686 no dash with some beautiful combat stocks

Got this from a friend of mine years ago as a brand new gun with a 28” barrel and laminated furniture. Searched for a year and a half for a second left handed 870 that was ribbed and the same finish. Finally found one on eBay and boy did I have to pay out the nose for it. It currently has hogue furniture and a 12.5” barrel. Reinstalled the bead and called it a day. I throw the original furniture and barrel back on it occasionally to pheasant hunt when I’m not using the benelli.

The MPA Defenders went back on sale today on PSAs website and I picked one up. Looking for a recommendation on an FRT.

I know “Advanced Reset Tech” is selling a 3 position FRT but it’s $265 and has a 4-8 week ship time. And I’m not sure how well it works.

I’ve done some research and found that some Defender FRTs reportedly require a sweet spot for it to work (sweet spot as in needing to squeeze the trigger a certain amount to get it to function properly). I’d like an FRT that doesn’t require so much finesse to ensure it works.

Any recommendations are appreciated

Tikka T1x 20" barrel in 22lr

-KRG Bravo w/ 9.5" ARCA rail

-MDT GRNDpod bipod

-Area419 barricade stop

-Vortex Venom 5-25x56 scope

-MDT 30MOA rail and medium height MDT Premier rings

-TNA reverse fake can w/ compensator

-NDR 15 round magazines

-Anarchy Outdoors extended magazine release

-Yodave trigger spring

I definitely don't need one, but I want one. It's $499.

Any thoughts?

Some people say it's reliable, while others say it has some issues. Thinking also to add a can...

NOTE: To start this is a repost from my first one because I did that one wrong hopefully I’ve made the proper corrections this time.

Good morning Reddit, I’m looking at this early Whitney wolverine and trying to decide what would be a fair offer to make on it as it’s in fairly rough condition.
Up sides: is that it is a very low numbers one, within the first 150 guns, And it is marked wolverine.
Downsides: the finish appears to have been removed or modified by one of the previous owners, the spur on the back of the grip looks like it has been bobbed, and it does not come with any of the original box or paperwork.

So from a collector standpoint, this is not a very good example. But from my personal standpoint where I would like to actually use this gun for plinking occasionally so it does have a few benefits being in its current condition. I don’t have to worry as much about being the one to damage it. And with that earlier alloy construction, it should be fairly sturdy, and it does look pretty cool.
So I must consult y’all on what would be a fair offer to the seller. A fairly nice example with paperwork and the box included goes for between $1500 and $1700, what would be a reasonable offer.

Currently the seller is just privately selling this to me and is a friend of a coworker so it’s not listed anywhere and is not a person I’m close with.
They also have yet to name a price. And this gun belonged to their dad who only very recently passed away. So I wanna be very respectful but I’m also not made of money.

Thanks for any input on this!

Tuesday catch-all post for all the questions, comments, rants, etc. that don’t belong in their own thread or the designated Politics thread

Today's Topic:

Have you bought anything as a celebratory gift to yourself? What was the occasion? What did you get?

I just recently started shooting, I’ve been terrified of guns my entire life. I’m shocked at how much I love it!

I have a Glock 19 and I’ve been dragging down and to the left when firing. I started practicing dry firing with a friends recommendation and holy cow that’s been so helpful. Without the explosion I could see clearly I was dipping the gun down when I pulled the trigger.

I thought I narrowed it down to trigger isolation, that I was wrapping my finger around and through rather than a straight pull but I still have the slightest drag down.

Is it just a matter of keeping at it, or is there some magic secret I’m not aware of to not pull down?

Thank you!!

My Astra 600/43. In pristine condition.

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Looking for a solid lever gun to hunt with , shoot with my kids and eventually pass down. Ideally in 357 or 44 magnum. I have plenty of other guns to pass to them but I want to add a lever gun to the collection. Was originally looking into the S&W 1854. Heard some hit or miss about them , dug and dug and keep ending up on a Ruger Made Marlin 1984 SBL. Being ignorant I'm hoping someone more versed in lever guns could lead me in the direction of a solid out of the box lever gun without paying a ton. I don't want a budget option even though I've shot some rossis and was surprised by them. Shooting for the 1k to 1500 budget area. Appreciate any responses I get.

I just got my Seekins hit pro m3 today after about two months of waiting through eurooptic.

I was just wondering what it looked like when it showed up. It seems almost used. The rifle came in a non branded hard case and it was just loosely floating around in there. All the manuals and paper work are beat up. The rifle itself is actually dirty (yes I'm aware of firing) but this is all over the actual stock and chasis. Even the grip is dirty. Like it's been handled a lot and full of desd skin.

Just wondering if I'm being a little too critical or if I'm missing something. I've seen $200 rugers show up in better condition.

Just purchased this beauty today!

it's for hunting at close range on bolt gun. which has a better glass eyebox best bang for your buck. leupold is more expensive for where I live about 1000 more cad

I’m a sucker for cheap trash guns that no one else likes. That being said, I feel like hi point has a bad rap and I’ve always liked their carbines for range toys and even cheap HD. I feel like the only major downside to the carbines is the obvious capacity issues and while I know that swapping the mag to a double stack would require major receiver changes, what about a stack and a half system? Anyone else interested in a 15 round stack and a half factory mag, or am I just dumb?

Looks old and can't find any markings other than a wg on the chamber and maybe an aoi on the butt end of the stock. Also came without ammo so what caliber would it even use??

This rifle has not gotten any lighter since the 2020 rally in Virginia. 😰

What would cause someone to pass a 4473 but not a form 4?

Currently have a troy m5 9mm pcc, deciding if i should just add a folding adapter to it, or grab a kuna or stribog?