Tonight on "Top Shot..."

One of the most dangerous things on earth: a military enthusiast holding a shotgun and no idea what the heck he's doing.

Hey all, wanted to post this really quick for a few reasons.
1- I haven't yet posted any pictures and I though now was a good time to "test" it.
2- I haven't posted since Saturday.
3- I got to go shooting today.
I have never fired a gun before.  And, no, Nerf and BB guns do not count.  So my friend Tim invites me out to try my hand at shotguns.  Now, I like history, especially if that history is involving the military.  So my opinion on shotguns is so-so.  Lots of kick to make a handful of little holes; doesn't really sound like fun to me.
Boy was I wrong.  We head out to his in-law's farm and "blast" things in their burn pile.  First victim is an old door.  I'm given a 20 gauge (seen in pic) and I go all out.  There's already a couple of holes in it, which I kindly widen.  So much so that the door looks like it is being cut in half.  I also take off the door knob, and try to blast a hinge off.  Next up is a television, which gets both the 20 gauge, and a 12 gauge.  I don't think we can fix it.  Finally we try to destroy an empty helium tank, but all we do it make hundreds of tiny dents.
But it was fun.  And worth the slightly sore shoulder.  I didn't even bruise (darn).