1975 ... that was the year I handed in my military M16 and Colt .45 and became a civilian. My first purchase was a Ted Williams (Winchester) 12-ga. shotgun from Sears. My main hang-outs were the Sears, Montgomery Ward and ACE Hardware gun counters back in the day. I have a stack of those old Guns Illustrated catalogs around here someplace. I don't think I ever threw one away. Congrats on the new shootin' iron!