Bubbad Chinese type (or could have been Turkish) 8mm Mauser. 18" barrel and modified bolt handle.
I was definitely being watched over from above, because I did some very stupid things. I was 14 years old and snuck it out of my fathers gun cabinet so my friend and I could try it.
I knew nothing about firearms at the time. I found some rifle bullets that "looked" correct. To be honest I had no idea what rounds it took. The barrel didn't identify its caliber. Another friend guessed at the caliber, and that's what we tried.
Life lessons:
1.) Recoil hurts. Bad. Especially when you don't hold the rifle properly.
2.) When test firing, put in only one bullet. Don't max out the magazine. Explanation in part 3...
3.) Golden Rule #2 and #3.
Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy and
Keep your finger off the trigger until your sights are on the target. My friend had no interest in shooting that rifle after he saw what happened with me. We decided to leave and since I couldn't figure out how to drop the magazine floor plate, I worked the bolt to empty the magazine while propping it on my stomach. The rifle went off on the last round and missed my friends head by about one foot.
I didn't notice this at first, because the rifle's recoil made me puke. (BTW, yes we are still good friends. We just don't joke about this incident. Ever)
4.) I learned soon afterward (but sadly not soon enough) that there is a type of ammunition called "corrosive". Enter
father.
It took a little while before I was willing to venture back to the firearms world. This is why I'm willing to teach anyone how to PROPERLY shoot. I almost killed my best friend. I decided I needed to help make sure no one else goes through that.