The First Pistol you bought.
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Moparmike
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EAA Witness in 10mm. Need to get a .22lr conversion for it.
I've had a few "first" handguns.
1. Colt Commander 1911: First handgun that I owned (and paid for!)
2. S&W Mod 60: First handgun I purchased in a private transaction.
3. Beretta 21A: First handgun purchased by me from an FFL (money was tight on the ol' 21st).
A few others that I can't really count as "first".
1. Colt Commander 1911: First handgun that I owned (and paid for!)
2. S&W Mod 60: First handgun I purchased in a private transaction.
3. Beretta 21A: First handgun purchased by me from an FFL (money was tight on the ol' 21st).
A few others that I can't really count as "first".
StuporDave
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First handgun - Taurus mod 82 .38sp
First semi-auto - Walther P1, because I always wanted a P38. They just look so cool!
Dave
First semi-auto - Walther P1, because I always wanted a P38. They just look so cool!
Dave
Para P13. I grew up on a true 1911 and a semi compact "high capacity" Para I believed was the next logical step in evolution of this machine. It was an utter turd in almost every respect - I traded it back to the place I bought it from for a USP .45... another so called "next logical step in evolution" to the 1911 according to my thinking at the time.
Now I keep wanting to trade it for a standard 1911. Go figure... maybe i've finally become delusional.
cheers
Now I keep wanting to trade it for a standard 1911. Go figure... maybe i've finally become delusional.
cheers
GigaBuist
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I bought a CZ-75B a few months after I turned 21 (way back in 2001 ). Why? Marine that was with me (from work) said it wasn't bad, and I liked it's feel, plus I wanted 9mm to practice with. So, I got it. In the hands of a skilled person it's a tack driver. In my hands it'll put holes pretty close together when I'm practicing well. Haven't regretted buying it a bit!
I went out that weekend to the gunshow with him intent on buying two pistols if I felt like it. After dropping cash on the pistol and 2 normal capactiy (15 rnd) mags and ammo I thought I'd better just not buy anything else.
Next day, I'm at Galyan's paying $30 too much for a Glock 21. It didn't fit -too- bad in my hands (not that I knew what it should feel like)... but I bought it. I still like it. It reminds me that I can't shoot for crap unless I practice with a piece for a while. First time I had it out I couldn't hit a paper plate at 7 yards. Seriously. With the CZ -- no problem. Not with with the Glock though. I got better.
Fun stuff... eternally glad that I made that "jump" to getting my own pistol. Two years, may rounds, and a few more firearms later... it was a good choice.
). Why? Marine that was with me (from work) said it wasn't bad, and I liked it's feel, plus I wanted 9mm to practice with. So, I got it. In the hands of a skilled person it's a tack driver. In my hands it'll put holes pretty close together when I'm practicing well. Haven't regretted buying it a bit!I went out that weekend to the gunshow with him intent on buying two pistols if I felt like it. After dropping cash on the pistol and 2 normal capactiy (15 rnd) mags and ammo I thought I'd better just not buy anything else.
Next day, I'm at Galyan's paying $30 too much for a Glock 21. It didn't fit -too- bad in my hands (not that I knew what it should feel like)... but I bought it. I still like it. It reminds me that I can't shoot for crap unless I practice with a piece for a while. First time I had it out I couldn't hit a paper plate at 7 yards. Seriously. With the CZ -- no problem. Not with with the Glock though. I got better.
Fun stuff... eternally glad that I made that "jump" to getting my own pistol. Two years, may rounds, and a few more firearms later... it was a good choice.
chaim
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My first handgun was a Taurus 82. I knew that I wanted a revolver. I was looking at both .38spl and .357mag and while I was leaning towards a magnum I got a great deal on a used Taurus 82 so I started with a .38spl. Unfortunately I don't still have it (I wish I did). At the time I sold it I wasn't planning to have that many guns and I just bought a .357 and so I didn't see the point of having both a .38spl and a .357mag which can shoot specials :banghead: .
My first semi-auto was a Ruger P89. I don't have it either, but selling that wasn't as much of a mistake.
My first semi-auto was a Ruger P89. I don't have it either, but selling that wasn't as much of a mistake.
Sean O'Brian
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Knife_Sniper
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LOL
My first was a post ban RPB MPA MAC-11 clone!
