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Gratuitous Gun Pic: Ithaca Mod 37 Featherlight (20ga)

Gratuitous Gun Pics

I’ve always liked the Ithaca Featherlight shotguns:  handy, reliable and easy to shoot, they’re just more fun than their heavier Police Riot guns — not that the latter are terrible, of course, as their thousands of users will attest.  Anyway, this one just came in to Steve Barnett’s emporium, and it’s a sweetie (right-click to embiggen):

…and of course, this line will have prettier wood than the Riot guns:

Exquisite.  I could see lots of happy-happy joy-joy bird-hunting with this one in my hands.

Dept. Of Righteous Shootings

Righteous Shootings

Quote of the day:

“It was a robbery that didn’t go well for the robbers.” — San Antonio Police Chief William McManus

Seems as though a man went to draw money from an ATM, whereupon two choirboys approached him to ask him to donate to their church fund*.  Apparently, they used the wrong terminology and body language, because our ATM cardholder shot them both dead on the spot.

*according to their relatives, no doubt.

 

Monday Funnies

Funny Stuff

Yeah, it’s that time when one needs to prepare oneself for the unexpected… unexpectedly bad, that is.

I kinda prefer the more-modern versions, myself.

Now get going, with or without a backseat driver.  The week awaits…

Harry Gets Seduced

Drive Time

…by a beautiful little Alfa Duetto 1750 Spider.  And why not?  Is he going to buy it?

…and three years later, Mr. Metcalfe drives the Mille Miglia  course in it.  The bastard.  Why is he a bastard?

Because driving the MM corsa  is very much on Ye Olde Buckette Lyst (as I discussed here, its extension here, and a discussion on a “pairing” here), and I envy Harry.  A lot.

I would humbly suggest that watching the videos and reading (or re-reading) these posts is not the worst way to spend a couple hours on a Saturday.  Enjoy the adventure.