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Housekeeping: Anyone Got a Remington 870 in the Austin Area?

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We’ve been given access to some radical self-defense ammo specifically engineered for shotguns. Well, a shotgun. The Remington 870. According to our man Potterfield, it’s “top of the class” for stopping power. Then again, he said the exact same thing about the Marlin .30-30. Anyway, I could go out and buy an 870 but I already own three tactical scatterguns. Equally, I just blew the budget on $600 worth of police gear for an upcoming series. So if there’s anyone in the Austin area who has a Remmy 870 with which we can play, please send an email to [email protected] with REMINGTON 870 in the subject bar. Oh, and if you have a high speed camera, a watermelon and a dead pig, that would be excellent too.

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Robert Farago

Robert Farago is the former publisher of The Truth About Guns (TTAG). He started the site to explore the ethics, morality, business, politics, culture, technology, practice, strategy, dangers and fun of guns.

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  1. Have they fixed these things from firing off both barrels on one pull? Seen too many reports, and watched a video of it happening that makes my hand/wrist/arm/right side of my body hurt to imagine it.

    I wouldn’t mind a new iteration of the 357 COP with modern manufacturing and materials. That would be an interesting backup, with twice the capacity, and the options of 357/38.

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  2. I’ve never needed my steeltoes, but I’ve needed my gun.

    EDIT: While that’s a nice “it’s good to have a gun” sound bite, it’s not a “why I carry,” especially before my first DGU.

    Why? It’d be stupid not to, and I’m not stupid.

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  3. Would Marty O’Malley and a high speed camera be OK? I know it’s not as good as a dead pig, but he needs something to do after his term is over and before he’s elected President. He doesn’t eat much either…

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  4. “Chicago politicians have raised concerns that the new law is nothing but a proposal to lock up more “black and brown” people.”

    Pffff. With bangers being released after a few months? Doubtful. Now if you were a white, middle-class, upstanding citizen with a valid CHL from another state and you were simply ignorant of the law when you visited… that’s another story. You are an evil person who will serve EVERY SECOND of your three year sentence.

    The spirit of these laws is intended only to restrict and entrap those who would otherwise be law abiding. Democrats couldn’t give two shits about bangers killing bangers. The only value that minorities have to democrats is their votes; votes purchased with our great grandchildrens’ money. These laws exist because lawfully owning and bearing a gun is a sign that that person departs from their ideological rules. Period.

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  5. …“If you don’t have someone that could respond to a deadly-force incident that could cause more lives to be in jeopardy,” one officer said. …

    Like say if a bunch of motorcyclists dragged some guy out of his vehicle and started beating the shit out of him in front of his wife and kid? And looked like they were going to possibly kill him? You mean maybe a situation like that?

    FO.

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  6. I wonder why some of these gun companies are going to South Carolina. Texas, SC, and Fl have reputations as the most pro gun states in the anti gun media and in the pro gun crowd, but they’re actually below average when it comes to actual gun freedom.

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  7. I completely agree with your assessment. My main complaint is the placement of the slide release. I have an M&P as well and I never have issues with contacting the slide release unintentionally.

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  8. I think the relocation is late, like year 2008 late, I can only hope that production is not derailed by the dark lord, after the Riechstag Fire it only took 5 months for Adolph to obliterate his opposition and enslave Germany in his Police State

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  9. Bloomy is just a meddling little putz who someday will be put in his place.
    His little finger is in every ones pie he can put it in.

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  10. That picture of Bloomy just creeps me out, “the man who would be king”. And I’m one that generally tries to see the good in people…
    Funny what your reputation can do to how people perceive you.

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  11. One definition of justice, as opposed to vengeance, goes something like this:

    Justice is what I/We do . . . vengeance is what the other guy does.

    The common denominator that both share is the idea of recompense – a.k.a. payback. Is it fair to say that from a God’s-eye view Flynt & Franklin both got justice?

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  12. Haha, I was there for this enlightened moment. It was glorious, almost as glorious as the picture at the top of this page…

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  13. Or… Pop the money for a Gunwerks LR-1000 and BR-2

    BR-2 = $1600
    LR-1000 = $5500

    Guaranteed 1000 yard hits for $7100. What’s not to love?

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