My dad gave me his grandfather's 16 ga. single shot that was restocked by my mother's grandfather after it had been in a fire. I killed my first game (a rabbit) with it when I was 8. When I was 12 he gave me his father's M94 Win. I used it to take my first deer, a 7 pt.
My father died at 47 when I was in the army. After the funeral his wife gave me his S&W M15. Mighty nice of her considering my mom bought it for him as a wedding present when they got married.
