My dad never hunted and I don't know what my grandfather used. I kinda took up hunting from my uncle since my dad died when I was 14. My uncle used a Model 42 for almost every small animal he hunted. He had a cabin in Michigan and brought back a deer every year for 25 years but I don't know what kind of rifle he used. He got me started hunting by taking me out and helping me buy my first shotgun when I was about 16 years old. I bought a Model 37 which I still have.