This brought back a memory. Ten yrs ago we were living in another small town 15 miles away. This place had a metal overhang going out back. On one calm, foggy, dark, October night, my wife went out back to have a smoke. She turned on the light, opened and shut the door, then opened it, running in squealing about having a possum in the back. Sure enough, there was a huge one in a cardboard box digging through some trash I tossed in it. I looked around for a 22 rifle but couldn't find one at the moment. I did spot my 30 carbine. Hmmm, that isn't too noisy... I thought. Well, not out in the country. I cracked the door open, turned on the rear light. There the varmit was, only raising his head enough to see his ears. I figured about where the twixt the eyes were, drew a bead and dropped the hammer. BLAM!!! Being under that metal overhang didn't help the blast in the still of the night. I qiuckly shut the door and turned off the lights and TV. We sit there quietly for about 30 seconds, listening to the possum flooping in the box when the cop came flying by. We watched him fly up and down the streets for a few minutes. One thing I found was true. Only shoot once!:biglaugh: