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    Is gunlopnik still a thing?

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    • azw123
      azw123 last edited by

      I picked up an anniversary edition Ruger Red Label 12ga over-under from a buddy's gun shop recently. A good friend has the 20ga version and I always loved shooting it, so when this showed up I snagged it.

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      This model is a 50th anniversary, built in 1999. One of 1500, from what little info I can find. It came with two skeet chokes, a Mod, and an IM. The anniversary models featured engraved receivers with gold ducks:

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      I got it for a fair price and it seems like a great all around field gun. Apparently Ruger re-issued the Red Label in 2014 and the new models were met with very lukewarm reviews. Here's a photo out at the local trap range which, weirdly, is one of the largest trap and skeet clubs in the country:

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      Red Labels. 12ga on the left, 20ga on the right:

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      • jminer
        jminer last edited by

        That is a beautiful firearm! I’ve been tempted to buy an over under for a decade but my 20 ga 1100 shoots trap so well I just haven’t been able to convince myself to buy one. The gas action on the 1100 just soaks up recoil like it’s nobody’s business so I can shoot like 5 or 6 rounds before I’m sore as hell.

        Also yes - gunlopnik still very welcome here.

        Former hoarder of motorcycles, recent CA transplant, nerd.

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        • Rusty Vandura
          Rusty Vandura last edited by

          Nope.

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          The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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          • Rusty Vandura
            Rusty Vandura @azw123 last edited by

            @azw123 This was my step grandfather's shotgun. I love how the grip is darkened by the oil and sweat of his hand carrying this gun. Lived in Virginia, he did. I only met him once or twice.

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              ForSweden @azw123 last edited by

              @azw123 The factory engraving isn't horrible?

              what wizardry is this

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              • MybirdIStheword
                MybirdIStheword @azw123 last edited by

                @azw123 gunlopnik is still on, cept nothing to report due to the price of ammo.

                Uhh... Thinking of moving the red dot off the magnum and on the AK since i finally got a rail for it.... Maybe get a magnifier with christmas money.... Thats about it.

                79 Trans Am
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                I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                  ForSweden @Rusty Vandura last edited by ForSweden

                  @rusty-vandura English scroll gang 🤜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤛

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                  • azw123
                    azw123 @ForSweden last edited by

                    @forsweden said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                    @azw123 The factory engraving isn't horrible?

                    what wizardry is this

                    Right? There was also an extremely limited run of Ducks Unlimited 50th anniversary Red Labels and those guns were very intricately hand engraved. They're worth a bit more than mine...

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                    • azw123
                      azw123 @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                      @mybirdistheword said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                      @azw123 gunlopnik is still on, cept nothing to report due to the price of ammo.

                      Uhh... Thinking of moving the red dot off the magnum and on the AK since i finally got a rail for it.... Maybe get a magnifier with christmas money.... Thats about it.

                      Yep. Cheap shotgun ammo is still sort of cheap, so I've really just been shooting the over under lately.

                      I recently put an Eotech 512 holographic on my AR. Quite a neat little thing.

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                      • azw123
                        azw123 @Rusty Vandura last edited by azw123

                        @rusty-vandura Sweet! Is that an M60D? Bet that's a trip to shoot.

                        Also, that side-by-side is gorgeous. An heirloom gun, for sure.

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                        • Rusty Vandura
                          Rusty Vandura @azw123 last edited by

                          @azw123 Definitely heirloom. I fired a couple of hundred-round belts through that M60.

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                          The entropy of my garage is always increasing.

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                          • CoolMinivan.......Nobody
                            CoolMinivan.......Nobody @azw123 last edited by

                            @azw123 I don't have pics of it, but I have a Remington SPR210 20 ga side by side like this: Remington-Spr-210-SXS_101198459_32133_E75C16A305F33C99.jpeg

                            Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays, Bird hunting it's my do all gun.
                            I used to shoot over/unders, but being right handed/left eye dominant made it difficult. Tried a friend's side by side on a whim and fell in love, so I snagged one for myself.

                            2019 Chrysler Pacifica S.
                            2018 GC SE Blacktop.

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                            • BicycleBuck
                              BicycleBuck @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                              @mybirdistheword said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                              @azw123 gunlopnik is still on, cept nothing to report due to the price of ammo.

                              You speak the truth! Well, if you can even find ammo! I have an opportunity to go deer hunting later this month, but I can't find and slugs for my shotgun. I may have to just use buckshot.

                              Never discount the possibility that you might live through it.

