Wednesday, May 05, 2010

Some good news...




I looked again more thoroughly at the gun laws. It appears that the law I cited about shooting within 100 yards of a road was either a) an older law that has since been overturned/re-written; b.) in reference to a state law that allows individual counties to outlaw shooting up to within 100 yards of the road.

So this means I can shoot on my property.

I will still further research this and perhaps make an anonymous phone call to the county or to the sherriff.

This makes me very happy, as I sorely missed looking at the .22 hanging above my door and feeling like I could go out and shoot.

Also in good news, I finished the book project I've been working on. More about this later, if it actually gets published, but this means I have some money coming my way to spend, in part, on guns.

I would like to purchase a scope for the rifle (.300 WSM) and a new/newly used shotty. My budget scope is a Leupold VX-II for about $300. I need to do a little more research, but I
don't really see a need to shoot out farther than 500 yards (at this time). I could easily spend 2 or 3 times that amount, but it's hard to justify right now.

If I go this route, which seems probable, I am looking for an 8-shot Mossy Persuader, with the butstock. Something very tacticool. An end of the world pump gun. This will round out my arsenal nicely.

(Also on the docket is a .22 Marlin 60, whenever I can find an old school one around here. I will snap it up when I find it.)

Peace Yos,

--Nick-Dog

4 comments:

Martin Schap said...

That's all awesome news. I hope the law is on your side and you can laugh at that whiny neighbor as you squeeze off 12 gauge and .300 WSM at 0530 every saturday.

If I didn't care about sleeping in my own bed I would buy the 8 shot mossy 500 that summitgunbroker.com is listing for $199 right now. On a gun like that I would be replacing and upgrading a lot anyway, so it looks like a good fixer upper to me. I have purchased several guns lately, so the next one is a bit down the pike I'm afraid, but the next gun on my list is a dedicated fighting shotgun. I want to have a shotgun with 8 shot tube and a light, but if I do that to my hunting gun it would be a pain in the butt because I'd have to remove the light every time I took it out and the extended magazine models are not compatible with my barrels (and also only available in cylinder bore to the best of my knowledge.)

Nick-dog said...

Thanks Martin!

Sounds awesome Martin. I saw over at wethearmed that you picked up one or two single shot 16 guage shot-guns. Nice. I'm wondering what else you've picked up.

I am definitely awaiting the day when I can score a Marlin 60 with the chipmunk on the stock and an 8-shot persuader. I've seen the one at summitgunbroker. com, but want to make FTF purchases in VA, if I can wait that long.

I've thought about the light too. It would sure be intimidating. LOL

Anyhow, I like the idea of keeping a dedicated hunting gun, and saving other stuff for getting all tacticool.

--Nick-Dog

Martin Schap said...

Keeping your fighting and hunting guns separate is the only way to go if you can swing it financially. There is a BIG difference between a purpose-built fighting shotgun and throwing an HD barrel on your bird gun.
I'm with you on the FTF transactions. I've been doing a mix, but I always check to see if what I'm looking for is available on INGO before I buy it elsewhere. That also impacts what I buy when. I say that I want my next weapon to be an extended tube 500, but if I find a good FTF deal on an RIA 1911, a Ruger 10/22 or an AK in 7.62x39 I will be all over it. I really want to set up a 10/22 as a Liberty Training Rifle and get myself to an Appleseed, but I don't want to pay full price for one at Dick's or Walmart.

Nick-dog said...

That's just it. I don't want to pay full price either, and I don't want a paper trial. Depending on the gun, I also want a gun that's been put through it's paces somewhat and ready for a new owner (read: Marlin 60).

After reading about the Appleseed project, I can safely say that I need to get to one. Soon. There's a camp in WV in September that looks great, but we'll just have to see. I need to get the gun first.

On a side but related note, I can already see you unleashing havoc with an AK.

--Nick-Dog