Your first rifle

[Mr.Barty]

What was your first semi-automatic centerfire rifle that you bought.

 

[unwise11]

I haven't yet.. My dad bought an AR-15..

 

[mrbro]

Garand

 

[Sobel]

Within two weeks I'll be picking up a Chinese sks. tho id like to know if they are reliable and if they are good for recreational shooting and hunting.

 

[ForumSurfer]

Technically my dad bought me an SKS at a very young age, but I never liked it nor fired it until about 2 years ago. I've put maybe 20 rounds through it....still don't like it.

My first centerfire that I actually shot and used was a Marlin 336 in 30-30. I lost it in a fire and I miss it. Why I don't just buy another one is beyond me. I see them at the LGS used all the time for less than the cost of the optics on my AR.

 

[Coal Dragger]

Springfield Armory M1A. I have owned 2 of them, and let both go.

 

[RugerMcMarlin]

No, Ruger Mini-14, then Remington 742 BDL .30-06, some of you guys may remember, basketweave .instead of checkering. Ugly as hell, but I loved it.

 

[FLNT4EVR]

my firsrt was a mossberg 22 340bb that was 45 yrs ago And I still have it.

 

[fragout]

1st semiautomatic rifle was an M1 Carbine (Win receiver). It was given to me by my grandfather yrs ago. I used it to harvest my first Ozark whitetail when I was still a young turk.

I have passed it down to my oldest, and it will soon be passed on to his boy once he earns the right to have it.

11B

 

[swiftak]

Browning BAR. 308. Sweet gun.

 

[memphisjim]

M1 garand

 

[chrome_austex]

AR15, followed by a Remington 700 SPS varmint (which I sold a few months later).

 

[SleazyRider]

SKS, of course.

 

[almherdfan]

Ruger Mini-14

 

[thunder173]

Sears Model 100, Lever Action 30/30...94 knock off...son has it now,... and it still hunts,.....a whole lot of deer,... and a few bear,... have gone down with that gun over the years.

 

[fallout mike]

My first rifle was given to me by my father when I was 12. It was a Browning A-bolt .270.

 

[Smith357]

Winchester Model 94 .30-30

 

[Rat Robb]

Remington 700 Police Model .308

-Robb

 

[montanaoffroader]

.303 Enfield

 

[Gtscotty]

Yugo SKS 59/66,

Perfect fun/cheap rifle for a poor college kid. I wound up selling it to a buddy, so I can still shoot it sometime if I get the itch.

 

[Caddisflied]

Marlin, 44 Mag, at age 13 and I still have it.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Mosin Nagant M91/30.

 

[MMcfpd]

SKS

 

[unwise11]

Howa M-1500 .308

 

[HUNTNMT29]

mauser98 FN sportster deluxe 30-06 that was handed down to me its still my favorite