Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Shotguns? Here in New Orleans we prefer the Kalashnikov for holiday shootings, you're bound to hit something. Horrible I know, but daily occurrence. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Carney" Subject: RE: [Leica] luggers with books > Excerpt: > > After seven or eight glasses of Chivas Brothers Royal Salute 50 year old > scotch (mmmm!) someone suggests that we go outside and shoot a bunch of the > empty scotch bottles with my very impressive Browning Citori over-and-under > shotguns. We photograph one another firing guns and blasting bottles off of > one another's heads. When we can barely stand and one or two of us have > been > winged by stray pellets, we retire to the house and stack our cameras on > the > kitchen table. > _______________________ > Kyle, as a long-time hunter and shooter, I am pretty sensitive to > gun safety. I must say that I don't think the choice of a shotgun, to > shoot > empty scotch bottles off the heads of guests, is really appropriate. But > if > you must, I really suggest a small-bore, like a .410, or at most a 28-gauge > like the one Dick Cheney used to whack Harry Whittington. A 12-gauge would > present issues, and conceivably even liability concerns. Just my 2c in the > interest of responsible firearm ownership. > > Ken