[Cableman]

What was the first pistol you ever bought and why?

Mine was a Stainless Walther PPKS in 380. I just loved the design of the PPKS and they are so well engineered.

Then it sliced and diced the web of my hand when I shot it, so I ended up selling it about 10 years later. Although I do miss it for sentimental reasons, I don't miss the cuts on my hand.

[CZ52GUY]

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=650998


...because it was beautiful...now it's my wife's (who's also beautiful) because she shoots it better. :)

Recently, my better half has been occupied with the next generation CZ52-shooter...I've been taking it out to keep it happy...still reliable, nice little trigger, accurate, and takes 13 round mag's too.

Best wishes,

CZ52'

p.s. Browning BDA-380

[bvmjethead]

Beretta 92 FS

Because if Mel Gibson could shoot one like that, so could I.

:rolleyes:

I still have that pistol and I still love it.

BTW I can shoot it pretty well too.

Nothing has ever broken and nothing has ever been changed on it.

I think I have about 10K rounds through it. Maybe 2 jams, both of which were while doing mag change drills over wet dirt with aftermarket mags.

[Thrash1982]

My Beretta 96FS. About 700 rounds so far, had it since July. Only one malf due to limp wristing. Love that gun!

[RGO]

Browning Hi-Power, Mk III. After holding one at the store, I knew I had to have it. :)

[tiberius]

First Handgun - 6" short lug GP100 - 1987.
First Pistol - Colt's Government Model - 1988.

The will also be the last to handguns I get rid of.....if it comes to that. :)

[Hkmp5sd]

A 6" Charter Arms Pathfinder in .22WMR when I was 16. Had to drag my dad down to the FFL to do the paperwork. If I had a digital camera, I'd post a pic of it. :)

[Ky Larry]

First hand gun :Ruger Black Hawk .357 in 1974. I bought it because I liked my friends Black Hawk. Sold it to buy a Python.
First autoloader was a Ruger MkII in 1976. I just liked the way it looked. It's in my gun safe right now.

[Tropical Z]

My first handgun was a mistake.A friend had a Sterling .22lr and i thought id be cool and upstage him by buying a Tanfoglio GT-27 in .25acp figuring that it must be better and more powerful since it was a "25" and he had a "22".I knew literally nothing about any kind of gun at that age but quickly realized that the GT-27 was GARBAGE! It was made from the softest steel ive EVER seen in a gun and amazingly i kept it for 17 years just because it was my first gun.:confused:

[voilsb]

Beretta 92FS 'cause it was what I was most familiar with.

[ChickenHawk]

Glock 17 because it's trouble-free, accurate, and fit great in my hand.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=653131

[Hellbore]

My first handgun was a Ruger single-six .22LR revolver. My second handgun, but first automatic, was a CZ40B in .40 S&W, and I just got it last Friday :) So far, I like it a lot...

It was cheap at $250 and I think it is a very good first gun. Easy to work on too.. So far I have changed the recoil and hammer springs already...

[Erik]

First - G17, series II.

Last - Kahr MK40.

Next? I'm still up in the air, but it will be a 1911 of some sort.

[Erik Jensen]

http://www.armyofjuan.us/photos/beretta-and-fender.jpg

a 1986 Beretta 92F. I wanted a 1911, but my friend convinced me that a 9mm would be cheaper to learn to shoot on (plus, he's afraid of recoil. :P). well, he was right, but I still want a 1911. :scrutiny:

[cool45auto]

The very first pistol I ever bought was a little two-shot derringer with the flip up barrels. It was black with wood grips. My dad liked it so he ended up with it.

[JoeHatley]

Bought a Colt New Frontier, back in 1975, as soon as I turned 21. Wish I could post a picture, but... like young folks do, I traded it.

Sure wish I had it back...

Joe

[Longbow]

Ruger P89 in 1993. It was reliable and with decent accuracy. I sold it to fund a full house open IPSC gun. ' sold th eIPSC gun later and now I mostly shoot in L10 or production. :mad: 'should've kept it.

[Peter M. Eick]

The first centerfire pistol (I will ignore the ruger MKI) is the following:

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/eickpm/ampammo.jpg

It is still unfired, as original and new in the box. Some day I will buy a shooter and actually try one out!

[George Hill]

My first centerfire pistol...
TZ-75. The CZ-75's were twice the money. This gun was perfectly reliable and pretty dang accurate as well. I traded it for my wife's wedding ring.... er... well... for the DOWN PAYMENT on the wife's wedding ring that is.
:rolleyes:
Two days later I got a bonus check... and I found a real CZ-75 for the price I had the check for. Nice. Had that gun for a couple years.

[Jeff OTMG]

That would have been in 1974 when I was 17 years old. The gun was an arsenal rebuilt govt 1911A1, Remington Rand frame and Colt slide, that had only had 6 rounds put through it in the early 60's by the guy I bought it from, a former 'business associate' of my father. The price? $150.

[DrDremel]

Colt Polished Stainless 1911a1. Bought it when I turned 18. It is well worn now. I would have bought the matte finish if I had known that it would get so scratched but It has at least 30K rounds through it.

[DrDremel]

If I had that Automag, It would have had 10k rounds through it by now. But that is me. I'm not saving my guns for the next guy.

[Black92LX]

can i tell you in april????

[P95Carry]

My first was just a rimfire ... one of those Russian deals .. all black, and with an optional muzzle brake. Served me well for quite some time but traded it (stoopid!!). After that got round to my first centerfire (C 1980) ... a M27 Smith ... 5". Lovely gun ... but that went in 1997 (:banghead: ) ..... but is now replace thank heavne with a M27-2.

That was all the beginning of a very expensive journey to the present day!!:rolleyes: :p

[461]

Ruger 4 5/8 single six. I liked it but traded it for a MKII, traded that for ..., ..., ... I truly wish I had most all of them back too.

[Black Majik]

First gun owned was a Colt Government Series 80.

15 days later I realized I needed a 9mm also, so I picked up my 2nd gun, a Sig P226

:D

http://members.cox.net/qtranm3/rich/pistols.jpg

[jdrobins]

First Handgun was a Colt Service Model ACE .22, the Second was a Colt Series 70 1911, Still have Both!

Jim

[Psssniper]

First Sig 225 in 9mm
Latest Beretta Tomcat in .32

In between those?? wayyy to many, according to my wife

[Peetmoss]

The first Pistol I bought was a G19. I originaly wanted a G17 but it didn't fit my hand right.

I have to thank ABC news and the staff of 20/20 for showing me how cool the Glock was way back when. There report stuck in my mind for years and when I finially made the decision to become a handgun owner I new my first one had to be a Glock.

THANK YOU ABC news and 20/20 for introducing me to such a great and cool firearm.

At least one time the gun grabbers plans backfired:neener:

[BamBam-31]

Glock 19. Not gonna sell it, either.

I had gang-banging, drug-dealing tenants that I had to evict. Evictions are slow, and I still had to regularly visit the property at all kinds of hours for all kinds of reasons. Nothing like walking past several bangers that take exception to your evicting one of their girlfriends.

It being my first pistol, I didn't know that the Glock trigger's supposed to suck. I still don't.

[lee n. field]

First selfloader? Jennings J-22, now long gone, for the usual reasons.

[stretcharmstrong]

Got a CZ 85 combat as my 1st handgun a couple years ago. I now have a Kimber 1911 and a Kahr MK9. I still shoot the CZ best.

[Horsesense]

Early 80s I was 15 or 16 and bought an H&R 9shot-revolver .22 NIB from a local hardware store for $109, no paperwork!
Bought it to run traps with. Took it to school and made a set of grips in shop class. Those were the days.

[444]

I have owned and shot handguns since the age of nine, but of course they were gifts from my father.
The first handgun I bought with my own money was a Ruger Old Army. Why ? Because I wanted to buy a new handgun and I wasn't old enough to buy a cartridge handgun (I think I was 18 years old at the time). I always liked black powder and spent several years enjoying the Old Army.
The first cartridge handgun I ever bought on my own was on my 21st birthday. It was a Raven in .25 ACP. The reason was that I was going to school and working for minimum wage. I didn't have much money and wanted to exercise my "right" to buy a handgun. Growing up, I had seen plenty of small hideout type handguns on TV, but had never actually fired one, or even held one. So, I didn't just settle for the Raven, I was actually excited about it. I have told this story before, but... Since personal use of the internet wasn't around back then, I didn't know the Raven was a POS. So, I enthusiastically shot it, and even refinished the stocks and bought an outside the belt holster for it. When I eventually sold it, I was completely content with it's quality, accuracy, and reliability of function. I was far from enthusiastic about the performance of the ammunition.
Last summer I came across the identical gun, used, at a store and purchased it for old time's sake. I haven't gotten around to actually firing it at this point and probably won't.

The first handgun I ever owned period was a Ruger Standard Model .22 autoloader that my dad purchased for me at a gun show for $50. He also owned a S&W Model 17 which I got to shoot. Contrary to what the libs would have you believe, none of them ever got up and shot someone on their own, and dispite the fact that I was nine years old at the time, I never shot anyone, never had an accident with them, and never destroyed someone elses property with them. I still own the Model 17 along with a duplicate I bought recently. I still own a Ruger Standard Model although my first one is long gone.

[vertigo7]

HS2000 9mm, 3rd gen. Still my favorite shooter at the range too. :)

[P95Carry]

444Last summer I came across the identical gun, used, at a store and purchased it for old time's sake. That's remarkable .. I wonder what the odds are of that occurring?!:eek: :)

[gbelleh]

Glock 26

It was a good first gun for me and served me pretty well, but that particular gun was sold a couple years after I bought it.

[444]

Well, I don't recall seeing a Raven for maybe 20 years. But then again, maybe I wasn't looking. The Ravens also came in three different finishes, blue, a brushed finish that might have been nickel, and a high gloss chrome like finish. My original one was the "nickel" and this was the same finish I found recently. I wouldn't have had any interest in it if it hadn't been the same one I owned.

[Stickjockey]

Series 70 Gold Cup. Still have it. Carry it occasionally, but I'm sorta looking for a Combat Commander to fill that role.

[P95Carry]

I wouldn't have had any interest in it if it hadn't been the same one I owned. 444 ......... haha! Forgiven Sir ..... for what would otherwise have been the most unforgiveable crime!!:D

[sm]

Was the first gun I bought myself as a H.S. Graduation Gift to myself in '73.
Mind you I had guns, and had been CCW-ing...just first time It was " my cash" doing the buying .:)

[Tamara]

First was a Targa GT-27 in .25 ACP because it was dirt cheap.

[Mal H]

My very first was a Ruger Standard Model .22 followed very closely by a Browning Hi-Power in the mid-'60's. I had only bought rifles before those two.

[BHPshooter]

Exactly as someone else posted, my first was (and still is) a Browning Hi Power MkIII. The second it hit my hand, I knew i had to have it. Also being the first time I'd seen one in person, I was impressed at how slim and small it was. I expected it to be the same size as a 1911. I just absolutely loved it. So, after much saving, I bought her June 20th of this year. :D

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=651580

Cheers,
Wes

[Schuey2002]

A ex-NYSP S&W 681 chambered in .357 magnum. I bought it because it was all I could afford at that time in my life.. :o

[marklbucla]

CZ-75B 9mm, pretty much because of the recommendations of the czforum and thefiringline.com.

[Trebor]

Enfield Mk. 2 #1* in Brit .380/200 (.38 S&W)

I'm a big WWII buff and when I saw it in the case, and realized I could afford it, I had to have it. I still have it, but don't shot it much since ammo has gotten harder to find. (I still have never actually fired any mil-surp Brit ammo through it. I'd like to once, just to see if it shoots POI/POA with it instead of about a foot low like it does with .38 S&W)

[wardog]

The first handgun I got was an AMT .380 backup, the single action model. Worked good, except that it threw brass right in your face with a two handed hold.

The first handgun that I purchased by myself (on my 21st birthday) was a S&W Model 29 Classic Hunter with a 8 3/8" barrel. "Go ahead, make my day."

[Hellbore]

Trebor, are you the same Trebor from PBN?

[pbhome71]

Glock 19... very fond of it. Simple, and well made.

I don't remember why I bought it. Must be the look of it... :)

[10mmshooter]

3rd Gen Glock 23.........because I was a cop at the time, and needed it for work.
I have since confessed my sins, and become a born-again 1911 guy. Traded the Glock for an AK. Bought a 1911.

[cz75bdneos22]

it was a davis .380 that i bought in a pawn shop..it was my last year of high school. i don't recall exactly how many rounds i shot through it before it started to jam..i did not know guns had to be cleaned!!:scrutiny: i gave it away!!

[Dog]

Kahr P9, did lots of research on the intermet looking for my first ccw pistol. I couldn't get it to run reliably(sp?) and I didn't have the money to put into so i sold it. Financialy i was hurting anyway. So now I am saving for the next one and still looking for the perfect ccw piece. Hopefully I will be able to keep this one. :cuss: :banghead: :(

[WhoKnowsWho]

First one, no research or price checking, a Charles Daly standard blue 1911. I'm still happy with it, but it needs some more 1911 company now. :D

[rappa]

Colt Diamondback .38. Bought it from a friend. He carried a Colt Defender and wanted to get rid of the .38.

[Billy Sparks]

My first handgun was a Ruger P90 .45. A friend on mine had a Ruger P89 9mm and when I bought my gun I HAD to out do him so I got a P90. It never really felt right in my hand and I sold it to purchase a Sig 9mm. Never looked back.

[Baron Holbach4]

In chronological order:

1) my first single action revolver: a blue 4.75 inch Ruger .357 magnum
Vaquero;

2) my first semiauto pistol: a stainless Ruger P97DC .45ACP;

and 3) my first double-action revolver: a stainless 4-inch Ruger
.357 magnum GP100.

[xjer]

Ruger P95DC, because it received such good reviews on TFL.

I now have two of them. Just like everyone one on TFL said.
You can feed them anything and they always go bang.

Mike

[Jonesy9]

Ruger GP 100 4" bbl, blued, changed out grips to hogues

[williegee]

In 1993, I bought a S&W 2.5" barrel Model 66 which is now my Dad's carry gun.

[clubsoda22]

well, i didn't buy it, but my dad gave me a Taurus PT92 AFS. I have since been given other guns since i can't legally buy them yet, but may own them if they are given to me as gifts or i purchace them from my dad.

[10-Ring]

My first was a semi auto Taurus 380. I thought I was getting a good deal but soon realized that value goes far beyond price.

[Checkman]

I was given my first handguns by my grandfather. He cleared out his collection, but the first handgun that I ever purchased was a Sig P245. Many other have since followed, but I like that P245.

[gulogulo1970]

Colt Double Eagle bought at Wal-Mart the day I turned 21. I bought it because I liked Colts, liked 45's and didn't trust myself with a single action automatic. In hindsight I should have bought a regular Government model.

[boing]

Used Glock 19, because the people I hung out with were Glock fans and extolled it's virtues. For the most part, they were right.

[SB1]

So far it's great! I have about 350 rounds through it now without any discernable problems I can tell. The gun is better than I am for sure

[Sean Smith]

Glock 23. Worked well, but sold it for a Glock 35, & now I'm Glock-less (and intend to stay that way). :D

[Pilot]

Mine was a Browning Challenger MK II .22 pistol, back in the early 80's. Very nice gun, but I sold it long ago. Yes, I should have kept it, but didn't do as much shooting back then. Since I have bought many .22 pistols and have kept all of them, but never got another Browning .22.

[Kingknives]

My first, on the day of my 21st birthday in 1979, was a beautifully blued Belgium made Browning Hi-power.

Why? I wanted one after seeing it in the movie Serpico, and just thought having 13+1 rounds was cool!

Now i recognize it for the beautiful peice of machinery it was. I don't have that one :(, but I have another, and though she's not as pretty, she's just as nice.

Joe

[Dr.Rob]

I owned a two pistols before I actually bought one. Both were gifts. A Ruger Mk2 and a Colt Commander.

The first handgun I walked in and bought with my own money was a a re-blued Colt New Service 1917 Army model. I had read about them in an old issue of Gun Digest where a SW 1917 was being converted to 45LC, funny they could have converted a Colt by swapping cylinders, but that would have been too easy. Secondly, a folk hero and famous lawman, Sid Hatfield of Matewan, WVA. carried two of them. Thirdly, Phillip Marlowe kept one in a hidden compartment of his car. Fourth, there was a famous Capra photo of a Mowhawked Paratrooper decked out with a tommy gun and a huge revolver.

I spied the old Colt in a used case at The Firing Line in Aurora, CO. I had to have it. I looked it over carefully, and asked for a bore light. The clerk behind the counter said something like "how about when you have cash money?" I returned the next morning, cash in hand and demanded a bore light from the same guy. He had a good chuckle, as did I. (Seems a number of foks had looked the old Colt over, one of the guys in the shop wanted to "Fitz" it, bought it out from under him.) Sticker price was an unheard of $275.

Passed on a VP-70 with 3 mags for $350 at the same shop later that year.

Still have the Colt, still shoot it often.

[Black Snowman]

My first handgun purchase was a Glock 24P

I was going to just be punching paper.

Here's the criteria I used to pic the gun:
Consistant trigger pull
Accurate
Durable
Ergonomics
Bigger than a 9mm

Glock was cool at the time so I looked at it. Tried the 1911 but the ergonomics didn't fit me at the time. Tried various revolvers but I decided I wanted an automatic. Didn't like the ergos of any of the other autos I tried.

When I had decided on the 24 the salesman kept trying to get me to buy the Glock 23 with a Lasermax guide rod laser. It was marked something around $850, the 24P was marked $700. Couldn't see the point in the laser especially at the loss of over an inch of barrel length and for more money.

I playing with it and he was urging me to play with it.
I said "The dot goes the same place as the sights."
He said "Ya, ain't it cool?"
I said "I guess, but I can just use the sights and save myself 150 and get a better shooting gun."

I got the extended mag release and the 3.5lb connector, longer sight radius and porting for $150 less than the compact with small read dot coming out of it.

I'm glad I got it when I did. A year or two later the 17L and 24 were replaced with the 34 and 35. Good guns, but have a thing for long barrels ;) Plus the porting on the 24 is unique and much more effective than the little slots on the newer models. It does however soot up the front sight horribly.

[RightIsRight]

Slighty used S&W .357 Model 66 w/ six inch barrel.

[SavannahSteve]

In 1966, I wanted to buy a friend's 4" blue Python for $75 because it was so pretty, but bought a new Ruger standard automatic (blue with a 6-in tapered barrel and fixed sights) for $37 instead. (That same year, I also bought a $2500 Ford Fairlane 500 instead of that $4700 Corvette I really wanted.) I kept that first gun for thirty years, but never shot it well, and finally traded it in the late 1990's. I have since bought a Ruger 22/45 with a 4-in bull barrel and adjustable sights that I shoot much better, so I really have not missed my first gun very much and don't really regret having traded it.

[Ringer]

My first - a 1984 S&W Model 586. Not really sure but that may be my first "defensive" flashlight as well. Knew nothing about guns back then. I think I was influenced by Harry Calahan and really liked revolvers. For appearances I prefer the original grips, but for shooting I prefer these. It has served me well for almost 20 years, though I don't shoot it much lately.

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?s=&postid=655857

[Gordon]

My first legally purchased pistol was a Berretta Jet Fire .25 in 64 . Carried it thru out college career.My father and other relatives had given me guns since I was 10 or so.I bought rifles and shotguns thru my teen years includeing a 20mm Lahti when I was 18! I had bought things like .410 shot gun pistol and Sheridan Knock about when I was a teen ager. Nobody seemed to care much then!:D

[Slow]

Ruger MarkII .22 blued 4" + barrel, traded it , regret that!

[Moparmike]

EAA Witness in 10mm. Need to get a .22lr conversion for it.

[cordex]

I've had a few "first" handguns.

1. Colt Commander 1911: First handgun that I owned (and paid for!)
2. S&W Mod 60: First handgun I purchased in a private transaction.
3. Beretta 21A: First handgun purchased by me from an FFL (money was tight on the ol' 21st).

A few others that I can't really count as "first".

[StuporDave]

First handgun - Taurus mod 82 .38sp

First semi-auto - Walther P1, because I always wanted a P38. They just look so cool! :D

Dave

[krept]

Para P13. I grew up on a true 1911 and a semi compact "high capacity" Para I believed was the next logical step in evolution of this machine. It was an utter turd in almost every respect - I traded it back to the place I bought it from for a USP .45... another so called "next logical step in evolution" to the 1911 according to my thinking at the time.

Now I keep wanting to trade it for a standard 1911. Go figure... maybe i've finally become delusional.

cheers

[GigaBuist]

I bought a CZ-75B a few months after I turned 21 (way back in 2001 :) ). Why? Marine that was with me (from work) said it wasn't bad, and I liked it's feel, plus I wanted 9mm to practice with. So, I got it. In the hands of a skilled person it's a tack driver. In my hands it'll put holes pretty close together when I'm practicing well. Haven't regretted buying it a bit!

I went out that weekend to the gunshow with him intent on buying two pistols if I felt like it. After dropping cash on the pistol and 2 normal capactiy (15 rnd) mags and ammo I thought I'd better just not buy anything else.

Next day, I'm at Galyan's paying $30 too much for a Glock 21. It didn't fit -too- bad in my hands (not that I knew what it should feel like)... but I bought it. I still like it. It reminds me that I can't shoot for crap unless I practice with a piece for a while. First time I had it out I couldn't hit a paper plate at 7 yards. Seriously. With the CZ -- no problem. Not with with the Glock though. I got better.

Fun stuff... eternally glad that I made that "jump" to getting my own pistol. Two years, may rounds, and a few more firearms later... it was a good choice.

[chaim]

My first handgun was a Taurus 82. I knew that I wanted a revolver. I was looking at both .38spl and .357mag and while I was leaning towards a magnum I got a great deal on a used Taurus 82 so I started with a .38spl. Unfortunately I don't still have it (I wish I did). At the time I sold it I wasn't planning to have that many guns and I just bought a .357 and so I didn't see the point of having both a .38spl and a .357mag which can shoot specials :banghead: .

My first semi-auto was a Ruger P89. I don't have it either, but selling that wasn't as much of a mistake.

[Sean O'Brian]

The cheap price was too hard to resist, and I had a penchant for Barettas at the time: An Eqyptian Helwan - A copy of the Baretta 1951 Bragadier.

