Sunrise was accompanied by gunfire on all sides ..

and listening to it, even more than doing some shooting myself. So I'm with you in spirit.

Last time I went dove hunting I took my Stevens 5100 16 ga. double and some purple hulled Federals. I think that model was only made from 1941-47. My desire was to relive my youth, sporting the same gun that I used in my youth. My grandfather gave me the Stevens when I turned 12. However it was stolen from our house when I was 17. I have since replaced it with a shockingly identical replacement arm.

The plan was good except for one thing. The 1-1/8 oz. 16 ga. loads on the 20 bore chassis; RECOIL. It knocked off my hat a couple times. I finally got 5 birds with about a box of shells. My head pounded as if my brain was disconnected and flopping around in my skull. I had to drive home with my hand over one eye, my good one. That was the last time I fired that shotgun. I'll never sell it though.

But its hard to tell the dove shoot from a normal day in Stockton.