ImARugerFan
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When I was in high school we found a farmer who would let us shoot pigeons at his farm. The funny part is that he actually let us do it inside his barn, with 12ga and 20ga. Apparently he really didn't like pigeons.
Tell us your fun stories about shotguns.
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XDKingslayer
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When I was young, 7 or 8, my father had a 10/22, a Mossberg 500 12 gauge, and an NRA edition Winchester Model 94 with the long barrel and the NRA medallion in the stock.
We were too poor to afford a gun cabinet and none of the closets or rooms in the house locked so my father had his guns leaned up in the corner of the dining room.
He always told us kids not to touch the guns. They weren't toys. But boys will be boys. So my father asked if I'd like to shoot the shotgun. What young boy wouldn't? So he grabbed a box of shells that he kept in the top of his closet were we couldn't reach (no, the guns wouldn't fit up there), the shotgun and we headed out into the woods.
He found a beautiful old oak tree and see me down and rested me up against the oak tree, loaded a round into the chamber and said when you're ready pull the trigger.
So you have an 8 year old boy, propped up against an old hardwood tree, ripping off a 3" magnum turkey load. However, the point was driven home and for the next 3 years I stayed as far away as I could from that shotgun. It did take years to get over the flinch though when I started shooting.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me right?
Well I fell for it again not too long ago. Dad called me up and said "you've gotta see my new turkey gun!".
Now, this is a 55 year old man calling me like a kid on Xmas so I jumped in the truck and drove to Dad's house. There it was in all it's glory. A New England Arms breech action single shot shotgun. Further inspection revealed it to be cut down to 18.5" of barrel, choke system installed, synthetic furniture (where he found that I'll never know), and a beautiful camoflauge finish. I also noticed it didn't have a bead but had iron sights on it.
I asked him why it had iron sights on it and he said it patterned so tight out to 40 yards that he had to put rifle sights on it.
"Sure Dad. This thing isn't going put it in that tight of a pattern if you chocked it down to .22".
"Well let's go shoot it mouth" was his reply.
So we headed to the range and set up a turkey target at 40 yards. He walked back to the bench, took it out of it's case, put a shell in the chamber and said "have at it".
So i shouldered it and was amazed at how light it was. You could hold this on a turkey for the better part of a morning and not be tired. So I cocked back the hammer, put the turkey in the sights and noticed how nice the fiber optic orange and green sights lit up in the Florida sun, put the front sight just under the turkeys head and slowly pulled the trigger.
KA-FRICKEN-WHAM!!!
Holy screaming eagle crap what in god's name is this creation from hell and did anyone notice where my shoulder bone went?!?!
I had failed to notice that his new ultra-light turkey slayer was a damn 10 gauge and once again I fell for a magnum turkey load.
In his defence you could have covered 70% of the shot pattern at 40 yards with your fist...
We were too poor to afford a gun cabinet and none of the closets or rooms in the house locked so my father had his guns leaned up in the corner of the dining room.
He always told us kids not to touch the guns. They weren't toys. But boys will be boys. So my father asked if I'd like to shoot the shotgun. What young boy wouldn't? So he grabbed a box of shells that he kept in the top of his closet were we couldn't reach (no, the guns wouldn't fit up there), the shotgun and we headed out into the woods.
He found a beautiful old oak tree and see me down and rested me up against the oak tree, loaded a round into the chamber and said when you're ready pull the trigger.
So you have an 8 year old boy, propped up against an old hardwood tree, ripping off a 3" magnum turkey load. However, the point was driven home and for the next 3 years I stayed as far away as I could from that shotgun. It did take years to get over the flinch though when I started shooting.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me right?
Well I fell for it again not too long ago. Dad called me up and said "you've gotta see my new turkey gun!".
Now, this is a 55 year old man calling me like a kid on Xmas so I jumped in the truck and drove to Dad's house. There it was in all it's glory. A New England Arms breech action single shot shotgun. Further inspection revealed it to be cut down to 18.5" of barrel, choke system installed, synthetic furniture (where he found that I'll never know), and a beautiful camoflauge finish. I also noticed it didn't have a bead but had iron sights on it.
