My first was a Marlin 30-30. It was my dads, he still has it. I also had a 20ga Winchester 1300. I still have that too. I remember using them, but i didnt do much with them. I started bowhunting at young age and i shot my first deer with a bow, i didnt shot a deer with a gun until about 5 years after i was shooting deer with a bow, Shot a lot of deer with a bow before a gun, i still dont take many with a firearm.