My grandfather was a hunter. He had a Winchester 94 in 30-30 that he bought new in 1926. He had a Remington Model 11 in 20 ga that he was an excellent shot with. He replaced it with a 12 ga Remington 11. He took it out on its first hunt and emptied it a pheasant. He walked back to the car, got his trusty 20 ga and never fired the 12 again. I have both now, the 20 ga is more or less worn out and the 12 ga looks like it's brand new, since it's only fired three shots.
My father was also a hunter. He had a Remington 721 in 30-06 with a Bausch & Lomb Balvar scope with the adjustment in the rings, a Winchester 71 348 Win, and a Belgian Browning Auto 5 in 20 ga. He also liked target shooting and had a Winchester 52B target rifle. Just for fun he had an Rockola M1 Carbine he bought from the US government for the princely sum of $25. The only condition was that to get the carbine, you had to be a member of the NRA. How things have changed since 1962.
