first shotgun I got was through the mail in 1957, 20 ga savage single shot, from sears. still remember the morning it came, the mail carrier drove out to the house, got out and waited for me to go in the house and get some shells, we set up a couple of cans and both shot it. I was 7 years old. did a lot of hunting with it through the years, my son shot with it when he was old enough. still got it in the gun safe.