As a kid I remember that a number of the kids had the 870 and model 11 shotgun and I was always jealous of them. My father told me that a good hunter did not need a pump action or semiauto shotgun, as I shot should be more than enough. I always thought that was his way of justifing the fact that we didn't have the money to spend on the more expensive guns. now twenty five years later and I am embarrassed to say how many guns I own now, I find my self once again using single shot rifles and shotguns. I kill probably more rabbits and squirrels and even deer as the guys still using the newest and (current) best rifle of the day and I don't burn up nearly as much ammo as they do. In the great north woods here, you aren't going to get more than one shot, and if you do you probably shouldn't be taking it anyways.
I now own a varity of pump action,bolt, lever action and semiauto guns, and still my son hunts with a single shot because I want him to know that it doesn't matter how many rounds you have, its what you do with that first one that counts, the rest are just acknowledgements of your failure to do the right thing the first time.