[Knife_Sniper]

My first was a post ban RPB MPA MAC-11 clone!
I love it to death too, right now im working on hardwood grips for it.

http://www.mac10.org/macpix/macswdm11903.jpg
*Not mine, just added for effect*

:D

[tx801]

desert eagle in 41 mag I was 18

[SapperLeader]

My first pistol was August 2002, and it was a Springfield Armory Xd-9.

[meathammer]

Beretta 96fs. As to why? It felt right in my hand, pointed well, and I think Berettas just look sexy. :D That pistol has been nothing but good to me.

[Langenator]

Sig-Sauer P220 in .45 ACP, purchased at the Vogelweh Rod & Gun Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Back when the Hermans allowed that sort of thing to go on on US bases.

[Majic]

First pistol was a Ruger Mk-I way back when.
First revolver was a Colt Lawman.

[Hand_Rifle_Guy]

My first handgun purchase was a CZ-52. I got it because:

I couldn't afford a PPK, but the '52 looks a lot like one, just on steroids. It was gun #4, and I was still pretty ignorant about calibers, but I had no intention of carrying it, so stopping power was a moot point.

Back in '95, CZ-52's were a relatively new thing, and nobody knew anything about 'em. I had a heck of a time finding ANY references to 'em anywhere, but one of the first was a Standard Book of Firearm Values from 1985 that listed my $140 CZ as being worth some $1500! THAT got my attention!

I knew it was a military surplus gun, and I had been reading about military trials. I figured anything that passed extensive reliability tests, and that people had been willing to cough up over a grand to buy was probably a darn good gun regardless of what it was selling for now.

It was different, and it fired an odd caliber that equated to a .30 Magnum. I am a die-hard non-conformist, and I enjoy things that are different from what is commonly accepted BECAUSE they are different.

It was cheap. Really cheap. $140 cheap, for a military-accepted design built by the Brno firearms facility, which was well-known for producing EXCELLENT rifles. I figured there's no way that such a gun could be reproduced for that sort of price, which made it a steal and a best-buy. I still think that.

It could be safely said that the CZ-52 got me thinking about Hand Rifles, and shooting it got me intrigued at the concept of the Automag III, which was the first official Hand Rifle in the collection, which got me to Here and Now.

I've enjoyed the CZ-52 from day 1, It's always been fun to shoot, and it has eaten a lot of ammo. The only handgun I've shot more is my Colt .22 Auto, which I bought specifically to run LOTS of ammo through in order to learn how to shoot a handgun without bankrupting myself on ammo costs.

Now good 7.62 x 25 is tricky to come by for cheap, (Compared to the yellow-box Norinco 7.62 Tokarev stuff I bought so much of at $6/box of 60.)so I don't shoot it much anymore.

And after 8 years, and I-can't-count-the-number of rounds through it, I just broke my stock firing pin. Rats. :(

[JediSoth]

My first handgun was a CZ-50 in .32 ACP. My Dad bought it for me for $50 from a Rod & Gun Club on an Army base when we were in Germany. The firing pin has since broken, and I don't think it's worth the money to get it fixed, since that's likely to cost more than the gun.

The first handgun I ever purchased with my own money was a Colt King Cobra .357 Mag. 6" barrel in stainless. Still the best looking and most intimidating thing in my collection.

JediSoth

[Jeff Timm]

In December of 1972, I bought myself a Christmas present. S&W Model 39-2. 9mm. I sold it a couple of years later. It never fit my hand well. I also got a good deal on a Browning HP, used, with factory target sights and two magazines. $125. (Sound cheap, but I was only making about $325 a month as a Private E-2 in the US Army.)

Geoff
Who wishes he had 20/20 foresight.

[MaterDei]

CZ-75.

Why? Because at the time (1988)they were cheap, accurate, and couldn't be bought in the US. I was stationed in W. Germany at the time. Next was a CZ-50. Both since stolen, both very missed.

MaterDei

[Pappy John]

:fire: A Dan Wesson model 15 .357 around 1980....hated it. Traded it a year later for a 686:D ...loved it.

[Gunner45]

I bought my Ruger MKII .22lr when I was 16. My dad had to do the paper work, but it was my gun. I had saved up from my first job.

I still have my Ruger. Don't think I will ever get rid of it.

Gunner45

[DWS1117]

First gun I ever owned was a Ruger P-95. Ugly, clunky, but a fun shooter. Sold almost 2 years ago. Needed cash at the time.

[igor]

Taurus PT99AF non-decocking model in 1991. A couple of years later the decocker models came about and I swapped it for one of those. I still have that gun, over 20 000 rounds thru it. Wore out the locking block recently, other malfunctions have been rare and far between, always tracable back to limp-wristing the pistol.

[TonyB]

First handgun-GP100 6",short lug(traded it like a dork)super accurate for everyone who shot it.....in fact a guy who had a $1500 Les Baer wondered why my $239 used GP was more accurate.......
First auto-(like Igor) older non-decocking PT99......still have it..100% reliable ,accurate and looks great(the poor man's Beretta)...my 1st IDPA gun ...I still use it now and then....Love the fact that I can get hi=caps for $35........oh and I like the cocked and locked feature......:cool:

[Ant Mod]

http://www.gunsamerica.com/upload/976396112-1.jpg

Because I am an idiot.....

[Pebcac]

Beretta 92FS 'cause Bruce Willis sported one in Die Hard. Hey, why lie about it? :D

I actually did a little research first to make sure it wasn't a POS - just because somebody in a movie has one doesn't mean it works. When I found out that the military and many police departments used it, I decided it would do. I later traded it for a stainless one that I kept for a long time. I really wish I could have the stainless one back.

[LiquidTension]

Blued Kimber Pro Carry. I still have it and don't plan on ever selling it.

[ms1911]

A Ruger single action .22 magnum....in the early sixties, and wish I hadn't sold it many years ago.:mad:

[Sean O'Brian]

Ant Mod - I wouldn't call you an Idiot. Who is this classy old lady anyhow? I'm not spotting whether this is an Enfield or a Webly? Tell us more ...

[Spieler]

My first pistol was a Glock 17 when they were brand new in the US (1986) and every newspaper editorial and left-leaning politician wanted to ban them because they were the choice of terrorists - then I DEFINITELY wanted one! No regrets as it has served me faithfully and trouble free since then.

[Series 70]

Colt Government Series 70. Bought it 20+ years ago and it is currently on my belt in an excellent Milt Sparks Watch-Six holster.

I bought it because I had enlisted as an army MP and wanted to practice before going in. I put many rounds through it before shipping out and was confident of shooting expert, if not perfect. Then we went to the pistol range for the first familiarization firing.

I quickly learned that my personal weapon with the nice trigger job bore little resemblance to a beat-up G.I. .45 with a heavy trigger. Oh man. I was lucky to make sharpshooter, but subsequently qualified expert each year.

What a difference a trigger makes.

[gharsh]

Ruger P-95; 9mm. Great gun. Only one that I that I wish I would have kept. Sold it to finance something else.

[nonquixote]

My first handgun was a Taurus 608 4" ported stainless. Bought as a home defense gun in 1996 shortly after I bought my house. Like it a lot. My first semi-auto was a S&W 4046 police trade in I bought just because I wanted a semi-auto. Dependable, but the double action trigger sucks. My first CZ was a 97B bought on impulse because I was shopping for a .45 and loved the feel. I'm now a CZ nut, pity me.

Nonq

[clint1911a1]

My first sidearm was a 7.62x25mm TT-33 Tokarev when I was 12 years old.
I was profoundly hung up (and still am) on WWII weapons and it was all a guy willing to sell a pistol to a twelve year old had. Wish I'd kept the thing :(

[Billmanweh]

a Ruger Single Six, blue, 5.5" barrel, that also came with a .22 mag cylinder. I was 12 or 13...

