First gun I bought with my own money was a junky Ted Williams 20 gauge auto with a poly choke. I bought it in a pawn shop and it was a complete piece of junk. Didn't keep it long at all, then I bought my Remington 870 12 gauge, I was 12 and probably weighed all of 75 pounds but I handled that shotgun well. I had a 20 gauge single before that that was a Christmas present and a .22 that was handed down after that. The first rifle that I bought and paid for with my own money was a Mauser M96 in .270 when I was 16. That is still my go to deer rifle. Funny most of my long guns that get the most use are the ones I purchased in my youth. I was into guns then though and I had the money for them then, I was smart enough to buy as many as I could, I used to tell people "I'm buying as many guns as I can now, because once I get a wife and kids and a house I might not have enough money for more guns." Still waiting on that wife, kids, and house thing yet my gun buying has harshly tapered off.