[BlindJustice]

THe first handgun I had use of for a couple of years
was a Hi-Standard Dura-Matic. The Dura-Matic was
a Semi-Auto blowback .22 LR. I visited my Aunt in
September and mentioned some of the handguns
I have acquired in recent years. She brought out what
she called her 'little' gun. She brought it out and all
the years rolled back. IT was the Dura-Matic. It was
nice handling the handgun I cut my teeth on once more.
IT will be handed down to her son. My uncle let me use
it for a couple of years and then took it back because his
son was getting of age to experience it. I then took
money I had at age 14 mowing lawns and my Dad matched it
and got a S & W Model 18 so I learned the revolver after
starting with a Semi-Auto.

Getting back to the Hi-Standard and handling it after 40
years. I pulled the slide back and was surprized to find
that the safety was in the position where you find the slide
lock/release on a 1911. The safety was on the
TH side of the frame opposite the the slide lock/release
All I thought was what a weird set up for the controls.

The DA Model 18 S & W was much simpler in operation
and for a first time handgunner or first gun period is much
easier to operate.

My .02

[BrennanKG]

My first handgun (that I purchased) was a gen1 Glock 17, purchased the day after my 21st birthday.
That was followed by an HK USP9mm, then a ParaOrd P14, then a Kimber Gold Combat stainless pre-series II, which is the only one of my first batch of handguns I still own.



B.

[kwelz]

First handgun that I owned was a Colt CCO. Great gun but good lord was it HEAVY! THe first gun I purchased myself was a Colt Defender. Now that was a nice gun. Wish I would have never gotten rid of it.

[M2 Carbine]

When a young teenager my first handgun was a 22 Zip gun I made.
Even though back then it was legal for kids to own guns, kids had no money, adults either.

We would buy a half box of 22's, fifteen cents, at the neighborhood grocery store.


My first store bought handgun was a Beretta 25cal Minx that I bought out of a gun magazine when I was 17 or 18.
The gun was delivered to the house by the USPO.

[Ala Dan]

I'm a bit shame to say, but it was a snub nose .22LR Arminus "Burgo Model"
that I purchased from the old K-mart store in Midfield, AL for the sum of
$42.50. I kept it for many moons; finally selling it for $25 to my (then new)
father-in-law~! :eek:

[Bellevance]

S&W Model 48 .22 mag in 8 3/8. Loved that gun. Sold it in 1972 to buy a ten-speed Italian bicycle so I could keep up with a redhead I was courting at the time...

Ah, youth.

[Gunner4h1r3]

My first gun was given to me by my step-dad. It was the morning of my 16th birthday and he called me into the master bedroom and told me to sit down. He told me about how he thought I was ready and mature enough for his gift and how proud he was of me. He then reached into his closet and handed me a black plastic case. I opened it to reveal a Colt 1991A1 Compact in .45 ACP, his first gun. It is my most coveted firearm in my small but growing collection.

As for the first gun I have bought, I purchased a Mossberg 500 Persuader when I got back from deployment.

[paul105]

S&W Model 10 38 Spcl. I was about 12 or 13 and my dad was picking up some summer school classes at UC Berkley. Wasn't much for a kid to do around town, so I haunted the gunshops. I found a Ruger Bearcat and took my dad in to take a look. He wasn't a "gun person" (not an anti, just not a gun person). Anyway, he took one look at the S&W next to that little Bearcat and said "we need to get a real gun". Worked for me! I had a ton of fun with that old gun. Brings back fond memories. That was almost 50 years ago -- both the S&W and Dad are now gone.

Paul

[ReadyontheRight]

Gunner - My first handgun was a Colt M1991A1 Compact as well. What a great little pistol. I paid a little over $400 back in the 1990s.

[Cougfan2]

My first gun was a Hi-Standard as well. A Supermatic Tournament Military with the 7" heavy tapered barrel. Still have it today. It will be my son's when I pass. Still a tack driver.

[98C5]

Um,


Lorcin .380

(running away hard)

:o

[mikec]

My first was an Iver Johnson double action revolver, looked like a single action. It was cheap and that was all that mattered. (NY requires you to be approved for a permit, once approved you had a certain amount of time to purchase a handgun and get the actual permit. Car troubles just before I got approved ate my gun savings.)

[casio02478]

A glock 17, been a few years, it is still running just fine, got a few more now, but it seems to be the gun I shoot the most - first love is always the best love.

[MustangHowie]

Ruger MKII, I bought it used almost 15yrs ago and I still use it.

[ZeSpectre]

Hrmmm, first handgun of my very own was a Colt Police Positive.

[El Tejon]

IIRC a Colt New Frontier in .22 lr at age 11 or so. I had the two coloured one so I was tactical even in 1980.:D

Here's a photo of the New Frontier for our younger members who may not remember it: http://www.chuckhawks.com/colt_peacemaker22_revolvers.htm

Broke the gun in half during undergrad one shooting session.

[Glockamania®]

Glock 35 OD Green with 3.5 lb. connector, NY1 trigger spring and Trijicon night sights. Awesome gun!

[sm]

Hi Standard Sentinel , Nine shot .22 Revolver.

Maternal Grandma stuck that in my dresser draw crib when I was brought home from being born in 1955.

[dasmi]

sm, you don't by any chance have a picture of your first gun, do you?

Mine was a Ruger Service Six, in .357.

[fletcher]

Gp-100, 3".

[pinotguy]

Dan Wesson RZ-10. Doubt I'll ever get rid of it.

[jwxspoon]

S&W M586, 4" barrel. Bought it from a Washington state trooper when I was stationed up at Ft. Lewis, WA. Ended up pawning it years later in Fayetteville NC for drinking/fun money when I was a single NCO. Wish I still had it!

jw

[RNB65]

S&W Mod 60

[Frandy]

I was 18 and it was 1966. I bought a Colt Commander in .38 Super. Sure wish that I had kept it.

[6_gunner]

I bought a cap'n'ball Pietta New Army when I was 18; the first "real" handgun I bought was a S&W model 10.

[Texas Colt]

Well, many many years ago, when I was young, dumb, and poor...

My first handgun was an Iver Johnson Young America in 22 Long. I paid $30 for it at an auction. I'm not sure which end was more lethal. The timing was off and it would spit lead out the cylinder gap like crazy. I shot it anyway. Like I said, I was young and dumb. When I got a little older and wiser, I sold the gun to Numrich for parts.

[Autolycus]

My first gun was a Glock 17. It was a nice gun but I sold it due to a lack of funds. It was just a Glock so there was no sentimental value really.

[The-Fly]

http://www.btfh.net/shoot/porn/little_dirty_harry.jpg

[jimmyraythomason]

My first handgun was a Taurus Model 68 in .38 Sp. Bought new in 1972 for $68.00. Good gun!

