Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Here’s how you can tell its an election year:

People start ordering AR mags in cases of 200. And, yes, those are orange anti-tilt followers.

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I was chatting with someone the other day and we were discussing shooting instruction. I’ve been to a couple classes by Pat Goodale and I recommend him without reservation. Not only will he teach you whatever you want (”Ok, we have some extra time..who wants to learn team tactics?”), he’s an exceptional value and a terrific instructor. When Ive gone, the price of the ammo we shot off was more than the cost of taking the class. He usually runs classes in VA and MT, but if you get enough people together for a class, he’ll come to you. Unlike some instructors, he’ll teach the tactical military/cop stuff to non-military/cops which is rather nice. Heres his website: Practical Firearms Training

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Gun show this weekend and its nice to see the Saiga-12 shotguns are starting to show up again. Not only were the guns and the 10-rd mags available there was also a 20 round drum there as well. Many years ago, before ATF got their panties in a twist, I had a StreetSweeper and came really close to buying an USAS-12 at a gun show in Helena. Unfortunately, the arbitrary actions by the nosebleeds at ATF kinda put the damper on the hi-cap, semi-auto shotgun market. There were a few half hearted magazine conversions for pump guns but thats not really the same thing. For sheer volume of lead, the Saiga-12 with a drum looks like the way to go. With one of those and a couple drums I could put more metal into the air than NASA. However, a little research shows that turning the ’sporter’ Saiga-12 into a more practical gun isnt simply a matter of swapping furniture. Apparently to accomodate the ’sporter’ stock, the trigger is moved back and restoring a pistol grip would require moving the trigger forward…a bit of work. Still….the girlfriend and I are both very covetous of this cannon and it wouldnt surprise me if we wind up with one at some point.