Shotguns!!

I LOVE shotguns! Shotguns are, in my humble opinion, the most versatile firearm ever invented. It makes no difference if it is a semi auto, pump, over/under, side-by-side or a single shot…there is no task for a firearm that the shotgun can perform well, if not brilliantly. Having said all that, you would think that I am a pretty good shooter with a shotgun.

You would be wrong. So very, very wrong.

Okay, maybe not that bad. People are an easy mark (I was in law enforcement). If the shotgun has a sighting aid such as a red dot sight or a scope, I can burn up a deer or turkey with the best of them. If the target is on the ground and moving slowly, then I shoot pretty well.
Put me on a trap range, or a skeet field, and it’s just a waste of ammo.

So, that is my new quest, to learn how to hit flying targets with a shotgun with a lot more consistency than I am now. My wife and sons want to learn as well, so I hope to get the entire clan involved. Talk about quality time on a trap range, sporting clays course or a duck blind!!

I bought a clay target thrower so I can practice some in relative privacy. Mainly, the thrower can consistently throw a target the same way hundreds of times, which is what I need until I develop more coordination with my shotgun.

As my son became of legal age, my wife and I accompanied him on a rite of passage, his first purchase of a firearm. He had tried a Benelli Super Nova pump at a recent Ducks Unlimited show and he hit nearly everything they threw for him. So, he saved his paychecks and the after his birthday, he became a legal firearm owner. We all are aching to try it out!!