Stevens 320: Light in your Hand and on your Wallet

Yeah, so the Stevens 320 12 gauge shotgun. This was actually a gifted gun from my mother. Long story short, I sold the Benelli to Wombat- ex wife shenanigans that I am not going to get into here. Because of that, I was short a 12 gauge and constantly complained. I really liked that gun and although I am glad that it went to a good home I am pissed that I has to off it.

My dear mother (knows nearly nothing about guns) went out and bought me this Stevens 320. I really like this gun; it's light and shoots well. That said it does have a little jump to it because of the weight. We will have to see how it performs long term, but for now see the rest of the review below:

338 Lapua Magnum @ 1000 Meters

1000 Meters is a long way

I had an excellent opportunity this past weekend to link up with the quality outfit of P.O.I. Tactical. 

They are planning a 1 mile shoot later this year at  Thunder Valley Precision In preparation for this shoot, I did some searching, and measuring, and found a space spanning 1km at the VSO compound. I thought it would be a good warm up for them.

Not only are they quality people, but they had some very nice weaponry. They sported a Savage 110 and a Barrett M98B. Both chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum. For this trip they turned out some custom loads using 300gn BTHPs. These massive rounds had a muzzle velocity of 2600 fps, and delivered more energy to the target at 1000 meters than a .308 Winchester at the muzzle. 

True to VSO form, the day was not perfect by any means. Variable high winds, storms, all mixed with saturating humidity, 95 degree direct sunlight and a massive infestation of grasshoppers. So is Ohio in October; a flame flickers violently just before it goes out. Despite the environmental challenges and annoyances operators from POI and VSO were able to score hits consistently.

There will be multiple videos from this day on both channels; however, for now we both produced trailers with some of the awesome video captured by our crews.

VSO

POI

And if you are wondering why this qualifies for The Breaking Shit Blog, look no further than the targets. However, if that does not satisfy your craving for broken kit, then we have that too. During the course of fire the concussion from the M98B was great enough to shatter the lens cap on its optic. Likewise, the shrapnel splash from the target dug some nice gashes is the GO PRO protective case.

My opinions on the two weapon systems will be detailed in a later video and subsequent blog post.

Enjoy the show. That is all.