My dad's bird gun, an L.C. Smith 16ga IC/Mod Ideal Grade. I am now 63 and my dad is 93. He has given me other very fine guns, even a Parker VHE 20ga. I guess it's the memories that I retain of hunting quail with my dad and his ability to teach me, train our dogs, and his mastery of that gun. I will get the gun that I wanted some day, but it will be bitter sweet. If I live to be an old man, that gun will really never be mine. It will always remain my father's bird gun, and it will be treasured, and passed on to my son.
