Not being a hunter due to laziness and living in civilization I've not really thought about shotguns much beyond having one for HD. About a month ago I was supposed to get together with some Artistic type shooters (It's a weird attempt at changing hearts and minds) and try trap shooting with a Mossberg 500 I had bought at an auction two or three years ago thinking I'd use it for trade bait or sell, instead it has quietly rested in a closet. Well someone got hung up and the time got pushed back to the point I couldn't go so I decided to go to the Hudson Gun Club to do some pistol shooting, at the last minute I decide to bring the shotgun with figuring maybe I can find someone to give me a pointer or two and it isn't busy I'll still try hitting clay frisbees. WHY THE HE double toothpicks has no one told me in thirty years of shooting that frisbee shooting is damn fun. Jeez people.
I've now become a member of the Hudson range (which has by the way a rifle and pistol range, trap, skeet and 5 stand ranges (fields?) as well as an archery range and cheap dues) all so I can (attempt) shoot little clay discs and burn up 12gauge ammo at a prodigious (for me) rate. I've also apparently become okay at the gun store because I mentioned I was thinking about buying a trap gun and suddenly Neil and Dave both got pretty animated (well for them) and started actually chatting, I've been stopping in there and buying stuff for 5 years.
I put a late seventies Browning Citori Trap on layaway and now have several hundred rounds of 12 ga ammo floating around the house and car. I've joined the shotgunworld.com forums and am busy soaking up how to approach the various shotgun games. Can you tell I have an addictive personality? I'm gonna need another 12 step program I can tell.

Walk towards the light.............



Oh, and yes you will.............

It was nice knowing you Scott!

Hunter07 is that a train?
Kecker I'm not going anywhere last weekend I shot 5 rounds of trap then burned up 200 rounds of .45acp and some .22lr, it just means I have another drain on my bank account to factor in.

While the Browning will serve your purpose for a lifetime, be careful. When the itch comes to buy Italian shotguns your will need to morgage the house again.

I had a similiar infection a few years ago and percribed myslef a Beretta and Rizzini to get it temporarly under control. But it is like the 1911 flu it comes back with very little notice.

I've seen a really nice 28gauge O/U lately and can tell the onset is forthcoming.

That sounds to me like you're leading a well balanced life.

Yep, it’s addictive alright. I do hunt birds so it was a natural progression in the off-season for me not to mention how much fun it is. About 8 years ago I talked my company into sponsoring a trap/sporting clays league team and we have been shooting weekly every since.

I've already started eying Kolars and Ljutics, no good can come of this I'm gonna end up homeless I just know it.



I think I might need to start reloading if this keeps up.



I don't think I'll start hunting, I've tried pheasant and wild duck and not been real impressed and I'm not going to kill things I don't eat.

I bought the SxS Rizzini a few years back and waited about 9 months for it to be made and imported.

Add the cost of the finished Brittany I bought at the same time and it would have been cheaper to put an addition on my house.

But heck the SxS is art and my grandson's grandson will have it, and the Brittany is amazing to watch her work a field.

All in all, would spend it agin in a heartbeat, just don't tell my wife

We were just trying to protect you.

A few of us at work discovered that we can get in a couple rounds of trap over lunch at the Plymouth Gun Club. As word gets out, more and more people want to join us. I had never really shot trap before, and you're right. It is addicting.