I have a soft spot for the Tenite stocked .410 guns, as branded J.C. Higgins and sold by Sears and Roebuck. My first shotgun was one such and I carried it over hill and dale, in branches and swamps, and took my first doves, quail, rabbits and squirrels with it. It was a loaner from a benevolent neighbor who would drop by unexpected, occasionally, and ask to inspect it to see if I was caring for it properly. He took it back when I was about 12 and gave me a 20 ga. Rem. M11.
Years ago I decided to find myself a nice one exactly like it and, when I did so, I found them not to be undervalued at all, but too overvalued for my nostalgic taste.
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