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                              • Vondon302
                                Vondon302 @azw123 last edited by

                                @azw123 That's very nice.
                                Man it's been ages since I shot some skeet.

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                                  ibRAD @BicycleBuck last edited by

                                  @bicyclebuck said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                  I have an opportunity to go deer hunting later this month, but I can't find and slugs for my shotgun. I may have to just use buckshot.

                                  Sounds like a good excuse for a new rifle! (if they are allowed in your area)

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                                  • MybirdIStheword
                                    MybirdIStheword @BicycleBuck last edited by

                                    @bicyclebuck said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                    @mybirdistheword said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                    @azw123 gunlopnik is still on, cept nothing to report due to the price of ammo.

                                    You speak the truth! Well, if you can even find ammo! I have an opportunity to go deer hunting later this month, but I can't find and slugs for my shotgun. I may have to just use buckshot.

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                                    79 Trans Am
                                    22 Bronco
                                    I'm not myself I'm not dead and I'm not for sale

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                                    • Bandit
                                      Bandit last edited by

                                      Nope we dont do Gunlopnik anymore lol https://opposite-lock.com/topic/320/a-comparison-of-german-and-italian-industrial-revolution-era-engineering-and-machining?_=1607004649555

                                      That is a beautiful shotgun, makes my beater over/under from my days on my university's skeet club look like it was from the walmart bargain bin. The engraving is fantastic and I love the gold bird inlay!

                                      1981 Pontiac Trans Am
                                      2019 GMC Canyon

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                                      • BicycleBuck
                                        BicycleBuck @ibRAD last edited by

                                        @ibrad said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                        @bicyclebuck said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                        I have an opportunity to go deer hunting later this month, but I can't find and slugs for my shotgun. I may have to just use buckshot.

                                        Sounds like a good excuse for a new rifle! (if they are allowed in your area)

                                        If I were more of a sportsman, I'd probably consider it. I have my grandfather's Wingmaster that he bought new back in '68. I also have a Mossberg home defense that was my mom's (yeah, she was a badass) that has a short barrel and telescoping stock. It kicks like a mule and isn't a lot of fun to shoot. If I'm going to spend money, I'd probably get an heirloom-quality side-by-side shotgun. I really enjoy a good double-barrel.

                                        Never discount the possibility that you might live through it.

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                                        • HoustonRunner
                                          HoustonRunner last edited by

                                          @azw123 Very nice. I did a bit of bird hunting over Thanksgiving (quail, pheasant, chukar) with my Beretta A391. Gun was great as always, my shooting was crap. I need to get out to a range more often.

                                          2015 Suburban 4WD / 1988 Suburban (#squarebody) / Hunting older BMWs

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                                          • benn454
                                            benn454 last edited by

                                            That's a beauty.

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                                            • RamblinRover
                                              RamblinRover @azw123 last edited by

                                              @azw123 I recently got a Stevens 555E O/U that I'm pretty pleased with. So topic question: "yes".

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                                              • BicycleBuck
                                                BicycleBuck @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                                                @mybirdistheword A Brick?!? Nah...

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                                                Never discount the possibility that you might live through it.

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                                                • JeepOfTheseus
                                                  JeepOfTheseus last edited by

                                                  @azw123 Long live gunlopnik! It’s the damn truth about ammo. I slowly acquired all of the parts for my AR build this year that I just completed. Optics actually come today so it’s not entirely complete. I’m not holding my breath for reasonably priced ammo for a while.

                                                  That’s a beauty of an over under though, congrats!

                                                  Enjoy every sandwich.

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                                                  • BicycleBuck
                                                    BicycleBuck @Rusty Vandura last edited by

                                                    @rusty-vandura said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                                    @azw123 This was my step grandfather's shotgun. I love how the grip is darkened by the oil and sweat of his hand carrying this gun. Lived in Virginia, he did. I only met him once or twice.

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                                                    That's a beauty! These days it seems like something with that much scrollwork would be admired and not used.

                                                    Never discount the possibility that you might live through it.

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                                                      ibRAD @MybirdIStheword last edited by

                                                      @mybirdistheword said in Is gunlopnik still a thing?:

                                                      gunlopnik is still on, cept nothing to report due to the price of ammo.

                                                      I actually found a bunch of ammunition hidden in one of my basement walls recently. Previously I had discovered a secret gun cabinet (empty, unfortunately) and then had a hunch and started looking around and found a pretty good stash of ammunition. Also unfortunately- it's all oddball stuff and I don't have the right guns, or even know anyone that does.

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