Am new here so please excuse if I jump right in, Firtst rifle, stevens crackshot, $3.50, exchanged 7 quarts of Maine blueberries for it at 20 cents a quart and split/ stacked guys winter wood. Had three 10 rnd packets of 22 minis and could buy shells 3@ penny at harware.
First shotgun was a colt double hammer and fired reloaded 2 1/2 inch black powder rounds with lead shot loaded by same guy i got rifle from. He let me use it for half the rabbits or partridge, ducks or squirrels until one day he was going to be sent to old farts home by kids and gave it to me. Damn thing used to have to watch and only cock one hammer for if one went they both went and no auto ejectors and if paper shells wet played hell getting emptys out and the damn barrells would roll forward and fall clean off .

Shot gun got stolen, traded rifle and $15 for a model 97 pump, jump black puddle ducks hold trigger back and pump like hell. No limit then subsistence in Maine woods. Opps got carried away.