What gun "hooked" you?
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Smoke
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I was already a gun guy; but the first time with a 1911 reshaped and redefined what type of a gun guy I would turn out to be.
Smoke
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I had been mildly interested since i handled a Beretta 92FS and a Henry AR-7 when i was young, but i didn't actually fire one until about a year or two ago, when i was somewhere between 13 and 15. The first gun i ever shot, the one that got me hooked, was a SAKO bolt-action, the exact model i don't remember, in 7mm-08. Let me tell you, 7mm is NOT a good caliber to teach a beginning shooter on. But hey, it's a full blown addiction now!
Politically Incorrect
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At age nine shooting my dad's Model 29. Whoa! 
thumbtack
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There was never a defining moment for me. I grew up with guns and they were just a part of everyday life.
sm
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I was born with the gun gene. I came home from being born and the High Standard Sentenial .22 revolver was next to the crib ( actually a dresser drawer) . IIRC I "helped" my mom and grandma shoot it when I was almost 3.
Age 6 shot my first 1911, this would be 1960...
At 7 shot my first K frame, age 8 shot the model 70 in '06. Around 9 discovered rimfire rifles and shotguns. These defining moments are why I shoot what I prefer to shoot today. "Hooked " young you might say.
Age 6 shot my first 1911, this would be 1960...
At 7 shot my first K frame, age 8 shot the model 70 in '06. Around 9 discovered rimfire rifles and shotguns. These defining moments are why I shoot what I prefer to shoot today. "Hooked " young you might say.
bigmtnman
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A long time ago, 1954, when I was 10 and my grandfather took me out plinkin with a J.C Higgens single shot .22 bolt action.
SodiumBenzoate
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The .22 single shot at summer camp 4 years ago.
Only got to fire 3 shots, but it was awesome.
Only got to fire 3 shots, but it was awesome.
Carlos
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I'd have to say it was my Glock Model 27. I only shot 1 or 2 times a year.
Then, I shot an SAR-1.
The rest is history. I now have a full safe, reloading bench, a Dillon 550B and many more guns on my wishlist.
Well, time to go load some bullets. Dumpshoot on Sunday.
Then, I shot an SAR-1.
The rest is history. I now have a full safe, reloading bench, a Dillon 550B and many more guns on my wishlist.
Well, time to go load some bullets. Dumpshoot on Sunday.
Standing Wolf
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The first gun I ever shot, a .22 caliber bolt action rifle at Boy Scout camp, hooked me for life.
Dionysusigma
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An M1A I rented at a local range a little over a year ago...
BHPshooter
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The first time I handled a Browning Hi Power. I had already liked guns, but right then I knew that we had a future together.
Look at me now -- I'm certifiable!
Wes
Look at me now -- I'm certifiable!
Wes
brookstexas
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Easy-
1911 style Colt Ace in .22!
1911 style Colt Ace in .22!
entropy
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Colt New Frontier .22 when I was 7 or 8. Also an old Remington single shot .22 about the same time. Squirrels became scarce around our cabin that summer.
MessedUpMike
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I've liked guns for as long as I can remember. Already had a CAR15 and shot plenty of others when I first handled a Browing High Power. Which led me to the rabidly hooked CZ-75 cult
Mike Irwin
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I literally don't remember a time when I wasn't fascinated with firearms, their history, operation, or use.
The first gun that TRULY hooked me, as in my saying "One of these days I WILL have one of those" was on the cover of a 1970s issue of American Rifleman. For some reason I think 1975. I'll have to dig around in the boxes I have and see if I have it.
It showed a Savage Model 1899 rifle with period loading tools.
It was simply love at first sight at the 99s graceful, flowing lines.
I finally bought my first one in 1984, a 1936 model.
Still the only one I own, and I've never taken a deer with it, but I still love it.
The first gun that TRULY hooked me, as in my saying "One of these days I WILL have one of those" was on the cover of a 1970s issue of American Rifleman. For some reason I think 1975. I'll have to dig around in the boxes I have and see if I have it.
It showed a Savage Model 1899 rifle with period loading tools.
It was simply love at first sight at the 99s graceful, flowing lines.
I finally bought my first one in 1984, a 1936 model.
Still the only one I own, and I've never taken a deer with it, but I still love it.
Ala Dan
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Greeting's All-
I would have to say the one gun that actually did
"hook" me was my 4" barrel Smith & Wesson model
57 .41 magnum. Lying on the dealers shelve in its
original mahogany box; it had the look of authority,
something that I had grown to respect. And from
that moment, I knew I was a Smith & Wesson fan!
