You started hunting with a SXS double Parker and a .30-30 lever action!!
Close..... I started with a SxS double Damascus off-brand (apparently a quality piece!!!!) and a .30-30. Shot, at times, baby magnums in the 12 ga. SXS.. Scares the hell out of me 45 years later to even think about it now that I know better!
But I still hit better with a SXS than any other shotgun.