Well, my very first gun was a sparrow-killing Daisy BB gun. When I was 10, I had a 16 ga. Mossberg bolt-action that had the barrel and stock shortened to fit me. The only problem was that I would get powder burns on my forehead whenever I shot it. I mowed lawns and launched boats until I had the $75 to buy an old used Rem. 870 2 3/4 inch with a 30 inch barrel, full choke. Took an awful lot of rabbits and ducks with it. I even killed my first two fox with that old gun. I've acquired a pile of guns since then but I still have the trusty old 870! Ray