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Nanuk · April 21, 2006, 02:05 PM

I own an 870, but my bedside SG is a Savage 720 ( Browning A-5) that holds 7+1 00 buck. I am not into making scarey noises, I am into winning the fight. Don't get me wrong the 870 is in the safe loaded with slugs, and an AR beside her. We occassionally get black bears and mountain lions wandering through. For 2 legged vermin I prefer 00 buck up close (within 25 yards). Anything else and I have time to grab the appropriate firestick, I feel a SG is a specialized weapon.

April 21, 2006, 02:05 PM	#94
Nanuk Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2005 Location: Where the deer and the antelope roam. Posts: 3,082	I own an 870, but my bedside SG is a Savage 720 ( Browning A-5) that holds 7+1 00 buck. I am not into making scarey noises, I am into winning the fight. Don't get me wrong the 870 is in the safe loaded with slugs, and an AR beside her. We occassionally get black bears and mountain lions wandering through. For 2 legged vermin I prefer 00 buck up close (within 25 yards). Anything else and I have time to grab the appropriate firestick, I feel a SG is a specialized weapon.