[lance22]

http://www.discountfirearmsonline.com/images/albums/NewAlbum_3764e/tn_70102.jpg

First handgun that I ever fired, watched my dad shoot it from the time that I could toddle along on camping trips, watched my dad carry it on countless hunting trips. Before he died it was the one and only thing he placed in my hand and said "I want you to have this".

... and my kids see me carry it on countless hunting trips, they watch me shoot it from the time they can toddle, and it's my number one tool for introducing new shooters to the sport. It is my highest hope that I too can pass it on to someone who will cherish it as much as I and my dad did.

[Volvit]

Taurus Millenium PT140 <hiding in shame>

[Guy B. Meredith]

S&W 686+ with 6" barrel. Figured it would be the only one, so wanted a dependable all-around firearm.

That was 10 years ago and it has since been joined by others as well as a shotgun and M1 Garands.

[The Bushmaster]

Colt Woodsman .22 LR 6" barrel...Still have it...Used it to teach my 5 children and now it's being used to teach my many grand children...

[wally]

My first handgun purchase was a pair. S&W model 13 3" barrel .357 magnum and a Beretta Jetfire .25ACP. Wish I still had them.

The Model 13 whet to the first wife when we divorced and the Jetfire I traded to my brother-in-law for a Minolta flash meter when he quit the photo business. I've used the flash meter a lot more than I'd ever have shot the Jetfire, but I don't do much serious photography now.

--wally.

[BlindJustice]

Lots of .22 LRs

I recalled a bit more of getting the S & W
Model 18. In a nearby larger town I would
window shop on family shopping outings at a
Sporting Goods/Pawn shop. I was eyeing some
of the used ex-WWII handguns. WHen I got
enough for the P-38 for $35. ( 1964 ) I got my
Dad in there and showed it to him.
THe dealer got it out of the case then he
took my Dad aside as I was hadnling it
The gun dealer did well imo suggesting the
S & W Model 18 in .22 LR. I got a lot more
shooting out of it than the 9MM ammo would
have cost me, that's why my Dad matched
what I had saved so I could afford the $ 78
for the Smith. He called it an early xmas
present

[sixgunner455]

Ruger MkII Standard Auto. 179.00+tax. Has had so many thousands of .22s through it, I couldn't even begin to count. Was my only gun for years. Has had one part go out, the recoil spring guide -- and kept functioning perfectly in spite of it.

They sent me a new one, gratis, when I called to inquire about buying a replacement.

[Halo is for Kids]

Here's mine. I'm one of those lucky enough to still have my first gun.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r132/haloisforkids/422.jpg

[Shear_stress]

First owned: Ruger Mk I Target with tapered 6 7/8" barrel. Still have it, though it's been retired.

First purchased: Ruger Security Six, 4" stainless. Wish I still had it.

[Dirtypacman]

Para 14.40
Still in my collection to this day and was happy with it.

[curmudgeon and anarchist]

Colt Python

[perpster]

On Duty Service Gun: S&W Model 10
Off Duty/BUG: S&W Model 36

Still have and both and will never sell either one.

[aka108]

S&W K-22. Was in 1950 when I was 14. Lot of saved quarters. Guess it was a "straw" purchase as my Mother had to sign for it. Still have it and use it all the time. Nice how they fit all the parts back then. Where the crane closes to the frame, the joint is just about invisible.

[ambidextrous1]

9mm Luger (war trophy), purchased with a box of cartridges, in 1950, for
$15, those were the days.

Oh, I neglected that it had matching serial numbers, 98% bluing and the hard shell leather holster.

I sold it in 1960 for $75 when newly married and money was tight.

The ammunition, pistol and first wife are long gone.

Sometimes, the best you can do is one out of three. :rolleyes:

[esq_stu]

About 1980 - a Browning BDA .45 ACP with decocker. Mag release on the heel. Very reliable, but there just weren't any accessories or parts widely available. I traded it for a New 1911 Series '70 Gov't model.

[jfh]

1) S&W 'Highway Patrolman' 357 Magnum- 1950s, 3.5" barrel, LNIB
2) Colt Detective Special - 38 Spl. - ca. 1935, 2", 90%+
3) Colt Banker's Special - .22LR - ca. 1935, 2" 95%+

Because they are of sentimental value, all three are now Safe Queens.

The first revolver I purchased was a GP-100/6", ca. 1988. The first semiauto I purchased was a S&W 41, HB, ca. 1988. After buying a S&W 52-2 also in 1988, I purchased my first 1911--a Springfield Army blued 1911A1, 'NM frame.'

Jim H.

[michiganfan]

G 17 first gun

[sm]

dasmi wrote:

sm, you don't by any chance have a picture of your first gun, do you?

No, sadly I do not.
That gun was stolen by a member of family and sold for dope.

http://www.histandard.info/models/revolvers/police.html

Mine was this one:

.22 Short, long, Long rifle 5.0" Square butt brown plastic Fixed Blue 9128 1955

[sm]

One of my other "first guns" was a ".22 Special" , seven shot , which I will link to a picture of.
I recently was gifted one of these, by some special friends.
Mine has the factory Gold Plated front sight, just like the one I used as a brat.

http://www.theshootersbox.com/hr_22special_pictures.htm

[Richard Simmons]

Colt Trooper MKIII, nicklel, 4" bbl, .357. Purchased new in 1978. Wish I still had it.

[Ringer]

Mine was a Smith & Wesson Model 586. Bought it new in the mid 80s. Think I bought the flashlight around the same time and still have them both. Not exactly an optimum concealed carry package. It wears the original grips now.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=8246&d=1071110837

[littlegator]

My first was a S&W M&P 9mm. I hope next to get a 1911, not sure yet which one.

[jdc1244]

Taurus Millenium PT140 <hiding in shame>

I don’t see why. For many a first gun was purchased when young and little money was available. That was true for me. My first gun was a Rossi .38 Special. I had no QC issues with it and it worked flawlessly. This was 25 or so years ago and I don’t recall the model, perhaps an M31? In any event I sold it like a fool.

Don’t sell any of your guns, you’ll regret it. Or if you must sell it make sure it’s not the only caliber/kind of gun you have.

I hope next to get a 1911, not sure yet which one.

Your first should be a Colt. Trust me.

(it won’t be your last.) ;)

[highlander 5]

Ruger Super Blackhawk S&W 44 mags were impossible to get. Remember being scared to death about recoil etc,after first shot thought " This ain't the terror everyone said it would be"

[absolute0]

A beautiful polished blue & walnut Browning Hi Power for me, almost 20 years ago now. I went in looking for a Colt 1911 but couldn't quite afford one. The helpful man behind the counter suggested that I might like the Hi Power which was a little less money and fired the more affordable to shoot 9mm cartridge.

