[Oldnamvet]

Today I gave a final cleaning to my Model 94 Stevens .410 single shot. It is still in excellent condition. Tomorrow, I give it to my grandson (actually to his parents to hold until he is ready, he's only 2). My sons and daughters never were that interested in shooting so I waited. I hope he is since his father likes to hunt. While packing it, I found the original instruction pamphlet and the price tag. When my father bought it for me, it went for $29.95 NIB. Doesn't seem like much but that was in 1957 when I believe the minimum wage was either $0.75 or $1.00. It is quite an investment when you consider that before taxes, many people weren't making much more than the price of the shotgun each week. If you think about it, the ratio is about the same today for a new good single shot shotgun. It would be interesting to track the price of a good single shot with the weekly wage at minimum.
Next to pack up, the .22 Crickett single shot and a deer rifle.

[Dave McCracken]

Thanks, you just made my night.....

[Milkmaster]

My boy asked me if he would be able to take HIS guns with him when he moved out. Considering he is only 14 now and has no job prospects in his immediate future, I told him He could certainly take them. What he doesn't know is that I hope to have the majority of the life of them worn out and replaced with memories for him and me by then. :) Maybe he will buy his old man a nice shotgun when he makes his first million.