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I was visiting some folks out in the country the other day, besides my CCW, I had taken along my 1928 Detective Special to show the gentleman. He mentioned some trash had been gotten into, and his wife had noticed some skunks and raccoons out in daylight while taking some stuff down to the brush pile the other day.
So we jumped in my truck to take a look around. Head down the road toward the brush pile. Now I happen to have ear plugs in the truck, in the pocket of the passenger door. I have a pair in my door with the blue plastic cord...
“You might wanna put some plugs in" I mentioned to the gentleman as I put mine one. Well – he knows me well enough to not ask why I do what I do…sometimes…
I round the next bend, and standing there in broad daylight is a skunk, just off the edge of the road…acting all weird – so out the driver’s side window which is down, "You ain’t gonna - BANG -shoot now are you?"
“Never mind†he said.
I think he was just upset the critter was not on his side of my truck…
So I toss the rope with the deceased Skunk on one end onto the brush pile. He sees something else stirring, so the raccoon decides to run around to where I am, then stands, gets back down and starts heading toward me. BANG.
Gentleman just grabs the busted bungee-cord from the bed of my truck, ties a knot in it ( UV rays not good for these) and “hooks “ the raccoon and onto the brush pile it goes. Mumbling about two shots - two kills...
“Your ability to lasso is lacking Steveâ€. I make a deal – I drive, I shoot, he can lasso. He continues to mumble, giving me that look with a smirky grin...gets back in the truck...
We get back to the house, the wife mentions she heard two shots. I open the cylinder to show her the gun, she steps out back and shoots the target out back off the porch. “ I like the way this one shootsâ€.
Gentleman comes back in to the kitchen, then out the back door. “I put some more ear plugs in your truck, I might find myself riding with you again…†"
He told the wife what went on and why two shots were heard. She busted out laughing.
As I started to leave “ you think you can make it out to the main road without shooting anything?â€
Wife defends me “ only if he doesn’t run across another rabid critterâ€.
Now I have to find some more Standard pressure 158 grain LSWC-HP.
First critter taken with wrists braced on window sill of truck – about 12 steps. Second critter was taken with me standing, using Weaver stance about 10 steps. A step for me is a yard.
One never knows the where or when of next encounter. CRSam
So we jumped in my truck to take a look around. Head down the road toward the brush pile. Now I happen to have ear plugs in the truck, in the pocket of the passenger door. I have a pair in my door with the blue plastic cord...
“You might wanna put some plugs in" I mentioned to the gentleman as I put mine one. Well – he knows me well enough to not ask why I do what I do…sometimes…
I round the next bend, and standing there in broad daylight is a skunk, just off the edge of the road…acting all weird – so out the driver’s side window which is down, "You ain’t gonna - BANG -shoot now are you?"
“Never mind†he said.
I think he was just upset the critter was not on his side of my truck…
So I toss the rope with the deceased Skunk on one end onto the brush pile. He sees something else stirring, so the raccoon decides to run around to where I am, then stands, gets back down and starts heading toward me. BANG.
Gentleman just grabs the busted bungee-cord from the bed of my truck, ties a knot in it ( UV rays not good for these) and “hooks “ the raccoon and onto the brush pile it goes. Mumbling about two shots - two kills...
“Your ability to lasso is lacking Steveâ€. I make a deal – I drive, I shoot, he can lasso. He continues to mumble, giving me that look with a smirky grin...gets back in the truck...
We get back to the house, the wife mentions she heard two shots. I open the cylinder to show her the gun, she steps out back and shoots the target out back off the porch. “ I like the way this one shootsâ€.
Gentleman comes back in to the kitchen, then out the back door. “I put some more ear plugs in your truck, I might find myself riding with you again…â€
"He told the wife what went on and why two shots were heard. She busted out laughing.
As I started to leave “ you think you can make it out to the main road without shooting anything?â€
Wife defends me “ only if he doesn’t run across another rabid critterâ€.
Now I have to find some more Standard pressure 158 grain LSWC-HP.
First critter taken with wrists braced on window sill of truck – about 12 steps. Second critter was taken with me standing, using Weaver stance about 10 steps. A step for me is a yard.
One never knows the where or when of next encounter. CRSam
