Will be 64 in May, good Lord willing. First gun ever to hunt with was a Stevens 311, .410, an Uncle's, shot squirrels, few rabbits, later had to give it back. Years later he gave it to his grandson.
First gun owned and still have is a 12 ga. J.C. Higgins pump with a ventilated rib and adjustable choke on it, I believe made by High Standard. Too heavy for a 14 year old to carry, so next year got a 20 ga. J. C. Higgins, ventilated rib, single trigger, not selective, 28" mod/full. This gun is is I believe a Fox Model B. Still have it also. Shot a lot of game with that. At around this same period got my first setter and never shot any rabbits or squirrels again.
Service time in 1967, Germany, bought a Winchester 101 20 ga., first year out, from the Rod & Gun Club, for $166.85, still have this and the paper work. Sent that home in a Leg-O-Mutton case that IL bought in the gun club for $50.00. Also bought a new Remington 11-48, .410, 25" barrel, imp. cyl. for $103.00, used that in Germany for Hares up to 10 lbs, Hungarian Partridge, a few Mallards and pheasant. Still have that. Bought for my wife in 1970 a Beretta BL 4, 28 ga., for skeet shooting, she said the 20 kicked too much, and still have that.
Now my collecting is for L.C. Smiths, mostly pre-13 ones.
Still take the 20 and 28 ga. skeet shooting, my son shoots the 20 and I use the 28.
I use the "elsie" for bird hunting and some sporting clays.

David