I love it to death too, right now im working on hardwood grips for it.
*Not mine, just added for effect*
My first was a post ban RPB MPA MAC-11 clone!
I love it to death too, right now im working on hardwood grips for it.
*Not mine, just added for effect*
SapperLeader
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My first pistol was August 2002, and it was a Springfield Armory Xd-9.
meathammer
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Beretta 96fs. As to why? It felt right in my hand, pointed well, and I think Berettas just look sexy. That pistol has been nothing but good to me.
That pistol has been nothing but good to me.Langenator
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Sig-Sauer P220 in .45 ACP, purchased at the Vogelweh Rod & Gun Club in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Back when the Hermans allowed that sort of thing to go on on US bases.
Hand_Rifle_Guy
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I couldn't be conventional, not me. And I'm a cheapskate, so...
My first handgun purchase was a CZ-52. I got it because:
I couldn't afford a PPK, but the '52 looks a lot like one, just on steroids. It was gun #4, and I was still pretty ignorant about calibers, but I had no intention of carrying it, so stopping power was a moot point.
Back in '95, CZ-52's were a relatively new thing, and nobody knew anything about 'em. I had a heck of a time finding ANY references to 'em anywhere, but one of the first was a Standard Book of Firearm Values from 1985 that listed my $140 CZ as being worth some $1500! THAT got my attention!
I knew it was a military surplus gun, and I had been reading about military trials. I figured anything that passed extensive reliability tests, and that people had been willing to cough up over a grand to buy was probably a darn good gun regardless of what it was selling for now.
It was different, and it fired an odd caliber that equated to a .30 Magnum. I am a die-hard non-conformist, and I enjoy things that are different from what is commonly accepted BECAUSE they are different.
It was cheap. Really cheap. $140 cheap, for a military-accepted design built by the Brno firearms facility, which was well-known for producing EXCELLENT rifles. I figured there's no way that such a gun could be reproduced for that sort of price, which made it a steal and a best-buy. I still think that.
It could be safely said that the CZ-52 got me thinking about Hand Rifles, and shooting it got me intrigued at the concept of the Automag III, which was the first official Hand Rifle in the collection, which got me to Here and Now.
I've enjoyed the CZ-52 from day 1, It's always been fun to shoot, and it has eaten a lot of ammo. The only handgun I've shot more is my Colt .22 Auto, which I bought specifically to run LOTS of ammo through in order to learn how to shoot a handgun without bankrupting myself on ammo costs.
Now good 7.62 x 25 is tricky to come by for cheap, (Compared to the yellow-box Norinco 7.62 Tokarev stuff I bought so much of at $6/box of 60.)so I don't shoot it much anymore.
And after 8 years, and I-can't-count-the-number of rounds through it, I just broke my stock firing pin. Rats.
My first handgun purchase was a CZ-52. I got it because:
I couldn't afford a PPK, but the '52 looks a lot like one, just on steroids. It was gun #4, and I was still pretty ignorant about calibers, but I had no intention of carrying it, so stopping power was a moot point.
Back in '95, CZ-52's were a relatively new thing, and nobody knew anything about 'em. I had a heck of a time finding ANY references to 'em anywhere, but one of the first was a Standard Book of Firearm Values from 1985 that listed my $140 CZ as being worth some $1500! THAT got my attention!
I knew it was a military surplus gun, and I had been reading about military trials. I figured anything that passed extensive reliability tests, and that people had been willing to cough up over a grand to buy was probably a darn good gun regardless of what it was selling for now.
It was different, and it fired an odd caliber that equated to a .30 Magnum. I am a die-hard non-conformist, and I enjoy things that are different from what is commonly accepted BECAUSE they are different.
It was cheap. Really cheap. $140 cheap, for a military-accepted design built by the Brno firearms facility, which was well-known for producing EXCELLENT rifles. I figured there's no way that such a gun could be reproduced for that sort of price, which made it a steal and a best-buy. I still think that.
It could be safely said that the CZ-52 got me thinking about Hand Rifles, and shooting it got me intrigued at the concept of the Automag III, which was the first official Hand Rifle in the collection, which got me to Here and Now.
