Much the same in my my area. Growing up in the 50's most of the guns I remember were pumps or semi's; my dad shot a Savage 775a, but I probably wouldn't know that if I didn't still have it. It's a 16 because after the war that's the first gun he found. I have heard rumors of a ubiquitous "double barrel" that predated the auto, but I don't remember it. I toted a single shot .410 until I graduated to using Dad's gun; it was the only gun I had for a long time.

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