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ORIGINAL: amr40509
To me THE gun to pass down is a Browning.
My Grandfather passed his old Light 12 down to me in his will (28" mod, looks good but he hunted w/ it for 50+ years, I walked many miles in the woods w/ him carrying it). My father has already given me the Light 12 (32" full, looks like new). I don't have a son yet, but I'll be picking up a new Browning to pass on to him when I do.
The one thing I ask about is his build, and eventual build(can probably get a feel from looking in the mirror) if you are looking at the micro. From what I understand they are built for smaller shooters. I grew up shooting full sized guns even when I was very young, and now have a safe full of guns I can use today, not ones I have out grown.
I guess I just love Brownings though. First gun I got for Christmas was a Browning 22 semi-auto. First gun I bought was a Browning A Bolt 270 that I mowed A LOT of yards to get. First handgun I bought was a Browning Buckmark. The nice thing about these guns is they are still in my safe today. The only bad thing about them is I tend to not take them out in the field quite a much because they are so nice to look at and I want to keep them in nice shape.
jacob is about 23" long and 12lbs. He's not quite ready to shoot yet. I think I should at least wait until he can eat solid food to give him his first shooting lesson. I am built like a chubby gater. I can shoot a Bantam with an extra butt pad on it and do just fine. I had 1/2" cut off of the stock for my 835. I think jake is going to be built more like his uncles on my wifes side of the family. They are a regular build. He can pass the micro on to his son when he has one. That was my intetion . If that is what happens I would feel pretty good about the legacy.[/blockquote]