My first double was a Peiper hammer 12 with laminated barrels that my brother left me when he went off to West Point in 1958. I shot low base shells in it for a little while, but only one hammer worked, so I "graduated" to a Stevens 5100 12 w/30" barrels. It was a bit much to carry and swing (our main upland game were California quail and cottontails), so I replaced it with an "American Round Action pre-64 (actually pre-war; but I hesitate to mention the model number....)Winchester" 16 SxS 28" IC/M which I am proud to say I still have and sometimes shoot.

Oh yeah, I'm 66.