What started out as a gray day, became sunny and mild the moment we headed out to shoot, and shoot well. I affectionately refer to my little straight stocked 28" 28ga, as the red headed stepchild, but my little girl performed well into the 80% range, which only added to the great day. If there is a consolation to the relatively few numbers (15-16) of shooters, it's being able to bring home leftover dessert, and even calling it dessert seems inadequate. Meeting the McCombes was entirely my pleasure, despite missing Daryl's company.
Peacedale made sure all the machines were up to snuff, and nailing rabbits mid-air had each in our squad smiling, if not giggling. Christy manned the grill, and no one went away hungry.
'Show & Tell' made envy our sin and had me thinking 'maybe just one more'. For me, it was Larry taking every opportunity to tease me with the lovely 28ga DHE I missed by a scant ten minutes, though his 28/.410 Roberts sidelock was a distraction. The kind that sucks your breath from you.
From a personal perspective, I remember how some of the best shoots started out small, and I only hope I live many more glorious years to see this one become a 'best shoot'. To those who have yet to join in, you simply missed out. It really is the place to be.
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