Ouch!

Since the first of the month the routine for morning dog walks is to grab the shell vest and my trusty 12 ga. Browning auto loader and a handful of dove loads.

I figure the little blond dog (unfazed by the report of a shotgun) can learn from the big black dog what flush, fetch and retrieve is.

Yeah - I know you don't flush doves but wing shooting is wing shooting and before too long we'll have woodcock and grouse to add to the list.

What's with the thumb and that nasty rotten spot?

The first time out I got my thumb caught between the bolt and the breech.  Never put your thumb in the receiver when releasing the bolt.

A thousand times I have handled this gun and never made this mistake.

Sheesh....