He was a wise man :)

[S&Wfan]

Colt single action "New Frontier" in .32 S&W Long.

T.

[Crow61]

My first handgun was a High Standard revolver, "The Marhsal". It was a western style with a 9 shot swing out cylinder. I still have it today. My dad bought it for me at Howard's when I was about 12 or 13.

The first handgun that I BOUGHT was a Ruger .22 auto. I no longer have it.

[benEzra]

Bersa .380 (model 383). I sold it a while back, but I still remember the serial number.

[Black Knight]

I have 2 firsts so to speak. My first handgun was bought by my dad. It was a 6" Colt Python I carried many shifts as a security officer. The first handgun I bought on my own was a S&W model 28 Highway Patrolman that I carried on the same job after I had to send my Python in for repair. I still have both.

[f4t9r]

Ruger 6 shooter of some sort followed very closely by a 1911 Colt.

[Blue .45]

Mine was a S&W M19-4, which i bought from my cousin nearly twenty years ago, for $150. It was in excellent condition. I ended up giving it to my niece about a year an a half ago, after she bought a new house. She was already familiar with it and could shoot it well, plus I wanted her to have a good gun, so I just gave it to her.

[PhrankKastle]

Bought 2 the day I turned 21, a Colt Trooper MKIII blue 4" .357 and a Colt Combat Commander .45. Had both of them till about 2003 when financial troubles required parting with them.

[tallpaul]

My first was a Colt Python- dad was fond of reloading and thought we could load the .357 and .38's almost cheaper than the .22lr I still have that gun and like it. A 6 inch blue with a great trigger ;) My second was a smith model 41.. which I have shot in many a league and I still do shoot it a fair bit! The joys of workin and livin at home :D

Trouble is I started with quality and never have quit liking top end guns :D

[Sun195]

Glock 19, Second Generation. I think I bought it on my 21st birthday. Still have it; still use it; still like it.

[greener]

S&W M&P (.38 special) revolver my dad bought used about 1932. The nickel plating looks a bit ratty, but it still shoots like a dream. I've had it for 30+ years.

[VARifleman]

Les Baer TRS

[Joachim]

Browning Hi-power in .40 cal. Still have it. :)

[AZ_Rebel]

Colt 1911... :neener: Ran several 100K Reloads through it :D. Wish I still had it!!!! :cuss:

[Guitargod1985]

It was a horrible mistake.

[james_bond]

My first Handgun purchace was a Springfield XD tactical in .45acp, a little under a year ago in fact, gosh I love that gun.

[Mojo-jo-jo]

East German Makarov.

I had taken a brief vacation to south Alabama and had stayed in a rough neighborhood. I felt like I wanted/needed a defensive weapon, and I was determined that I would not need a gun but not have one again.

After my return home, I stopped by the usual pawn shop where I had previously purchased several rifles (they had good prices). Being a college student at the time, I didn't have much money on hand. I had set a budget of $200. My reasonable choices in this range were a Norinco Tokarev in 9mm, or the 9x18 Makarov. I asked the guy at the shop which one he thought was better, and he told me he had no idea about either. Knowing little about either myself, I chose the Makarov because it seemed better made, as well as smaller (I intended on getting a concealed carry permit soon).

$180 later, I had (what I later found out to be) an East German Makarov. I made the right choice. It shoots very nicely.

[Srigs]

A Smith and Wesson 40VE.

[ArchAngelCD]

My first handgun was a 4" S&W Model 619. (Seven round .357 Magnum)

[wayno]

My first handgun was a 44mag Redhawk and that same day I bought
another Redhawk and a Mark 1....still have the Mark 1 and wish I
still had one of the Redhawks.

[Jesse H]

My dad gave me a Ruger 22/45. Excellent first gun. After thousands of rounds it's still one of my favs.

My first purchase was a 2nd generation HS2000 (today's XD9). Think I paid about $250.

[DrDavidM]

Rohm/RG 22. It was the best handgun ever made. Well maybe not. But I was proud of it. It had been my grandfathers, who gave it to my Dad, who gave it to me before I can even remember. I still have it, but haven't shot it for a while for some strange reason. :)

[Deanimator]

A Colt Series 70 Mark IV that I purchased immediately after my 21st birthday.

I lived in Chicago at the time, and bought it at at little gunstore in Oak Lawn, that's long gone.

[KI.W.]

Colt Huntsman .22LR. It is gone. Now my .22LR-handgun is Anschutz Exemplar bolt lock with 1,5x4-20 Hakko handgun scope.

[Thernlund]

My first... Colt Double Eagle.

http://208.106.149.12/pictures/ColtDoubleEagle_sm.jpg

I posted this pic on Wikipedia (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:ColtDoubleEagle.jpg) way back when I was contributing.


-T.

[tinygnat219]

Taurus PT22. No longer with me.

[jd70]

Hello I'm new here. My first handgun was a Heritage roughrider in 22. My Dad bought one at the same time, he still has his.

[Hokkmike]

Security six, .357. Wouldn't own one now. Love to tinker with semi autos!

[JJ Hiryuu]

My first handgun was a surplus CZ52, I paid $99 for it. It shot well enough, but was rather ungainly and not very useful for self defense.

Keeping with my tiny budget, I then bought a Bulgarian makarov. After I was old enough to do so I carried it. Never had an issue with it, and still have it. It's since been refinished because I've worn the bluing off the front-strap and areas of the slide, but it still works great after thousands of rounds.

My first new gun was a Glock 17, 3rd gen. It works. It might be a square looking utilitarian gun, but I will never get rid of it. It was one of my first major purchases. Not only that, when the serial number is read phonetically, it sounds like one is saying a certain explicative about another caliber. I'll leave that to the imagination I guess.

[armed85]

My first was a Glock 21. I decided I did not like it because of the huge size and poor ergonomics.

After that I tried several revolvers: 6" Smith & Wesson 66, 4" Ruger GP100, 6" Ruger GP100, 4" Smith & Wesson 686, and a Smith & Wesson 642. I decided I do not like revolvers because of the weight and long double action trigger pull.

After that I thought the 1911 would be perfect based on the reputation for excellent triggers. After two Kimbers and two Colts, 4 1911s in total, I decided I do not like 1911s because of the weight.

After that I thought a polymer gun would be the way to go. After my experience with the Glock 21, I wanted to try something smaller and more ergonomic. I bought a Smith & Wesson M&P Compact in .40 S&W. I decided I did not like it because of the way .40 S&W recoils.

After that I bought a Smith & Wesson M&P full size in 9mm.

Now I have my first gun. Or at least, the first gun I want to keep.

(Well, to be technical I still have my Smith & Wesson 642. I don't enjoy shooting that little pocket rocket, but having a gun that I can conceal in almost any clothing is too good to sell.)

