Comments on: Ruminations On A Shotgun http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53689 Gaius Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:11:04 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53689 You had seals in the bay and didn't inform us? What are you thinking? How can we spread the word if we never hear about these things! You had seals in the bay and didn’t inform us? What are you thinking? How can we spread the word if we never hear about these things!

]]> By: Sylvia http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53688 Sylvia Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:04:08 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53688 I landed flat on my back the first time I shot skeet with my dad's 12. I just tipped right over! Loved it and shot until I couldn't move my arm. I was 13. What I really enjoy as an adult, though, is a black powder 50. And here's another yay vote for the diversity of your posts. My daughter and I had a good laugh yesterday pointing out scouts for the Animal Uprising (seals in the bay). I landed flat on my back the first time I shot skeet with my dad’s 12. I just tipped right over! Loved it and shot until I couldn’t move my arm. I was 13. What I really enjoy as an adult, though, is a black powder 50.

And here’s another yay vote for the diversity of your posts. My daughter and I had a good laugh yesterday pointing out scouts for the Animal Uprising (seals in the bay).

]]> By: guy http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53605 guy Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:39:54 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53605 You might want to check on recoil reducing stocks. I guess <a href="http://www.knoxx.com/NewStyleKnoxx/Products/SpecOpsStock.html" rel="nofollow">these </a> are pretty sweet, for example. She doesn't sound like she has problems with the recoil, but for skeet I think zero recoil would be a good thing. You might want to check on recoil reducing stocks. I guess these are pretty sweet, for example.

She doesn’t sound like she has problems with the recoil, but for skeet I think zero recoil would be a good thing.

]]> By: Jack http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53602 Jack Mon, 08 Jan 2007 04:17:31 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53602 “Shotgun”… you mean “Mossberg’s lil bastards”, right? The flashy, chromed “oh sweet Jeebus he’s gonna take our legs!” they hear it pump while I yell “get off my friggin’ lawn” things I’ve come to love…. Right?" Well, if you're talking to me mine's black as midnight and specially modified. I don't like shiney, flashy things. I prefer the "I never saw or heard that coming" kinda modus operandi. That's just my nature. “Shotgun”… you mean “Mossberg’s lil bastards”, right? The flashy, chromed “oh sweet Jeebus he’s gonna take our legs!” they hear it pump while I yell “get off my friggin’ lawn” things I’ve come to love….

Right?”

Well, if you’re talking to me mine’s black as midnight and specially modified.

I don’t like shiney, flashy things. I prefer the “I never saw or heard that coming” kinda modus operandi. That’s just my nature.

]]> By: TC http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53600 TC Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:40:15 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53600 "Shotgun"... you mean "Mossberg's lil bastards", right? The flashy, chromed "oh sweet Jeebus he's gonna take our legs!" they hear it pump while I yell "get off my friggin' lawn" things I've come to love.... Right? “Shotgun”… you mean “Mossberg’s lil bastards”, right? The flashy, chromed “oh sweet Jeebus he’s gonna take our legs!” they hear it pump while I yell “get off my friggin’ lawn” things I’ve come to love….

Right?

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53596 Gaius Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:38:07 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53596 Never, ever mess with a "little" guy. They grew up with something to prove. And they will, given the opportunity. Never, ever mess with a “little” guy. They grew up with something to prove. And they will, given the opportunity.

]]> By: SquarePeg http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53595 SquarePeg Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:31:20 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53595 Brings back memories. My dad was heavier, but also 5'4". He also had massive bruises on his shoulder after an afternoon of shooting trap with a 12-gauge. I was 14 or 15 at the time. I never thought of my dad as a little guy. He was more of a man than many physically big guys I have known, and taught me more about courage and integrity than he ever knew. I sure miss him. Brings back memories. My dad was heavier, but also 5’4″. He also had massive bruises on his shoulder after an afternoon of shooting trap with a 12-gauge. I was 14 or 15 at the time.

I never thought of my dad as a little guy. He was more of a man than many physically big guys I have known, and taught me more about courage and integrity than he ever knew.

I sure miss him.

]]> By: Gaius http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53594 Gaius Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:24:10 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53594 Funny, I've had a few complaints because I do just that. Of course, those complaints also contain more than a few banned words..... Ah, well. The Crabitat is what it is. Funny, I’ve had a few complaints because I do just that. Of course, those complaints also contain more than a few banned words….. Ah, well. The Crabitat is what it is.

]]> By: Jack http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53592 Jack Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:10:13 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53592 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <head> <title>Untitled document</title> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> </head> <body> <p>Al sounds like a nice and gutsy little guy. Those kinda guys are usually very reliable in an emergency. Last year I bought a new Mossberg Tactical to practice with and in order to experiment a little bit with some Non-Lethal Rounds I've been trying to develop.</p> <p>I'm surprised they let you train on badly maintained firearms however. Maybe that was subconsciously part of the lesson, to keep your personal arms well maintained and in good shape by demonstrating what bad maintenance can do to firing efficiency and accuracy.</p> <p>Oh, and by the way, I wrote part of a sermon tonight called, <strong>"The Rediscovered Country."<strong> Your post on Limes in Utrecht was part of the inspiration. You post on a wide variety of subject matter quite often. I think that is a good tactic when blogging and one reason I come here when I can.</strong></strong></p> <p>(edit to close tags)</p> </body> </html> < ?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

Al sounds like a nice and gutsy little guy. Those kinda guys are usually very reliable in an emergency. Last year I bought a new Mossberg Tactical to practice with and in order to experiment a little bit with some Non-Lethal Rounds I've been trying to develop.

I'm surprised they let you train on badly maintained firearms however. Maybe that was subconsciously part of the lesson, to keep your personal arms well maintained and in good shape by demonstrating what bad maintenance can do to firing efficiency and accuracy.

Oh, and by the way, I wrote part of a sermon tonight called, "The Rediscovered Country." Your post on Limes in Utrecht was part of the inspiration. You post on a wide variety of subject matter quite often. I think that is a good tactic when blogging and one reason I come here when I can.

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]]> By: bird dog http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/comment-page-1/#comment-53585 bird dog Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:20:38 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/01/07/ruminations-on-a-shotgun/#comment-53585 Nice. Reminds me of teaching my daughters to shoot skeet. Nice. Reminds me of teaching my daughters to shoot skeet.

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