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Sons of Guns “Steel Tornado” Saiga Shotgun

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dicPFx1Tq1A

“This week on Sons of Guns: a former pro football player turned contractor hires Will to have a triple barrel 12 gauge demolition shotgun made.” Yes, but – the shotgun in the clip (not magazine) is a Saiga with a ferris wheel attached, not a triple-barreled shotgun (which has certainly been done befoa). I guess you could say the full-auto Saiga has never been done befoa but I’d rather have an AA12. And I’d prefer to watch our faux Russian friend Kyle (a.k.a., FPSRussia) fire it than the sons-of-you-know-what at Sons of Guns. Of course, that was Kyle back in the good old days, when massive firepower was his plot line. Seems to me it’s time for some fresh faces and new ideas in gunTVland.

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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. I’ve not been asked but if I were quick on my feet my response might sound something like:

    “Given our current political environment, answering yes to either of those questions could lead to a loss of civil rights. So I require that you either leave that blank or ‘NR’ for ‘no response’. If you have a problem with that I need to switch doctors.”

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  2. I saw the episode. It was still cool. Agree with FPS Russia shooting auto shotgun. I find him more entertaining than SOG faux “reality”.

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  3. This show kills more brain cells than grain alcohol and is less fun than the resulting hangover. I stopped watching it a couple of years back.

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  4. Never been asked by my doc, but if I were I would answer “No”.

    As has been already stated, anything other than “no” sounds like yes and if your doc is asking they probably don’t care that the question may offend you.

    In this case outright lies are the most constructive way for TPOTG to resist this attempt at “registration”. In this case it is not guns that are being registered, but people.

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  5. I use to have a 9mm hi point pistol. At first my experience was much like other people’s experiences. It jammed, didn’t feed properly, and I had to rack it once or twice after firing it. Then I discovered the flaw. There is a magazine flaw. The two edges at the top of the magazine point inward, which causes the jams and improper feeding. With mine, I pulled the two edges outward, away from the bullet. After that, my hi point worked like a charm. There were no jams, it fed the bullets properly. I had no problems after that. It worked so well I even carried it as a backup firearm while on duty. It fit perfectly in my hands, I had no trouble with the safety as with muscle memory I could draw my firearm and deactivate the safety in a single movement. My hi point was ready to fire coming right out of my pistol. It is my experience that the hi point 9mm is a very dependable firearm once you correct the magazine flaw. I am a skilled shooter and so in the hands of such, it fires just fine and keeps tight groupings. If you are an experienced shooter, good with firearms safety and maintenance, I would recommend this firearm for you. If not and you are a novice shooter unfamiliar with fitting your firearm to you personally, then you might want to spend more money on a more expensive and fancy firearm.

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  6. I’ll throw in. If it was just some bonehead, with mild intimidation, that wanted $10, I’d probably give it to him if I was armed or not. That is just easier than dealing with everything that comes from shooting somebody. This was not that bonehead. This guy would have gone farther and was dangerous. Good for you Tom in Oregon. Lessons learned and shared. I for one feel better off having read this.

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  7. It sure would have been nice had someone (bad guys) shown up at a hospital suffering a gunshot wound.
    That always brightens my day.

    On a side note, that sure takes the fun and power out of being a scum bag to pull your gat and the intended victim shoots at you! Really now!!

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  8. Many citizens need extensive training on a shooting course, extensive training to overcome the rush of adrenalin in the situation to hit a target. I have seen this situation play out since I was a child. Criminals are shocked that a citizen is prepared with a gun to withstand their display of aggression and force and the law abiding citizen is so shocked to face the situation and has not prepared for that particular situation enough to be very familiar with it and just react and shoot accurately.

    It is not good enough to purchase a handgun and get a CCP or take a day or two handgun safety course. You need to take a proficiency course which gives you extensive practice with the gun under duress hitting targets that may be moving and a surprise. That is what my family practices on a monthly basis at a shooting obstacle course.

    I am sure glad this CCP holder did not suffer injury or death and that he did what he did. He now needs to take his training farther.

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  9. I have a 1981 model 70 featherweight in .270, that i have over 200 kills with-it’s priceless to me-my go to rig…..also bought a vault queen last year-a 1982 model 70 featherweight for my wife in .270 after she tried to take mine from me-we take the twins when we talk serious bullet placement-drop them in their tracks

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  10. Moving next month to Las Vegas. Very nice to see that in spite of their “Sin City” reputation they did not make the list of 25 most dangerous cities.

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  11. The voters of New Jersey put the socialist politicians in office that enacted this insane law. All the complaining in the world will never change the minds of gun banning politicians. Stop complaining, it is getting old. Get off of your rear ends and actually do something about it!

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  12. Agree on all points. It’s mildly interesting that my FNS-9 with the fat backstrap fits my big hands better than any Glock I’ve ever fondled.

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  13. since when is having 100s of rounds eyebrow-raising?

    I am new to the “club” but even I have more than “100s” of rounds in .223 – which by the way – high powered? I am 100#, have a great time with my Mini14 @ .223

    My understanding this caliber is for small varmints. high powered?

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  14. I notice some people go for the outright ‘no’ and some go for the ‘none of your business/leave it blank’ option.

    I think the ‘no’ is better.