It only took me 12 (yes, twelve) tries.

[Fishman777]

Very comfortable grips, but I really didn't like the Buckmark's overall design very much.

Within the first few months of owning that gun, I shot the gun until the barrel came loose. I didn't like the idea of owning a gun that could fall apart if you didn't tighten a screw adequately. I decided that it was time to go for a more robust gun. I replaced it with a Ruger Single Six Hunter. I'm still not used to it, but I'm shooting it a little better now. I haven't been shooting as much as I'd like. I'm sure that I'd be much further along if it weren't football season.

Its funny, I'm a pretty darn good shot with my .357 magnum revolver, but I am a pretty lousy shot with my .22. I'm still getting used to the trigger and 7.5" barrel. I'm sure that I'll be fine.

[whynot1911]

My first hand gun was a ruger 22, it was a great shooter.

[W.E.G.]

.380 caliber

Mid-70's Interarms import.

Just about the worst choice imaginable for a recreational handgun.

Slide bite, lousy sights, anemic cartridge.

WHAT was I thinking?!!!

[gunmn74]

This was my first real handgun if you dont count my Jennings .22 jamomatic.
I loved that H&R revolver but traded it as a youg kid thinking I wanted a
semi-auto. I think I sold it for a hundred bucks.
That was my first handgun and the trade I regret the most.

[Old 112]

Colt New Frontier 22/22m G series around 1970(1). It shot the magnums very accurately, but patterned the LR.

Old 112

[nwilliams]

S&W Model 14 in .38 Special

Wish i still had it but that was many years ago, the first I bought and the the first I sold.

[doc2rn]

Ruger MKI and I still have it.

For all of you H&R fans, I just bought a 199 since my Great-Grandpa had one. It took me a long time to find it.

[Snapping Twig]

6" S&W 586 @ 1983 which I sold regrettably, but recently I replaced it with a 4" 686 which IMO balances better.

[Glockman17366]

First gun I bought was a Dan Wesson Model 15-2V...so I guess that's the first I really owned.
My father gave me an ancient breaktop .32 revolver when I was 13 or 14. Can't recall the brand...but it was old when I was young (40 some years ago).

[frenchbushmaster]

My first handgun was a UBERTI Remington 1858 Stainless.

http://armes-et-tir.net/galerie/albums/userpics/10100/ZREM1858.jpg

Black powder gun could by buy when you are 18 year old.
I buy it with the money of my anniversary
I had wait to be 21 year old for buy a modern weapon.
It's French law.

I have a very good memory of this gun.
My first shooter feeling. With many mistake etc..
The beguining of a pleasant adventure.:)

[madcratebuilder]

A Ruger Super Blackhawk in 1970, followed by a gold cup the next year. Of all the crap I have owned over the years, I have always got my money back on firearms, hot rods, choppers, race cars, NO WAY.

[zenner22]

Mine was a Dan Wesson model 15-2VH .357, blued, six inch barrel. Purchased new from a hardware store when I was 15 years old. Ok, my parents bought it for me with my money. Paid $251 for it. It is still the most accurate revolver I ever shot. Got rid of it long ago, however. Another of my firearms selling regrets.

[ojibweindian]

Mine was a S&W 457. Good gun.

[First Shirt]

Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Mag, bought used in 1970, along with reloading dies, bullet mold, and cast-iron pot. Ran tons of wheelweights through it, made enough money winning bets that I bought a new Reminton 788 (lefty) with the proceeds.

Traded it to a collector for a New Model Bisley Blackhawk in .41 Mag, which I still have.

[security6]

A Security Six of course. Blued, 4" barrel, 357 Mag. I still enjoy shooting it.

[JesseL]

My first handgun was a Ruger 22/45 purchased a day or two after my 21st birthday. J&G Sales was running a special on them for around $175.

[mnw42]

My first handgun was a Ruger Mk1 I got from my father. Shortly after I turned 21 I got a Colt 70 series Gold Cup LNIB for $650. I really wasn't looking but the price was too good and I haven't regretted it! I have a pic or two floating around here some place...

[Chuhhuniban]

A S&W .38 Special revolver of a long-forgotten model. Handed to me by my father as I prepared to take a train 1,200 miles to my grandparents' house to pick up a '54 Chevy that my grandfather was giving me for my sixteenth birthday (which had been two days before — it took two days to get the drivers license I had to have to drive the car back home). It took three days to drive home (alone). At the first night's stop, the man who trained me to handle firearms safely (ex-cavalry officer) saw the pistol in the car, inspected it, and made me clean it. He told me to tell my father that the pistol was dirty — I wasn't that dumb, even at sixteen. When I got home, I took the pistol to my father, but he just told me to keep it. Sadly, I traded it for a reissue Colt Single Action Army the following year (when Colt began making them again in the 1950s).

[schmidtundveßon]

Mine was S&W 5904, and I still have it.

[FLORIDA KEVIN]

My first was a Ruger Stainless Speed Six ! .357 mag

[SoonerSP101]

First was a gen. 1 Glock 19

[YZR]

Springfield Armory XD9SC and I still love it.

[BobMcG]

A 6" barrel .357mag S&W model 28 Highway Patrol back in '79.

[Ed Ames]

First handgun? A crossman CO2-powered revolver when I was about 7. I'd go into the backyard with a box of pellets (BBs were verboten in the house) and shoot at about 25 feet, usually at targets like pennies. or the raised pullers on soda cans (not the can itself). It's also the only gun I've ever "hunted" with... shooting rats we scared out of a wood pile. It killed them quite dead.

First cartridge handgun? That's a harder question. My parents had guns but they weren't really mine even when I had unrestricted access to them. I'd say the first that was inarguably mine was probably my .455 Webley MkII (antique). I bought it as a sort of silent protest to California's dumb laws... they make people jump through hoops and wait and suffer to get a .22 but I can place a phone call and have a webley shipped to me UPS ground.


I think the stories in this thread are great though... it's interesting to see the spectrum from people who went out as adults to buy their first handgun all the way to people who had guns almost literally from the cradle. It pays to remember that spectrum too. The range of backgrounds surely affects what we each consider normal or reasonable.

[Library Guy]

The first handgun I ever fired was my father's Ruger Single Six- old style- no transfer bar.

My first handgun was a Ruger MkII my dad gave me sometime around my 16th birthday.

The first handgun I purchased was a Walther P5. Lord knows why...

[woad_yurt]

35 or so years ago, my first was a .41 Deringer black powder repro I mail ordered when I was 12 or 13. I still have it and it still works. Now, it looks like a dug-up original, it's so used.

[stownsend]

My first was a Beretta model 96 I bought in college. Still have it and love shooting it. Shortly after that I bought a Browning Buckmark as it was a lot cheaper to shoot.

