Dusty Rusty
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1st purchased handgun: Taurus Model 605 .357
Why? Protection!
Why? Protection!
Your first purchased handgun and why
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Starter52
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My first handgun was an H&R Model 999 .22 revolver, 6" top-break w/ adj. sights, used.
Cheap to buy, cheap to shoot, much more accurate than I was at the time.
Cheap to buy, cheap to shoot, much more accurate than I was at the time.
hank327
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My first purchased handgun was a Colt Government Model Series 70 1911A1 5"
in .45 ACP. Why? Because I had been issured a 1911 during my time in the military and I was intimately familiar with the weapon. It also happens to be a very good handgun.
in .45 ACP. Why? Because I had been issured a 1911 during my time in the military and I was intimately familiar with the weapon. It also happens to be a very good handgun.
Colt 1917 New Service Army
Why? Already had a .22, already had a Colt .45 auto as a graduation present.
Had read an article in Shooter's Bible about the SW version of the 1917, which perked my interest in these old big bores.
Paid $275 for it (not including tax, bkgrd check etc.)
Why? Already had a .22, already had a Colt .45 auto as a graduation present.
Had read an article in Shooter's Bible about the SW version of the 1917, which perked my interest in these old big bores.
Paid $275 for it (not including tax, bkgrd check etc.)
highlander 5
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German made 22 mag SA Hawes I think. paid $35 for it no 22lr
cylinder though
cylinder though
Confederate
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My first handgun was a .357 mag Ruger Security-Six.
The reason I got it was that I got the holy crap beat out of me on Oahu by two Polynesians. I had a friend who was a military cop and he kind of put the thought into my head. So when I got back to Utah, I sold a telescope I dearly loved and bought the Ruger. I soon found I didn't have enough money to shoot it at the time, so I got me a $68 RG single-action .22LR.
Years later, I was almost mugged again, but I had a Rossi M88 in my overcoat pocket. This was in D.C. in an underground garage. I had a date and an illegal gun in my pocket, but was lucky and didn't have to shoot anyone. Now the penalties in D.C. are so draconian that I durst not carry a pistol. So I stay out of D.C. now and stick around Virginia.
The reason I got it was that I got the holy crap beat out of me on Oahu by two Polynesians. I had a friend who was a military cop and he kind of put the thought into my head. So when I got back to Utah, I sold a telescope I dearly loved and bought the Ruger. I soon found I didn't have enough money to shoot it at the time, so I got me a $68 RG single-action .22LR.
Years later, I was almost mugged again, but I had a Rossi M88 in my overcoat pocket. This was in D.C. in an underground garage. I had a date and an illegal gun in my pocket, but was lucky and didn't have to shoot anyone. Now the penalties in D.C. are so draconian that I durst not carry a pistol. So I stay out of D.C. now and stick around Virginia.
Smokin Gator
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First purchased handgun
I hadn't shot much as an adult. Did shoot quite a bit as a kid/teenager. I decided I missed plinking and wanted to have something around the house for protection. Checked things out for a while and decided to get a Taurus 445 stainless 2" snubby in 44 special. Not exactly a plinker though. Now I have gotten into cowboy shooting and shot a steel challenge match with my Springfield 1911. Next I will probably get a Ruger 22/45 for steel challenge. This is my first post here.
I hadn't shot much as an adult. Did shoot quite a bit as a kid/teenager. I decided I missed plinking and wanted to have something around the house for protection. Checked things out for a while and decided to get a Taurus 445 stainless 2" snubby in 44 special. Not exactly a plinker though. Now I have gotten into cowboy shooting and shot a steel challenge match with my Springfield 1911. Next I will probably get a Ruger 22/45 for steel challenge. This is my first post here.
Shear_stress
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Ruger Security Six in stainless.
Lesson learned: don't sell your Ruger Security Six to finance another gun.
Lesson learned: don't sell your Ruger Security Six to finance another gun.
Harry Paget Flashman
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Shear_stress. Amen. Did that twice.
First handgun I bought was in San Francisco in 1972 after coming back from Vietnam. I didn't know much, just that I wanted a hand gun. I got it from a shop in downtown San Francisco. What I settled on was a Ruger Blackhawk .357mag/9mm SA revolver. I just wanted something to plink and target shoot with. I had imagined that SA revolvers were safer and easier to load.
The one I had had a hair trigger and had screws that kept loosening up and falling out when I shot it. Loctite fixed the screw problem. It was a bad choice for a first handgun. Uncomfortable grip, recoil. Loud back in the day before ear protection was de rigeur. Expensive to shoot before I started reloading. I can't believe I used to throw away brass. I kept it for about a year and half and replaced it with a BHP and a P-38.
First handgun I bought was in San Francisco in 1972 after coming back from Vietnam. I didn't know much, just that I wanted a hand gun. I got it from a shop in downtown San Francisco. What I settled on was a Ruger Blackhawk .357mag/9mm SA revolver. I just wanted something to plink and target shoot with. I had imagined that SA revolvers were safer and easier to load.
The one I had had a hair trigger and had screws that kept loosening up and falling out when I shot it. Loctite fixed the screw problem. It was a bad choice for a first handgun. Uncomfortable grip, recoil. Loud back in the day before ear protection was de rigeur. Expensive to shoot before I started reloading. I can't believe I used to throw away brass. I kept it for about a year and half and replaced it with a BHP and a P-38.
