For those that see no need for owning one. 5 Reasons to own a shotgun for defense - YouTube

Some if this has been discussed here previously and this is approximately 4 years old. But it makes a great visual for the process.

12"x24", 5m apart. Start with rifle down at 45 degree angle, butt between upper arm and ribs, safety on, finger outside of the guard,. This is with a can and optical siight, flattop AR. That's why I say I'm faster than garnad and his pump 12 ga. He can't even hit the FIRST one that fast...

The existing 'How has your week been' thread has been running along for over three years so I thought it might be time to start a fresh one. This week I disassembled my H&R .45 Colt 'Buffalo Classic Carbine' further than normally done, to confirm which receiver frame they'd used in making it...

Okay I was torn between where to post this as it's definitely an article about hunting. But again maybe someone wants to reconsider any possible plans or advocacy of doing a float trip down the Arkansas and then the Mississippi to New Orleans in a watercraft of questionable durability...