[usp_fan]

Ruger Mk1 6" barrel. bought it in '87. Beautiful and never jammed. Used money from my concrete laying job. I was 17 and didn't know I couldn't buy it. Of course neither did the seller.

Dumbest thing I ever did was sell it a year and a half latter.

I will have another, just to help calm the waves of guilt that still come every time I see one.

usp_fan

[Fatcat]

My first was a Ruger .44 mag Super Blackhawk. Who wants to start with a boring ol' 22? :D

[Crownvicman]

My first pistol was a pietta made 1851 Navy revolver. I am a Civil War buff and was able to talk my Dad into buying it for me.

My first "modern" pistol was a Russian Ij-70 Makarov. This is the gun that made me a big fan of Russian firearms. I have put maybe 2000 rounds through this Mak. The gunshop had Makarovs for sale, $189, two magazines, a holster, cleaning rod, a third magazine and two boxes of ammo.

[longeyes]

First Handgun: Colt Lawman Mk III 2" snubby (.357mag). I still have it, loaded with 158g SWHP .38spls.

First Pistol: Glock 26. Have that one too. Pow'rBall.

[Jeff White]

Colt MK IV Series 70 .45 ACP. Paid $200 NIB tax included in 1976. Still have it.

Jeff

[Thegman]

An Iver Johnson TP22

I put hundreds of rounds through that pistol and I can't recall even one malfunction.

[Skunkabilly]

USP40F

I wanted cocked & locked and some cop friends convinced me the .40 was the way to go :rolleyes:

[jacketch]

In 1967 I bought a Colt Gold Cup and a S&W m15 the same day. Several weeks later I bought my first shotgun, a Winchester 101. Before the year was out I bought my first centerfire rifle, a 7mmMag Remington.

[BryanP]

That was my first gun purchase. It's actually quite a nice little gun and has never given me any problems. Knowing now what I didn't know then it wouldn't be my choice for a first gun. My wife shoots it better than I do so it's hers now.

[Majic]

That was my first gun purchase. It's actually quite a nice little gun and has never given me any problems. Knowing now what I didn't know then it wouldn't be my choice for a first gun.

Just being curious Bryan, but what have you learned to change your mind on the purchase?

[chaoslord]

Here is a picture of my first handgun along with the knife I carry everyday.

http://www.665.org/thethirteenthhour/stuff/weaponry.jpg

[plateshooter]

My first was a Hi Standard Sentinel in 1964. Reading this thread really makes me feel old.

[Lotzinger]

My P7 was my first purchase (pistol)
- when I got the chance to hold it the first time in my hands, I knew for sure what to buy some years later

[tech]

NIB 4" Ruger Security Six. Still have it and love it.

Mike

[JimC]

Was a revolver.

July 1962, S&W K-22 6" bbl. slightly used but in excellent condition...$59.00.

Actually, it had to be in my Father's name at the time because I was not yet 21. ;)

[LoneWulf]

Blued Ruger Security Six, 4"bbl in 1985 :D

[Top_Notch]

Glock 19 (9mm Compact)

Quickly went out and bought a SpringField Armory 1911 after that.

[Tango Sierra]

First handgun purchased with my own money was a Colt Trooper Mark III 357 magnum with a four inch barrel. That was back in '71 or '72. Boy, the details are getting fuzzy with age.

[Black_Talon]

Believe it or not, a Remington XP100 rebarreled with a 14" heavy SS bbl in 222 Rem.

[SouthpawShootr]

My first was a Taurus PT-99AF. I loved the Beretta design (after watching Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, and an obscure movie called Bestseller). At the time, I couldn't afford the Beretta, so I opted for the Taurus. I really wanted a PT-92, but my dealer only had a PT-99 in stock. It was a very good gun BTW.

[ProCharger]

beretta 96 brigadier inox, reason being i wanted the .40 for its larger caliber than the 92 as well as wanting a full stainless steel look with finger indented grips that i love. the gun was just what i wanted.....loved the barrel being seen on the top of the gun as well, really shows some italian heritage as well.

Brett

[Lennyjoe]

S&W 686 back in 94.

Why did I get a 686? Good price, wheelgun, magnum and sexy;)

[vulcan]

Well.....

The first was a RG 14 .22 revolver:o

First real gun was a Ruger security six.

[mountainclmbr]

My first handgun was a Dan Wesson 44 Mag in 1982.

First Pistol was Colt Series 70 Gold Cup 45 ACP in 1982.

Also in 1982 were a Thompson Contender 44 Mag and .22 lr bbl and a Charter Arms Bulldog 44 Spl.

I still have each and every one!

[Outdoorsman]

Colt King Cobra back in the early 80's.

[jamz]

Well, that would be a SW1911 just today! :D

Of course, I can't pick it up 'till the pistol permit arrives.... :fire:

[Night Guy]

HK USP Compact .40S&W

[Sven]

Glock 17 - seemed like a good place to start.

[ChopperKen]

First, 6" Dan Wesson 357 Mag, I still have it and just put a scope on it today...
Next, Springfield V-10 in 45acp, I fell in lust with it last week :p
Ken

[Nematocyst]

Taurus .38 snubby.

Why? The year was 1989. I'd recently sold my .35 lever-action deer rifle to help me get through the last couple of years of grad school because, if you haven't checked lately, they don't pay SQUAT for TA's & RA's (teaching assistants & research assistants). {What was I thinking? Wait, don't answer that...}

I was down to a baseball bat for home defense.

I was living in the "student ghetto" in a large SW US city.

One night, shortly after getting into bed, just as I was drifting into dreamland, getting past the stress :what: of grad school, momentarily forgeting that dissertation defense was coming up, and soon I'd have to stand before the best & brightest profs in the region to defend my intellectual integrity & justify being given that grad degree.

Suddenly, out in my courtyard, I heard a loud noise that sounded something like a demolition crew working late. (After the fact, I realized that what i had heard was the sound of the perp trying to rip my gate off its hinges.)

After several tries, he finally understood that not even the {angel dust? crack? meth?} would help him rip the gate off, so he just vaulted over it.

By then, of course, I'm fully awake, asking myself, ***?

Next moment, I'm seeing this guy with crazed eyes standing right up against the outside of the picture window of my garage apartment, looking in with reckless abandon, banging on it as if to say, "let me in NOW or I'll break this %$#^*& out!"

My dog is in the window, 6" from his thigh, barking her ass off, but he's totally ignoring her.

In far less than BDU's, I grabbed said baseball bat, which at the moment didn't offer much comfort, and dialed 911. ("Stay on the line with me", said the operator, "regardless of what happens."

Right.

The cops arrived quickly. It was a summer Friday night in the university ghetto, so they were out in force.

As they came up, the frenzied dude jumped the fence & disappeared, never to be caught.

Next day, I bought the Taurus with the money I'd been saving to pay next months rent. If you don't live to the next month, I reasoned, why pay rent?
_______

Years later, I replaced it with a Smith & Wesson 3914.

Last week, I replaced that with a Kahr K9.

[FunYet]

My first semi-auto was a Beretta 92 FS, stainless. I bought it because that's what i shot best in my beginning handgun class. My first revolver was a S&W model 60, because it was highly recommended by many shooters.

[Sharps Shooter]

My first revolver was a Hi-Standard Sentinel .22. It was around 1965 and I must have been 16 or 17 years old. I bought it just for plinking and jack rabbits. Mom and Dad owned a small country store where they sold a few guns and ammunition, so I got the gun wholesale.
The first semi-auto I bought was a .22 Ruger Government Model, but that was years later - it must have been in the late 70s or early 80s. I bought it just because I wanted it. I've had a couple of them since then. I used to use one in .22 IHMSA matches.

