Simple Shooter
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Last week, I picked up a Stevens 555 20 gauge O/U. My primary use? Blowing stuff up on the range. (And maybe for shooting some clay if I can find the time.)
I have a Benelli M1S90 that served me well throughout my LEO career. With a card of alternate shot types, a light, and 8 00's up the tube, it is still a go-to security tool and is my usual companion as I make my rounds of the back 40. But after decades of use, that is exactly all it is: a tool. It is just too pragmatic for having a little fun.
The new 555, on the other hand, is fun. It has dutifully dispatched jugs of water, cans, scrap wood, charcoal, empty food boxes filled with newspaper, a couple past-their-prime melons, and pretty much anything I can think of that may be fun to shoot.
Why? Because I went from taking care of my mother and younger brother at an early age strait into law enforcement and then to a high stress corporate job. I missed out on being an irresponsible care-free youth. Now that I am old and have the money to do so, I figure it is time to play before it is too late. As gun owners tend to be a responsible lot, I am guessing this might just describe a bunch of folks here on THR.
Most post are about self defense or hunting, and those are indeed important topics. But while I will not recommend what guns you should shoot for fun, I will say don't forget to have fun. Because guns cost too much and life is too short to not enjoy it all.
I have a Benelli M1S90 that served me well throughout my LEO career. With a card of alternate shot types, a light, and 8 00's up the tube, it is still a go-to security tool and is my usual companion as I make my rounds of the back 40. But after decades of use, that is exactly all it is: a tool. It is just too pragmatic for having a little fun.
The new 555, on the other hand, is fun. It has dutifully dispatched jugs of water, cans, scrap wood, charcoal, empty food boxes filled with newspaper, a couple past-their-prime melons, and pretty much anything I can think of that may be fun to shoot.
Why? Because I went from taking care of my mother and younger brother at an early age strait into law enforcement and then to a high stress corporate job. I missed out on being an irresponsible care-free youth. Now that I am old and have the money to do so, I figure it is time to play before it is too late. As gun owners tend to be a responsible lot, I am guessing this might just describe a bunch of folks here on THR.
Most post are about self defense or hunting, and those are indeed important topics. But while I will not recommend what guns you should shoot for fun, I will say don't forget to have fun. Because guns cost too much and life is too short to not enjoy it all.
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