Desk Jockey
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First gun was a 22 single-shot Winchester when I was 6 years old. 38 years later, it's still in my closet. First one I bought myself was a Model 94 30-30 when I was 11. I wish I still had that one, for sentimental reasons.
Do you still have your first gun?
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Desk Jockey
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oops, double post...
AaronE
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I still have 2 of the three. the Winchester 1894 in .32 WS (From Dad's dad @ age 12) was stolen while I was in college. Still have the Hercules .410 (From Mom's Dad @ age 12) and the Ruger MkI that I bought with my own funds at the tender age of 15.
Echo Tango
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yep got it, a .22 cal Squires & Bingham Model-16, now commonly known as a Armscor model 1600.
Yup, Marlin .22. The only gun I've ever gotten rid of was a Manhurin built Walther PPK/S and I regret it. The only other weapon I have owned that is not in my possession is locked up in a police evidence locker right now. Bunch of gangbangers broke into my truck, stole some stuff along with a shotgun, and then committed an armed robbery. But I will get the gun back after the trial.
bigun15
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Haven't owned my first gun yet, but the first I ever shot was my dad's Ithaca 12 gauge (2 3/4" shell). He's already figured out one day he's going to give it to me.
kjeff50cal
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My first "real gun" sits about 3' from my desk in my closet. A Garcia Bronco .22 Mag. bought new for my 12th birthday 32 years a go. Striker spring is weak to the point of cocking it twice to fire it once. Put many Winchester and CCI rounds through it accounting for many gross of bushytails, rabbits, snakes, cans and various and sundry varmits.
Yes, I still have it, a J.C. Higgins .22 (a Marlin with Sears markings). It came mail order from the catalogue. I also have the first center-fire firearm that I ever pulled the trigger on, a Remington Model 11 20 gauge that my father hunted with. Both are in very good condition, and still shoot quite well.
Alas, I have no idea what happened to the Daisy pump BB gun that preceded the .22 by a couple of years.
Alas, I have no idea what happened to the Daisy pump BB gun that preceded the .22 by a couple of years.
Hutch
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Yup. A Springfield. (I mean, the Savage-made one). Model 15 single-shot .22. Load a round right into the chamber (no feed tray), close the bolt and pull back the cocking knob on the bolt. Took a drill w/ sanding pad to the stock, (sometime in the late 60's) and stained and varnished it. The results were... disappointing. This thing pre-dates GCA '68, and was so cheap, it doesn't even have a serial number. Reckon I'll pass it to an heir, some day.
4D5
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No and Yes
Son now has the rem .22 single shot bolt action dad gave me, but I still have the first S&W .22 revolver (model K22) I bought.
Son now has the rem .22 single shot bolt action dad gave me, but I still have the first S&W .22 revolver (model K22) I bought.
Ala Dan
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Greeting's All-
No, unfortunately the first gun I ever fired was a very early Smith
N' Wesson Kit Gun; quite possibly a model 34? I was only 'bout 7
years of age, and it belonged to a friends father who had taken
a pack of us Cub scouts on a excursion on the creek bank~!
The first gun I ever owned was a Winchester model 67-A bolt-
action single shot 22 cal rifle.. I believe they called this a "boys rifle"
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or some such? Given too me by my father in 'bout 1955; but I
traded it off many years ago~!
No, unfortunately the first gun I ever fired was a very early Smith
N' Wesson Kit Gun; quite possibly a model 34? I was only 'bout 7
years of age, and it belonged to a friends father who had taken
a pack of us Cub scouts on a excursion on the creek bank~!
The first gun I ever owned was a Winchester model 67-A bolt-
action single shot 22 cal rifle.. I believe they called this a "boys rifle"
,or some such? Given too me by my father in 'bout 1955; but I
traded it off many years ago~!
PGroenewold
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My first: a Winchester Model 94 in 30-30 that I bought with my lawn-mowing money when I was 12 years old. Over 25 years later, it's still in my safe.
sfhogman
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It's in my brother's safe. A Crosman .177 CO2 gun my Dad bought us in 1960, the gun that introduced me to shooting.
My Dad passed away last year at 90. What I wouldn't give to spend one more summer evening with him and that Crosman!
Jeff
My Dad passed away last year at 90. What I wouldn't give to spend one more summer evening with him and that Crosman!
Jeff
eastwood44mag
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First gun, first car, first dog.
About the only thing I got rid of was the first girlfriend. Truth be told, I'd rather have another gun
About the only thing I got rid of was the first girlfriend. Truth be told, I'd rather have another gun
cz75bdneos22
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i believe my brother still has my davis .380 i bought a long time ago. i'll look it up..
usp9
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Yes...
a Colt Woodsman Match Target that I bought in 1968. My Dad later made a presentation case for it. Both are treasured.
a Colt Woodsman Match Target that I bought in 1968. My Dad later made a presentation case for it. Both are treasured.
Hemicuda
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you bet your... umm... hind end parts...
It is a single shot Bolt-Cocker Springfield... dad bought it and gave it to me for christmas when I was 5... it had the stock burned off in a housefire, when i was 11, and I rebuilt it myself... this one y'all can have only after I am long since DEAD...
