My first handgun was a semi-auto...a Taurus PT908 9mm. I liked everything about it except that it jammed A LOT. Sold it and bought a Ruger SP101 .357 magnum.
A French .32 MAB model D my mum bought me in a junk shop in Lausanne (Switzerland) when I was 13.
Gun laws were so relaxed back then that neither the seller or my mum did anything illegal!
A Ruger Single Six .22 magnum that my bro-in-law gave me in the late sixties. I sent it back to Ruger for a .22 LR cylinder and proceeded to shoot the snot out of it for years.
It, sob, had a terrible effect on me. Really warped my poor young mind. I may need therapy, as I can't walk past a Single Six nowadays without buying the darn thing!
There are only seven in the house right now, but I NEED at least a half dozen more. Where will it end?
A blue, 4-inch Smith and Wesson Model 19 .357 Magnum. Sold soon after purchase, but have had many K-Frames over the years and recently had a very special one come back to me!
Was a 1943 Ithaca...and it was my first rebuild...rescued from a gun show vendor in 1965 for 50 bucks...brought home and lovingly restored under the guidance of my father and uncle. It occupies an esteemed place in my hidden collection along with three other USGI pistols.
High Standard Sentinel .22LR 4" barrel, in 1966. Traded a 16 guage Mossberg bolt action model 185 shotgun + $20 for it. Painters stole it from my apartment a few months later while I was at work . Always wanted another one, but couldn't find a nice one at a decent (cheap) price.
nothing real interesting.
I had always had a fasination with firearms. Handguns in particular. I had grown up always hunting with my Dad and shooting pop cans off the fence post. I finally talked my Dad into buying a handgun. I can remember like it was yesterday. We walked into the gun store. I don't think either one of us had a clue about handguns. I am sure that the "Dirty Hairy" movie played a role in selecting the Model 29. My Dad had them take it out of the counter and I got to hold it. I would have been thrilled with anything but the 29 ended up being a great gun. Very accurate and even as a beginner I dont remember recoil being a problem. When I was 21 I traded it off for a Glock 27. The rifling was just about smoothed out in that barrel of the old 29. As I get older I realize the sentimental value of the gun more and more. I would love to be able to take that gun out of the safe every now and then and wipe it down and remember the times my father and I had with the old "hogleg". You can't put a price on good times shared with a parent. Especially the bond between father and son.
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