My 'first' shotgun was my Dad's Stevens single-barrel 12. This thing had a brutal kick to it, and was very hard for me to shoot well.

Then, one day, Dad came home with a Winchester Model 12, 12 ga., with modified choke. I guess it was 'our' shotgun, but I was the only one who ever shot it- and I shot it well. Still have that shotgun.


I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....