{"id":13223,"date":"2016-04-18T20:17:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T20:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=13223"},"modified":"2016-04-18T22:20:44","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T22:20:44","slug":"being-flexable-but-just-with-some-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/being-flexable-but-just-with-some-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Being FLEXable – But Just with some things!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"FL-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

It seems I might have lost control of my surroundings. The other day my wife Drema told me she wanted to go turkey hunting. As you can imagine I was perplexed, even more so when she said she wanted to use a shotgun!<\/p>\n

I told her the little Mossberg MVP I had barreled for the .25-45 Sharps and now call CUR II<\/a> would be perfect for turkeys. She said, \u201cBut my friend Linda uses a shotgun. I want to use a shotgun.\u201d Obama has been president for seven years and now folks don\u2019t know which bathroom to use, and my wife wants to hunt with a shotgun. Dylan was right, \u201c\u2026times they are a changin.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Mossberg FLEX system encompasses the complete shotgun. However, the heart of the system is the patented and unique, tool free lock that permits fast and easy change of the butt stock. Note:<\/strong> The Mossberg FLEX still retains the visually indicative and easy to manipulate receiver top safety switch.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So, I decided to do the proper thing and I ordered up a Mossberg FLEX<\/strong><\/em><\/a> model 500 Turkey in 20 gauge. Why the FLEX<\/strong><\/em> version? Well now, I\u2019m glad you asked. I may not like shotguns but that\u00a0does not mean I don\u2019t know anything about ’em. You see with the FLEX system I could opt for a butt stock with a shorter length of pull; Drema is only five feet tall. It also allowed me to install an optional higher comb.<\/p>\n

The higher comb was needed because I wanted to give Drema the best tools at her disposal and that means a red dot sight. With the FLEX<\/strong><\/em> higher comb she can maintain a good cheek weld, to keep from getting smacked in the face, while\u00a0her eye aligns perfectly\u00a0with the red dot. If my son Bat wants to use the shotgun he can swap out to the original stock – and lower cheek piece if he desires \u2013 in all of about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n

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Need a higher comb on your shotgun? You might need the Mossberg FLEX system, particularly if you switch back and forth between sight systems.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Why a 20 gauge? Well, thank you for asking about that too. Turkeys are not prehistoric dinosaurs requiring T-Rex type firearms to kill them. They are simply stupid birds and if you can shoot \u2013 Drema can \u2013 the 20 gauge will deliver enough pellets and enough wallop to put down even the most massive of turkey birds. The idea if you\u2019ve forgotten, is to call them in close and blow their beaks off, not to pound your shoulder to mush while you shoot all willy-nilly because you flinch like you’re going to be kicked by a Renaldo. (If you don’t know who Cristiano Renaldo<\/a>\u00a0is you don’t have an All-State Soccer player living with you.<\/p>\n

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Turkeys are not hard to kill. My aunt killed this one, back when I was about gobbler tall, with a .410. You just have to know how to hunt and how to shoot.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I installed one of the new SIG Optics Romeo4<\/a> red dot sights on the Picatinny rail that comes with the shotgun. This new red dot has really impressed me. It weighs only three ounces, has a dual reticle and is even dual powered. (It runs off solar power and \/ or battery power.) And, it can be mounted very low or at AR heights. Both mounts are included with the sight, which sales for about $ 270.00.<\/p>\n

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The SIG Romeo4 red dot sight is compact, light, versatile and can be mounted very low.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After zeroing at 30 yards I pattern tested the combination on a Thompson Targets Big Tom Target<\/a>. The pattern was even and well dispersed and placed 151 pellets inside a 13.5-inch circle. (If you can\u2019t kill a turkey bird with that, you can\u2019t shoot.) For what its worth, I don\u2019t subscribe to turning a shotgun into a rifle with ultra tight chokes. They idea is to throw a consistent pattern with as few voids\u00a0as possible.<\/p>\n

Bottom line is that without the Mossberg FLEX<\/strong><\/em><\/a> system Drema would have been regulated to purchasing a shotgun that only fit her and was not adaptable to different sights systems or one of our kids down the road. It would have probably cost more too. And,\u00a0there are FLEX accessories to turn this rig into a well equipped home defense shotgun. Suggested retail price: a staggering $ 484.00. I\u2019ve got boots that cost more than that!<\/p>\n

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Turkey shotguns should throw a consistent pattern, wide enough to make up for your bad shooting and the inconsistency of pellet dispersion. If you’re having to shoot turkeys at 60 yards, maybe you need to learn to call better.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You could say this has taught me something; when your wife demands to do the unthinkable, you gotta be FLEX<\/strong><\/em>able. Well, at least when it comes to hunting.<\/em> And, by the way, no smart aleck comments from the peanut gallery; I still don’t like shotguns and just might take my MVP in .25-45 along as a backup…just in case. You never know, my turkey calling prowess is at such a high level we might be attacked by a flock of jacked up gobblers, wearing leather, and riding motorcycles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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