My first was a Remington Model 33 single-shot .22 my mother found at my grandfather's after he passed away. I was about 11 or 12, and she sold it to me for a dollar. It has the plunger you cock it with that'd blister your fingers until you developed callouses. The first shotgun was a Lefever Nitro Special in 16 gauge, it was under the Christmas tree when I was twelve from my Dad. I'd love to see all of the shells I've run through those two guns in a heap, it would be quite a few. I still have both of them, and I had the Remington sleeved sometime back. It's now really a tack driver. This is a great thread, I am really enjoying it, keep 'em comin!