First gun...handguns only

Sir, my first handgun was a 6-inch stainless Colt King Cobra. It was handsome and had that Colt cachet, but the barrel was indexed incorrectly and required a great deal of left windage to get the shots to go center. That bugged me, so it wasn't long before I swapped it off on something else.

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.
 
My first handgun was a Ruger Mark 1 with a five-inch bull barrel.
I was shooting Bullseye matches at the time and the Mark 1 worked fine for that.
Sold it when I got out of Bullseye for a while. Still wish I hadn't.
I replaced it 12 or 15 years later with a Mark II bull barrel.
My son is using it in matches, occasionally, now.
 
My first handgun was a 6-inch Nickel S&W 586 that I got in 1982 at the age of 16. Yes, my dad had to buy it for me, but I paid for it and kept in my room. I sold it in 1991 to my best friend.
 
My first handgun was a Smith model 459 bought in 1985 for 325.00 at a gun show. Wish I still had it.

I do have my brothers first gun which was a rifle. Its a Marlin 336 30-30 that I caught him about to trade away for a pistol. The gun shop was going to give him 125.00 for it. So I gave him the 125 bucks for it instead. That was at least 25 years ago. And now he tells me never to sell it unless it is back to him. I am planning on giving it to his son on his 18th birthday as a gift. I think that might make them both pretty happy.
 
Gutpile Charlie said:
My first handgun was a Ruger, "Standard" (aka MK I), 4", fixed sight. .22 auto pistol. It was purchased in 1961 for $37.50. I kept it until about 1970 when I traded in a very poor trade!:( I don't even want to go there, I'm too embarrassed!

Years latter my son got a replacement, a MKII. Wheeeee!
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Me too; even got a 10% discount...
Charlie and I must be about the same age.
 
The one that started it all

My first was an 8 3/8 629. Bought it to hunt with. Still have it.
 
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Sigma!
 
Harrington & Richardson 922, 9 Shot .22 Pistol

Bought it in 1979 at a Combination Dry Cleaners / Gun Shop
in Western Massachusetts
 
My first gun was a S&W 4006. A great shooter. I have pictures but we all know what they look like. The cool part is that in the real world I go by the initials JD, I get my gun and it has the serial number VJDXXXX.
 
My very first was a S&W top break in .38 S&W when I was 14. It taught me the virtue of a good bore which this piece did not have. It was quickly followed by a 1934 Beretta which taught me how weak a .32 ACP was. In my 16th year, I did better and got a reak gun; S&W 6" M&P .38 special. Lord, I wish I still had it.
 
Ruger New Model Super Blackhawk .44 that I claimed from Dad's selection. It's on my hip every fall.

My first purchase was a Kel-Tec P3AT, followed by an M&P40c a month or two later. Yep, I'm a youngon.
 
High standard double nine 22lr. Still have it since the 70's.
 
Iver Johnson top-break .32 that self-opened the first time I shot it. The dealer, Sparky Fulmer, gave me my $6.00 back.
 
The first one I actually owned was a 4" S&W M10 pencil barrel. If I recall correctly, I think I paid $35 for it in 1970.
 
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