Bored,

How do you like that Nova? I'm thinking about using my employee purchase while I'm on furlough to get a new shotgun. I've played with one at the gun counter a little and have been quite impressed by how solid and well-built it feels. I especially like the ability to clear the chamber without cycling a shell from the magazine. Great for Turkey huting if you need a second shot on a crippled bird and want to use a light load instead.

 

I am very very pleased with my Nova. I worked at Cabelas when I bought mine and ended up being the standard pump shotgun I sold the most. The feature of cycling the chamber without loading another shell is very nice when you hunt many different spots in one day. Some people complain that the plastic forestock feels a little loose and "chinsey". Its built that way on purpose so don't worry about it. I've fired everything through it. Cheap Estate clay loads, turkey loads, 3 1/2 BB super mags for swan and geese and it has performed flawless. On top of that I clean it once at the end of a very very busy season and it is still super clean. A guy I worked with has had his for 7 years and has never cleaned it and it works great. The stop and spring in the magazine is easy to remove with needle nose pliers, just be careful at 3 am in a corn field that you dont let it shoot out when your not ready. Takes about 3 weeks to get another one. I know from experience.

It comes with 3 chokes free of charge. Full, Modified, and Improved cylinder. If your a obessive turkey/waterfowl hunter I would invest in a patternmaster choke tube. About 84 bucks. But not needed unless your one of those nuts like me.

During duck season we would go out 3-4 times a week. A die hard duck and goose hunter I hunted with sold his Super Black Eagle II after he bought his Nova because he liked it better. He was the kind of guy that made his own calls that worked better than the 100 dollar one I had around my neck.

I always made one suggestion and it depends on the weather you hunt in. If you don't bird hunt a lot of cold weather where you have many layers of clothing on you should purchase the recoil reducer or get the supernova for which it is a standard option. Shooting 2 boxes of Winchester 3 1/2inch 1 3/8oz loads while goose hunting will leave you with a black and blue shoulder even through 3 layers of clothing.

 

I have the P99 .40cal and it is a great gun. Some people complain about the trigger but I've never had a problem with it. I've put thousands of rounds through it with no jams. The interchangeable back strap is nice so you can get a great fit in your hand. Very accurate and easy to maintain. You won't be disappointed.

For a really lite carry weapon I just got a Ruger LCP. That little thing is so lite you don't even know you have it in your pocket. Matter of fact my dealer just emailed me that it is here after a nice 11 week back order. Until now I have only gotten to see some that have been spoken for. I have a gut so I can't conceal the P99 worth a damn. Either way, a well placed .380 round will do the trick. I plan to carry with Buffalo Bore ammo for some extra penetration power. I'll try to shoot it this week and give a report.

 

Second all that; I had a 110 FVS (heavy barrel) in .22-250 that I used exclusively for range (bench) shooting. Very flat shooting and accurate - I reloaded at the time, and could get batches yielding 1.75" 5-shot groups consistently at 300 yards (under perfect no-wind condition, of course). Nothing special about the rounds other than I made sure all components were the exact same mass within the tolerances of my equipment. Some sort of boat-tail bullet...maybe a 60-grain Hornady. Anyway - the gun was a great bargain for something that shoots so nice right out of the box. Heavier calibers would let you shoot like that out well past 500 yards, I'd expect.

 

Hello again.

Got some more question regarding the rifle question.
One guy suggested to buy 7mm Remington calibre. But I've read on wikipedia, the following:

VELOCITY ENERGY
7 MM REM. ;150 gr (9.7 g) AccuTip BT 3,110 ft/s (950 m/s) 3,221 ft·lbf (4,367 J)

30-06 ;180 gr (12 g) Nosler partition 2,900 ft/s (880 m/s) 3,315 ft·lbf (4,495 J)

The 7mm will travel faster, and almost put out the same energy, less than 100 'J. So why don't hunters use 7 mm on larger games, when the difference in energy is so small?

So, is the bullet weight the most important issue for big game hunting?

And, one more thing, my buddie has a 308, so I want maybe a better calibre then him and I will only buy american rifle.

Thanks guys!

 

I'm not very well versed on rifles but I'll chime in on that. Many go with a .270 or .30-06 for a number of reasons. First might be availability. With those two rounds you have an endless choice of manufacturers and models of ammo. As far as North American game, you could take down most species with those two short of maybe Grizzly bears and Moose?

7mm Mags kick like a ****ed off mule. At least that's been my experience

 

If you want BIGGER and BETTER than your buddy, but not overkill here is my suggestion. The 300 Remington Ultra Mag. With 150Gr bullet you should see around 3456 f/s (1053 m/s) with a energy of about 3979 ft/lb (5395 J).

What you also want to look at is the velocity and energy at 200 yards or further.

180 gr 30.06 at 200 yards 2023 f/s with an energy of 1635 ft/lbs.

180 gr .300 Remington Ultra mag at 200 yards 2834 f/s with an energy of 3201 ft/lbs.

Since I remember you saying maximum distance. the 30.06 will drop about 23.9 inchs at 400 yards and the .300 will be about 12.9. This with zero being at 200 yards using a 180 gr bullet.

If you want to make good comparisons of cartridges I suggest remingtons website.

Remington.com - Products - Ammunition - Ballistics

 

Well, seems like the finance crisis hit Norway hard, just lost my job today, so I guess there will not be any investment in any rifle any time soon.

Someone looking for King Air 350 pilot with both FAA and JAA papers, let me know...

Thanks for the help guys..

 

Sorry to hear. I lost mine in August. I guess try to enjoy a little time off.

 

I thinking of packing the backpack, and go for a while into far up north norway-russian border, to hunt and fish, pretty remote up there, to clear my head...

Sucks big time