When 9-10 years old in the early 60's, I'd look through all my uncle's gun magazines, gun digests, etc, looking specifically for, and at the doubles that were advertised. I was truly fascinated by them from an early age! My dad gave me a Rem 1900 when I was around 14 years of age and I picked up a 10 ga Spanish boxlock when I was around 16-17 for goose hunting.
Big game hunting and rifles became my interest in my later teen years and on into the early 90's, when my interest again turned to doubles. Although I still enjoy hunting big game and hold an interest in rifles, it's the double that really interests me now.
