Indiana George
US Veteran
Ruger MK I
Great 'lil plinker!
Great 'lil plinker!
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First gun...handguns only
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Joni_Lynn
US Veteran
My first was a Ruger Redhawk in 44, 7.5" barrel. I still have it.
It has a Bowen rear sight now, action job by SSK, magnapoting and is dressed in Herrett's Jordan Troopers. (first Herrett's I ever had)
I came to my senses after this and bought mostly S&W's for awhile.
It has a Bowen rear sight now, action job by SSK, magnapoting and is dressed in Herrett's Jordan Troopers. (first Herrett's I ever had)
I came to my senses after this and bought mostly S&W's for awhile.
jcall
US Veteran
First pistol was a Ruger P-89DC w/15rd mags. Its a great shooter, but not a good concealed weapon. So I went down to the "funshop" in 1991 or 1992 and bought my S&W 3913 and was hooked ever since.
dwhite53
Member
First handgun
1982 , blued Ruger Security-Six. Six inch barrel. Paid $229 new in box. Wish I still had the box. Still have the gun. It's still as tight and accurate as it was then.
All the Best,
D. White
1982 , blued Ruger Security-Six. Six inch barrel. Paid $229 new in box. Wish I still had the box. Still have the gun. It's still as tight and accurate as it was then.
All the Best,
D. White
mwr1
Member
S&W Mod. 10-I don't remember,Six in Barrel. Purchased with money from putting up hay that summer. I bought this new from a local discount house for $86.00. It was 1967 and I went in and paid the clerk for the gun and a box of ammo while my mother sat in the car waiting. I was 12 years old. Couldn't do that now.
gregintenn
Member
Mine was a Ruger Single Six convertible purchased from WalMart when they still sold handguns. It resides in my safe, still in the box.
sigp220.45
US Veteran
A four inch Model 28. I wish I still had it, but I was my college roomate's best man and too poor to afford a wedding gift, so I gave it to him. Steve Guse, if you Google your name and see this I'd trade you a plasma TV for it.
29aholic
Member
My 1st handgun
Was a Hawes replica Colt 1851 Navy that I shot the living piss out of until I broke a bolt stop. Swapped it for my 1st modern handgun a Spanish Gaurate Anitua 32acp #8888. Owned several Colts and Rugers until I bought my 1st brand new gun, which you have all seen, a Smith 29-3 (also my 1st 44mag) which I still have and has been extremely modified.
Was a Hawes replica Colt 1851 Navy that I shot the living piss out of until I broke a bolt stop. Swapped it for my 1st modern handgun a Spanish Gaurate Anitua 32acp #8888. Owned several Colts and Rugers until I bought my 1st brand new gun, which you have all seen, a Smith 29-3 (also my 1st 44mag) which I still have and has been extremely modified.
I believe I ordered my first handgun, this S&W Model 57, in '82 or '83.
I'd have to check the box for the receipt to be sure, but the box is about six feet back and four feet down in the back of a closet.
KO
I'd have to check the box for the receipt to be sure, but the box is about six feet back and four feet down in the back of a closet.
KO
Colt Government Model MKIV Series 70 .45 ACP. Bought NIB in 1978. Still have it. And the box.
phs3194
Member
Mine was a Herbert Schmidt .22 single action. $18.00 in 1967 from a friend at school.
Charles
Charles
onebadscrambler
US Veteran
Sig 229 in .40 bought in 1995 after I got out of the Marine Corps. The sights are a little dull, but it has been loved by my wife and now my children.
Danny
Danny
sub-moa
US Veteran
'71 Mauser HSc .380, bought new with the help of Mom & Dad, I was only 20. It served as my HD pistol @ my off-base apartment.
A couple years later used it as my first LEO duty gun while working U/C Narcotics. Later, it served as a BUG to my issue S&W M10 in Uniform Patrol and Off-Duty as well.
A couple years later used it as my first LEO duty gun while working U/C Narcotics. Later, it served as a BUG to my issue S&W M10 in Uniform Patrol and Off-Duty as well.
Babalooie
US Veteran
Mine was a Ruger Old Army black powder revolver in stainless steel. Purchased just outside of Fort Bragg in the 1970's. We used Brylcreem, Vaseline and Crisco to cover the bullets to prevent chain firing and made percussion caps from aluminum beer cans and toy caps. It was a hoot to shoot.
glypnir
Member
Well, if you count the one that my wife lets me use, that's a Registered Magnum. The first one I bought myself, after using the Registered Magnum, was a Model 22A.
What can I say, she's got more class than I do.
What can I say, she's got more class than I do.
First gun.....handguns only
Well, Charles, guess you aren't only one. H. Schmidt .22 single-action with extra .22 Mag. cylinder. Copy of Colt Frontier Scout. Bought new for $38.00 in 1968. Still have it.
Well, Charles, guess you aren't only one. H. Schmidt .22 single-action with extra .22 Mag. cylinder. Copy of Colt Frontier Scout. Bought new for $38.00 in 1968. Still have it.
Farmer17
Member
First handgun was a Hawes 5-1/2" .22 single action cowboy gun. Bought it when I was about 17 off of a good friend and got the gun and Buscadero belt/holster for 20 bucks. First centerfire handgun was a S&W M-39 I bought in college around 1979 at the Tulsa Wannamacher Gunshow for a bit over $250.
First handgun???
It is a S&W .38 top break 3rd Model. Not much nickle left but shootable. Still have the darn thing after paying 5 bucks in 1947.
It is a S&W .38 top break 3rd Model. Not much nickle left but shootable. Still have the darn thing after paying 5 bucks in 1947.