[grimjaw]

First handgun I bought was a Taurus PT22. I traded it for the Beretta is was modeled after, which I have mixed feelings about. The sights on the Taurus are better. It also gave you one more shot per mag.

First revolver I bought was a S&W M67, which I still have, but the first one I fell in love with was a S&W M10.

jmm

[Mikey Glockster]

My first handgun is my new Glock 23 with nightsights. It currently lives at my dads across town (I'm twenty for another couple of months so my pops did paperwork while I forked over the paper). :D

My Rem 870 is waiting for someone to play with!

[JohnKSa]

4" full underlug SS adjustable sights Ruger GP100.

I thought then (and still do) that a 4" .357Magnum revolver is the closest thing there is to a truly general purpose handgun.

I still have it--plan to keep it that way.

[Nematocyst]

I noticed after i posted my story that, indeed, it appears that we passed through some kind of time warp. {Mr. Spock. Report please.}

Glad to know I'm not the only one on this side of the warp telling stories about the first HG. ;)

If there are X handgun owners (where on this forum, X must number in the thousands), then there are X stories about the first ones.

So far, we've only covered 144 of them.

Keep 'em coming.

[3 gun]

Somebody dug into the archives for this one. But since it's here I'll post along. My first was a S&W 39 with the alloy frame. Ended up selling it to a Trooper when I proved to him that the pistol would not jam. Fired mag after mag of anything 9mm, then started putting a fired case randomly in the mags. It chambered the spent round every time, until he ran out of ammo. He said name a price, I did and he paid it. Didn't see that coming. Wish I had it back.

[GregGry]

My first pistol is a hk USP-T, and I will likely hold onto it for a long time :). It will have friends soon, likely to be a CZ 97B and a Para Ordance double stack 1911 :D .

[CAnnoneer]

Ruger KP89, stainless, manual safety, bought NIB. Why? Because:

1) 9mm is the biggest yet that I can shoot well as a beginner
2) it is a reliable tank
3) nice light SA trigger
4) fits and balances well in my hand
5) tolerable recoil due to big size and metal frame
6) it is a Ruger! :)
7) it is aesthetically pleasing to my eye - it has this brawnish brutality about itself :evil:
8) it is a full-size military model
9) Ruger has a legendary customer service reputation (goes with the gun, not the owner!)
10) it possesses all of the above and still costs $ 349 even here in PRC

:D

[Frandy]

New Colt Commander in .38 Super back in 1965/66. I do believe I paid $96 for it.

Sure wish I still had that one! :(

[dasmi]

Ruger Police Service Six, .357 Magnum.
Still love it.
http://silenceisdefeat.org/~dasmi/images/service_six/4.jpg

[JJE]

When I turned 21, I had a pretty good job, cheap rent and no expenses except for TV dinners and beer so I got a new (this was the early 80's) stainless S&W 686 with 6" barrel. I was heavily influenced by my best friend who planned to do a lot of handgun hunting for pigs and coyotes, but it only took a couple of outings for me to realize that I needed a lot more field time before I'd be ready to hunt with a handgun. The 686 was a thing of beauty and had a nice trigger, but being young, I got bored with it and sold it to a coworker who planned to use it as a home defense gun. I didn't feel right not owning a handgun, but couldn't think of anything I really wanted, so I picked up a new blue S&W Model 10 snubbie in .38 spl just so that I'd have something.

I was an idiot to sell the 686, but I still have the Model 10 - it's a blast (literally) to shoot at the range and new shooters like it because it's simple, smooth, and looks and feels "right".

[ThirdShiftRich]

FEG PA-63. Accurate, hurt my hands, had issues with the ejector eventually and FTF on a lot of different ammo. Sold it, picked up a Kahr MK9e and have had good luck with it since.

[Rich K]

The first pistol I ever bought was a MarkIV Series 70 Colt,in 45 ACP.Still have it,and it still shoots great.Been over 25 years.

[trickyasafox]

ruger kmk512 mk II stainless that my dad put on his permit for me when i was 19. now i have my paperwork filed and am just waiting to here back. i cant decide between a springfield loaded and a gp100 4in stainless.

[dk-corriveau]

Kimber Custom Target II. I’ve made a few changes since that picture, Hogue grips, adjustable night sights, and a Wilson Mag Well. Love it death, great shooting and a lot of fun! :D

[Nick1911]

Black92LX
can i tell you in april????

Well...? :evil:

Anyway, my first was a buckmark .22. First Auto was a springfield 1911 .45

[CAS700850]

Smith 422, 6" barrel. It was the right price, and not a bad little gun. Taught me a lot about handgun shooting, sight picture, trigger control, etc.

[Henry Bowman]

Mine was a classic mouse gun. :D Beretta 21A in .25 ACP, plastic grips.

[GLOCK19XDSC]

Beretta 9000s 9mm.

I liked it but the grip was too fat and it didn't fit my hand very well. Traded it in for a GLOCK 19.

[AZ Heat]

Star Super chamber in 9mm Largo.

I didn't know anything about guns at the time and a cop friend sold it to me for dirt cheap. This was back when they could buy guns that they got from the crooks for really cheap.
Then one day I learned that Largo is not the standard 9mm and that it is no longer made. (I know you can still buy surplus but didn't want to deal with it for this particular gun). I kept it for a few years and then traded it off for something I'd use more often.

[Pietro Beretta]

First Hand gun that was given to me was my Beretta Jaguar.22lr

First handgun I bought when I turned 21: Springfield XD40 Sub-Compact. (40s&w)

[3rdpig]

First one I actually bought myself was 32 years ago, a Ruger Standard Auto when I was 16. If I remember correctly it was about $70. Still have it today, great little pistol, shoots as good today as it did 32 years and countless bricks ago.

[Brian Williams]

Navy Arms 1851 navy clone :) , first centerfire Taurus tracker 6" 7 shooter. :barf:
Favorite now S&W 13 3"

[420Stainless]

70 series Gold Cup bought in 1985. I have small hands and the 1911 fits my hand very well. Alas, I was too busy chasing women at that age and wasn't shooting much. A friend admired it greatly, so I sold it to him. :(

[Dorrin79]

Ruger P89. Pretty good gun, but way too blocky (and mediocre trigger) for what it was.

Sold it to partially fund my first BHP - and have never regretted it.

:D

[GunGoBoom]

Llama 1911 style, in 9x19mm. 1988.

[modifiedbrowning]

Walther P99 AS Black.

[GlenJ]

First Revolver- Taurus 85
First Pistol-Ruger P97
Wish I still had both!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[elric]

Ruger P89. Pretty good gun, but way too blocky (and mediocre trigger) for what it was. Sold it to partially fund my first BHP - and have never regretted it.

Heh, exact same for me. First handgun I bought was a P89, was reliable, but awful trigger. Traded it in toward a Hi Power. Never looked back.

[Keoni]

J.C. Higgins, .22 revolver.

[ZekeLuvs1911]

My first handgun ever was a Springfield Armory M1911A1 in 1988. Still have it!

[happy old sailor]

box stock Colt govt mdl in .45acp of course, and NIB. that was in the mid fifties. i still have it and it has never failed me. all that gorgeous blue is long gone as it has been carried many miles and fired untold K of military brown box ball. many other guns have graced my gun cases since then, but i think this is about our 50th anniversary year and there is a never ending love between us. so, what is this?, true confession time. ha

[SRFL]

My first gun was a Browning High Power (BHP) Mark II 9mm. I purchased it because it fit my small hands/fingers perfectly. The only other semi-auto that fits it so well are the Kahr series semi-autos.

