get out to pattern next few days.
Nice find! Congrats!
I just ordered myself a .560 from trulock, I am still going to get it sighted in and pattern it this weekend with the chokes I have here but I will be using the .560 when It arrives, hopefully. I do like the trulock chokes and wanted to test one in a .560 for 20 gauge.This was the time to do it!
Trulock is what I am running in mine. They are quality folks. Right up the road from me.
Canadian Tire. LOL. I had a buddy saying we were gonna stop there for shells and I asked the same thing. He said it was like, you know, Western Auto back in the day.
I've only ever been in a Princess Auto once in 41 years, and when I went in with a buddy for something,I walked up an isle and seen a camo mesh sticking out from a bottom rack.I, of course had to go and check it out.It just happened to be two leafy suit sets for $39.99 marked down from $99.99. They are the nicest leafy suits I own for turkey hunting,I never wear the bottoms but I was not expecting to find leafy suits in a place like that.
I am waiting on a nmg leafy jacket that should be here next week,I can only hope its as nice as that one I bought in Princess Auto years back.
Quote from: The Heartbreak Kid....... on April 01, 2021, 08:43:08 PM
Welcome home, my friend.
It looks so happy!
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I will be taking three guns with me this afternoon when I am done with work to sight in and pattern, this one,mossberg 500 20 gauge and the mossberg 535 12 gauge. I really do prefer just fiber optics on my turkey guns but I can't seem to find any at this time so I used a few reflex/red dots I had here,we will se how the 20's like them.
My Weatherby SA459 20 gauge is a killer, light compact and effective. It has taken the place of my SBE2 12 and I just feel more confident with it in my hands. It has accounted for 2 turkeys so far in Bama, one at 20 yards and the other at miscalculated range later determined to be 53 yards. You should love yours if it's anything like mine.
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I like it,I have the same gun in 12 gauge as well.I just wish I was not stuck at the house this afternoon and could go and pattern it like I was supposed too, Tomorrow is another day, and looks like a great day to shoot. I forgot I had other obligations today, or more work.
I decided to wait for two fiber optic turkey sights I ordered to arrive before I went and wasted ammo,I was going to use reflex red dots but I really do not like them,I prefer anything else. I will be taking them this coming weekend to get them ready.
Nice score!!! Happy for you but jealous at the same time...lol.
You going to love that lil gun. I have two of them, trigger work done on both. Running a SumToy 562-5 and an Indian Creek .555 in the other. Hand loaded TSS does very well through both. Running FF3's with one having the SumToy low mount. Camo finish is coming off the receiver on my first gun. She will be getting dipped after the season is over.,
I attached the peep sight fiber optic set last night and can't wait for new choke.I will pattern it with what I have this weekend,It may be a month to get trulocks,or a week.
I have tried to force myself to like red dots and reflex sights but at this time in life I do not need them,and never have liked them so I am going to try and stay away from anything with a battery, until needed. If at all possible.
I have a few kicking around if I need to go that route.
Awesome
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Thats a score!! I ordered mine from Gobles in London a little more than a year ago.
Sweet little rig...... If you dont mind me asking what crappy tire did you find it at?
I was planning on a long morning with different chokes and different shells but I have a .568 lb choke and put a longbeard #6 in and tested at 45 yards,Its just what we set up at today,No looking to offend but.....
All my pattern tests are done with a rangefinder,I will shoot this combo until I test the new chokes I have on way but no need for me to throw tss #7's down the pipe when #6's will do this at this yardage.No need to waste anymore ammo.
Congrats on your find! I have had a few experiences like that and it always feels good!
I already had a warbird protector here and was going to stay away from red dots,but the darkside pulled me back in when I came across a great price on a brand new venom, so I jumped on it and tested it on another setup and It just did not suit that gun so I went and set it up on this gun last night,It was made for this gun. This gun is fantastic,It feels so nice in my hands,light,fits like a glove(not like the juice) and sits low on the picatinny.I love it and I am going to shoot tomorrow and will take my time getting it dialed in,as I am all done with my other guns and 9 days till season.
I'll post pics of setup tonight after work and then Saturday after my patterning.
It took me 2 shells to have it dialed in at 40 yards today with the vortex venom,.568 lb xr choke.
I have a sling on the way for the gun,It has replaced all my other 20's as my favorite except my Tc single shot.
8 days to go! Next Saturday,I may pattern it again if choke has arrived but I'll be busy having a bbq, wild turkey poppers and a few ice tea's at my camp getting ready for Opening morning.
That's a nice set-up! I just ordered one of those chokes for a M2 20ga to shoot HW7's. Hopefully it patterns as well as yours does!
This gun is like carrying a feather around and It patterns very very well with the .568 lb xr choke but I am not surprised as this choke has shot everything well from a few guns,every shell. This will be the 2nd gun I hunt with this spring.