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Post by 911 on Dec 11, 2006 18:27:29 GMT -5
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Post by Decatur on Dec 11, 2006 18:30:37 GMT -5
That's great, congratulations! You have some kind of special wife too!
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 11, 2006 18:37:42 GMT -5
"A blind sow will find an acorn once in awhile"..  Good shooting. Good story and pics. Great looking kids too. |
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Post by jwkimber45 on Dec 11, 2006 18:57:50 GMT -5
Excellent work!!!!
I love it when that happens ;D ;D ;D
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Post by hornzilla on Dec 11, 2006 19:36:34 GMT -5
Great job on the birds, It also looks like your fan club was happy with ya also.
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Post by duckdolan on Dec 11, 2006 19:37:11 GMT -5
Is that a Mossberg in the pic? If its anything like the one I used to have, you have to hit two birds with the first shot because the gun screws up and there is no second shot. Right MIG? ;D
Nice job on the double.
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Post by bsutravis on Dec 11, 2006 20:01:34 GMT -5
I know about those follow ups with the Mossberg!!!!! Nice work John! You da man! You're gonna need to have some more of those doubles to make up for the misses from early season. Perhaps we'll knock some down tomorrow night!
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Post by 911 on Dec 11, 2006 20:27:54 GMT -5
Blake you are exactly right i shot at a single and stunned him and the gun jammed and i never got another shot at it.
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Post by danf on Dec 11, 2006 20:39:00 GMT -5
What is it with the Mossberg's? My 500 won't cycle like it should either... It had that problem a few years ago and some JB Weld took care of it. The Weld left last year and I had no problems with it again until this year... I got a double many years ago with a .410 and some squirrels. Talk about a surprise.  Good shooting!! |
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Post by duckdolan on Dec 11, 2006 21:52:20 GMT -5
Blake you are exactly right i shot at a single and stunned him and the gun jammed and i never got another shot at it. Yeah, I figure my new gun has about paid for itself by not dropping every third shell into the murky depths of the swamp every time I try and shoot a bird. |
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Post by dec on Dec 12, 2006 7:49:41 GMT -5
Nice shooting. Cool pictures. I like the dowel/decoy idea.
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Post by kyle on Dec 12, 2006 8:44:35 GMT -5
nice shooting jon! I seen you shoot and do you have any witnesses to this
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Post by jstalljon on Dec 12, 2006 8:55:04 GMT -5
Sweet John! Great story and better pics! Love to see the smiles on the kids faces!
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Post by bschwein on Dec 12, 2006 10:47:07 GMT -5
I've always shot a 835 for waterfowl. In fact i've got 2 of them. Work great for me. The 500 series I wouldnt own. Nice birds
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Post by chicobrownbear on Dec 12, 2006 11:44:28 GMT -5
Excellent!
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Post by shootsa410 on Dec 12, 2006 15:28:11 GMT -5
Got home at 4:40 the wife had everything laid out for me ready to go. 911...think the wife would have everything laid out for me ready to go if I told her I'd get home at 4:40?  Of course I don't believe I could be set up by 4:48 since my drive is a bit longer. ;D Man if Travis could only shoot half as good he could save some shell money. I sure hope I can get out into the mud tomorrow. |
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Post by snakeeye on Dec 12, 2006 18:28:00 GMT -5
A few years ago, a guy I know had to send his brand new 500 back to the factory for repair, but it still dropped shells out the bottom even after fixed, so he traded it off. I've never had any problems with my 500 which I bought brand new in 1991, but it was made on the east coast in 1990, heard the newer ones are made in Texas just across the border from Mexico and have poor quality. Can anyone validate or add anything to this?
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Post by danf on Dec 12, 2006 19:04:51 GMT -5
We're getting off-topic. ;D
My 500 won't kick a new shell out of the magazine every time. A little JB Weld is what I used to fix it- put it on the sides of the piece (that I should know the name of!) that goes down when the bolt is cycled back. That allowed more contact with the magazine keepers and would then kick a new shell out.
I've never had a problem with it not holding shells. The only problems I've had with either of the 500's I've owned (had a 20 gauge a while back) was with it holding them *too* well. The 20 gauge wouldn't kick out a new shell if the gun was much above horizontal, IIRC. Traded that gun and some money for a 20 gauge 870 a few years ago.
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Post by snakeeye on Dec 12, 2006 19:27:18 GMT -5
Yea, a little off topic but very important info for any prospective 500 buyers out there. The guy I know traded his new 500 off on an 870.
I also own a 600 which I believe to be of much pre-1990 manufacture, seems even more solid than my 500.
JB Weld and gun in the same sentence just don't seem right, even though it seemingly worked for you.
Thanks for the info...If one person benefits from this off topic info, then it's worth it, IMO, because the 'net was created for sharing info. : )
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Post by danf on Dec 12, 2006 19:54:35 GMT -5
Rest assured, I wouldn't use any JB on the barrel, receiver or bolt!! All the JB did was to add a little extra thickness to move the magazine keepers out a little more.
I suppose there could be worn out parts, but the gun has probably only had a couple thousand rounds through it... If that. I got it new as a birthday gift from Dad when I was around 14 or so, that was 14 years ago. The only serious shooting I've done with it was in shooting sports in 4-H and a couple of weeks at Scout camp.
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Of course I don't believe I could be set up by 4:48 since my drive is a bit longer. ;D