Dober,
When I was in high school we had to do a history project on someone we admired. I picked Elmer Keith. I had read "Hell I was there" when I was 10 or 11 years old and I was ruined for life. A 7mm is barely big enough for coyotes! smirk The first gun I ever bought, when I turned 12 was a Smith Model 29-2 with 8 3/8 tube on it. I changed sprinkler pipes for two summers to save up enough money. I got some funny looks from people on the river when I packed it on my dailey fishing excursions. I had one game warden ask me, "Does your father know you have his gun?" LOL laugh
I still bring that book out now and then to read some of the stories. Happy hunting, Casey