Did you start with a .22LR?

[Mad Magyar]

I have a hypothesis I'd like to put to rest. I'll explain after a week of the poll.
Did you start with a .22LR in a handgun or rifle?

 

[ramis]

yes

savage bolt action rifle .22

ruger mark III handgun

 

[HeadlandRam]

Not really, When my great-grandad past away my grandad inherited all of his guns . when we visited (My grandad) in Alabama (Before we moved) he let me shoot his .410 shotgun at a tree in his backyard and prior to that all I ever shot was a bb gun.

But after that I did get my grrat-grandad's Ruger Mark 2

 

[Rubber_Duck]

I actually started with a .700 Nitro Express, then worked my way down.






But seriously, I started with a 7.62x39mm.

 

[penny]

No BB gun, but the first was a .357 mag.. A girl never forgets

 

[Dr.Mall Ninja]

my dad started me on 7mm mag and i got a 1911 45 for my first handgun

 

[Gottahaveone]

Marlin Mod 60. I was 7 when Pop surprised me with it. 41 years later and I remember it like yesterday

 

[Tommygunn]

When I was a kid I learned riflery on a .22 from a PAL instructor.
My first gun purchase was a Winchester 94AE in .30-30.

 

[Hk91-762mm]

BB-gun then a pump Air rifle Finally a win 69 22 that I still have.

 

[darkknight]

I started with a crossmen pellet gun. Then a sigma 9mm, follwed by a .22

 

[CRITGIT]

Yes, a Marlin 99 followed three months later by a double barrel 20 ga.
Way back toward the middle of the last century!

CRITGIT

 

[Odd Job]

Started with a Stevens .22/.410 combo, but was relegated to the .22 tube
After that there was a BRNO .22 belonging to a friend and after that it was a .22 bolt rifle belonging to the school (we had 'cadets' in SA and the rifle range was on the school property).

So yes, I started with .22 rifles and I'm proud of that.

 

[mike724]

Started with a Daisy BB gun.
Swapped <something> for a Sears Model 1 Single shot bolt rifle, which I still have, 35 years later.
First pistol was 1858 Rem BP, which I still have, 34 years later.
First .22 pistol was a Ruger Mark 1 [$85 new], which I still have, 31 years later.
There have been over 100 bought and sold in many and various calibers, but like the St Pauli commercial says, "You never forget your first..."

 

[Big45]

Colt Python.

 

[ADKWOODSMAN]

J.C. Higgins .22 (sold by Sears). Second was a 10-22 in 1968. Still have the 10-22 but the Higgins is scrap.

Of course it all started with BB guns and then pellet guns!

While rereading this today I remembered the first gun I shot was my grandfathers .22 WRF--where was my head?

 

[Fat Boy]

For me it was Mom's .410 bolt shotgun (from JC Penney's, IIRC). I was offered a chance to shoot my cousins .22 rifle on an outing a bit later; I was afraid it would kick...

 

[Big Daddy 44]

Yes it was a Coey my Dad had cut down and reshaped the stock. My Son made his first shot with it as well.

 

[Ala Dan]

Fist handgun I ever shot was some kind'a .22LR, at 'bout age 7 I think~!

McCain-Palin On Nov. 4th~!

 

[22-rimfire]

I started with a BB gun, but I don't think that one counts. My second start was with a 22 rifle. I rarely shot it until I got my own.

 

[hksw]

I didn't but if I had to do it over again I would have.

 

[ArmedBear]

I started with a muzzleloading .45 cap lock.

Cartridges and non-corrosive propellant are for wimps.

 

[Vicious-Peanut]

Kind of. It was an old H&R .410 and a Remington .22 rifle.

 

[TAB]

20 ga 1100 fallowed by a pellet gun.

 

[FourNineFoxtrot]

I was about to vote "no", because when I started buying guns, I didn't start with a .22. In fact, I still don't own one (trying to rectify that).

However, I remembered that my first experience with shooting actually was with a .22. It was at a Boy Scout shooting range. I rather suspect that the Boy Scouts don't do shooting anymore... I'd be relieved to hear I was wrong.

 

[g.willikers]

yes, a ruger mk1