My Dad was not a looney, guns were just a tool to him. He was a passionate hunter, though, and knew his game.
He thought the greatest woods rifle was a 94 Winchester, and he was not one to mod things much, nor did he worry about loading his own. He just went down to the store and bought one box of whatever they had.
He did believe in practice, so at the end of the season, he would fire that box off.
Same for the 20-gauge pump he hunted squirrels with.
Those were the only guns I recall him using.
