[feersum dreadnaught]

These are about the same cost. Major difference is weight and sights, minor is aethetics of plastic vs wood stock.

You all have any strong opinions?

thx.


FN SLP Mk1 - 8 lbs 3 oz, 22" barrel, 8+1 capacity, fiber optic rifle sights, standard invector chokes - good to go right out of the box. LOP will be off for me (I'm 6'8", and my clays guns are 15 1/2" LOP), but I'm not shooting clays with it. I'm not sold on the cantilever sight base, as I don't think I'll be putting optics on to go open class - might as well buy a Saiga if I'm going that wild.

http://www.fnhusa.co...amp;mid=FNM0019

Winchester SX3 classic field - 6 lbs 12 oz, 26" barrel, bead sight. invector plus chokes, adjustable LOP and cast (can probably only add 1/2" LOP) add a nordic extension tube and get 9+1 capacity, some form of rib mounted sights are available, if really needed for a stage with slugs...

http://www.wincheste...t...&mid=511083

http://www.cactustac...ons-p-1527.html

[00bullitt]

Much can be found in the last few months if you use the search function. It is recommended to search before asking on the forums.

Here is a good thread.

And this is another

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00bullitt, on Oct 17 2009, 02:02 PM, said:

Much can be found in the last few months if you use the search function. It is recommended to search before asking on the forums.

Here is a good thread.

And this is another

I have read your threads on your SX3 - maybe I should have been more specific.

Why did you go with the SX3 as the basic platform, instead of the FN SLP? They seem to be basically the same mechanism, but there are some differences.

Was it all about the weight for you? or are there more subtle differences in the actions that made the SX3 better? I'm trying to understand the reasoning before dropping my ~$1K...

thanks

[00bullitt]

I wanted a lighter shotgun and had to have the vent rib barrel. Those were my 2 main concerns. If you want really soft recoil and don't mind the weight or rifle type sighted barrel. The SLP is hard to beat. The SX3 being as light as it is is quite snappy. But I like snappy and wanted a light fast to move shotgun. Actions and gas systems are identical.

[ken hebert]

Actually SX3 field w/26" barrel will accomidate a Nordic +6 extension for 10+1. With the 3/4" extension from Nordic mine overhangs the barrel by about 1/2".

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ken hebert, on Oct 17 2009, 10:30 PM, said:

Actually SX3 field w/26" barrel will accomidate a Nordic +6 extension for 10+1. With the 3/4" extension from Nordic mine overhangs the barrel by about 1/2".

cool. I'm about sold then on the SX3 field - saw one at the local Cabelas for $999. I like being different at my club's three gun matches, so showing up with a steel and walnut high-cap shottie will be just the thing. Will go with my other non-standards, including the Sig p220 Stainless Elite an M-1A SuperMatch...

My local smith should be able to mill in the 3/8" dovetail, correct? If not, can I send it down to 00Bullit?

anything special about the Nordic compared to the Pat Flanigan version? http://www.patrickfl...tore-pf1.cfm#me

other than it looks like Pat makes ~$45 more per tube than Nordic...

thanks for the advice

[00bullitt]

Currently I just do work on my own guns and a few friends guns locally. I have considered branching out and becoming a forum dealer in the near future as I tool up to better handle a bigger workload. But for now....I'm not ready to branch out just yet.

As for the Flannigan....it is red anodized with composite furniture and can be had with a 28,30 or 32" barrel.

I wanted the Flannigan because it was red and looked cool but wasn't willing to pay the extra $300 for it. So I got the composite and it has a real cool grey finish with red pinstripes.

ETA: I clicked on the link and realized there is a Flannigan extension tube. His is stainless steel and very heavy. The Nordic tubes are made of aircraft aluminum and are every bit as strong as a steel tube at half the weight.

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00bullitt, on Oct 20 2009, 10:28 PM, said:

Currently I just do work on my own guns and a few friends guns locally. I have considered branching out and becoming a forum dealer in the near future as I tool up to better handle a bigger workload. But for now....I'm not ready to branch out just yet.

As for the Flannigan....it is red anodized with composite furniture and can be had with a 28,30 or 32" barrel.

I wanted the Flannigan because it was red and looked cool but wasn't willing to pay the extra $300 for it. So I got the composite and it has a real cool grey finish with red pinstripes.

ETA: I clicked on the link and realized there is a Flannigan extension tube. His is stainless steel and very heavy. The Nordic tubes are made of aircraft aluminum and are every bit as strong as a steel tube at half the weight.

Thanks for the feedback - very helpful to see how others have approached this. Up through 2004, I might have been able to approach you "locally" - my dad lived on Bark Chip Way in Douglasville...

I'll try my local smiths at Jo-Jo's in Southington, CT - they are very good with 1911s and AR-15s, and milling a rifle sight dovetail should be a ground ball for them...