I must admit, at the time of purchase I knew very
little about the .41 magnum cartridge. I bought it
cuz I couldn't find an affordable S&W model 29 at
the time. After discovering how great the .41 mag
really was; it was a bond that has never ended!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
I would have to say the one gun that actually did
"hook" me was my 4" barrel Smith & Wesson model
57 .41 magnum. Lying on the dealers shelve in its
original mahogany box; it had the look of authority,
something that I had grown to respect. And from
that moment, I knew I was a Smith & Wesson fan!
I must admit, at the time of purchase I knew very
little about the .41 magnum cartridge. I bought it
cuz I couldn't find an affordable S&W model 29 at
the time. After discovering how great the .41 mag
really was; it was a bond that has never ended!
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
Chicken-Farmer
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Marlin 39A .22
I first shot the rifle during a hunter safety course when i was about 10. The rifle was my grandfathers, then my fathers, and then passed on to me when i was 13. It came mounted with an old weaver 4X fixed scope. I'm now 26 and have a family of my own and will pass this rifle onto my son as it was passed on to me. The rifle is easily 40 years old and i'm sure a lot older, and is still a tack driver to this day.
I had been shooting bb guns for many years prior to finally getting to shoot a "real" gun. I remember the pride and trust that i felt early that morning as my dad and older brother explained to me how to load and use the half cock "safety". I felt like a grown-up. And from that day i was hooked. It all started with one hand-me-down rifle that will be that last to leave my collection guaranteed!
My daughter started shooting when she was 3 years old. It just so happened to be that that trusty 39A was her first experience with shooting while sitting on my lap. Of course the 39A was too big for her at that point so i went out and bought her a Chipmunk rifle that we've spend many happy hours plinking with. But 4 generations of Mays' have learned to shoot using that little .22 and i am confident the Marlin will be around for many more generations to come.
Jeff Mays
I first shot the rifle during a hunter safety course when i was about 10. The rifle was my grandfathers, then my fathers, and then passed on to me when i was 13. It came mounted with an old weaver 4X fixed scope. I'm now 26 and have a family of my own and will pass this rifle onto my son as it was passed on to me. The rifle is easily 40 years old and i'm sure a lot older, and is still a tack driver to this day.
I had been shooting bb guns for many years prior to finally getting to shoot a "real" gun. I remember the pride and trust that i felt early that morning as my dad and older brother explained to me how to load and use the half cock "safety". I felt like a grown-up. And from that day i was hooked. It all started with one hand-me-down rifle that will be that last to leave my collection guaranteed!
My daughter started shooting when she was 3 years old. It just so happened to be that that trusty 39A was her first experience with shooting while sitting on my lap. Of course the 39A was too big for her at that point so i went out and bought her a Chipmunk rifle that we've spend many happy hours plinking with. But 4 generations of Mays' have learned to shoot using that little .22 and i am confident the Marlin will be around for many more generations to come.
Jeff Mays
Zundfolge
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For me it was the die cast metal 1/3 scale 1911 cap gun I had when I was a kid ... it was a chromed one that took those rolls of paper caps and I remember that all the other guns in the bin had real detaled faux engraving on it (very western styled) but the chroming on mine was too heavy and it filled in the faux engraving making it look smooth and less western looking.
That cap gun was probably what first wetted my appetite for the real thing.
That cap gun was probably what first wetted my appetite for the real thing.
My first was a Winchester 1890 in .22 short. My dad built a range in our backyard when I wasn't paying attention, then invited me out for a "hike" one rainy saturday and surprised me with a decent little range and the old .22 short. After that, I went for years not shooting anything but O.F. Mossburg .22's in private and competition, before I got a Marlin 60 and my mother bought a 10/22... Neither had anything like what you'd want for NRA smallbore, but they were fun.
Edward429451
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I was already shooting guns of the family but the one that made me want my own was shooting my brothers Remington Nylon 66. Dad took me out to get one and I wound up getting a Winchester 9422 mag which was the better deal.
fallingblock
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My Dad's 1894 Colt D.A. Army Model....
We were watching one of the late '50's T.V. westerns, "Paladin", I think, and Dad asked if I wanted to see a real revolver.
He showed me how to check it for clear and operate it.
The T.V. westerns were a lot more fun after that, but I didn't have the strength to pull the D.A. trigger until I was 11!
The revolver is long gone, but I remember the Serial #: 6114
We were watching one of the late '50's T.V. westerns, "Paladin", I think, and Dad asked if I wanted to see a real revolver.
He showed me how to check it for clear and operate it.
The T.V. westerns were a lot more fun after that, but I didn't have the strength to pull the D.A. trigger until I was 11!
The revolver is long gone, but I remember the Serial #: 6114
Jack19
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An Erma copy of the P-08 in .22. Dad took me shooting when I was 7, been hooked since.
BowStreetRunner
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my neighbor's Springfield .45
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