No, I did not go to the range and shoot tight groups or waste ammo. Instead I was on my property in the country looking for a coyote than has made himself known in the area. I took my new 5 month old Catahoula Hound with me along with my Mini. He is now over 50 lbs. It was a cool breezy sunny day. Just me and my buddy Bear. I had never taken him out on a trip that deep into the woods before, but he seemed to take to it and got into a serious mood, on the lookout and staying close to me without any direction. Must be in his blood. Also, he is used to gunfire, I've made sure of that. After an hour or so we sat down and I shared my liver cheese sandwich with him. Suddenly, he came on the alert. made a gutteral sound and looked just north of us. I listened (my new hearing aid is great) and indeed heard some rustling. We approached quietly. There was a low area 25 yards ahead and the wind was in our favor. Not a coyote, but a ferral pig. Not big and fairly young. I crouched in the brush and shouldered my Mini. Slowly clicked off the safety. Bear was next to me lying quietly, but every muscle tight in anticipation. Went for a chest shot, sqeezed the trigger and the shot suprised me as it should. Dead center and the pig dropped. Immediately, Bear bolted toward the downed pig galloping like a pony. Then stopped a few feet away, probaly ensuring it was dead which it was.
Friends coming over next week for BBQ. Never once did I worry about firing pins, FTEs during sustained fire, the Government. Just used the Mini what it was designed for. That night, Bear stayed at my feet in my workshop while I cleaned the Mini. He swears by that rifle. Later that night, we were watching one on of my John Wayne DVDs, "Back to Bataan" and fell asleep. nice dreams that night. The wife did not even mind, She says both of snore too much anyway.
Friends coming over next week for BBQ. Never once did I worry about firing pins, FTEs during sustained fire, the Government. Just used the Mini what it was designed for. That night, Bear stayed at my feet in my workshop while I cleaned the Mini. He swears by that rifle. Later that night, we were watching one on of my John Wayne DVDs, "Back to Bataan" and fell asleep. nice dreams that night. The wife did not even mind, She says both of snore too much anyway.
... no really though.. I had to google Catahoula Hound and found a wide variety of colors. I would love to see a pic of him. They look like beautiful dogs.