Ruger Single-Six in 22lr/22mag. Great gun at a great price and I wish I still had it today. I bought another one to replace it and sold that one too. Currently looking for another one to replace them both. Any clue what I'm slowly learning? :banghead: Quit getting rid of guns you like!!!
battlehatch
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My first was as Ruger P944D .40S&W. I chose this model because of it's safety features. DA/SA w/decocker. Perfect first pistol IMO. I learned all the basics on that gun and it pretty much set the standard of what I judge other guns by. By no means is the P944D the perfect pistol, but what it has that is good, is really good. After owning it, I learned what I wanted from my weapons. I found the XD45 to fit me better, but it lacked safety features. I bought it anyway because I am more confident in my handling abilities now. I think the ruger P94 series is great in any caliber, and an excellent starter pistol.
Ruger P95. Why? Because I liked it and the price was right. Unfortunately for me the price was right only after I traded a Remington '03A3 and some cash to boot.
In my defense I was gun-dumb at the time and there was no HighRoad to consult before getting screwed.
First wheel gun was a 6" GP100.
Still have the GP, the P95's been gone a long time. It was a good gun but after I got a taste of 45acp I didn't need a 9mm anymore.
In my defense I was gun-dumb at the time and there was no HighRoad to consult before getting screwed.First wheel gun was a 6" GP100.
Still have the GP, the P95's been gone a long time. It was a good gun but after I got a taste of 45acp I didn't need a 9mm anymore.
The_Shootist
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S&W Model 617 .22LR
Being my first handgun I wanted a .22 while I sorted things out.
8 or 9 handguns later (and one WASR10) I STILL haven't sorted out what I want.
But it has (and still is) fun in all its flavours
Being my first handgun I wanted a .22 while I sorted things out.
8 or 9 handguns later (and one WASR10) I STILL haven't sorted out what I want.
But it has (and still is) fun in all its flavours
Glockfan.45
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A used 92FS. I ended up hating it, let the sales man at the shop talk me into it.
Woah, let me back up a few years. Just out of high school I bought a Clerke 1st .22 revolver from a buddy for $5.00.
Still have it, made a bookend out of it because it wasn't worth putting good ammo in. After all these years I still feel like I got ripped off. Does make a nice bookend though.
Still have it, made a bookend out of it because it wasn't worth putting good ammo in. After all these years I still feel like I got ripped off. Does make a nice bookend though.
My first purchase was Just 4 months ago. It was a GLOCK 23. It was the gun I rented When I took my first gun safety class.
why....this is probably the worst reason to actually but a gun but...at the end of the gun safety class we got an hour on the range, and at 7 yrd I coldnt even hit the target half of the time and (my first time shooting), but I love challenges. The instructor suggested i start out w/a smaller caliber and work my way up. I bought the gun just to prove to myself that I could learn to shot THAT gun and shoot it accuratley w/o having to work my way up from a 22lr. 4 mnths later and i can shoot 4 leaf clovers at 7 yrds.
why....this is probably the worst reason to actually but a gun but...at the end of the gun safety class we got an hour on the range, and at 7 yrd I coldnt even hit the target half of the time and (my first time shooting), but I love challenges. The instructor suggested i start out w/a smaller caliber and work my way up. I bought the gun just to prove to myself that I could learn to shot THAT gun and shoot it accuratley w/o having to work my way up from a 22lr. 4 mnths later and i can shoot 4 leaf clovers at 7 yrds.
Sistema1927
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I bought a Ruger Blackhawk convertible in .357/9mm on my 21st birthday (many, many years ago). Why? Because I could.
First purchase:
Glock 36.
I already had a .22 and a .45 Long Colt for plinking and hunting and was looking for a CHL gun. I still pack it often. Big bullet, thin package, enough rounds, reliable and durable. Not too much $$ either.
Then it was a S&W 637 for the wife and her CHL, then a G17, then a....well y'all know how that goes.
Glock 36.
I already had a .22 and a .45 Long Colt for plinking and hunting and was looking for a CHL gun. I still pack it often. Big bullet, thin package, enough rounds, reliable and durable. Not too much $$ either.
Then it was a S&W 637 for the wife and her CHL, then a G17, then a....well y'all know how that goes.
Joe Gunns
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My first was a Ruger Single six .22/.22WMR. 7 1/2 inch barrel. It was inexpensive and fit my college-boy budget. Cheap to shoot as much as I wanted. With the Magnum cylinder it was my car and camping SD gun. Sold it 20-some ya, wish I still had it. Fun little gun.
My wife's first was a .22 S&W Kit gun w/ 4 inch barrel. It was her purse gun for many years.
My wife's first was a .22 S&W Kit gun w/ 4 inch barrel. It was her purse gun for many years.
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Mod 29 in 44mag for me back in 1986 fun to shoot but hard to keep the tank full.
Mod 29 in 44mag for me back in 1986 fun to shoot but hard to keep the tank full.
SergeantC
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My first was a Glock 22, purchased used w/one standard capacity magazine at a gun show in St. Paul, MN, about three years and three months ago.
I'd wanted to own a gun for a long time, wanted to get my CCW permit, wanted to learn to shoot a handgun. However, the real reason I selected a
.40 Glock was kind of esoteric.
I had written a mystery novel in which my Private Investigator character carried a Glock in .40, and I wanted one of my own so I could learn how it handled, what it was like to shoot it, etc.
Now I own about a dozen guns, with no sign of things slowing down.
I'd wanted to own a gun for a long time, wanted to get my CCW permit, wanted to learn to shoot a handgun. However, the real reason I selected a
.40 Glock was kind of esoteric.
I had written a mystery novel in which my Private Investigator character carried a Glock in .40, and I wanted one of my own so I could learn how it handled, what it was like to shoot it, etc.
Now I own about a dozen guns, with no sign of things slowing down.
Richard Simmons
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Four inch nickle plated Colt Trooper MKIII, .357 mag back in 1978. Why? because it was a Colt, it was a .357mag and well................cause it was pretty.
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