I asked him why it had iron sights on it and he said it patterned so tight out to 40 yards that he had to put rifle sights on it.
"Sure Dad. This thing isn't going put it in that tight of a pattern if you chocked it down to .22".
"Well let's go shoot it mouth" was his reply.
So we headed to the range and set up a turkey target at 40 yards. He walked back to the bench, took it out of it's case, put a shell in the chamber and said "have at it".
So i shouldered it and was amazed at how light it was. You could hold this on a turkey for the better part of a morning and not be tired. So I cocked back the hammer, put the turkey in the sights and noticed how nice the fiber optic orange and green sights lit up in the Florida sun, put the front sight just under the turkeys head and slowly pulled the trigger.
KA-FRICKEN-WHAM!!!
Holy screaming eagle crap what in god's name is this creation from hell and did anyone notice where my shoulder bone went?!?!
I had failed to notice that his new ultra-light turkey slayer was a damn 10 gauge and once again I fell for a magnum turkey load.
In his defence you could have covered 70% of the shot pattern at 40 yards with your fist...
MASTEROFMALICE
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Cop story involving my shotgun.
Three of us arrived at a burglary in progress. Two went to the front door armed only with their handguns but I retrieved my 590 from my trunk and went to the backdoor alone.
Within a few seconds I hear a co-worker yelling from inside, "GET ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GROUND!" I come in through the back door and see both officers pointing their handguns at the criminals, one of whom is arguing with them, telling them he didn't do anything wrong (the usual BS). the initial officer was repeatedly SCREAMING for them to get on the ground. The criminals backs were to me and I raised my shotgun and in a very conversational tone said, "Get on the ground."
All three turned and saw my shotgun (which, incidentally, has a smiley face sticker on the magazine cap) and hit the ground so fast you'd have thought someone pulled a rug out from under them.
When all was settled and they were cuffed one guy, the arguing guy, was sitting on the stoop and he says to the other cops, "Man, that guy had this little pistol but then THIS guy comes in with this big f**kin' gun."
All three convicted, no one had to be shot or even fought because of the sheer intimidation of the shotgun.
I was recently issued an AR15. Screw it. I still deploy my shotgun inside.
Three of us arrived at a burglary in progress. Two went to the front door armed only with their handguns but I retrieved my 590 from my trunk and went to the backdoor alone.
Within a few seconds I hear a co-worker yelling from inside, "GET ON THE GROUND! GET ON THE GROUND!" I come in through the back door and see both officers pointing their handguns at the criminals, one of whom is arguing with them, telling them he didn't do anything wrong (the usual BS). the initial officer was repeatedly SCREAMING for them to get on the ground. The criminals backs were to me and I raised my shotgun and in a very conversational tone said, "Get on the ground."
All three turned and saw my shotgun (which, incidentally, has a smiley face sticker on the magazine cap) and hit the ground so fast you'd have thought someone pulled a rug out from under them.
When all was settled and they were cuffed one guy, the arguing guy, was sitting on the stoop and he says to the other cops, "Man, that guy had this little pistol but then THIS guy comes in with this big f**kin' gun."
All three convicted, no one had to be shot or even fought because of the sheer intimidation of the shotgun.
I was recently issued an AR15. Screw it. I still deploy my shotgun inside.
45Guy
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MASTEROFMALICE- GREAT story! Nothing like the bore of a 12gauge to change your mind.
sm- I really like your stories.
sm- I really like your stories.
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How to clear a Clubhouse 101. Preface.
You folks want house clearings do ya?
Yeah.
You folks want house clearings with shotguns do ya?
Oh Yeah!
I mean you folks want house clearing, shotguns , folks going every which-a-way and verbal commands and the whole nine yards?
OH YEAH!
I mean you want house clearin', shotguns, folks scatterin' hollerin; yelling, screaming, racks, lights...
... kids yellin' and crying out for moms, ... mom's hollering out with tears in eyes worried about kids...
...grown men hollering , cussing and -"It was not this bad that time in 'Nam.."