[Lupinus]

My truely first handguns came to me at the same time, an OLD S&W .30 special revolver, I believe the madle was refered to as an MP style one but I might be slightly off.

The other was a modle 1934 Mauser pocket pistol in 7.65 browning (.32 ACP).

Both weren't really shooters. The revolver was a bit more of a piece to look at and the mauser was a bad jammer.

My "first" handgun was a Sig 239 .40 S&W and is the only one of the three I still have.

[GSPKurt]

My first was a Colt Combat Commander (Series 70) in brushed nickel. I paid $250 for it. God, I miss that gun.

[Intrepid Dad]

My first gun was a S&W 629 .44 Mountain gun. Nothing like starting off small. :rolleyes:

[Hunter0924]

The first pistol I owned was a Colt Combat Elite chambered in .45 Automatic and I still have her.

[Koblenz]

S&W Model 15 .38 Special. It was considered one of the top police/home defense guns back when revolvers were more popular than automatics.

[m1009]

Well, I'm embarrassed to admit it, but what the hey......wanted the "James Bond" Walther PPKS in 380 cause it looked cool.....(I was young, what can I say!) Quickly learned that, while accurate, it beat the hell out of the tang of my hand. Blowback, you know, and my small hands didn't help. Quickly graduated to a 45 acp Colt, and loved it. No problems shooting it. Pretty much stuck with the 45, started with Officer's, full size for competition, and Commander size for carry. Got tired of always messing with the Colts parts and tweaking them, switched to Sig Sauers. VERY accurate, and no tweaking!
Of course, now I carry a Sig GSR, so I'm back to the 1911 style, lol! My favorite.....:D

[okienate]

My first piece was given to me from my father upon successfully completing a degree in Engineering. After the ceremony, my father walked up to me, shook my right hand and placed a NIB Beretta 92FS into my left hand.

He looked me right in the eye and said, "Here, you'll need this......"

Still have that pistol today and it shoots like a champ. It wasn't the sexiest, trendiest, or even best pistol on the market. The one thing it was (reliable and effective), and the message from my father stick with me to this day (if you're gonna be on your own, you're going to need some tools).

Glad I never let go of the pistol or the simple message.

[BlindJustice]

I'd say this is most surprizing in that it's a thread I started
but didn't expect to be commenting in the page #5 of it. As
Ed Ames noted it's interesting to hear of the different generations
and economic as well as personal preferences that influenced
what this membership has in terms of experience with a first
Handgun. Hey didn't Ed Ames play the Indian sidekick to Davey
Crockett in the old 50s series ? Guess they just had flintlockes

Humerous aside

Oh wait the classic Ed Ames on Johnny Carson Ed Ames had played
the indian and his sidearm was a tomahawk so when Ed was a guest
on The Tonight SHow Johnny had him throw the old
tomahawk at a man sized full silouhette - Ed threw the
tomahawk and planted the hammer blade right in the
crotch of the target - Johnny looked at it as the
handle was pointing up as ahem a man's personal might
be called at the ready if yah know what I mean Johnny
had the killer punch line... Gee I didnn't know he was
jewish...

Back to first Guns

[SergeantC]

My first handgun was a Glock 22 I bought four years ago, when I was 39. I still have it, and I plan to keep it.

[jad0110]

Springfield XD 9 Service. No longer own it.

Great gun, not great for me. I never did fit me quite right, and I never could get used to the trigger pull, not to mention the trigger safety that always dug into my finger. Plus, while firing it I could feel the polymer frame flexing in an odd sort of way that I found to be distracting. Consequently, I never could shoot it consistently well.

I see why people like them; just not my cup of tea.

[SageMonkey]

CZ70 in 32acp. Nice little gun, though it would ftf after a couple boxes of WWB. Always run properly if it was clean though.

[makarovnik]

Makarov. About 11 years ago. I still have it.

[gcrookston]

My first handgun was a mixed up, reblued Luger I bought, having always wanted one. My 2nd was a very nice S/42 1938 Luger (I'd read a little and talked to some people that got me in the right direction). I spent the next 10 years collecting and shooting guns much older than me. The first pistol I purchased that was actually "new" was in Christmas time 1989, a Sig 226.

[Fishman777]

Wow!!

I think that the Beretta 92FS is about as sexy of a pistol as I've ever seen. Definitely in my top five pistols of all time.

[enfield]

A Colt Peacemaker in .22LR/.22 Magnum. Still have it. :D

[BridgeWalker]

I actually do not have one. I shoot the S&W 59 that was a gift to my husband. I've pretty much unofficialy adopted it. Heck, I've been learning to reload for it.

But the first one I ever shot was a Ruger Blackhawk 357mag.

Probably picking up a Mark II for my birthday in January though.

[Invisible Swordsman]

My first was a Ruger Super Single Six purchased in 1971 when I turned 21. I bought it brand new at Clark Brothers Guns in Warrenton, Va. for $79.00. I still have it.

[Ditto_95]

CZ27 purchased at a flea market for $100.
Sweet shooting gun. Very reliable.

[possum]

my first handgun was a sa xd service model .40 which i still own, i love it now more than i did then, it has been great.

[The_Shootist]

S&W Model 617 .22 LR with a 6" bbl.

I still have that revolver and expect to always!

[Blue4]

Smith & Wesson Model 19, 4" bbl .357 mag. Still the best shooter in my collection.

[461]

Ruger Super Single-Six I purchased with my first paycheck after getting out of the Air Force. Played around with .22LR and kept it loaded with Magnums for home defense, it gave my wife comfort for a summer in LA while I had to be away. Like most of us that sold our first guns, I regret selling it but have remedied the situation and I have three Single-Sixes right now that aren't going anywhere.

[kamagong]

Ruger Mark III 22/45. I bought this model because I knew I would eventually get a 1911 and I wanted a .22 that closely mimics JMB's wonderful invention. It's still the gun I shoot most often, especially since .45 ammo is so expensive.

[possom813]

The first was a Ruger Security Six .357 that was nickel plated and stainless. My dad gave it to me for my 20th birthday and it got stolen out of my truck about 4 years ago.

[Noxx]

My first was a Bersa Thunder9, that I hated and disposed of in short order.

[hank327]

Colt Series 70 Government Model 1911 in 45 ACP.

[Stevie-Ray]

Ruger RST-6 .22 in 1979. Wow, almost 30 years ago. You'd think I'd be done buying by now.:D

[MassMan]

My first was a S&W Mod. 39. I wish I never sold it!

[nerfsrule2]

The first handgun which I bought was A Smith and Wesson model 29, 44mag -six inch; in blue. I am very happy to say that I still have it!!!

[SergeantC]

My first was a Glock 22, which I bought a little over 4 years ago.

