Holy cow, I never knew a .410 was an expert's firearm.

My dad started me out dove hunting with a Winchester model 370 single shot .410 when I was eight years old. We'd already been practicing at the gravel pit where he'd throw up beer cans we'd picked up on the side of the road. I'll never forget that on our first dove hunt the limit was 8 doves and I was the only one not to limit out . . . I got 7 and knocked another one down but it got into a brier patch before the dog or I could get to it.

That Winchester was eventually handed down to my younger brother, but years later I bought a .410 side by side double and it's about my favorite rabbit and squirrel gun. I have a 12 and 20 pump but I seldom use them because the .410 is so much more fun.

Thank you Dad for helping me become an expert shotgunner.

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