Owned and shot a 12 guage briefly about 40 years ago but not for serious hunting only trap shooting.

Starting again as an adult with hunting in mind, I find myself again with a 12 guage. I did fire a similar gun during hunter safety training. Fist shot was a little startling, fine thereafter.

A rifle-shotgun combo gun like the M6 was my starting point this time around, but abandoned for the reasons set forth in the thread.