It turned out to be just the first of many so far, with more to come . . . :)

[Pilot]

The first handgun I bought as a young adult was a Browning Challenger II in .22 LR. Great plinker. I had shot some of my Dad's pistols before that but they were his not mine. It was a great feeling to buy and own my own handgun. Can't beat a .22 for a first pistol!

[Mr. 16 gauge]

Colt Trooper MkIII in .357 magnum; blued steel, 6" barrel....still have it.

[MattFromMA]

The first handgun I bought was a Ruger SP101 in .357 magnum.

[Owens]

Stoeger .22 Luger
Fine shooting pistol. Sold it a few years after and regretted doing it. Missed it so bad, I recently bought another from a THR member, Rex B.
Shoots great! Good guy to deal with too.

[66912]

Ruger security six

[fastattack]

Ruger GP-100, 4".
Still in service as my defensive house gun.

[jdorian]

S&W Model 410 which is .40. Awesome gun, got it used, but it was never fired. Apparently part of a collection. New condition of course.

[Kind of Blued]

Mine was a Browning Buckmark Hunter which I bought with birthday money. A friend of mine recently picked it up from my house for me while I was at work, we were going to shoot together, and drove from my house with it on the roof of his car. Long gone.

[AZ Husker]

My Dad's H&R 9-shot .22. Boy, did I kill some sparrows and pigeons with that thing!

[Sgt.Dusk]

my first handgun was CZ 122 sport .22LR
I sold it a month ago after ca 100k shots.
It was too picky with ammo, but very accurate pistol.

[massglockman]

the fist gun i bought was a glock 27 with pierce mag extensions

[REPOMAN]

Jennings .22 semi-automatic

[mpc12]

My first purchase was a Kimber Tactical Pro, first gift was a Ruger MK II

[micky692002]

glock 23

[Legionnaire]

Browning Buckmark Plus.

[stevereno1]

stainless raven 25apc. what a piece of junk.

[Steve B.]

Mine was a CZ75 9mm. Next was a Ruger Bisley 45 Colt. I have neither now and don't really miss them.

[arflattop]

My grandmother gave me my grandfather's WWI carry pistol -- Colt 1911A1. I was 12 years old, and thought I'd died and gone to heaven..........

[hkenvy91]

my first pistol was my worst

nickel raven 25 auto i picked up for 150 bucks at a dealer! they said it was a good pistol darn liars they were

[hkenvy91]

hey arflattop , never part with that gun brother! my grandmother doesnt remember what happened to grandpa's 1911 that he carried at omaha beach. i think one of his sons hocked it along time ago! its a shame and i cringe at the thought

[1911 guy]

Given to me by my Grandpa, it was a Colt .44-40. Never had anything but black powder cartridges through it, per his instructions. Still have it, it's the only revolver I own.

[bhp9mm]

mine was a ruger p-89 dao.

[XD-40 Shooter]

Taurus 669 357 mag, great gun.:D

[mbw1018]

Police trade-in Beretta 92F, I've tried to find another that I like better and haven't been able to do so.

[weisse52]

The first handgun I saved and purchased was a High Standard double action, nine shot 22.

The first gun I "had" was the P08 my father brought back from WWII. I say had, because my father always said it would be mine.

I still have it today.

Even with all the others that have come and gone, I have hung on to this one to this very day.
Still shoots great!

[nerfsrule2]

My First, A Smith & Wesson model 29; 44 mag. Six inch in blue. (bought in 1979) I still have it today:D

[starshooter231]

My first handgun was a Smith & Wesson Model 10-5 38spl 4 inch. I really miss that gun.

If anybody happens to have one they are looking to get rid of please let me know.
starshooter231

[qbpc]

Colt Combat Comander two tone Nickle frame w/ blue slide.
BB

[wvshootist]

Browning Hi-Power MKII in 40SW caliber. I bought it in 1997 and still have the weapon.

[10-Ring]

My first was a POS Taurus 380 that I kept for just a few months. I sold it & turned it into my 2nd handgun that I still have -- my P7M8 :cool:

[the_fallguy]

I think I remember all of the handguns I've ever owned, but maybe not the order. As far as I can remember, it went HK VP70Z, Browning BDM, FN Hi-Power (this is the model I really learned to shoot with), HK USP40, Glock, Glock, Glock, Glock, Glock, you get the idea :)

[yongxingfreesty]

bauer .25 acp.

[CajunBass]

First I ever fired was some kind of a Single Action 22, possibly an old three screw Ruger, but I didn't know enough back then to know. It belonged to a friends father, and we'd sneak it out to the pond and shoot at frogs with it. Note, I said "Shoot at." I don't recall ever hitting any.

The first one I ever carried was a really nice Colt 38 that was issued to me on a security job. No qualifying, no training. They just handed me the Colt, six rounds of LRN ammo, and a Sam Browne belt and holster. I sure would like to have that gun. I must have dry fired it a million times. I think it had the best trigger I've ever felt.

The first one I ever owned was the classic Smith & Wesson, Model 19 "Combat Magnum" with a 4" barrel. I still kick myself for trading it off. :banghead:

[Geno]

A nice little blued .22LR, and I can't recall the make. I wish I could...darned thing was nice. All I recall for sure is it was made in Brazil.

Geno

[Silvanus]

Glock 17. It's still by far my favourite gun today. But I must admit that I shot it very bad when I first got it. But I had nobody to teach me anything, so it was not really the gun's fault. But a .22 or .357/38 revolver is probably the best gun for a complete noob.

http://i22.servimg.com/u/f22/11/50/35/28/glock110.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=1&u=11503528)

[dtown240]

My first gun is my Beretta 92FS. I had decided on it because it's what I used in the Marine Corps, and the caliber and weight make it a nice gun to let other new shooters enjoy shooting. My second gun is a 6" Colt .357 Match Target revolver that my Great Grandfather carried in the Police Auxillary in 1968. Neither is going anywhere.

[spiroxlii]

At first, I read through this entire thread and thought to myself, "What?! Nobody else had a Ruger 10/22 as his first gun?"

Then I remembered that the thread was about handguns.

The first handgun I bought in my own name was my Uberti Colt SAA replica, and I love it to death. But the first one I handled, which is now unofficially mine since I do all the firearm maintenance in the family is the Heritage Mfg .22LR single action revolver that my father bought several years ago.

[Oodin]

The Ruger Mk III Hunter I own, became officially mine just three days before I bought my Sig P226 .40S&W.

I absolutlely love the Ruger. Jury's still out on the Sig.

[FranklyTodd]

Brand new Taurus PT92 with walnut grips, in 1985. I was 17, so my Dad had to sign for me...

I still have it, and it still has NEVER jammed or failed. Way too big and fat to carry for me (15+1), but it's still one of my three main home defense weapons.