I mean...I mean you want me share a real deal clearing?
OH YEEEAAAAHHH!!!
Well someone fetch me a Dr. Pepper, as I is about to learn ya in Chapter 1.
You folks want house clearings do ya?
Yeah.
You folks want house clearings with shotguns do ya?
Oh Yeah!
I mean you folks want house clearing, shotguns , folks going every which-a-way and verbal commands and the whole nine yards?
OH YEAH!
I mean you want house clearin', shotguns, folks scatterin' hollerin; yelling, screaming, racks, lights...
... kids yellin' and crying out for moms, ... mom's hollering out with tears in eyes worried about kids...
...grown men hollering , cussing and -"It was not this bad that time in 'Nam.."
I mean...I mean you want me share a real deal clearing?
OH YEEEAAAAHHH!!!
Well someone fetch me a Dr. Pepper, as I is about to learn ya in Chapter 1.
dagger dog
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Was hunting over a salt lick for doves, late in the evning, using a Savage 24 .22mag, .410 bore, the two other friends hunting with me were on was using a 12 the other a 20. They were cleaning my clock, a pair or triple would come in and they would bust them before they were ever in range of my .410.
So I said hey guys give me a chance on the next bird. Well they did ,and when it was coming in low over the weed tops ,I was waiting for it to get into range when I hear safetys starting to click I took the shot and knocked out a few feathers, and the bird went down.
I jump up, and run to retrieve the bird ,and just about as I'm about to pick it up , it starts to take off. Being hampered by the weeds the bird was faltering and that gave me the chance to grab the Savage by the barell and gave it a good swing and hit a home run bird, like a baseball, feathers flying everwhere.
Never did live down BABE RUTH nickname they gave me!
So I said hey guys give me a chance on the next bird. Well they did ,and when it was coming in low over the weed tops ,I was waiting for it to get into range when I hear safetys starting to click I took the shot and knocked out a few feathers, and the bird went down.
I jump up, and run to retrieve the bird ,and just about as I'm about to pick it up , it starts to take off. Being hampered by the weeds the bird was faltering and that gave me the chance to grab the Savage by the barell and gave it a good swing and hit a home run bird, like a baseball, feathers flying everwhere.
Never did live down BABE RUTH nickname they gave me!
chris in va
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Ah, good times. I had been shooting trap at the local range for a few months with a 20ga, doing fairly well. On a whim I tried my single shot Pardner 410, and got a 24.
The guys with their $2000 O/U just looked at me with a glare. A couple came up and asked what on earth that gun is, I pointed out it was a $35 NEF bought at a pawn shop.
Trick is, hit the clay SOON as it comes out the house.
And that was the funniest thing I've read all day.
The guys with their $2000 O/U just looked at me with a glare. A couple came up and asked what on earth that gun is, I pointed out it was a $35 NEF bought at a pawn shop.
Trick is, hit the clay SOON as it comes out the house.
And that was the funniest thing I've read all day.
I have a few that come to mind, have many more I'd need to think about.
Pointing a Mossberg 20 ga 500 at a guy that broke in to a business I operated at one time. He broke and ran so fast I think he could have qualified for the olympics, no lie.
Shooting a Win 12ga slug out of a Chinese coach gun at a metallic gong at about at least 75 yards and actually hitting it with one shot, knocked whole target down!
Shooting hand throwed trap with same gun off of a forest service road, forest service truck with inmate labor in back passes, they urge us to shoot some more quickly so they can see before they drive on, when my friends hits they clay bird they all applauded and yelled!
Pointing a Mossberg 20 ga 500 at a guy that broke in to a business I operated at one time. He broke and ran so fast I think he could have qualified for the olympics, no lie.
Shooting a Win 12ga slug out of a Chinese coach gun at a metallic gong at about at least 75 yards and actually hitting it with one shot, knocked whole target down!
Shooting hand throwed trap with same gun off of a forest service road, forest service truck with inmate labor in back passes, they urge us to shoot some more quickly so they can see before they drive on, when my friends hits they clay bird they all applauded and yelled!
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