What was the gun that seeded your hobby?

[Wings405]

Not a specific firearm......more like a passion for firearms/hunting/shooting from soon after birth!
It was probably a combination of firearms used by Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket, numerous cowboy actors, and a war movie or two! Though, while I have a passion for firearms, shooting, hand loading......I’m not a collector of firearms. Most were purchased with a specific goal in mind.......whether hunting, varmint hunting, or self defense!

I loved hunting with family beginning @ about 5 years old which helped further instill a love for firearms. My first gun, @ age 7 was a Benjamin Pump! My first centerfire rifle at age 14, forced me through necessity to start hand loading @ age 15. My journey into the “rabbit hole” had begun! memtb

 

[GAF]

I owned guns when I was younger (teenager). Then I did not own any for about 25 years. Then I bought a Norinco Mac 90 from a friend. Its been down hill ever since.

 

[Coyote3855]

My Dad's Colt Woodsman. He let me carry it on an antelope hunt in Wyoming when I was 6 years old. 1950 or thereabouts. I've been a handgun aficionado ever since.