So... adding to the blog the newest entry in my arsenal (now consisting of this one thing!) is a Mossberg 590A1. Having never owned a gun before I am excited to be able to exercise my 2nd amendment rights :). Here is what they look like new: Mine has a few self-installed modifications... I added a knoxx folding stock (in the hopes that Betty could use it), a rail-mounted red-dot sight and a shell holder. The shell holder is useful for how we plan to store it: unloaded with shells attached. We have no children in our house, nor do we invite any over as company. With the swords in the livingroom I would say that our house is already about as kid-unfriendly as it can get. Short to say, we are not allowing any kids in anyways so the shells stay near the gun. The sight is kind of cool, and mostly for range use: A "red-dot" sight is called such as it projects a dot into the middle of the tube when it is looked at. It's easier to see a picture then anything else: This sight is made by "tru-glow" and I got it online for sub $90. I'm honestly quite ...  Read the rest of the entry...