Your very first gun..

[Deus Machina]

My first handgun is a S&W 469 (double-stack 'compact' 9mm) that must be as old as I am. Bought it instead of a .22 because of a rash of break-ins in my area.

Still have it, and it has a 'soul' like a good old cop. It may not be that accurate, but it works every time, it has good honest holster wear, and it just feels 'friendly' in my hand, like a trusted buddy.

I'm looking to replace it for holster duty (the accuracy thing, and the trigger's the usual 2nd-gen S&W wonkiness), but I'll be shooting squirrels with it before even starvation can pry it away.

 

[Nuke8401]

Yes, Sears .22lr semi-auto. Would never think of letting it go, present from my dad, 1969, I was 9 yrs old. Still take it to the range and shoot an occasional squirrel with it. Has never broken or failed in any way. I can't imagine how many bricks of .22 I have shot through it.

My dad and this rifle taught me the only real firearm safety rule; "Don't point it at anything you don't want to kill".

 

[chiggerbyt]

J C Higgins bolt action single shot 410. It returns to safety everytime bolt is opened and closed. Given to me for Christmas in 1961 by my parents. Used for everything-- rabbits, squirrels, doves,quail and whatever critter needed to be dealt with. I in turn gave it to my oldest son (his first gun) and he has now given it to his oldest son (his first gun). It seems destined to stay awhile.

 

[Smithiac]

Still have it Remington 870 20ga. Bought it when I was 12 from my grandpa.

 

[Devilfrog]

Colt King Cobra I bought back in 1996. Still have it, still shoot it and its still one of my favorites.

 

[chriske]

CZ mod 452 bolt action .22 LR rifle.
Still as slick, reliable & accurate as ever, after 25 years.

 

[CoRoMo]

Daddy bought me a H&R Pardner 12ga. when I was in high school.


That SG made pheasants fall out of the sky every year.
I don't shoot it much anymore, but it ain't getting away from me.

 

[mcdonl]

Yes.... I think... I never checked serial numbers but I sold my first gun, a marlin mod 60 to a good friend, and have since bought a model 60 from him and it was stated to have been mine. But, it was 30 years ago that I got it for a birthday, so I never checked serial numbers when I was 12....

 

[grilledcheese]

Mossberg model 183K bolt-action shotgun in .410. My brother and I both got one for Christmas when we were maybe 13 or 14. I think we hunted darned near everything that walked, crawled, or flew with those things...



Jeffrey

 

[3pairs12]

Still own it 25 years later. H&R .410. My 11 year old thinks its hers though, since she killed her first dove with it this year.

 

[jhco]

My very first gun was a Marlin 60 it was given to me by my parents when I was a child.
The first gun that I ever bought was a two-fer I bought a SKB 505 12ga and a NIB norinco SKS and payed $400 for both. The guy I bought them from was a family friend who was storing them in my dads safe to keep his ex from getting them after storing them for 10+ years he didn't want them anymore and asked if I wanted to buy them I was 16. The first handgun I ever bought was a Glock 23 I was 20 and my mother bought for me as I wasn't old enough. I still have them all and don't plan to part with any soon.

 

[raskolnikov_22]

My very first gun was a Remington 870 my dad bought so we could dove hunt. I still have it: now it has an 18" police barrel, synthetic stock, and police trigger group and rests beside my bed.

The very first gun I bought for myself was a Beretta 92FS. Still have that too.

 

[TiredOleMan]

Mine was a Marlin bolt action .22, tubular magazine & peep sights, I got it when I was 14 so that makes it 50 years old. Still in like-new condition & I'm getting ready to give it to my grandson who's turning 12.

 

[bnkrazy]

My first was a 20ga Noble double barrel shotgun.

Killed many a squirrel, rabbit and even few deer with it.

Now, she's relegated to clay pigeon and new / young shooter training.

 

[peyton]

Yep, I still have my marlin mod 60. It was given to me for Christmas in 1974. It is the only 22 rifle I own and I shoot it a lot.

 

[maulme]

My first gun was a Sears semi-auto (made by High Standard) that my dad bought for me in '73 to practice with before I went to Boy Scout camp. The camp used single shot Mossberg target rifles, which I fell in love with. When I got home from camp, pop let me sell the Sears gun and use the money (with some extra $ from him) to buy a Mossberg 144LSB.

I still have that 144 in my safe. I haven't shot it in years, but sometimes I take it out, slip my arm through the cuff, and point it at a spot on the wall. Reminds me of all the good times I had shooting with my pop.

 

[searcher451]

It's an Old Model Ruger Bearcat that I got as kid in the early '60s. I still take it to the range from time to time as well; it never fails to put a smile on my face.

 

[I whittles what I see]

first gun was a marlin youth bolt action .22. I got it when I was about 6 are so about 1988. Sold it when i was 13 to my uncle for 75 bucks. Then was given the rifle back when my uncle died. Was mad at first cuz I have half a dozen .22 rifles and didn't want another back. But now that I think about it I wouldn't trade it for the world.

 

[deanodog]

High Standard double nine 22rf. Bought in the 70s and still have it. I may sell it soon.

 

[rp4130]

My first gun was my father's car gun from when he was a sheriffs deputy. For some reason he bought a Ruger sp101 in 9mm. He gifted it to me and said it would make for a fine starter gun. It is not going to leave me until I have some off spring to gift it to.

 

[ThePunisher'sArmory]

My first gun was a Daisey bolt action .22lr that my dad bought me when i was about 13, as i recall. I still own it and occasionally still shoot it. It will be saved to teach my son or daughter to shoot when i have kids.

 

[sneedb82]

Walther P22, Military Green/Black with extra magazines, short 3 1/2" barrel. Sold it to appease my mother (still lived at home at the time, and she was anti-gun).

 

[geronimo509]

My first gun was an XD.45 service model. Absolutely perfect gun, but I didnt have a need for it and I wanted a kahr mk9. I have a double stacked para and a moss. 500 for HD. So I didnt need that anymore.

 

[thedavemyster]

My first gun was a Winchester model 37 single shot 20 guage, a Christmas present from my Dad.

I sold it to help my brother finance an engagement ring.

I am really sorry that I do not still have it!

 

[LeverGunJunkie]

Sears-Roebuck (Stevens) semi-auto .22. Forgot the model number. Good starter gun, but nothing special. Developed a problem where the bolt kept hitting/hanging up on the magazine. Found a replacement mag at a gunshow, but the jerk tried to rip me off for $75 (more than the gun was worth). I traded for a 10/22, which I won't trash given its loyal following here, but suffice it to say, was not for me.

While it was my first gun, I don't particularly miss it.