My Dad and 2 of his brothers were big time rabbit hunters. Dad traded a Beagle pup in 1952(he was 18) for a H&R 12 ga single shot.
That was the only gun he ever owned. My oldest son now had it. My Uncle had a Sweet 16....I killed my first rabbit with that gun. As a kid, I picked up every hull and would walk around smelling it for weeks...better than Old Spice! My first gun was a 410 H&R single shot for Christmas at 11 yrs old(my grandson will get it), a Marlin model 60 at 18, Savage 311 12 sxs at 19 and a H&R 22lr/mag at 20. After the 3 kids were grow, the wife says I went loony crazy! Hunting with dad and my uncles got me started! A MS degree in Wildlife Biology from Clemson kept it going. Now I have 2 sons, 2 grandsons and 2 grand daughters and they seem to be following my path and the world cant stop it!