So about a week ago I went over to the local Trap & Skeet club to try shooting clay pigeons for the first time. It was also the first time I've fired one of my shotguns in over 40 years. The shotgun I took is one made by Aramberri in Spain's Eibar region. Eibar has long been known for it's numerous relatively small size firms that made firearms.
I bought the shotgun in 1972 IIRC and back then it cost a whopping $150.00. That was a chunk of change at the time. What was interesting was how many folk saw it as an antique, and quite a few had not been born the last time I shot the sucker.
Anyway, the day was a success and the gun was as pleasant as I remembered and as few clay pigeons were harmed as ducks back 40+ years ago.
Next time I get to go over (the next few weekends they are having 4H tournaments) I take my hand-me-down Winchester Model 12 pump that was made in 1926 or my Remington Model 48 Sportsman semi-automatic that was made in 1949.
And I'll also bring my folding camp stool so I can sit when I am not the one shooting. Being old is a bitch as my back, hips and knees constantly remind me.
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