[theNoid]

Mine was a 6" S&W 686 in which I shot mostly .38spcl through due to the cost of ammo. Absolutely loved that gun, and cannot even remember the reasoning behind getting rid of it....sad. :(

Noidster

[katastrof0]

A used Ruger MKI

Bought it around 2002. Made in the early 80`s as far as i recall.

Really shiney with practically no wear on the finish but the previous owner had destroyed the barrel to the point that it wouldnt group less than 8" at 25yards. Tried firelapping it which brought the groups down to 3".. Then the pin that keeps the firing pin from slamming into the chamber wall broke.. Sent it to the gunsmith to fix the dent in the chamber wall.. Then after a while the same pin broke again.. Then again i stood there with a dent in the chamber. FTE..

Took an angle grinder and sawed it in 3 pieces, delievered the remains in a plastic bag at my local police to get it off my "permit";)

Learned a great deal with that gun.. How firearms work internally and WHY I NEVER EVER SHOULD BUY ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE IT LOOKS REALLY SHINEY!:D:D

BB John

[Scratchy]

Brand new 4 inch Taurus Tracker in .357mag 7 shot.
should have kept it

[Archer1945]

S&W Model 19-4 with a 4" barrel

[KrankyKraut]

Bulgarian Makarov.

[ashtxsniper]

Walther German WWII issue P-38. Still got it.

[Darthbauer]

Beretta 96 vertec pos. Fun at first then I just started to hate the crap out of it.

[1035 TOG]

Ruger Mark I Target .22 which I purchased new in 1970. It's a favorite and I still shoot it regularly.

[Erik]

Colt Buntline Scout

[mds2004]

Sig P226 W. German. Won the Gunbroker auction days after my 21st birthday which was only 13 days ago. Still waiting for it to come though :(

[davepool]

a Raven .25 auto.... a total and complete POS... but i was young and dumb and it was all i could afford

[jh9x18ky]

Smith and Wesson Mod 31 32 caliber.

[Bingo 7]

My first one was a Ruger P95 .40 SW. It was double action only and the trigger pull was to awful...Traded it for a Savage Fox double barrel 12 gauge shotgun.

[Nikdfish]

My first was a Ruger Super Single Six that I bought when I was 18 (1971). Later added a 1.3x Bushnell on a Phantom mount ...

Nick

[American_Pit_Bull]

I was given a Bulgarian Makarov when I was in middle school...
The first gun that I bought myself was a HK USP45.

[sargenv]

Thompson/Center Contender Super 14 in .30-30 Winchester... I still have it too :)

I saw someone shooting Handgun Sillouette and HAD to have one of them long range handguns.. It took me a few years of constant practice, but I managed to do pretty well with it.

[hceptj]

s&w 66 snubbie...got it when i was 13 years old...mom got it in the divorce...:)

[DevilDog0402]

Beretta 96 (.40 S&W) - got it when I was 19.

[John&AndysDad]

S&W 4013 I belive was the model. I also belive that was the last Smith and Wesson I ever bought

[jds327]

im very ashamed to admit this mine was a rohm rg10 that was a 22short that couldnt hit the side of a barn total POS that i got at the local pawn shop for a grand total of 24.95 a few days after my 21 birthday which hasnt even been 5 years ago. I still have it somewhere just because it was my first handgun, couldnt part with it for that reason.

[PhatForrest]

Kimber TLE II, the day after I got my permit.

[shep854]

Pistol #1 was (is) an early Colt Series 80 Combat Commander in stainless, purchased back in 1989. Due to the cost of .45 ammo, it mostly guards the safe.

I had just become aware of the truth about the Second Amendment and gun ownership, so decided to exercise my Constitutional right.

Logic said, "Get a .22," but I wanted a 1911, as close to GI as I could find. Springfield Armory's 1911-A1s were out, but I couldn't find one. I had recently read Mas Ayoob's very positive review of the Commander, and a friend at a pawn shop had a NIB on hand. 'Want' won, so the Commander went home, and it has been a winner.

I had an ambi safety installed, and an arched mainspring housing.

It is my "If I could only have one gun" gun.

[eng23ine]

First handgun that I purchased with my own money: S&W 4506 (still have it).

First handgun that i had: Hi Standard Sentinel Deluxe, that my Grandfather gave to me...but it was stolen some years ago.

[MikeS63301]

S&W model 15 here. 4" version. Great shooting little gun! :)

[NG VI]

at 18 I bought a used USP40, with a Hogue grip on it, god i love that gun. next was a CZ 452 bolt 22, then a CZ 97B, then a ruger p89 (only gun I've ever sold, wish i hadn't but whatever), then an S&W 586 6", a few weeks later at the range bought a S&W Model 28-2 for $250, and this summer a Sigma

[Owens]

Stoeger .22 Luger

[sniper5]

First handgun I USED was a High Standard .22 Sentinel. The first handgun (if you want to call it that, not exactly a snubbie) that I PURCHASED was a Remington XP100 in .221 Fireball.

[Headless]

S&W 659 9mm :D

[P5 Guy]

S&W Model17 four screw in 22LR target trigger and hammer. It still gets a good shooting on the weekends.

[ruger45]

Ruger P-345:neener:

[Fisherman_48768]

I've never seen so many tears shed by grown men.

[10X]

I started out right with a 1911.

In the 1960s I bought a 1911 made in 1918. The military had X'd out the SN and replaced with another SN. It had been modified with bigger sights for target work, trigger work, nicely done cross hatches on the front of the frame and refinished. It shot very well. After several years, it started acting up. The slide wouldn't stay open on the last round and some infrequent feeding issues.

Well, it wasn't worth a lot back then and it was easy to replace so I did.

I do wish I had it back.

[Tom Fury]

4 in Blue S&W model 29: traded for Gibson L6S (wish I had them both back)
1st I carried seriously was Ruger P85 that always worked for me (traded for P-14 framekit gun with Colt Combat Elite upper; wish I had that one back too!)

"Behind this smile, its' easy to trace, the tracks of my tears..."
(I liked the Johnny Rivers cover)

Cheers, TF

[ashgee]

At age 16 (quite a while ago), I bought a junky looking piece that I now think was a Navy Colt or similar model from a schoolmate. It looked exactly like this one: http://www.johnnyg.westhost.com/cwg73-colt-1851-nav-s.JPG - minus the trigger guard, which wasn't brass.

When I found out it had been "decommissioned" by jamming some metal rod into the barrel, I was so disappointed I sold it again. Now wish I hadn't, of course. Pretty sure it was the real deal, and would have loved to see it restored.

[FRT007]

Dad bought me a S&W K-22 Masterpiece - 1978 or so.
I bought a S&W M13 .357 with 3-inch bbl shortly after I turned 21 - 1983. Still have the M13.

