Below is a picture of a Benelli M4 Semi-Automatic shotgun that I found in various places on the internet. I'd definitely say yes to one of these ! I expect when Melissa saw the price tag on the civilian version of this she would be very tempted to use it on me if I was dumb enough to actually purchase it and bring it home ! All by itself this is an excellent reason not to teach your wife how to shoot !!!! :)
At this point in my life I need all the help I can get on the rare occasion that I have need and what I've got for firearms isn't getting the job done very well. The problem with lever or bolt action rifles...at least for me.... is that they have to be lowered from the firing position and one's eyes and focus have to leave the target (even if only briefly) in order to chamber another round. That's fine if the target is a piece of paper (and that is my favourite kind of shooting) but if the target is moving, and especially if it's moving quickly, it's not so good. So what I want to do over time is move away from the bolt and lever actions and move toward one good semi-automatic 2o gauge shotgun and one good semi-automatic small calibre, reasonably accurate, scoped (.22 mag, .223 or .243) varmint rifle. I hear people talking about being able to place a group of shots inside a one inch radius at 100 or more yards and that's nice but it's not where I'm at at this point in my life. If it's a hundred yards away from me it's pretty safe unless maybe it's the size of an elephant and if it's that big I promise I'm gonna be more concerned with running the other way than with shooting.
Why 20 gauge instead of the more "manly" 12, or, on the rifle side, a .270 or 30.06 you ask ? It's got everything to do with recoil. The bigger the gun, the bigger the kick and that hurts accuracy, but more importantly, as I begin to feel the effects of my misspent youth, it hurts my shoulder, especially if one is taking several shots ! And if that makes me a gun loving wimp, well, that's okay too ! :)
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Oh Jason, you're every Southern dad's dream - a foreigner who likes guns! He can teach you stuff and buy you guns! Double win.
That'd explain why my father in law is always asking me to ride around with him ! "This right here beside me on the passenger seat is my son-in-law Jason ! By God, he's a foreigner and he *likes guns* !" Hahaha !!
I think a lot more southern father in laws would be pleased with their foreign son in laws if their daughters hunted their beaus in rural places !
Soooo....after reading Melissa's latest blog and now yours.....are you blaming the raccoon incident on lack of firearm power??? Get a 12 gauge. My dad killed 7 skunks with 2 shots the other night...NO JOKE! Granted they were traveling together in some weird pack like a gang of smelly outlaws. He thought there were 3 - the next morning, to his delight 7! Of course with a 12 gauge you will run the risk of blowing apart the beams in your barn and a hole out of the roof and side walls.
Which would help explain my choice of a light rifle instead of single shot 12 gauge for "inside" shooting ! :)
I just bought the husband a shot gun for fathers day. He loves shooting trap. At the gun shop, another customer asked me if I had a sister. Lol. I wasn't sure where he was going with that question. He told me he needed a wife to buy him a shot gun :)
Good luck with the raccoons!
Hahaha !! I'm with the gun store owner on that one ! Hope hubby enjoys his new toy ! :)
Having spent some time in the Army, I know what you mean by loving guns... yet have no desire to kill anything, either!
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