I've enjoyed the CZ-52 from day 1, It's always been fun to shoot, and it has eaten a lot of ammo. The only handgun I've shot more is my Colt .22 Auto, which I bought specifically to run LOTS of ammo through in order to learn how to shoot a handgun without bankrupting myself on ammo costs.
Now good 7.62 x 25 is tricky to come by for cheap, (Compared to the yellow-box Norinco 7.62 Tokarev stuff I bought so much of at $6/box of 60.)so I don't shoot it much anymore.
And after 8 years, and I-can't-count-the-number of rounds through it, I just broke my stock firing pin. Rats.
JediSoth
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My first handgun was a CZ-50 in .32 ACP. My Dad bought it for me for $50 from a Rod & Gun Club on an Army base when we were in Germany. The firing pin has since broken, and I don't think it's worth the money to get it fixed, since that's likely to cost more than the gun.
The first handgun I ever purchased with my own money was a Colt King Cobra .357 Mag. 6" barrel in stainless. Still the best looking and most intimidating thing in my collection.
JediSoth
The first handgun I ever purchased with my own money was a Colt King Cobra .357 Mag. 6" barrel in stainless. Still the best looking and most intimidating thing in my collection.
JediSoth
Jeff Timm
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In December of 1972, I bought myself a Christmas present. S&W Model 39-2. 9mm. I sold it a couple of years later. It never fit my hand well. I also got a good deal on a Browning HP, used, with factory target sights and two magazines. $125. (Sound cheap, but I was only making about $325 a month as a Private E-2 in the US Army.)
Geoff
Who wishes he had 20/20 foresight.
Geoff
Who wishes he had 20/20 foresight.
MaterDei
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CZ-75.
Why? Because at the time (1988)they were cheap, accurate, and couldn't be bought in the US. I was stationed in W. Germany at the time. Next was a CZ-50. Both since stolen, both very missed.
MaterDei
Why? Because at the time (1988)they were cheap, accurate, and couldn't be bought in the US. I was stationed in W. Germany at the time. Next was a CZ-50. Both since stolen, both very missed.
MaterDei
Pappy John
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A Dan Wesson model 15 .357 around 1980....hated it. Traded it a year later for a 686 ...loved it.Gunner45
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I bought my Ruger MKII .22lr when I was 16. My dad had to do the paper work, but it was my gun. I had saved up from my first job.
I still have my Ruger. Don't think I will ever get rid of it.
Gunner45
I still have my Ruger. Don't think I will ever get rid of it.
Gunner45
DWS1117
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First gun I ever owned was a Ruger P-95. Ugly, clunky, but a fun shooter. Sold almost 2 years ago. Needed cash at the time.
igor
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Taurus PT99AF non-decocking model in 1991. A couple of years later the decocker models came about and I swapped it for one of those. I still have that gun, over 20 000 rounds thru it. Wore out the locking block recently, other malfunctions have been rare and far between, always tracable back to limp-wristing the pistol.
TonyB
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First handgun-GP100 6",short lug(traded it like a dork)super accurate for everyone who shot it.....in fact a guy who had a $1500 Les Baer wondered why my $239 used GP was more accurate.......
First auto-(like Igor) older non-decocking PT99......still have it..100% reliable ,accurate and looks great(the poor man's Beretta)...my 1st IDPA gun ...I still use it now and then....Love the fact that I can get hi=caps for $35........oh and I like the cocked and locked feature......
First auto-(like Igor) older non-decocking PT99......still have it..100% reliable ,accurate and looks great(the poor man's Beretta)...my 1st IDPA gun ...I still use it now and then....Love the fact that I can get hi=caps for $35........oh and I like the cocked and locked feature......
Pebcac
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Beretta 92FS 'cause Bruce Willis sported one in Die Hard. Hey, why lie about it?
I actually did a little research first to make sure it wasn't a POS - just because somebody in a movie has one doesn't mean it works. When I found out that the military and many police departments used it, I decided it would do. I later traded it for a stainless one that I kept for a long time. I really wish I could have the stainless one back.
I actually did a little research first to make sure it wasn't a POS - just because somebody in a movie has one doesn't mean it works. When I found out that the military and many police departments used it, I decided it would do. I later traded it for a stainless one that I kept for a long time. I really wish I could have the stainless one back.
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