[niteowl77]

I heard one deep "boom" in the distance at about 00:05 on New Years Day, and that was it.

Although mom and dad kept no firearms in the house when I was growing up, most of the other adults in my life did... and celebratory shooting into the air was simply not done. I suspect it was due to a combination of the (then) standard farm/small town Iowa deportment combined with a depression-influenced reluctance to waste ammunition.

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The accompanying photo shows a shotgun which strikes me as a bit unusual… it looks like a plated (Marine Magnum?) 870 with a rather long barrel fitted with an adjustable choke. That is a configuration I have not seen until now.

Mr. niteowl77

[Big Red Badger]

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[marktwain]

It is a 20 Remington 870, probably made about 1965. Nearly all of the finish has been removed for some reason. It has a Polychoke installed.

I grew up with a very similar 870, and I seem to shoot them better than other shotguns.

This one is being modelled by Tia, a young woman that I met at church.