I'd suggest a read of the book on Ernest Hemingway's personal guns- rifles, handguns and of course, his shotguns. He had a Scott 12 bore Monte Carlo live bird gun-and some of the other better graded double guns of his era- merkels and a Browning O/U-- several 20 gauge M21's--The author apparently worked with a G&H top gun guy to authenticate the gun--also believe to be the shotgun he used to end his life in July, 1961.

"The field is the touchstone of the man"..