Oh? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif You thought it was funny when I ripped my beard off? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif I gotta admit, even though it hurt like a son of a gun, I couldn't help but laugh when I looked in the mirror on the truck. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif For the folks that haven't heard it, here is the story.
The "incident" happened long after that photo was taken. My beard had grown to a considerable length. I was out in the desert patterning different loads through my shotgun. I was shooting 3" loads of buckshot for the most part. Well, the wind was picking up so I was hurrying to shoot a few more load, choke and barrel combinations. I was down to my last few loads and the wind was blowing pretty good. The wind blew my beard across my shoulder. When I brought my gun to my shoulder a big portion of the right side of my beard was trapped between my shoulder and the recoil pad. When I pulled the trigger it felt like a combination of a hard right punch and my face being set on fire. I put the gun down and watched as clumps of gray hair blew across the desert like little tumble weeds. At first I was doing a dance that must have looked like the Looney Toons Tazmanian Devil, Taz trying to do the River Dance. After I settled down I walked up to my truck and immediately saw my reflection in the window. I then looked into the side mirror, by this time I was laughing, but my face still felt like it was on fire. The balls of gray hair blowing away really cracked me up. The right side of my face was pretty red for a few days.
Oh, I'm really bad about taking pictures, but I plan on making a real effort to take them as this is a trip of a lifetime. My camera is already packed and waiting to go. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
The "incident" happened long after that photo was taken. My beard had grown to a considerable length. I was out in the desert patterning different loads through my shotgun. I was shooting 3" loads of buckshot for the most part. Well, the wind was picking up so I was hurrying to shoot a few more load, choke and barrel combinations. I was down to my last few loads and the wind was blowing pretty good. The wind blew my beard across my shoulder. When I brought my gun to my shoulder a big portion of the right side of my beard was trapped between my shoulder and the recoil pad. When I pulled the trigger it felt like a combination of a hard right punch and my face being set on fire. I put the gun down and watched as clumps of gray hair blew across the desert like little tumble weeds. At first I was doing a dance that must have looked like the Looney Toons Tazmanian Devil, Taz trying to do the River Dance. After I settled down I walked up to my truck and immediately saw my reflection in the window. I then looked into the side mirror, by this time I was laughing, but my face still felt like it was on fire. The balls of gray hair blowing away really cracked me up. The right side of my face was pretty red for a few days.
Oh, I'm really bad about taking pictures, but I plan on making a real effort to take them as this is a trip of a lifetime. My camera is already packed and waiting to go. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-003.gif
