Father & Son shotgun outing

[Little Loudmouth]

My dad and I went out to the local range today. Usually the car is loaded with target .22s to shoot .22 benchrest with, but today the contents were three shotguns, (A Mossberg 590 12 gauge, an old Ithaca 66 20-gauge single shot, and an FIAS 20-gauge over-and-under.) plus ammo, two boxes of clays, and two 20 to 410 gauge adapters.

It was fun shooting those light .410 loads out of the 20-gauges. We each broke a few clays.

Dad shot quite a few doubles and some triples with the 590. I shot some with the FIAS. (Hmm, this is a nice gun....I gotta get it away from Dad this hunting season! )

All in all, the shotgun-only trip was a pleasant break from the usual benchrest shooting. We went through two boxes of .410 and one of 12, plus a bit of 20 and three-quarters of a box of clays. It started to rain just as we started packing up. Good timing!

 

[Dave McCracken]

Cherish these times. You have no idea how much I'd like to get out with my father just once more.....

 

[ACP230]

It sure was fun.
I got a big kick out of shooting clays with the 590 with its rifle sights.
I destructed a couple of "rabbit" clays that Little Loudmouth rolled for me with loads of eights from the 590. After the shots there was nothing but flying dirt and target shards!

It would have been nice if my older son, living about four hours away now, could have been there too.

Next time out we may take my Dad. He used to be a pretty good shotgunner in his younger days. The .410 adapters in my over and under 20 might tickle him too.

 

[Dave McCracken]

Wow, we're multi-generationer now!! Thanks for posting this family affair.

ACP, please post any pics of these get togethers, maybe some others here need a little impetus....

 

[ACP230]

I was too busy shooting or throwing clays to take any pics yesterday.
I don't have a digital camera, so posting them is impossible now.
Maybe down the road.