My father passed away in 1965, age 65. I was 17. He traded his Model 1917 BSA sported 30-06 off on a TV in 1957. I was able to buy it back in 2007, 50 years later. I gave it to my sister's grandson and made it clear that it stays in the family! I gave Dad's old Tobin double 12 to my sister's son. I used that Tobin for many years after Dad died. He like hunting Prairie Chicken and bush partridge. (Yes, I know that bush partridge are actually Ruffed Grouse, but that's what my Dad called them - bush partridge)