What firearm was it that you first shot?

What was the first firearm you shot?

  • .22 Rimfire Rifle

    Votes: 77 61.6%
  • .22 Rimfire Pistol

    Votes: 12 9.6%
  • .410 Shotgun

    Votes: 7 5.6%
  • .30 Caliber Deer Rifle (30-30, 30-06, etc.)

    Votes: 2 1.6%
  • Other Handgun

    Votes: 12 9.6%
  • Other Rifle

    Votes: 5 4.0%
  • Other Shotgun

    Votes: 10 8.0%

  • Total voters
    125
  • Poll closed .
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Probably an H&R single shot 20 ga. I can't say that I remember the actual event, but that was the shotgun that my dad bought for me and my brother to "share." We also spent a lot more time with shotguns in my family growing up than with any other kind of gun.
 
I've been contemplating this question since this thread started.

I remember at a very young age going with Dad to the rifle club, and Mom, Dad, my sister and I spending time at gravel pits, again pretty young. May have shot something then, but do not recall.

Shooting a 44 revolver (assuming 44 special, could have been a magnum, but I doubt it) before ten years of age. Dad, Granddad, Uncle Bob, my cousin Mark and I all took turns. My cousin was a bit younger than me, remember him hitting himself in the forehead from the recoil.:)

A model 67 Winchester single shot .22 that was my Grandfather's given to me for my tenth birthday, so I know that it was shot then.(Still have it)
 
an old remington 22 long rifle single shot made in the 1920/s. thats all i had until i joined the military.gave me a lot of big northern jackrabbits that i sold for 75 cents each. it kept me in ammunition.
 
With Dad my very first gun was a Marlin 39A Golden Mountie .22 and a Colt Huntsman .22. I remember we shot them in 1975 (I was 8) on the same day in the desert outside Las Vegas... it’s right about the middle of town now, where Rainbow Rd. and Washington Ave. cross.

With my Grandfather it was a Winchester 1890 .22 and a long-forgotten brand .410 single shot when I was about 8 as well. These were fired on our family ranch in Texas.

My first centerfire handgun was a Taurus M-66 .357 when I was 21, first auto handgun a SIG-Sauer P-226 9mm when I was 23, the centerfire rifle was an 1894 Win .30-30 when I was about 12 my first repeating shotgun a Model 12 16 gauge when I was 12, and first Magnum centerfire rifle was a .375 H&H when I was 17.

Stay safe.
 
Savage model # 22410 over/under.
My brother went in to the woods with "old grandad"---came out without my 22410. I got so mad he gave me his new Marlin 39A golden. LIFE IS GOOD.
 
I was in Boot camp whey I shot my first M-14 Rifle,we didn't have a gun in my mother's house when I was growing up in the 60's.:thumbup:
 
The first gun I ever fired was a .22 short single shot Flobert rifle. I was 8 years old. My father took me out in the woods and let me shoot it several times. I still remember how excited I was. About 2 weeks later he took me out to shoot it again but this time he also brought along his duck hunting gun. It was a 12 gauge Stevens with a straight pull bolt and a hollow plastic stock and had a very long full choke barrel. He asked if I wanted to shoot it and of course I said yes. The loads he had were high brass 12 gauge used for duck and goose hunting. I put that shotgun to my shoulder, aimed and pulled the trigger. It knocked me clean off my feet and my shoulder was bruised and ached for a week. My father just laughed and remarked that I had hit the can I was aiming at. I still have that old Stevens but have not fired it in years.
 
When I was 7 years old my two oldest brothers thought it would be fun to let me shoot a 12 gauge shotgun with a magnum load. One caught the gun and the other one caught me. Been shooting ever since with no flinch.

Not what I recommend for others.
 
OK then what canoe was it you first got into? :)
Ron
A wood and canvas monstrosity that weighed about as much as the battleship Missouri seemed like when you were carrying it from the rack to the launch area in the lake. Silly 11 year old me thought the wood one would be more cool than the aluminum ones. Only advantage to the wood one was that the thwarts didn't get as hot in the sunshine as the metal ones did.
Haven't been to a scout camp in a long time, wondering if they still do shooting and archery. I remember some schools (not mine) had shooting classes also back then. Also remember Marlin advertising in Boy's Life magazine. Sure was a different world.
 
A post by a new member here asking about a starting firearm got me to thinking, since most of the suggestions ran along the lines of "22, it's what I started with." I got curious about my fellow High Roaders. For me, it was a single shot bolt action Mauser in .22.
Funny thing about that was I fired one round out of that so Dad could see how I handled it. We then went to the toy store and bought me my first toy gun (Mattel Fanner 50 with Shootin' Shells and Greenie Stickum caps. Remember it well).
Went back to the gun range and I fired 6 cap shots at a target with my new toy. Then Dad handed me his Colt Official Police service revolver with one round in it Got edumacated real quick about the difference between a toy and a real gun.
 
A wood and canvas monstrosity that weighed about as much as the battleship Missouri seemed like when you were carrying it from the rack to the launch area in the lake. Silly 11 year old me thought the wood one would be more cool than the aluminum ones. Only advantage to the wood one was that the thwarts didn't get as hot in the sunshine as the metal ones did.
Haven't been to a scout camp in a long time, wondering if they still do shooting and archery. I remember some schools (not mine) had shooting classes also back then. Also remember Marlin advertising in Boy's Life magazine. Sure was a different world.
The wood was more "cool" I mean think about it. The American Indians never used aluminum canoes. The cool factor applies. That is unless we are talking cool in a temperature context. :)

Ron
 
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