JohnnyE

I wouldn't fret over selling a Remington 870 or Glock 19, though an S-12, especially if you know it's nice, don't sell.

I don't have much experience with shot, but in slugs, I've shot 2 3/4" and 3" Brenneke, Remington, Federal and others. FWIW, I think the Federal 1 1/4 oz. 3" magnum slugs were the most punishing, even more than Brenneke 3" Black Magic.

Yep, some onion is nice, try adding some spiced hamburger too, or chorizo, or , or, or. All sorts of tastiness can be stuffed into these delicacies. Try it sometime stuffed with Picadillo... Yummy! Yup, that's where I'm experimenting. To me, there is something I like about chilie rellenos, how light they are because of plain cheese and a hint of onion, so the pepper comes through loud and clear. Meat and other goodness heavies them up too much for me, at which time I'd rather have a chimichanga or enchilada!

Thanks for the recipe. One of my favorite Tex-Mex places put dice onions in the cheese. Melting the cheese blanches the onions, so it's not sharp like raw onion, but not cooked to death either. Better than plain cheese. They went out of business, and I started making my own.

I would suggest checking for alterations to the bolt and carrier, and the gas ports. Some amateurs can mess these things up in the name of "improving" function, and will be difficult or impossible to undo.

OP, 1st post...welcome to the forum. Before cutting, drilling, grinding, or doing any other irreversible act on parts that cannot be replaced, put down the S12, pick up your laptop, and spend a month rooting around this site learning about this platform. There is lots of good advice, but beware of a few baaaaad ideas. I did that when I was an S12 noob, and now, between my friends and me, we have four S12's that function flawlessly with everything from low power skeet loads up through 1 1/4 oz Federal magnum slugs.

So, Ballard Spahr demands to hear from the "infringers" by January 5, 2015?! Maybe they'll use a portion of the fee Smith & Wesson paid them to take a proofreading 101 class!

All of the energy released when 3 drams of powder is touched off behind a 1 1/4 oz. slug is exactly the same no matter what hardware is bolted behind it. The shock system spreads that pulse of energy out over a longer period of time. A solid system sends that impulse to your shoulder instantly, whereas the shock system's spring gets compressed, delivering the same total amount of energy to your shoulder over a longer period of time. That's the key. I paid attention in physics classes and know that the area under the curve, with force on the vertical axis and time on the horizontal axis, repres

No comment about my experience? Bought one, it proved itself, and then went back to buy several more. Stirring the pot is one thing, and I am not BS'ing.

I found that "thing" works quite well. Without it, after shooting five or six of the 3" Federal 1 1/4 oz. magnum slugs, I'm done. It's no fun shooting any more than that. With the shot shock or Kynshot, OTOH, I recently fired 80 rounds of 3" Federal 1 1/4 oz. magnum slugs, and only quit because I was out of ammo. On another occasion, I fired 35 rounds. The damper makes one hell of a difference, so much so, I put them on all my Saigas, and my 870. Other than optics, they're one of the best accessories I've ever mounted on a firearm.

Relax and shoot rifles like shotguns. Keep loose and roll with the boat, and deliberately swing through your target. Break the trigger any time the sights line up. You'll do better than you expect. It will ruin you for precision land shooting though-- or at least that's my excuse. That's a heck of an idea...and pretty much how I shoot long range rifle off-hand. I learned I just cannot hold steady on target, and developed technique of breaking as I swung through the target. Works remarkably well. From watching the Military Channel or AHC, IIRC, that's how the gun on the M1 Abrams works wh

And while trolling for tuna, marlin or sailfish, it couldn't hurt to throw some clays and have at it with 2 3/4", 3 dram equiv. shells holding an ounce of #9 shot. Life is good!

I am a responsible human being. No matter what is around me, whether it is people or things, no matter if they are irritating or enticing, I handle MYSELF in an appropriate manner.

...and if we're rolling in 5 to 8 footers, I just want to get some lead on target.

Rifles, yup, but a few licensed captain friends advised that citizens will generally loose to well-armed bad guys who's profession is to kill us and take the boat. They said we want the bad guys to see, from a distance, that we are well armed. Rather than attack and risk injury themselves, they'll wait for another, less formidable "fish" in the sea to go after. That's why we chose the Saiga, because with a 12 round SGM mad and the big CSS muzzle brake, it looks impressive from a distance, and may better dissuade the bad guys from trying. Well, that and, with the MD Arms 20 round drum, you can

Thanks GF for trying to up my game. We're still looking at ammo choices, including the DDUPLEX mag rounds since they're steel, not lead, and I presume as a result will deliver more instantaneous energy to bust fiberglass or crack cast iron than lead would, which deforms more readily, delivering its energy a bit more slowly. Regarding corrosion, we have it in huge Ziploc bags (I have some up to 20 gallon size) with silica gel. I thought about vacuum sealing them, but if there's a breach in the plastic, the vacuum is lost sucking in sea air, which is the wrong thing to do. I guess ideally, the c

Thanks for your help. How many gas holes are in the barrel on your 24 inch barrel? What do you think are the positives of the 24 over other length barrels? What shells would you recommend to use with the gun? Thanks for your help! I got my 2009 production 24" NIB and it has two gas holes. I went with the 24" over the 19" because I wanted a bit more velocity with slugs, since it's used as a boat defense firearm. We were looking for every ft/lb of energy we could get. It's loaded with 11/4 oz Federal magnum slugs.

Ah, memories. I came across several of these guys that were holding their M-16's with their fingers inside the trigger guards. Yeah, I put the camera down and put a masonry wall between me and them ASAP. IIRC, over there, barber poles don't mean what they do over there. In Taipei, try to make it to Snake Alley!

...and if you fly the flag from a staff that does not permit the flag to be lowered, you can tie a strip of black ribbon to the staff above the flag, which symbolizes flying the flag at half staff.

Thanks Darth, for reminding us of the distinction. I know two who are interred at Arlington, and I am going to visit them on Monday. I'll take photos and send them to family members who live far away. Both were wounded in action. While one came home, had a family and lived a full, wonderful life, the other was KIA. Memorial Day is for him.

My apologies to all. The $249 price is for 5.45, not 7.62. Sam is still showing 7.62x39 at $234.95. Oops. Too much vodka yesterday ;-)

All GT at SGAmmo is OOS. I noticed that the 1,000 round price has gone from $234.95 to $249.95 going forward. Still a very fair price! I paid $234.95 when I first bought GT nearly three years ago. Anything else hold the line for three years, especially ammo? Thanks for the quote, Darth. It is clear to me that Sam has spread his risk by having LOTS of loyal customers, like me, rather than sell all his inventory to a few fat cats who have no loyalty at all...other than to play one vendor off the other. SGAmmo is my first choice source, period.

WINNER WINNER chicken dinner!

Man, I get happy when I dig out the winter coat the first time it gets cold and find a $10 bill in the pocket.

Me, too. Still keep pushing. Even if he/she is, on a 10 point scale, rates a nine when it comes to bans, you, your family, and friends all together may dial him/her back to an eight. Every little bit helps. Never quit!