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I read somewhere that the Break action single shot shotgun (as we know it today) originated with Iver Johnson, starting in 1893.i love the old single shots and from time to time still hunt with them. My favorites are the Iver Johnson Champion in 12 and 16 ga. The 12 got hacksawed to 18" when I needed a pdw that had serious thump but could still be used for jump shooting ducks and Canada Goose, or when able, load a 3 inch slug and take home a white tail or black Bruin . The $35.00 pawn shop rescue never let me down and my family never experienced an empty freezer. Twenty years later I found another Champion in 16ga. Slim and light, this little gun was a bird hunting sweetheart. Humping the crazy steep fields around Lewiston and the mountains of Boundary County, or staying behind the dog in mountain home. The little 16 just got the job done!
Dean