Now go give that old farmer’s friend the respect it deserves.
If your Champion is pre-1940 with a "two-piece" firing pin, do not dry-fire it. You will break the firing pin. Use a snap cap or a spent shell. Now go give that old farmer’s friend the
The Iver Johnson Champion is a quintessential American single-shot shotgun. Produced from 1909 to 1956 (and again briefly in the 1970s), it was the working-class hero of the field—affordable, reliable, and carried by countless hunters, trappers, and farmers. Unlike the elegant European break-actions, the Champion is a study in utilitarian simplicity. Its nickname, "The Farmer’s Friend," came from its ability to live behind a barn door for decades and still fire when a fox was in the henhouse. and carried by countless hunters