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My first double was a Remington 1894 bought from a little country store.

My first sidebyside was a 12 gauge Westley Richards Droplock Gold name model. 30 inch barrels and single selective trigger, dad bought it from the local grocerry owner which didnt like the gun because it had slight pitting in the barrels.

A Harrington Richardson 20 gauge made in Brazil. It was choked IC/MOD and was a good little gun. I bought it with money I made delivering newspapers and mowing lawns. $99.

In 1949 I got my Grandfather's hammer Peiper 12 Ga. My first sxs purchase was in the early '50's, an L.C. Smith 12 ga Model O with Damascus barrels.

3 YRS OLD.
a cork loaded break action DT pop gun.

I think bobski wins the prize.

Bobski may win for double barrels...but not pop-guns. When I started walking, I started shooting. And I was not particularly unique. I'll bet several others here could say the same.

I can remember substituting a pebble for the cork and how disappointed I was when the curving pellet only bounced off the bird.

By the time I was four, I was aiming and shooting a rifle balanced on my father's knee.

When parents stopped raising their kids that way the world went to hell.

12 ga. Springfield 511 at a gun show that someone fitted with a straight stock. It had 24" barrels and I thought I discovered cold fusion. I didn't. It had the worst dynamics of any shotgun I've ever shot.

Folding Side by side .410 hammer gun with 2 inch chambers nitro proved in Birmingham though now looking back the gun was more than likely manufactured in Belgium. A gift from an uncle that had seen a lot of use but kept me happy and the local pigeon population keeping their heads down.

I was 12 (1953), when my father gave me a Fox B .410; I was deadly on rabbits but far less deadly on quail and doves---still true. Sadly, I sold the Fox when I was dead-broke in graduate school at UVa. Still miss that gun�it had really lovely wood.

Nice Thread.

Berrien