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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowrider" data-source="post: 768789" data-attributes="member: 3099"><p>I can remember my dad using an Iver Johnson .410 single shot. He "upgraded" to a Western Field bolt action .410 and used that until I was a teenager when he finally was able to buy his Remington 1100 for $100 sometime in the early '70's. I had to shoot the single and then the bolt gun until I got a Mossberg pump 12 about when I turned 16.</p><p></p><p>My grandmother worked part time jobs for a long time to save up enough money to buy my Grandpa a new Browning Sweet 16 for $400 in 1962 for an anniversary present. Up until then he used a single shot 16 gauge which he shot so much the barrel is extremely thin. He would still shoot that gun when the occasional dillo or possum got too close to the house, before he'd shoot his cherished Browning for fear of getting a scratch or something on it. He was soooo proud of that gun because of the sacrifice of my Grandmother. $400 was <span style="font-size: 15px"><em><strong>a lot </strong></em></span>money to them back then. Dad was afraid the barrel would burst on the old 16 gauge but grampa would shoot it anytime. It never did. I have all of those guns now. No telling how many birds fell to those two .410's and that old 16 gauge. Grampa used to save his lunch money and buy 2 shells from a drugstore every day after school. Then him and and a friend would ride their bike to one of their many hunting spots. Back then you had to make your shots count. He and his 3 brothers and 1 sister usually ate what he shot that night. Next day he'd do it all over again.</p><p>So yea you might see me with an old cracked stock, broken butt plate 16 gauge single shot sometime shooting at clay pigeons. Some might shake their head and mutter under their breath. Who cares?</p><p></p><p></p><p>How old is that one? Don't think I've even seen one of those.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shadowrider, post: 768789, member: 3099"] I can remember my dad using an Iver Johnson .410 single shot. He "upgraded" to a Western Field bolt action .410 and used that until I was a teenager when he finally was able to buy his Remington 1100 for $100 sometime in the early '70's. I had to shoot the single and then the bolt gun until I got a Mossberg pump 12 about when I turned 16. My grandmother worked part time jobs for a long time to save up enough money to buy my Grandpa a new Browning Sweet 16 for $400 in 1962 for an anniversary present. Up until then he used a single shot 16 gauge which he shot so much the barrel is extremely thin. He would still shoot that gun when the occasional dillo or possum got too close to the house, before he'd shoot his cherished Browning for fear of getting a scratch or something on it. He was soooo proud of that gun because of the sacrifice of my Grandmother. $400 was [SIZE=4][I][B]a lot [/B][/I][/SIZE]money to them back then. Dad was afraid the barrel would burst on the old 16 gauge but grampa would shoot it anytime. It never did. I have all of those guns now. No telling how many birds fell to those two .410's and that old 16 gauge. Grampa used to save his lunch money and buy 2 shells from a drugstore every day after school. Then him and and a friend would ride their bike to one of their many hunting spots. Back then you had to make your shots count. He and his 3 brothers and 1 sister usually ate what he shot that night. Next day he'd do it all over again. So yea you might see me with an old cracked stock, broken butt plate 16 gauge single shot sometime shooting at clay pigeons. Some might shake their head and mutter under their breath. Who cares? How old is that one? Don't think I've even seen one of those. [/QUOTE]
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