I also got Dad's old High Standard Double-Nine Longhorn revolver for christmas afew years ago... (I CANNOT believe he gave it to me!) - it was the first handgun I ever shot...
You gotta keep the parts of your past that have brought you such happiness... it's part of who you are!
It is a single shot Bolt-Cocker Springfield... dad bought it and gave it to me for christmas when I was 5... it had the stock burned off in a housefire, when i was 11, and I rebuilt it myself... this one y'all can have only after I am long since DEAD...
I also got Dad's old High Standard Double-Nine Longhorn revolver for christmas afew years ago... (I CANNOT believe he gave it to me!) - it was the first handgun I ever shot...
You gotta keep the parts of your past that have brought you such happiness... it's part of who you are!
tenbase
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yes
Norinco SKS I bought for $85 back in '93 when they were being imported and sold by the truckload.
Now equipped with an Evil Black Death-Spraying Pistol Grip Assault Stock™.
Norinco SKS I bought for $85 back in '93 when they were being imported and sold by the truckload.
Now equipped with an Evil Black Death-Spraying Pistol Grip Assault Stock™.
Yep. And the second gun, too.
First gun was a Remington 514 single shot .22 bolt action, a Christmas present in 1953 when I was 11 yrs. Second was a Hi Standard 9-shot .22 revolver, also a Christmas present six years later.
Both in excellent condition and cherished.
First gun was a Remington 514 single shot .22 bolt action, a Christmas present in 1953 when I was 11 yrs. Second was a Hi Standard 9-shot .22 revolver, also a Christmas present six years later.
Both in excellent condition and cherished.
Kramer Krazy
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Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
1) First BB gun - Daisy Champion 99
2) First shotgun - H&R Topper 16 ga.
3) First rifle - Ruger 10/22
4) First handgun - 1989 Colt Government SS
1) First BB gun - Daisy Champion 99
2) First shotgun - H&R Topper 16 ga.
3) First rifle - Ruger 10/22
4) First handgun - 1989 Colt Government SS
Nope.
It was a Remington Viper .22 from Wal-Mart when I turned 18 back in the spring of '92.
I was too impatient to save up the extra $35 for a Ruger 10/22. And I liked the Viper because it had an externaly visible magazine, I guess I felt that made it a "poor man's AR" or some such. LOL. I felt so guilty/weird/dirty buying a gun, I made up some lame story about how I was invited on a camping trip with my boss who wanted everyone to do some target shooting, as if I had to justify myself to the Wal-Mart clerk who could not have cared less.
I was such an idiot back then, but I forgive myself. I had no shooters in my immediate family to guide me, and this was very, very, pre-Internet. No one I'm aware of prints a gun-rag or publishes a book that's aimed twoards helping out a new shooter with no gun owning family or friends. I had no idea how to find shooters who could give me advice, or even that I should be looking for them.
Considering all that, I guess I could have done a lot worse.
I guess the Viper was supposed to be the heir to the Nylon 66. Instead it was a complete POS. Rust magnet. The rear sights walked off under recoil no matter how much I tightened it. The action rode on the polymer reciever, and it always sounded and felt like fine sandpaper when it cycled.
I sold it for $50 at a gun show several years later, and put the money towards a used Benjamin/Sheridan pellet rifle which was a superior product in every way. I don't miss it at all. All it represented to me was my ignorance, and that I had no one in my immediate circle of family or friends with who I can share the interest that's one of the singlemost defining things of who I am.
I'll save the story about my first range trip with no ear protection for later.
It was a Remington Viper .22 from Wal-Mart when I turned 18 back in the spring of '92.
I was too impatient to save up the extra $35 for a Ruger 10/22. And I liked the Viper because it had an externaly visible magazine, I guess I felt that made it a "poor man's AR" or some such. LOL. I felt so guilty/weird/dirty buying a gun, I made up some lame story about how I was invited on a camping trip with my boss who wanted everyone to do some target shooting, as if I had to justify myself to the Wal-Mart clerk who could not have cared less.
I was such an idiot back then,
but I forgive myself. I had no shooters in my immediate family to guide me, and this was very, very, pre-Internet. No one I'm aware of prints a gun-rag or publishes a book that's aimed twoards helping out a new shooter with no gun owning family or friends. I had no idea how to find shooters who could give me advice, or even that I should be looking for them. Considering all that, I guess I could have done a lot worse.
I guess the Viper was supposed to be the heir to the Nylon 66. Instead it was a complete POS. Rust magnet. The rear sights walked off under recoil no matter how much I tightened it. The action rode on the polymer reciever, and it always sounded and felt like fine sandpaper when it cycled.
I sold it for $50 at a gun show several years later, and put the money towards a used Benjamin/Sheridan pellet rifle which was a superior product in every way. I don't miss it at all. All it represented to me was my ignorance, and that I had no one in my immediate circle of family or friends with who I can share the interest that's one of the singlemost defining things of who I am.
I'll save the story about my first range trip with no ear protection for later.
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