Whew!

I'm back! Sorry about that. Many know that I teach part time in addition to the "day job". I do this two nights a week and the first quarter of the semester is filled with paperwork, getting the pace and rhythm of the classes down (they are different depending on the students), drop/add, and all of the miscellaneous stuff to get down to a working groove for the remainder of the class.

After reading about Christina and Phlegmmy back in school in addition to their day jobs, I consider it an honor and privilege to teach. For people working and in school I say well done! It will pay off in the long run I assure you!   

On top of all that, the "day job" has had some interesting things going on as well.

And then I do have to catch up on the mail:

 

 

And then of course I did have to get up close and personal with what came out of the red box (not the one at the quickie mart silly).

Here is the Winchesterburg 500 Super X Pump shotgun out of the box:

Works like it should and although not the sporting type of shotgun it will do what I need it to do. There is an 870 Wingmaster around if I care enough to send the very best!

More importantly it allows me to retire this:

 

One of my very good friends allowed me to "borrow" this. It did not work reliably at first, but after a new magazine spring and removal of the plug ( a sawed off broomstick), cleaning  and lubrication this thing shot like new!


It is a JC Higgins Model 20 Pump Shotgun. Yep, Sears, Roebuck and Company on the barrel. Over 50 years old and still is a working definition of a "Boomstick".

So off to the range tomorrow for more fun!