Eugene, if those photos were taken yesterday then global warming has really taken hold in your part of the world. I rarely go pigeon shooting now, but when I do I always enjoy it. Probably the most accessible sporting bird in the British Isles. I used to have a Beretta semi auto for the exact same purpose as you until I decided that using one gun all the time should improve my shooting. The folly of this was exposed by dropping my H&H into the Humber mud…. Oh the shame.