Trap

Had an opportunity last Sunday, to shoot trap with a good friend, who does it regularly. It had been years since I've fired my J.C.Higgins (Seart & Roebuck) model 20 12 guage shotgun, which I "borrowed" from my papa, when I moved away from home.  Anyway, I digress. We started out early in the morning, since the temp was to be 90+ and humidity near 100%, so we were shooting by 10 AM. This group was mostly over 60, with some in their 70's. They were all very good.  Me, not so much. I did better than I thought I would. And I payed the price.  I shoot three rounds, over about a 2.5 hour time span. For those of you who do not know, each round the shooter fires 25 cartridges. So, I fired that old gun 75 times.  OUCH!

I've got some splendid bruises to show for it.  I'm not certain why, but even though my shoulder is pretty sore, it did not bruise. The bruise is just past the shoulder, and extends down over the bicep. Looks very weird.  I broke 54 out of 75 clay "birds", (72%). 
I'll do better next time, and hopefully won't bruise as badly!