My BHP has been to Cylinder and Slide for modest custom work and to Trijicon for a set of night sights. The gun has gone through thousands of rounds and two trips for training at Massad Ayoob's Lethal Force Institute. It was also my first carry gun.

I still own that BHP and I don't intend to give her up.

[Nematocyst]

The only other semi-auto that fits it so well are the Kahr series semi-autos.i heard that.

i never handled a BHP, but guessing, based on that description, that it would have worked for me.

[gopguy]

I remember it well. I was 14 years old and my dad had to fill out the paperwork. It was a Arminius HW7 .22LR with spare cylinder in .22 Magnum. 6 inch vent rib barrel. I paid $80 out the door. Naturally I broke the trigger return spring in 7 months time and wore that blueing off in a year..Yeah I know junky gun but I was just learning...The next gun I bought was a Nickel plated S&W Model 27 with a six inch barrel .357 magnum. That was a few months later and I bought it at a flea market. I recollect that was around $190. Now that was a beauty and it shot great. Tim

[enfield]

A 4 3/4" Colt Peacemaker in .22/.22 Magnum, brand new for $80. Why? Love at first sight!

[erh]

When they first came out; a Glock 17, but didn't keep it long. Back then they came in a plastic "Tupperware" box. Inside the box was a tapered post designed to squeeze the trigger; I had my 17 loaded one time (luckily I remembered the box' feature at the last moment) and came within about a millimeter of shooting myself right in the chest... Scared the c_ap out of me!! Anyway, for some reason, I just don't like plastic guns. Just my .02 cents...

[DirksterG30]

My first pistol was a Glock 30. I wanted a .45 for concealed carry, and I got a good deal on it. I ended up selling it and buying a Springfield 1911 - much thinner gun & much better trigger.

[Herself]

The first gun I bought was a Star BM, in nice condition. I still have it, and except for the weight (yow!), it's as nice as any small 9mm pistol and a very accurate shooter. These days, I am more likely to carry the alloy-framed cousins, either a BKM (same thing but lighter) or a .45 PD. (Yeah, I'm a real tough cookie!)
They are not high-tech guns and the lockwork is quite simple, but I like them. They don't require a rocket scientist to keep 'em clean and working.

--Herself

[CDH]

I bought my first pistol as soon as I could (just turning 21 years old).
I had wanted a S&W Combat Magnum since I was a teenager, so on my 21st birthday, I marched into my local Montgomery Wards store and over to their sporting goods counter. (Anyone starting to guess how old I am? :o )

I plunked my money down on a brand new Model 19 w/6" barrel and walked away (no Instacheck then :eek: ) with a smile on my face.
I ended up adding to the "collection" soon, so while I probably put 8 or 10 boxes of ammo through it, I tended to want to baby it so I mostly shot the other pistols I bought after that.

That was in 1971, and it's still sitting in it's original box, in new condition, in my safe, just waiting for me to pick it up and wipe on a new coat of oil once in a while.

They say you never forget your first, so there you are.
As far as my other "first", her name was Sharon or Cheryl or something like that... whatever. :evil:

Carter

[SUPERMAN .45]

My 1st gun is an Armscor 1911 single stack,But I change the frame with a Hi-cap and customized all the parts with ED Brown and Wilson.And my back-up gun is also an Armscor 1911 commander hi-cap. until now I stil carry it.I ;) :)

[mattman the gun fan]

you guys are killing me all these handguns.cant wait till i hit 21.im gettin a kimber for my first pistol thats for sure.

[Mastrogiacomo]

My first pistol was the Beretta type M - followed by four more Berettas. :D

[Growler]

Hi all! I'm a first time poster long time lurker. :) My first rifle was a Marlin model 60, and my first pistol was a Beretta U22 Neos 22LR. Since then Ive aquired a few others.

Bersa .380
686 .357
Walther P22
Springfield XD 9

Great reading all your posts and learned alot from them.

[valor1]

My first gun is a Jericho 941F in an all black finish. One of the best guns I've shot. Somebody offered 30% more for what I paid for it (he is so desperate), I'm so human I sold it to him. :p

[The_Shootist]

S&W Model 617 6 shot .22 LR in 6" bbl. Still got, proably always will :D

[buddyRoland]

Rossi .357 Magnum.

[absolute0]

A Browning Hi Power - Walnut & Blued Steel back in 1989. It was my only handgun for quite a while. A few years ago I came to my senses and realized I needed more :)

[Frandy]

Welcome Growler. Hey, nice list...but you need a .45. :D

[Rembrandt]

Still have my first handgun, bought this one to celebrate being old enough to acquire a handgun, 21st birthday gift to myself. Debated whether I should spend $400 for a Nazi marked Luger or this .22 caliber Stoeger knockoff...(sigh)...one of the mistakes of my youth, should have gotten the 9mm, would have been worth five times the original selling price.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Rembrandt51/StoegerLuger.jpg

[bulbboy]

My first gun was a "sweet" Davis .380. It ONLY jammed every other shot! Bought it for $65 bucks or so and then sold it to a "friend" for around $90. That was a true Saturday Night Special.

[TimboKhan]

First Pistol I ever bought - Ruger P90 in 1994. Still have it, still shoot it regularly, and I love it.

First Pistol I ever owned - My dad gave me a blued bull-barrel MkII several years ago. I ended up selling that one to my buddy here just about 2 years ago and bought another MkII with a bull-barrel only in stainless from my dad to replace it.

First Pistol I ever shot - Ruger Bearcat. Man, I loved that little gun. I first shot it when I was about 6 or 7 (I am 33 now), and while not a sentimental man about most things, I wish my dad had never sold that particular gun.

Jeez... looking at this list, is it any surprise that I love Ruger so?

For some reason this computer at school won't perform the "copy/paste" function, but above a guy mentioned his "other" firsts and he said "Sharon or Cheryl or something like that"... That made me laugh. I bought my P90 before I got married, I owned while I was married, and I have it now instead of a wife... lol

[CAnnoneer]

See the thread "My new baby" :evil:

[Big Mike]

Glock 19, for 299.00, 1991.

[saltydog452]

Star 38 Super..Ex Step-father was giving Mom lots of difficulties. And I was three states away.

The issue resolved itself. Ex Step-father moved on to greener and younger pastures.

salty.

[Magnuumpwr]

My first pistol I bought was a used S&W model 629-1, 8 3/8" barrel, 44 Mag. I was only 19 at the time and had to have my friends wife buy it for me. That was 15 years ago and I still love shooting it. :D

[saspic]

My first gun was a Glock 17. It sounded like a good pistol for beginners, and our local police department uses Glocks (in .40 S&W). I've since moved on to the 10x25mm cartridge, so I sold it. I don't regret it at all since I have a Glock 20 & 29.

[nico]

CZ-75B SA Paid $500 for it new (outrageous MD price, but not bad for MD)

[coonan357]

KGP161 (stainless full lug 6"gp100 ) paid a buck a caliber for it $357 still have it and it is the most used training gun in the bunch .

[bigmike45]

I shot .45acp on a competition pistol team in the service so when I got out I started looking for a good 1911 style semi-auto. While browsing through a gunstore I ran across a Smith & Wesson Model 25 in .45acp......moon clips and all. I have always had a sweet spot for the large frame Smiths so I did some negotating with the owner and bought it. I must have burned 10,000 rounds of .45acp and .45 auto rim ammo through it before selling it to a good friend of mine. He still has and shoots it today.

My first handgun will always be remembered fondly!!!

[JeepDriver]

Ruger P95

Some 25+ pistol later that one still remains in the safe.

