Time improves everything except women. Pump shot guns and lever action rifles are like bringing a sling shot to a Uzi show.
Yeah there are old guys that can be good with trap/skeet using a pump, but you really only get one shot. How can you improve on a semi-auto in any likely situation?
An 870 is a lot like a jet boat huh? The only thing they do better than a modern boat is tug on the old heartstrings. Kinda like 2 strokes on the street. Anybody remember the Kawasaki 750/500 two stroke triples? Yamaha RD400's? Rode 'em both, enjoyed the hell out of the Yamaha too. But that Kawi had Basset exhaust and just sounded pissed off even at idle. Cackled like a nitro dragster. Shit I'm old, but damn my teen years were a hell of a good time to be alive.
Oh yeah gun, guns gotta talk about guns. My current favorite is a Springfield XD. Shoots as good as my Glock right out of the box and a more natural feel in the hand for me. Both 9mm because I like to keep things simple. I love 40 but I can practice more with the cheaper ammo price of 9's. Anybody have either a gun safe or a hammerless revolver for the wife for sale?