Shot pumps and autos as a teenager but really lusted for a Browning Midas grade superposed as shown in the color glossy catalogs of the mid 60's. Never could afford one. Then the Winchester 101's came out in the mid 70's and I bought a 12 and 20 through the base exchange overseas. Didnt shoot them well, and went back to an 1100 until I picked up a Winchester Model 23 in 1985. 12 ga, 28 in bbls and it settled into my shoulder and cheek like it was born there. I bought it on the spot for $900 with case, and never looked back. I hunted everything with it from quail to geese and shot it better than anything else I had. I sold it after I bought my first Parker, a 16 ga GHE in 1995, and got hooked on vintage doubles. Nothing seems to sit as well as a side by side. All other guns seem to me top heavy in comparison. My son shoots my Parker 16's and I think he is hooked also.