What Was Your First Handgun?

[Edmond]

Wow, you guys are old!

My first was a Glock 30, a .45ACP

 

[Buzztail]

1911 A1 and I never looked back

 

[Homer357]

Taurus PT908

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.

 

[Nick_90]

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!

 

[Otony]

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?

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

Charles Daly 1911 .45 ACP

 

[Glockman17366]

My first was a Dan Wesson Model 15. I think I bought it in the mid or early 70's. It was shortly after Dan Wesson started selling guns.

 

[SAG0282]

Private sale W. German P226, when I was 18. Still my belief the 226 is the finest combat/defensive handgun ever made.

 

[gulogulo1970]

Mine was a Colt Double Eagle in 45ACP.

 

[TheFrontRange]

First Handgun - Revolver

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!

 

[Bacon]

S&W model 27 bought 20 years ago. Still have it.

 

[Hypnogator]

I would say that a lot of the older folks here started out with a revolver too.

I started out with a High Standard Sentinel 6" .22LR.

Guess that officially makes me old.

 

[Hhrshooter]

My first was a Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .45LC, barrel 4 3/4. A great trail or woods gun in my life. It still travels every Fall and Winter.

 

[Silvanus]

My first handgun was a Glock 17. I think a good .357/.38 revolver would have been a better choice, but the Glock worked fine for me.

 

[1911Tuner]

My First

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.

 

[Gunfyter_6]

My first handgun was a 6in. S&W 686. Bought it 8/4/89 & still have it, always will

 

[Ford]

My Dad bought me my first handgun when I was about 15. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 29.

If I could track that gun down I would pay double what it was worth to have it again.

 

[Deer Hunter]

Smith and Wesson model 625, because I wanted a revolver, but also a gun that shot .45 ACP. I figured this was a good trade-off.

I've still got it, and I don't plan on parting from it. If anything, I need a 627 to keep it company.

 

[mountainclmbr]

My first handgun was a Dan Wesson 44 magnum. My second was a Colt Series 70 45ACP Gold Cup.

 

[StrikeEagle]

My Dad bought me my first handgun when I was about 15. It was a Smith and Wesson Model 29.

Sounds like there's an interesting story here... do you care to share it with us?

 

[skeezix]

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.

 

[Ford]

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.

 

[tuckerdog1]

I was poor

and got what I could afford at the time. A Jennings J22. for about $50. Wasn't too long though before I upgraded to a Colt Trooper III 357 4".

Tuckerdog1

 

[doggscube]

Technically, my Bersa .380, my first auto. We inherited a S&W Mod. 60 but it belongs to my wife, who has never fired or even handled it.

-Jeff

 

[chuckles]

S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman. 4" barrel bought new at the BX at George AFB Ca in 1966. $96.00 IIRC.