I've shot the snot out of it w/o any problems what so ever. Great gun, I can't see my self selling it off, simply because she was my first and I still love her ;)

[bikerbill]

Taurus model 85 .38 spl snubbie ... still have it, it's my car gun as of Friday, new nightstand gun on order, a Springfield 4-inch 911 ... my carry gun, a Kahr PM-9, is keeping the nightstand warm until the new gun arrives this week. My Taurus has been 100 percent reliable in the 7 years I've owned it .. my wife got me a set of beautiful Hogue wooden grips ...

[berettashotgun]

ruger 22, read to much "Sgt. Rock" comic books and HAD to have the german luger, I'm getting red in the face from pure embarassement at my ignorance-but those are still the coolest handguns ever. First revolver was the ruger 22 convertible- dad found one for the pricey sum of $85 with both cylinders, it shot a TON of mice with ratshot.

[WarMachine]

My first pistol was a Ruger P89 that I picked up fro 359 from Academy. Many people seem to really dislike this gun, but it's built like a tank, won't jam on anything, and accuracy isn't all that bad once you take the time to get used to the trigger.

Being that it was my first handgun, I had no choice but to get used to the long trigger pull so I guess that helped somewhat...

[ArgentineSteel]

First Pistol I got was a Taurus 945 from my dad when I talked to him about wanting to get a 9mm pistol. Dad told me that in his collection of several handguns and there was a 9mm in it he had never even shot! :eek: And I could have it! :D

So I went to check out dad's collection and found that he didn't have a 9mm. It was a 45. :scrutiny: Not that I turned him down on the offer but it was a little more gun than I wanted to start with.

Not long afterwards I found an old AMT mark I .22 that I made the mistake of buying for a practice piece. After a while of trying to learn how to shoot with that POS I traded up to a Buckmark. Much better.

Collection is still growing, but I still like my Taurus.

[Slateman]

9mm H&K P2000 v.2 LEM

[gunfan]

a Ruger Mark II .22 autoloader. Bought it whe I was 15, (1969) after mowing lawns all summer to buy it!

Scott

[BluesBear]

My first pistol was a Rem-UMC 1911 that I bought for $35 (with my own money) in 1970 when I was 15. I actually bought it from the guy at the gun show, but my Dad was standing a few feet away nodding his approval.

The day after after I turned 21 (which made it 29 ago years this past Monday) I bought a brand new COlt MkIV Series 70 Government model for just a little under $200 at Allied Sporting Goods... IN THE MALL!


Are there any mall stores that sell guns anymore?

[Optical Serenity]

Glock 26, night sights, and extra mags. I'm upset I sold it... I have a Glock 27 now, but that 26 has a special spot in my heart. :)

[denfoote]

My first pistol.
It depends on what I consider as "mine".
The very first was a Ruger Blackhawk, .357mag that I bought for my ex-wife. I had to leave it with her when the divorce hit!! The first pistol that I consider was all mine was a Baikal IJ70-17A (.380 Makarov). Heck!! I don't even remember exactly when I got it!! I do remember that I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of a "C" note for it.
I still have it and do carry it on occasion!!!

[Wags]

Colt MKIV 70 Series 45ACP.

[hicksdm]

Glock 19, sold it shortly after to feed my 1911 hunger.

[setxcypress]

Springfield Armory Mil-Spec in .45 w/ 5" barrel.
Put about 800 rounds through it and will never trade it, no matter how dire the money situtation is.

I feel sorry for those who have loved and lost their first. But I hope it shows everyone else who still has and enjoys their first, the importance of not trading it or selling it, no matter the circumstance.

[zman]

.44 Ruger Super Blackhawk. It was cheap and reliable and made a helluva bang :D

[Justang]

HK USP .40.

Still have it, great gun. Will never get rid of it.

[PaladinX13]

Used Smith & Wesson Model 18-4 .22lr 4" revolver. Wanted a simple manual of arms and a cheap caliber to practice on. I still shoot this handgun more accurately than all my others.

[Zeabed]

A 9mmP S&W 39-2, nickel plated, with issue wooden grips. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Actually, was pretty reliable and accurate, but single stack.

[aaronrkelly]

My first gun was a Glock 22c.

Then I had a baby and my wife thought I didnt need any guns.....so I sold my collection (around 9 or so guns).

Begging of this year I grew my balls back :evil: and bought my second "first" gun. A Kimber Pro Carry II.......Im almost back up to my 9 guns.

[Fly Navy]

SIG P226 9mm

Over a period of 2 years (before I turned 21) I tried out as many high-end "combat" pistols as I could. I settled on the SIG because of its reputation, ease of use, inherent accuracy, etc. I will never sell this pistol.

[9teen11]

My very first gun was a S&W model 5906, 15 +1. I really liked the gun. I still have it.

[pete f]

a ruger bearcat

still have it.

[ChevellRCR]

This is the first gun I ever bought myself. A Ruger MKII Government Target Competition Model

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[kimbernut]

1975 - Just out of the Navy. A Ruger Securiy-Six 2-3/4" barrel blued with walnut grips.$158.95 Never should have let it go. It was quickly followed by a Mk.1 .22. Again never should have let it go.

[Working Man]

Ruger P95 followed closely by Ruger Red hawk .44 Magnum 7 1/2" stainless.
Both have been good to me.

[Steve F]

CZ27,.........why?,because it was only $40 :what:

[XLMiguel]

Sig 228, followed by a 232, then a 226, a Beretta Cougar in .45, a Tomcat, H&K USP45C . . . . now I have many chambers/cylinders to feed :D

[Greymoor]

A S&W 586 with a 6" barrel. I still have it and it still shoots great.

[9teen11]

My first gun was a S&W model 5906 15+1. I still have it!

[gunfighter45]

My first pistol was a S&W Mod 39, but I quickly traded it for a satin nickel Colt Combat Commander .45 because it was cooler.

[el44vaquero]

My first pistol was a S&W Model 10-8. It has the nickle finish and the heavy barrel. It had under 50 rounds through it and I knew the old man. I told me that every young man should own at least one model 10. I still have it and wouldn't trade it for any other revolver in the world. Gotta love that S&W feel.

[karlsgunbunker]

H&R .22lr/.22mag SA revolver

Wish I'd never let it go.

[Tokugawa]

A colt woodsman .22. About 1976. I lived out in the West End (Forks, WA> AKA Loggerville) and there were a lot of places in the woods to shoot. We would buy cases of .22 ammo, 2500 rounds at a time. No tin can was safe! I got so good with that gun it was boring and traded it for a colt single action .22 /.22mag. Wish I still had them both.

[GotGlock]

First Pistol was a Glock 19

[ZXD9]

Actually I bought 2 at the same time. A Springfield XD Tactical in 9mm and a Ruger Mark III 22/45.

I was looking for something low cost to get into USPSA shooting with and the XD fit the bill. I am very happy with it so far. I bought the Ruger for my son to learn with and for me to use as a cheap training gun.

[A. Patriot]

Ruger Security 6, 357 mag.

[MAUSER88]

Ruger Mk1 back in 1973. Paid $79.00 for it NIB. I still shoot it from time to time.

[Eskimo Jim]

First Semi Auto: Walther PPK/S made by Interarms in .380ACP. Still have it
First Revolver: Ruger Blackhawk 6-1/2" barrel in .357magnum. Sold it last month. Pre-warning too I think. Since I got double action revolvers, I just didn't shoot it often.

-Jim

[MinScout]

My first handgun was an early 70s vintage Model 19 S&W .357. with the original blue box Why? Because it was an early 70s vintage Model 19 S&W .357 with the original blue box. :cool:

[one45auto]

My first gun was a Colt Police Positive MkV .38 Special. I still have it, though I wish I'd bought two since they stopped manufacturing it only a year later. :(