The Classic Iver Johnson 20 Gauge Single Shot Shotgun
I recently spent some time cleaning up an old iver johnson 20 gauge single shot shotgun that had been sitting in the back of a friend's closet for probably thirty years. There is something incredibly grounding about holding a firearm like that. It doesn't have the tactical bells and whistles of a modern polymer-frame shotgun, and it certainly won't win any awards for rapid-fire capability. But as I wiped away the dust and a bit of surface oil, I was reminded of why these guns were once the backbone of rural American life. They were simple, they were honest, and they just flat-out worked. ...