my first lever was circa 1957. I was in a hunter/safety course and kids were making fun of me for the old jap arisaka i had.
My mother made my dad get me a proper rifle. At the local hardware store it was 69dollars a winchester 94, which i still have.
I was around 11, so it was a cannon to me. But i watched him and his friends shoot beercans with it offhand at 100yards. That was the goal i was told to strive for, or get to where i could hit running jackrabbits with it offhand.