    First of all I’m all in favor of them knowing that their gun ownership numbers are undercounted, that way the authorities always have to wonder, ‘just how much opposition is out there?’ As Sun Tzu, said, never let them know your true strength.

    Second, I think most people would take that ‘I decline to answer’ answer as a ‘yes’ anyway.

    LIE YOUR ASS OFF.

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  15. Interesting article! I agree with the flawed comparison but oh well. I have a Ruger SR1911 and that had had no hiccups at all as far as anything! It functions 100% and feeds everything I put through it no problem! FMJ, HP, hand loaded hp, doesn’t matter! Granted I haven’t thrown it in the mud haha, I love the gun and the design! I was debating on getting this or the Glock 21. I do like Glock and will have a G21 someday but I like the SR1911 better! Ask anyone who has a SR1911 they are fantastic guns!! And they are not high dollar guns like Kimbers or other 1000+ dollar guns! I’m 5’6″ and 130 pounds and I can conceal my SR1911 fine. Hell I used to conceal my 6″ stainless GP100!! Of course my go to concealed carry gun is my Kahr CW 45 and that too has functioned flawlessly! Back to point though, the SR1911 cost me a little over 600 and functions perfectly! Are glocks more reliable? I guess under harsh conditions like if you want to throw it in the mud or something else unfortunate or possibly foolish. Does that mean I doubt my SR1911? Hell no! I don’t think the design “sucks”. Anyone looking for a excellent 1911 that doesn’t break the bank needs to look at the SR1911!!

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  16. Given the history of the civilian disarmament movement, and statements of record, no, no middle ground. I can’t trust you. There is nothing that has happened that allows me to trust you. So let’s work on the trust issue shall we?

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  17. Where do i begin? Did you see the weld (dare i say bead) above the grip? I remember seeing their new recruit at S.O.G.,Fletcher (who i respect as a soldier and patriot) but he had no idea how to lay a bead. You need to have a great tig welder to lay a pretty bead especially for the price they charge,or at least grind it down and media blast and coat/paint it. The three BMX cables rand through the triggers was something a kid would do when attaching a BB gun to his gokart at age 10. They couldnt think of an alternative? Its an ugly demolition shotgun (whatever that means) the trigger pull is not going to be like a highend 1911,so you may as well use an electric solonoid and a momentary button and clean up the steel brake cables. I agree a DOUBLE or over and under AA12 style project would have been cooler. The three drums and gigantic tri-pod would take more time to load and set up than taking a bulldozed to demolish something.

    Then the buyer,shows up with molle chest rig vest and kevlar lid,prior to removing what was not a STETSON cowboy hat. As a 2nd ammendment advocate and competitive practical shooter,this is the type of stuff anti gunners watch the explosions not realizing the cartridges are not actually containing explosive projectiles thus making them believe a shot gun can blow up stuff by just shooting it alot. Why do i watch this train wreck,well they have some cool older pistols “VELO PISTOL” and the M1919 was cool. As for that husband chris i think his name is who laughs and gets excited about everything,is such a blatant follower and kiss ass,its cringe worthy to watch.mim glad Vince and Fletch left so they retained some dignity.
    I liked TOP SHOT,they need to bring that and deadliest warrior back.
    My .2

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  18. Derek from april 6th-2014

    I was wondering what happened to that show where the father let his daughter dress like daisy duke and his wife with the huge fake rack was built a 1911 with DIAMONDS for the three dot sights which is insane. The young kid has talent as an engraver and that was cool to watch. PAGE and the staff had a shooting competiton sales vs the gunsmiths (service staff) and the 1911 in PAGE’s strong hand literally almost jumped out and her support hand was completely off of her 1911. They still shoot with a very old school somewhat weaver stance with strong arm locked and support arm bent, and apparently they dont know about the 70/30 grip pressure or layering your thumbs properly. If you have a show where you build 1911s you should have an IDPA,USPSA or any grandmaster at least train your family so you dont look like goofballs when your shooting in front of millions of viewers. The show im sure was watched more for the mother and daughter since her “selfie” pics are plastered all over the internet. When under a microscope its best to portray yourself accordingly,it just leads to trouble any other way.
    The episodes are free to watch online on their channels website,you can watch the episode where PAGE nearly drops the 1911 in the shops friendly competition where the gunsmiths clearly outshoot the owners.
    LMAO…we are doomed!

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  19. I would rather own a PRECISION CUSTOM 1911,M14 with first focul plane mil dot,a few glocks,a 92FS/M9,M1 and a high end bolt action rifle in .338(LOP-whah) or even a .50cal BMG and buy a cool 1986 ATC-250R or QUADZILLA 500cc or a BANSHEE…before i pay more money for this
    REDJACKET SNOW-MO-TARD w twin 58s

    http://www.sportfishermen.com/board/f579/red-jacket-sandmobile-snowmobile-indy-600-polaris-sp-sons-guns-sand-mobile-4925575.html

    If you disagree with me and you would rather have this contraption please reply,i find it hard to believe someone would be just a dork to even be caught at GLAMIS riding this thing (without the 58s) and even at a place that would allow you to shoot them,this project screams i am an imbecile with way too much money, I.M.O.
    I rather spend the money on quality components than mounting two otherwise cool automatic firearms to a………
    Seriously if you thought this oroject was well executed please respong i wanna know that there are people out there that would want that P.O.S.

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