I bought my Remington model 12 in 1982 for $10 from a neighbors brother a few days after my neighbors funeral. He knocked on my parents back door and my dad invited him in for a cup of coffee. After a little BS he said that his brother had 3 guns and he'd sell them for $100 for all 3. Looking back I was a cheap idiot and only bought the .22 for $10. My cousin Mike who happened to be over at my house bought a pristine Winchester model 1897 in 20 gauge for the princely sum of $40. I laughed at the one in 12 gauge because it had a hammer and I had just gotten an Ithaca 37 the xmas before.

I wish I could go back in time and grab that 12 gauge.


"Somehow, the sound of a shotgun tends to cheer one up" -- Robert Ruark