In the mid-1990s my LGS acquired and was liquidating a passel of Wells Fargo surplus guns. Winchester 97s, S&W M10s, and Ithaca M 37s. All for around 150 bucks each!
Not knowing how much I would like and need a Winchester M97 for cowboy action shooting it was a few years before I acquired such guns and I paid dearly for it. However, when the dust settled I had a tricked out Model 97 in 16 gauge and I learned to be pretty quick with it. It survived the fire of 2018 and is in my safe presently.
The handguns I acquired went to my then wife; no big deal - I didn't need any of those and I have moved way past them.
My best buy was an Ithaca M37. It has been my go to house shotgun for 25 years now. I just freaking love that shotgun.
