Doc Shapiro

BW, great news on your foot! I had a chat with a local gunsmith that came recommended. Wed afternoon I will drop the Hellcats off with him. He can fix all the creep on the trigger and lighten them up to 3 1/2-4 lb pull, which will be a damn sight better than what they are now (7 lb with a bunch of very rough creep). Said a week or two.

Range day was successful. The twins (a pair of Hellcats) are sighted in. The triggers SUCK. Going to have to deal with that soon. All in all, a pretty good day.

This happens, went through a similar thing in CA.

Excellent news! In my goings on this week, I adopted a pair of Springfield Hellcats with dot sights. I'm gonna have to replace the triggers at some point. They're very heavy. Also got a pair of Phlster Enigma holsters (yes, I spelled that right, search for them) for the guns. It's an IWB type holster that doesn't need a belt, and pulls the gun in nicely. Wife can now carry when out for a trail run, at the gym, while wearing a skirt or dress, etc. She's thrilled. Tomorrow is range day to sight them in. The dots did NOT come zero'd from the factory. I was able to line them up to the iron sights. Hopefully they aren't too far off. Had to work Wed night, so knocked off early today and got the lawn mowed. Takes about an hour to do my acre.

Thanks PaleWolf. Hope you're well.

Welcome! What are the numbers up to now?

I'd buy a tank if it were in budget. No question.

BW, it's just stuff. Have a great time and enjoy your friends!

We need it throughout the west. Enjoy it!

Your initial premise is still incorrect. The fastest shotgun times I've ever seen run out of a shotgun in this game were with a shooter using a '97. Not by much, less than half a second for 4 shots for the same starting position. In the hands of the vast majority of shooters, the two guns are on equal footing.

The initial premise of this discussion is flat out wrong. I spent years going deep down the rabbit hole of gear selection based on data. I've shot nearly a million rounds in the course of gathering the data and practice. I've gathered data from several other shooters. It all leads to the exact same conclusion. It's not the gear or the guns or the ammo. It's the biggest variable there is. It's the shooter. Put in the tens of thousands of hours it takes to master, keep notes on your progress and gather the data, and you'll find the same.

I broke down and ordered a pair of Springfield Hellcats, with dot sights. One each for wife and I. I have heard good things about them. I love my local gunshop. Made the order entirely by text message. And she didn't want a deposit. Relationships are important.

Outstanding!

Highly unlikely! Maybe rattlesnake venom...

The best thing to get the "hot" out of the mouth is vodka. Rinse and spit it out (or swallow pending your preference). The alcohol pulls out the capsasin oil that makes them hot.