Year Of First Firearms Purchase~?

[Simms65]

2006, at the age of 24 during the spring of my awakening.

David

 

[Radagast]

1988

 

[Pilot]

1981. Browning Challenger II.

 

[JohnBT]

1972.

That's the first year I went to the store by myself and only spent my own money. I'm not counting the years when I picked one out for a birthday or Christmas present, or when I contributed a little lawnmowing money to the purchase. That would push it back into the '50s.

John

P.S. - Edited to respond to "what year you all received the "magical wand" for
gun ownership~?"

That would be 1955. I liked shooting so much with my relatives that my grandparents gave me a BB rifle, wire wall rack and red metal box Daisy gun cleaning kit. I still have the kit, although the little glass bottles of bluing and oil have all but dried up.

 

[dmxx9900]

2005

 

[kamagong]

Last year, 2007 was the year I bought my first gun.

 

[DF357]

first gift was 1958 - a 12 gauge dbl when I was 12

first purchase - 1968

 

[Cyclimus]

2006

 

[jackstinson]

1965

 

[cleardiddion]

2007

 

[cavman]

1987 Shotgun
2005 Handgun/Rifle

 

[Mac45]

1976
Dad had to do the paperwork.
I was only 15, but paid for it with my own money

 

[ColinthePilot]

First gun I got was 2002.
First gun I bought was 2005.

 

[Essex County]

1858 Essex

 

[CajunBass]

67 or 68

I don't remember exactly, but it was probably 1967 or 68. It was before GCA 68 I know because my mother ordered it out of the Sears-Roebuck Catalog and it was delivered to the house in the mail or by the Sears delivery truck.

 

[Joe Gunns]

1970

 

[sixgunner455]

1994.

 

[fixyurgun]

1974

 

[yosarian]

2000

 

[springmom]

My own purchase for myself?

2005

 

[arflattop]

1965

 

[Water-Man]

JNYORK...You bought your first gun at the age of 8 or 9???

 

[doc2rn]

1982 dad gave me a lightly used Ruger standard-11
1984 bought a Marlin model 60 to keep it company-13 dad went with me to ok it

 

[Moonclip]

Bought for me with my money, 1994. Bought it myself with my ID 1999. In between I was in military, I'd just send $ home and have dad buy what I wanted for collection.

 

[neededausername]

2008 last Tuesday in fact