I remember oten times, at my aunt and uncles house when I was probably 6-7 years old looking at various gun related magazines that my uncle had laying around on the coffee table. I was drawn to the doubles that were in the advertisements. I guess I thought they were cool looking compared to the pumps, autos and O/U's.
A few years later an employee of my dad's owed him some money, so paid him with a Rem 1900. I bugged my dad to give it to me and he finally relented. I was either 13-14 years old, and used the gun for all my bird hunting until the stock broke (didn't help running full strength loads through it).
I was a fanatical waterfowl hunter in my later teen years and just knew I would be more successful on geese if I had a 10 ga. I located a Spanish double and purchased it for goose hunting, but used the 2 7/8 shells on ducks as an early season warm up. It cost me $80.00 hard earned dollars from haying, lawn mowing and other odd jobs. I think I was 17 when I purchased it and it, along with the Rem 1900 sit in the safe, along with a bunch of others.
I'm actually in the process of refinishing the 10 ga, which includes the stock, a new pad and rust blue on the barrels.Which I'll do myself.
