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What was the first make / model of rifle,shotgun or pistol you first hunted rabbits with?? Do you still have it??
What was the first....
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I got a Stevens .410 single shot for my 9th birthday and I still have it and carry it every once in awhile, I`m 54 now
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Mine was a single shot 410 that dad borrowed. Then it was a bolt action western field 410 then a 870 20 then a bps 20. Now it’s a Remington 1100 28. Still got em all except one dad borrowed
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I got a 16 gauge Sears Model 14 single shot bolt action between 10th and 11th birthday. It is within 3 feet of my as I type this. My mom was apposed to me having my own gun. Dad reconciled it with you can have a gun when you can pay for it. Every day after school and on Saturday I picked cotton. Picked it clean I think for 3 cents a pound. After the cotton season ended, I had I think $16. The next Friday I announced that I had $26 and the above shotgun was $24 at the local Sears store. Saturday into town we went I had enough to get the gun and 1 box low brass #6's. Dad did not ask where I got the money. All the deal was I had to pay for it and I did.
The next day after Church, we were eating Sunday dinner and my mother said. You should get your bike and go riding with Gary Allen ( the closest neighbor ), I saw him riding a bike yesterday and it looks just like yours. Dad looked and me and grinned.
I sold dressed squirrels for a quarter a piece to pay for my shells.
The next day after Church, we were eating Sunday dinner and my mother said. You should get your bike and go riding with Gary Allen ( the closest neighbor ), I saw him riding a bike yesterday and it looks just like yours. Dad looked and me and grinned.
I sold dressed squirrels for a quarter a piece to pay for my shells.
410 bolt action with a tube feed, it was my grandfathers gun that he got as a child, still have it and it will be going to my grandson when he is of age, I hopefully will be around to see him kill his first rabbit with it over my hounds someday. I am 60 and got it when I was 11 used to squirrel hunt with it , you could knock them out of the tall beach trees for sure, dang where do the years go
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Old FIE 20 gauge single shot. Still hunt with it when I go by myself.lol I have gun safe full of 1100s and wingmasters but the old FIE is what I take most of the time. My uncle gave it to me when I was 8. I will have it when I die.
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H&R Single shot 20 gauge i got when 10 yrs old. That was 42 years ago. But I can close my eyes and think of it as if was yesterday. My dad would take me every Saturday morning small game hunting with it. Many great memories.
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Most of yall are a good bit older than i...
How much was a box of shells back then if you could buy a shotgun for 20 some dollars??
How about a puppy or a started dog??
How much was a box of shells back then if you could buy a shotgun for 20 some dollars??
How about a puppy or a started dog??
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I think I paid anywhere from $1.25 to $2.25. Canuck was cheap higher in wound be Peter's or High Brass Winchester. I paid $10 for a finished birddog in late 60's
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I started with a Winchester 1200 in 16ga used it a couple year and sold it because it was too heavy. Got a single barrel H&R 16 ga used it a few years and sold it. Got a remington 870 wingmaster 12ga still have it but don't use it anymore. I got a 20 ga 870 express youth gun with a 18 inch barrel that is real nice too carry. Them youth guns are nice when you get old.lol
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That blows my mind!! But you think about how much pay scale would have been in those days ....it makes sense...
It's still crazy!
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I still remember my dad walking in on Christmas morning when I was 13 with a Stevens single shot 16 ga. I still have it at 63.
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