I started hunting when I was 14, uncle let me borrow his Stevens 311 in .410. Shot some squirrels, maybe a bunny or two. When I had to give it back, my father took me down to Sears and he bought a 12 ga pump, ventilated rib, ajustable choke but not a poly choke. Gun had to weigh 8 lbs. Carrying this hunting when your 15 all day got to be tiring, so the following year, now 16, I had a part time job and talked my parents into buying me another Sears gun, a 20 ga. double with a ventilated rib, beavertail for-end, single non-selective trigger, model 101.540, which I found out much later was a Fox model B I believe.I think this gun was $89.00 on sale. Gun had 28" barrels and weighed 7 lbs., much better. I shot this gun until I went into the service in 1966 and in 1967 went to Germany and joined the local Rod and Gun Club and ordered a Winchester 101 in 20 ga. for $166.85. Still have those 3 guns and only shoot the Winchester 101 sometimes at skeet.
I don't know if they qualify as "cheap" guns, back then that was a lot of money for me.
Last edited by JDW; 09/03/10 01:16 PM.
