My 1st Gun

[franzas]

My first gun was a new 870 Express 12 ga. I bought when I turned 18.
My first rifle was a 1968 Marlin 336 in .30-30 for $150, great shooting condition.
My first pistol was a 1983 4" 64-3 for $120.

These prices are fairly recent, as I'm only 25.

I have bigger and better rifles, but the .30-30 is still my favorite. The 64 doesn't get much holster time anymore, but it taught me to believe the K-frame is the best pistol ever. My only shotgun, the 870 is the old workhorse; which is why I bought it.

 

[Muley Gil]

My first was a Ithaca M49 single shot .22 LR. My second was my granddaddy's Stevens .22/.410. My third was a Navy Arms .58 Zouave muzzleloader. My fourth was a 28 gauge muzzle loading single shot shotgun from Dixie Gun Works. I received all 4 from August to December 1969, the year I turned 15. Still have the Ithaca, the Stevens and the DGW shotgun too.

 

[spad124]

My first was a T/C Renegade in .54 cal. I was 17 and because it wasn't classified as a "firearm" I could buy one!

My first centerfire a few years later was a 6" 686-1. Still have it!

 

[silentflyer]

When I was 11 my grandfather gave me a "previously owned" Winchester Model 41 single shot bolt action .410 shotgun. Shoots the 2 1/2 shells, took many gray squirrels ,rabbits and a few quail and ruffled grouse.
With a slug , my first deer with it. Still have the gun,it will never be sold.

 

[RSinOR]

I never owned a firearm until my best friend took me rabbit hunting. He let me use one of his Winchester 63's. His dad gave him two of them. Well that got me hooked, the very next week I went out an bought my first Winchester 63 for $90, still have it.

My first handgun was a Pre Model 27, 6 1/2" Bbl. gold box, papers etc. Paid $100 for that one and like a fool sold it some years later.

 

[turnerriver]

I begged my dad for a .22 rifle for Christmas when I was 11. Christmas morning I could tell there was no rifle under the tree, I did my best to open what presents there were but I bet I didn't exactly project enthusiasm. After everything was unwrapped my dad innocently asked us what that was leaning up against the TV in the corner ? A brand new Winchester model 67A boy's rifle ! I have care of it today but it belongs to my son who got it the Christmas he was 11 without any evil tricks (although going from utter depression to pure joy was exhilarating).
Regards,
turnerriver
By next Christmas all my friends could thank me for their new .22's.

 

[Just another 22 shooter]

Birdgun, I have the 67 Winchester in my safe that was the first gun I ever shot. Dad bought it in 1936 for $6. He gave it to me shortly before he past away. If i get out to shoot this weekend I'll post a pic or two. It shoots exactly the way yours does.

 

[jmace57]

A Remington 512 - tube fed BA .22. It was my grandfathers and I think he got it in the late 1940s. He taught me to shoot and left it to me in his Will when he passed away when I was 12 (48 years ago).

It is sitting in a safe about 5 feet away from me! I can shoot better with it over open sights than any other scoped gun.

 

[ky wonder]

growing up here in the hills of Kentucky there were always guns standing in a corner somewhere near by, I don't even remember witch gun I shot first, probably a 410 single shot,

but my first gun that was mine, is a old stevens 311a 16ga double,

it sits in my safe's today with many guns that are worth a lot more money,

but none that I value more!

 

[ruger 22]

My first shotgun was an old Savage 12 ga. SBS. I was 14 at the time. My first rifle was an 1895 Mauser carbine in 7x57 for $8.00 from Golden State Arms in CA. I was 12. Even though I had a BB gun, my father made me disable it since he thought they were too dangerous because a friend of his' son lost an eye in a BB gun war. He felt that no kid would dare to abuse a 'real' gun in that fashion. My first handgun was an old surplus S&W 38 SPL at age 16. I have carried a handgun since then. Weird laws we had in those days--I could get a handgun permit at 16, but could not purchase handgun ammo til age 21. BTW For you handloaders, we had to get a powder permit at age 16 that also allowed you to buy dynamite.

 

[retiredbadge8091]

My first gun was a Winchester Model 121 single shot, bolt action .22 long rifle. I took my Hunter Safety test with it and passed easily. I've put lots of rounds through this bolt gun and taught both of my kids to shoot with it as well. In fact I taught my grandson to shoot with it too.

It still resides in my gun safe and now sports a Bushnell 3x9 .22 scope. When I'm feeling nostalgic and want to go shooting just for fun I get out the Winchester and head to the range with a couple of boxes of .22 LR ammo.

 

[Arik]

This was my first firearm. Mosin M38 carbine in 7.62x54. I didn't know what corrosive ammo was so of course I absolutely ruined a good bore

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[Drm50]

My first gun was a Marlin 1897, 22 rifle. My old man bought it
for my 5th birthday back in 1955. Still got it and to my mothers
horror was no longer interested in anything except guns.

 

[garddogg56]

My first from my Grandpa was a Stevens visable-loader AKA miserable-loader which it wasn'tstill have it and I will pass it to my Grandson..

 

[peachhead]

Far as I can remember my first gun (that was actually mine) was an SKB 12 gauge semi auto. I shot that for several years until I got an 1187 which I still have. My first revolver was a new Ruger Single Six convertible, stainless, which I still have. I was probably about 12 or 13. At some point I was given a new Ruger #1 in 243 which for some reason got traded off but I can't remember for what. The first gun I ever bought myself was a new Ruger Mini-14, and I paid all of $350 for it. Wish I could get another one for that price! My first S&W was a 4" 686 which I eventually traded to my Dad for a 357 Blackhawk. Now I have both of them and I will pass them on.

 

[robvious]

many firsts... in 50 years...

my first gun was a Remington 870 Wingmaster featherweight 20 gauge when I was 14... saved up for a long time at slaves wages...still have it and the box... first 22 rifle was a Remington Nylon 66 black diamond when I turned 18... still have it and the box... first centerfire pistol was a Taurus 99 when I was 23... still have it and the box... first centerfire rifle was a Ruger Mini-14 when I was 24... still have it and the box... notice a pattern?
lucky for me my late father was a gun guy and knew the value of keeping all the supporting documents etc...

Thanks for the memories....

 

[jbtrucker]

First gun is a JC Higgins 12 Gauge Model 20 my Dad bought from Sears 1964? and gave to me 1980's. I cleaned it up and tightened the action couple years ago, It still kicks and shoots straight.

 

[Cigar]

Mine was the same also...

 

[g8rb8]

I was lucky enough to get this from my dad just before my teenage years for Christmas 1971. This is a recent photo and it doesn't look too bad 45 years and thousands of rounds later. I still enjoy shooting it as does my son who will eventually call it his own. Lots and lots of fond memories with this gun. I'm lucky my dad is still around and we'll be going to a gun show in the next few days.

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[RobertJ.]

Mine is long gone, and I've told this story before, but my first was a Model 1891 Argentine Mauser, in 7.65x53mm. I was 11, we lived in SE Alaska, I paid my dad's friend Jim 30 bucks for it, and I killed my first two deer with it a year later. Twice I thought I might have to shoot a bear with it, but, sadly, that never happened!

And co-incidentally, I taught my first wife's son to shoot with a Winchester Model 67. He was 9, I had him shoot from sandbags at a 5 gallon bucket 100 yards away. I showed him sight picture and trigger control, and off he went! It wasn't long before he was hitting pop cans at that range! He shoots bowling pin matches now, I must have done something right.