Ted, he might well have been thinking that I would be limited on ammo. 12, 16 and 20 were easy to find but 28's were not. I got one case of ammo every year at Christmas but that was never enough. I used that gun for everything from Dove, Quail, Tree Rats, Crows, Ducks and Geese when they were on the creek. After the first case all the shells I shot that year had to be bought and paid for my me. So I worked for extra cash whenever I could.
A lot of jobs were in the .25 to $2-3.00 range. Splitting and stacking a load of fire wood for the old Black lady who lived on the farm in a old shack. Dad paid, not her. She was there when we bought the farm and we kind of took care of her. I am certain she was well past 80 when I was just a little fellow. Still can see Miss Betty asking me if I wanted a drink of water as I worked. Said she would draw one out of her well if I did. It was an excellent lesson for life I think in hindsight. Take care of others and work has it rewards. In my case they came in boxes of 25.
I just never wondered at the time how or why the Western Auto Store just happened to have a case of ammo on the shelf almost whenever I wanted one and had the money to pay for it. As pointed out 28's were not very common. Mine was the only one I knew of in the county. To be fair I bought only one once Winchester paper shells loaded with 6 or 7 1/2' most of the time so getting what I wanted was easy. I did get a couple boxes of 5's and 4's once, for big ducks and geese but had to order those special and they lasted me for several years.
