54 years ago when I was 12 my folks bought me a Savage model 24V in .222/20ga. We were far from well off at the time and I know it was a stretch on the budget. I shot more rabbits, skunks and 'coons than a fella can imagine. That gun lived in whatever pickup I was driving. Obviously it developed quite a patina from all of the use. Last January I gave it to a young man I've hunted with for many years. He and his wife just had their first child and told me when he's 10-12 it will be a birthday gift. That fills my heart.