Gun, Love at First Glance

[blakeci]

Did you ever have a handgun that you fell in love with the first time you fired it? Or the first time you laid eyes on it in a gun store. For me it would have to be my first 1911 .45
At that point I had only had a couple of subpar handguns that were of average accuracy, barely staying within pieplate sized groups at ten yards. But the first time I shot the 1911, two inch groups suddenly appeared on the Shoot-n-see targets at 10 yards. I was in love That RIA .45 was brand new out of the box, hadn't even been cleaned or lubed. I shot 100 rounds that day, both FMJ and cheap hollowpoints. Not a single problem, even with speed firing the hollowpoints from the factory mag.

What gun has done the same to you? Should be interesting to hear the stories.

 

[lechiffre]

Did you ever have a handgun that you fell in love with the first time you fired it?

a few:

fn hi-power
walther p99
walther p88c
hk p7
sig p6
beretta 92 (didn't last)
beretta cougar

 

[Zerodefect]

Sure. But much like women, every gun I've liked at first sight turned into an expensive, unreliable, rusty POS.

Now I've come to understand the love of a reliable weapon. Its got a job to do, and thats to fling death under the worst possible conditions. No room for pretty guns in my bug out bag.

If it isn't an AR-15, Glock, or FN............its just a toy.

 

[Brian Williams]

I would have to say I fell in love with a Shrouded Detective Special years ago but I never have gotten one, I now have a Colt Woodsman that I also fell in love with years ago.

 

[jhco]

The first time I saw an ad for the vektor CP1 in the late 1990s in a magazine I wanted one, too bad I was a teenager at the time and couldn't get one, when I got to the age where I could buy one they had been recalled by the factory and became very hard to find. I have since tracked down a few and now own two of them with box and all papers that came with them.
Also the first gun that I had to have after having just held it was a HK p7, which is funny to me since the Vektor and the p7 both share the same operating system.

 

[jad0110]

Did you ever have a handgun that you fell in love with the first time you fired it?

Yep, first revolver I ever fired was a 6" S&W Model 66. From that point on I've been addicted to revolvers, S&Ws in particular. I enjoy shooting gun in general, but there was just something extra special / thrilling about that 66 that grabbed my attention.

 

[KarenTOC]

My "love at first sight" handgun was a Beretta Tomcat. I decided I absolutely had to have one, but decided to do some internet research first. Well, rats! I still love the way it looks, but I didn't buy one.

"Love at first shot" was an S&W Model 19-3. I bought it

 

[BADSBSNF81]

Colt SAA, Colt 1911A1, BHP, HKP9S, Walther PP

 

[Bobby Fett]

Mine was a Smith M1917 - the first handgun I ever owned. I paid $60 for a nearly unused specimen. Obviously, that was many years ago!

 

[Rembrandt]

Renaissance Browning High Power....

 

[Hungry Seagull]

I dont fall in love, I do tend to attach my loyalty to a good gun, whatever it may happen to be. For years I craved a 1911 original with ball .45

But such as life, all things may come round soon enough. I keep thinking about the one I left behind though. I had the funds but the 1911 I might have bought was right at the limit for the day... who knows?

Cheers.

 

[BK]

All of them.

 

[Dirtpile]

Haven't gotten around to getting any of them yet but the list of guns I've shot and fell in love with is:

Desert Eagle MKVII in .44Mag
Sig P245
Sig P226
H&K P7
Colt Python (Later production)
AR-15

 

[Kind of Blued]

S&W Model 686.

Still haven't acquired one.

 

[RSTX]

Yes, my Kimber Custom CDP II. I stalked it for months before finally breaking down. I love to shoot it, handle it and just look at it. It is a wonderful piece of metal and wood.

 

[NGIB]

Probably my first 1911 - a Rock Island I think. I've owned more than a dozen since then and currently have 4 in the stable. Wonderful platform and they even make me a good shot...

 

[flipajig]

When i was 12 or 13 i fell in love with Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44mag. I now have one with a 7 1/2 in barrel but it took me 30 years to get one.

 

[LWYM425]

S&W TRR8... Didn't have the funds for it. Got my S&W 686 instead... thats helped the burning quite a bit.

In a couple weeks my buddy is picking up his brand new TRR8... it might put a strain on our friendship.

 

[BigGuy52]

My Kimber Grand Raptor. What attracted me to it was the extensive engraving and the night sights. I 'visited' that gun for two weeks before I had enough to take it home with me.

It's proved to be a fine gun, accurate and fun to shoot. Plus, I love the look.

 

[cpirtle]

Hands down the Whitney Wolverine.

I have a few of them and all are shooters except this one which is special for many reasons.

 

[idahoemt]

I think I'm in love with it. H&K USP 40. WEnt gun shopping with the wife on Sunday and after she handled darn near every 9mm in the store the salesguy asked "What about a 40?" I said not for her I want her to have a 9 for her first. He handed me that H&K and it fit my hand so perfectly I wanted to walk out with it right there. Just not $850 worth of wanting to.

 

[junior geezer]

i started going to gun stores when i was twelve. dreamed about every gun i drooled over. but there were four in particular, in three different stores:
a) colt agent c. 1960
b) ruger bearcat
c) colt jr. .25 acp
4) 1891 argentine mauser

to this twelve-year-old, they we're everything.

 

[Odnar]

S&W Model 686.

Still haven't acquired one.

Mmmmm.... My first revolver. You've chosen wisely. Hope you get yours soon.

 

[psyopspec]

P7M8. The first time I laid my hands on it and saw "MADE IN W GERMANY" on the slide, I was smitten. I now own a SIG P6 for the same reason. Great firearms, cold war mystique, built like a tank.

 

[oneounceload]

That's an easy one to answer - my P-7....a joy to look at, and an even greater joy to shoot