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jay > wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 04:08:25 -0500, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
>
> > Dad tells me that during the turkey shoots he's participated it, he
> > ****ed off many a Benelli owner by out-shooting them with his Mossberg...
> >
> > A $300.00 Mossy in the hands of a skilled marksman will beat a
> > dilettante with a $1,200 Italian shotgun any time! <lol>

>
> A lot of turkey shoots are ..a scatter gun to a target..lucky pellet wins.
> Now shooting turkey is a different story..the 3" magnum with the turkey
> load wins.


You won the turkey for shooting skeet..... ;-)
It was a competition.

>
> Memorize Sheldon's post.
>
> If you are short on time and money .. rethink.


It's become my current hobby. <G>
I'm all too aware what ammunition costs!

I also have to feed some other guns...

>
> As he mentioned golf is a good comparison.. clubs are the cheap part, even
> good ones. The country club membership and monthly and the *time*
> commitment (if you don't want to have to yodel fore on a regular basis) is
> huge. At Barton Creek for example the membership is around 50$.. (K that
> is) ..and the monthly is hefty not to mention the ammunition.
>
> You may want to consider just drinking some beer and popping the empties.
> Way cheaper.
>
> PULL..
>
> <happyface>


I'm looking forward to this. :-)
Don't spoil my fun dammit!
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Peace, Om

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