Hi John,
 *****  John Sandow said to John Aceto  *****
 JA> Where you been?  Caught me offguard with a reply to a message
 JS> Floundering.  :-)
 I thought so.  ;-)
 JA> from a little while ago.  ;-)
 JS> Yeah, now you know how my folks feel.  :-)
 Better brush up on that.  Maybe you can take them shooting with
 you.  Just ask them, "Wanna see a .40 bullet do Mach 2+ ?"  
 JA> He got his third, Remington settled out of court.
 JS> FWIW- I've got no qualms about firing my 870 with any factory
 JS> ammo or reasonable reload.
 JA> Mine has been nothing but a workhorse (and a good one).
 JS> I'd still like to be able to cycle 3" rounds, but there are some
 JS> pretty hot 2 3/4" ones out there that haven't let me down yet.
 JS> Then again, I  don't hunt with steel shot... :-/
 Try Remington's 2.75" Nitro Magnum.  I could tell you what it's
 done to some turkey, but you probably wouldn't believe me.
 JS> It's quite possible given me fewer problems than any other
 JS> firearm I've owned, notably excepting the HK of course.  :-)
 JA> Mine has been great.  Never tried shooting it with snow or mud
 JA> in the barrel though.  
 JS> I've been tempted to remove the shot, leave the wad in, and drop in
 JS> about  7/8 ounce worth of 5/8 dowel rod...  :-)  Haven't gotten that
 JS> brave (or  stupid) yet though...
 If you stop posting this time, then I'll know why ...  
 JA> the brrech end.  I then pulled it through to the muzzle and the
 JA> barrel came out "clean as a whistle".  AAMOF, it shined so nice,
 JA> my neighbor decided to "clean" his too.
 JS> When rebuilding sterilizer doors, I have to take out the centerpost
 JS> which is about 15" long, and maybe 13/16" and 5/8" diameter.  A 12ga
 JS> and a 16ga bore brush (with a bottle of Hoppe's of course) clean them
 JS> out great.  One of the other service guys saw me do this (he happened
 JS> to be a shooter) and cracked up when he saw this.  :-)
 Mother is the necessity of all invention.  :-)
 Take Care,
 
 John
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