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Would love to get one but that long LOP is a problem for me. I swear, Benelli must think the average shooter is 6'2". Unfortunately, Benelli offers a recoil pad that lengthens the LOP, but not one to shorten it. that's why I shoot Winchesters SX4s (LOP is14 with recoil pad and no spacers)...

Like most, I practice with whatever trap loads I can get on sale during the winter. I'll also pick up some of whatever I'm using for hunting. I prefer to practice on my own property with my own clay bird machines. With a remote operated, battery powered trap I can set up whatever angles and...

Between rain, high winds, and the standing corn & sun seeds, it's been tough going in SW ND this last weekend & current week. Between last Friday and Sunday, the Wrecking Crew and I walked approximately 15 miles of cover to flush 3 roosters and a handful of hens (got 2 of those roosters)...

Never. Variety is the spice of life. That being said, in SW ND there is essentially no waterfowl hunting. I used to live in NE ND where there was world class waterfowl hunting but the only pheasant hunting was birds released by local sportsmen's clubs on public land, after the youth season...

Yes. Been raining in the Dix area since Wed...

Been raining in the Dickinson area since Wed. Just getting up the driveway to the county road required 4WD and the drive into work was like a run through the Ford Proving Grounds. Hoping it lets up by the time I get home this afternoon but even if it does, I'll likely be limited to hunting...

I don't generally shoot badgers as they keep the thirteen line and pocket gophers in check. They are a PITA when they dig holes in the county roads, though. Over the years I have shot a couple that threatened me or my animals. One came out of his hole and straight at me like a Polaris missile...

We had a lab that got skunked on a regular basis. Would run right up to them with her tail wagging. Our best guess for this behavior was that she grew up with a couple black & white cats we had at the same time, and thy would play together. We think she saw skunks as her cat buddies...

Wow. You were very lucky she didn't end up with much more serious injury.

Still lots of corn & sun seeds up in SW ND. Time & again this week we've watched flushed birds line out for the closest corn or sun seed field. Most all of the canola, wheat, and barley have been harvested. It's taken a lot of walking PLOTS/grass/cattails around my place, and some great...

I've read they are terrible, but it's unlikely I'll ever find out...

The stock dimensions are very similar, as such I don't have any issues shooting either. They both have 14.25" LOP and are one of the few 14.25" LOP shotguns that I can shoot well. I much prefer 14"-13.75" LOP. Franchi makes an Affinity wood stock recoil pad that shortens the LOP to 14", but...

OK, not to hijack the thread so I'll keep it short. My Orion is the 28" gloss furniture model (if I had known Toni was thinking of getting me one I would have strongly hinted I would like the 26" matte furniture model, but I'm not about to look a gift O/U in the mouth). It is a box lock with...

Out here it's considered one's civic responsibility to kill every coyote and quill pig on sight. Porkys are easier as you don't have to lead them so much...

That's my Franchi Upland Select 26" 20 gauge pictured above. Sweet, sweet upland shotgun. Like it so much I also bought the synthetic LH model. But back to the question at hand. I have a 725 Feather 26" in 12 gauge, it's my go-to pheasant shotgun. it's lightweight, shoots great, and one of...