[Bellzy]

S&W 686. If I remember right bought in 1985

[budder]

CZ 75B SA. I probably should have started with a .22, but I still love that gun.

[The Canuck]

The first handgun I ever fired was my mom's little .22 of unremembered manufacture. I was eight and remember hitting the can and being ecstatic about not missing. The next handgun I fired was a Browning HP that belonged to my stepdad that very same day. The next time I picked up a Browning was in the Army. The first handgun I ever owned was my TRP Operator, talk about a big step up...;)

I wish that the two pistols I first fired were still in my world, but they were stolen from my Stepdad's estate before they were catalogued. :fire:

[Rule556]

My first handgun was a PA-63 (Hungarian clone of the Walther PP, with an aluminum frame and chambered in 9x18 Makarov caliber), a somewhat odd first choice, if I do say so myself.

[swan hunter]

Got it Christmas of 6th grade year. Had a scope mounted on it and I was hardly ever without it! It was my prized posession...Actually, we didn't have that many possessions.
It never let me down!:)

[AndyC]

1981 - Cz 75

[shep854]

AndyC; A CZ75 in 1981? There has to be a story. C'mon-give!

[john paul]

ruger gp100 4" in ss. my wife (at the time) told me it just looked meaner than the other guns i was looking at. i was looking at a copmact 1911 and some others but i bought the ruger. still have it, still love it, will keep it!

[hhb]

Iver Johnson Sealed Eight, bought it when I was in high school, $25.00 including cartridge belt, and Bauer holster. I got really good with it.

[OAKVILLE SHOOTER]

The first handgun that I ever shot was dad's H&R DA .22lr

The first handgun that I ever bought was a Beretta 92F

The first handgun that I ever bought brand new was a Ruger Blackhawk .30 carbine

[tuckerdog1]

The 1st was a Jennings J22. Paid about $50. Money was very tight back then & it was better than the "nothing" I had before it. Wasn't too long before #2 got added, a Colt Trooper III, followed by a S&W 686.

Tuckerdog1

[kjb914]

Colt 1911, 4" barrel, blacked out. Traded it in for a new Kimber CDP then found out Coult went out of business. Son of a....... I got maybe $250 for it and saw it the case for about $600 a month later.

[JesseL]

Colt 1911, 4" barrel, blacked out. Traded it in for a new Kimber CDP then found out Coult went out of business. Son of a....... I got maybe $250 for it and saw it the case for about $600 a month later.

Who told you Colt went out of business? (http://www.coltsmfg.com/cmci/home.asp)

They have cut back their civilian product line (no more double action revolvers), but AFAIK they're still making 1911/1991 pistols, Single Action Army revolvers, and AR-15 rifles.

[nero45acp]

Walther PPK 7.65mm WWII bring-back that my grandfather gave me.


nero

[AndyC]

AndyC; A CZ75 in 1981? There has to be a story. C'mon-give!
No magic to the story, I'm afraid - I lived in South Africa and it was a very common firearm back then (my dad bought his around 1977 or '78).

[birdhunter317]

My first gun was a graduation gift from my dad in 1976 a s&w mod 41 with 5inch barrel, the first gun i bought was a s&w 586 in 4inch. wish i had that 41 back, sold it many moons ago

[Pumpkinheaver]

Ruger single six.

[shep854]

AndyC, the reason I called for a "story" was that the CZ75 was very rare in the US back then, since Czechoslovakia was Communist. Some US troops bought them in other countries and brought them home, or they were bought in Canada. I thought maybe you had gotten yours in a similar fashion. EDIT: Well, I suppose you did. Do you still have it?

BTW, I have an early CZ75 (a "pre-B") without import marks. I presume it was a bring-back by a serviceman.

[AndyC]

Yup, I remember reading the US firearms magazines in those days - how upset the US writers (and shooters) were that they couldn't get CZ's for political reasons; pretty much like Norincos these days, I guess.

No, I don't have it any more - that was my first of 3 or 4 over the years.

[single action]

my first was a rg .38 special. it worked, sort of, most of the time. Piece of poo.
my second was a ruger single six, my 3rd a ruger police service six. they worked, perfectly, all of the time. I wish I still had them, they both left me when I got divorced. ( dang fickle firearms!) they have both been replaced.
(as has the wife)

[OcelotZ3]

Remington Rand 1911A1

[Dallee]

My first handgun of my own was a 6 inch Dan Wesson .357 Magnum. A very accurate revolver.

[ironvic]

A S&W Model 18 with target grips in walnut. Nice little gun, shot the heck out of it.

ironvic

[wilson]

Mine was a taurus 6 inch .357.

[subierex]

586 S&W (6"). First and most loved. Sold it in a fit of stupidity.

[chrisTx]

A blued Colt lightweight Double Eagle Officer's model. I paid $400 for it. I had to sell it because I couldn't find a duty holster made to fit it. It was a fun, accurate little gun, and it would have been a great concealment gun, if I could have afforded more than one at the time.

[DENALI]

A blued Ruger security-Six .357 magnum which I got for trading a 52 Jeep Will's pick-up............Both are long gone.........................

[boalex207]

H & R .22 revolver - it was my Grandfather's. I still have it.

[lurch37]

Traded a guy my used Snap On rollaway for his 4" Stainless Python. Wish I had that back.

[coldheartt]

Mine was a Ruger Security Six .357 with a 6" barrel...gave it to my 5' 6" 112 pound wife (she loves that thing!) when I bought my Para-Ordinance all steel P14-45 w/ the 13 round capacity, now I'm looking for a good .40 S&W compact to add to my collection.

[thebigc]

a essex frame with remington rand slide and parts kit 1911a1

[herohog]

A Nickel plated German .22 derringer!

[FLA2760]

Smith & Wesson Model 10 .38 revolver. I bought it new in 1982 and I still have it. :cool:

[AZ Outlaws]

A Ruger Mark I > Ruger Security Six, Stainless 6" barrel > Charter Arms .44 Bull Dog > Mossberg 500A Puersuader 12 Ga > S&W M&P40 and a Sig P226 Elite .40S&W.

[Walkalong]

Remington Rand 1911 .45 @ 17

Damn, I wish I still had it. Young & dumb. :banghead:

[bigmike45]

The first handgun I actually purchased for myself was a Smith & Wesson 1955Target Model 25-2 with an 8 3/8" barrel, that was chambered in the 45acp caliber. It was extremely accurate, beautifully blued, with a gorgeous set of grips. I haad been shooting my Dad's 1911 for over 15 years and the thought od shooting the same caliber I so loved in a revolver intrigued me. That intrigue was short lived and I traded it for a Model 29 with a 6" barrel. I really wish I still had that 25-2. :banghead:

bigmike45