My hand drawing of. 44 Magnum. I'm used markers, colored pencils and airbrush on A3 size paper. Drawing was made in 2017.

Henry bears leg 45-70 SBR with woox furniture

Hello!

Looking for input on a shotgun to use for home defense or sport. I already have a pistols and plan to get a rifle later, but I want a shotgun in general. Really enjoyed shooting a friends Mossberg years ago but can’t remember the model. Maverick 88 seems to be seen as best bang for your buck, and I don’t need anything fancy. Which of these models would any of yall recommend and why? Also considering the Mossberg 590 Shockwave.

Thank you for any input!

On my youtube feed earlier today I saw this post (Image 1) from @Cowball44. As shown in the screenshot I selected the 8.6 blk bolt action. Image 2 is a map of Isla Nublar with the gray representing man-made structures or snowy peaks, dark green being forested areas, lighter green/yellow being open fields, and tan being beaches. I won’t cover the crossbow all too much in my analysis because I don’t really know all that much about them (they could be the best option IDK). My reasoning for my choice is in the text below. (TLDR IN BOLD)

Lets make some assumptions based on the post: First, the location is Isla Nublar (duh), but that doesn’t narrow down when, so for arguments sake will say it takes place after the events of the 2015 film, but before the events of 2018 film in which the volcano located on the island erupts. Second, based on the statement that says you have to use your weapon of choice to hunt for food which must mean you are not issued/given any sort of fresh water so you will have to find your own source. Finally, it says you can bring as much ammo as you want which could imply that you can bring any other essentials such as bags, pouches, binoculars, etc… as long as it is not a food or [drinkable] liquid products.

Now that we got that out of the way let’s start with ammunition: While all of these choices a great for specific niches I think 8.6mm Blackout is best when it comes to three factors:
Storage— while you can’t carry as much as .223/5.56, but you can carry more than both 12ga shotshell and long crossbow bolts
Versatility— 8.6 blk is surprisingly diverse cartridge with a quite wide selection of both sub and supersonic offers
Power— 8.6 blk because of its heavier projectiles it has a lot more power (especially supersonic loads) at its disposal than a the lighter .223/5.56

The maneuverability of the Q Fix (depicted in image 1) is much better than carrying a M249 SAW that can weigh upwards of 16lb (7-1/4 kg) unloaded versus the Fix’s being less than half that (so is the 940 pro and presumably the crossbow). It is also a shorter package (if we are assuming it is the 12” model) than both the SAW and 940 pro (depicted in image 1).

Bolt action rifles in general are known for being extremely reliable and aren’t typically picky about the ammunition you feed it. Compared to semi-automatic shotguns and most machine guns which may need specific cartridges to allow them to function without reliability issues. Bolt actions are also a lot friendlier to inexperienced shooters. This does come at the cost of speed when it comes to follow up shots if required.

When it comes to accuracy most modern manual action firearms provide better overall accuracy than self-loading*. Shotguns typically aren’t your first choice when it comes to accuracy and machine guns are volume by accuracy which can drain your supply of munition quickly.

IN CONCLUSION: The 8.6 blackout bolt action rifle, you can carry more ammunition than shot-shells and crossbow bolts, more maneuverable, better reliability, and better overall accuracy. (In comparison to the semi-auto shotgun and M249)

If yall have any other arguments for or against my opinion feel free to chat about. I’m also curious if anyone can give the crossbow a fair shot given the fact that I couldn’t.

HK 4, HK P7M8, HK USPC9, HK P9S 9mm

Full disclosure: I’m the developer of CarryRoute.

I built it because ordinary reciprocity maps don’t show everything encountered during an actual drive—county and city boundaries, tribal areas, transit properties, stops, and overnight stays.

You enter two addresses, and CarryRoute:

• Maps the route using Apple Maps
• Breaks it into state, county, city, tribal, and special-jurisdiction sections
• Lets you tap each route section
• Shows concise research summaries with links to official government sources
• Accounts for your resident state, permits, age, and selected carry/transport mode
• Supports offline itineraries and optional jurisdiction alerts

The route colors identify jurisdiction changes only. They do not mean legal/illegal or safe/unsafe. CarryRoute is a research tool—not legal advice—and users should verify the current official text.

I’d genuinely appreciate blunt feedback: What information would you want before crossing a state or local boundary? What would make the route view more useful?

iPhone/iPad: CarryRoute: CCW Navigation

Just finishing building this beauty

I was wondering why are using safeties so important to rifles but not with handguns. Many handguns don’t even have external safes and most gun people would advise against using it on a CCW or duty gun. Yet w rifles (especially AR pattern) safety manipulation is a fundamental skill.

At first I thought it was because rifles don’t have built in drop-safes like handguns, but that doesn’t actually make sense because the safeties do nothing to stop the rifle from drop firing anyways. They are just trigger safes. So why don’t we treat rifles like handguns and remove the safeties all together or teach people basic muzzle discipline and trigger discipline are enough?

I figure I’m missing something but not sure what and am curious what your guys thoughts are.

EDIT: I get that rifles are slung w exposed triggers and that makes sense for why safeties wouldn’t be removed all together. But why make safety manipulation so important in something like CQB where the rifle is being handled the whole time and their is virtually no chance of the trigger being snagged

Fun little project for my man cave. Added 500 rounds but it can fit another 350-450 or so. It dispenses about 6-8 per quarter so losing up to $2 per quarter (paid $0.28 per round) 😂

Putting together a 43X soon and the holosun EPS carry will be good for it so I ordered an Sig Romeo X Compact in FDE and will throw this holosun on the new 43x.

Was FDE the right color choice in optic?

My daughters mother and I are split. Her mother is not into firearms like I am, she’s not opposed to them but she’s indifferent to them. It’s just them in their condo.

My worst fear as a dad is something popping off and not being able to be there to protect them, especially my daughter. Im looking for recommendations with a pistol that has a safety on it so incase the worst happens her mom just has to flip the safety off and she can defend the house.

Her mother is a novice when it comes to guns. She knows the basics but nothing else. I’m thinking a full size to mediate recoil even more.

What do you guys recommend? Preferably something on the budget side because I’m purchasing it and I doubt it’ll ever get used, it’s just going to sit in a safe. Thanks in advance!

I broke the screw head completely off trying to mount a eps carry to my canik mc9 and as I was tightening it snapped off I should of spent the $70 on a torque screwdriver what should I do now I

In the unfortunate sitting amid having no gunsmiths within a 2 hour drive. I’m hoping you folks can lend advise. This is my new Carcano TS I finally got in. And I went to clean it and, stuck. Patch and rod stuck just past the rear sight.

I’m still new to firearms maintenance, so a little resistance to me meant I was getting rid of all that grease from its long term storage.

I was so so wrong. It’s been stuck for 2 days soaking in CLP but still won’t budge.

I’m desperate and any advise right now would be the best!

I broke the screw head completely off trying to mount a eps carry to my canik mc9 and as I was tightening it snapped off I should of spent the $70 on a torque screwdriver what should I do now I

Local pawn shop had one for $499.