[fabsroman]

Skinny,

I didn't think you could shoot a shotgun well enough to kill a rabbit. Did you catch him by surprise. LOL

I have yet to kill a rabbit with the shotgun, even though I tried on a couple of occassions, but will probably never attempt to kill another after the last time I ran across one. It happened about 3 years ago while I was getting ready to put the goose decoys out. It was me, my dad, my dog, and a buddy. We saw the rabbit in the headlights. I got out of the truck, uncased and loaded the shotgun, and looked for the rabbit. It had taken off around the corner of the fence, so I went around the corner to see if I could find it, and there it was, at my feet literally, shaking. I called my buddy over and told him that he would have to shoot it if he really wanted to cook it. He passed on the chance, which I was surprised at. So, the rabbit sat there shivering for a couple more seconds until the dog saw it at my feet. As soon as the dog started at it, it took off running. Maybe time will heal my memories of that incident. Had something close to that on a deer that I gut shot this past year, and I had dreams about that for a night or two, but I am over that one.

Okay, that was a little off subject. The shotgun you got is a nice one. I don't prefer side by sides, but as far as side by sides go, it is pretty nice. I don't think I have ever shot anything that old, but it would be nice to own something that old and with that much history.

Nice Christmas present. You got three guns for Christmas and now you are getting a new .308 Remington 700. I am really getting jealous.