rbrbrb6
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Stevens made 410 bolt action shotgun with cut down stock when I was four years old. Still have it.
O.K. What was your 1st. Gun and when!
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gmiller0737
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My 1st Real Gun Was a Marlin Glenfield Model 60 .22 Long Rifle Semi Auto My Dad purchased it for Me @ K-Mart in 1972 I was 12 years old I still have The Marlin & it's still in Great condition.
Lotsa Marlin 1st guns. In summer of 1963, I traded a Daisy Red Ryder for a rusted shut marlin bolt action 7 shot. Got it slicked up and refinished the stock right quick. My nephew still has it up at his house in Virginia. I might get it back someday. Joe
shouldazagged
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I was twelve in 1949 when a family friend gave me a Walther PP he brought back from WWII, having taken it from a German who "no longer needed it".
My dad disliked guns after D-Day (first wave) on Omaha Beach, and could no longer see well enough to shoot anyway. My mother wasn't thrilled with Harry's gift, but didn't say anything at the time. But when someone tried to steal the Walther she took it to a pawn shop and sold it for fifteen bucks. I never got to shoot it.
Nice pistol, very clean. Had the late owner's name penciled inside the holster flap.
Wish I had it now.
My dad disliked guns after D-Day (first wave) on Omaha Beach, and could no longer see well enough to shoot anyway. My mother wasn't thrilled with Harry's gift, but didn't say anything at the time. But when someone tried to steal the Walther she took it to a pawn shop and sold it for fifteen bucks. I never got to shoot it.
Nice pistol, very clean. Had the late owner's name penciled inside the holster flap.
Wish I had it now.
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lethe
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My first was a Colt HBAR match target that i bought when i was 20. I wish i never sold it.
whraven
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Just after I got out of the Navy, I bought a gen1 model 59. It has served me well for 35 years and thousands of rounds, and I expect it will continue to do so.
One way to judge how well it's design has lasted is to look at the Jericho 941. While it is a CZ-75 variant, the differences from the CZ and similarities to the 59 are striking.
One way to judge how well it's design has lasted is to look at the Jericho 941. While it is a CZ-75 variant, the differences from the CZ and similarities to the 59 are striking.
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My first gun was a Daisy 1894 Spittin Image BB gun which I wore out within two years. My first real gun was a JC Higgins bolt action tube fed 12 ga shotgun that I received in a box. It was rusted beyond belief and the stock was split. I managed to clean it up and cold blue it then I mad a new stock for it in shop class. It eventually split that stock also and was later sold for parts. I recently bought a couple of Daisy 1894 BB guns that need to be resealed just so I could see how they came apart. I never could get the one I had when i was nine apart. I resealed the new ones and it's fun to shoot them.
LAKOTA169
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I had a couple of Daisy Red Ryders when I was about 8, but for Christmas when I was 10, I got a Marlin 39A. Last September I gave it to my grandson on his 13th birthday (we both have the same birthday).
Kussyinc
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I bought a used 4" blued Python when I was 14 and took two weeks to get the guts to pull the trigger on it. I still have the gun and will never sell it
My folks gave me this Marlin 81 DL when I was 14. WW II had just ended and the woodwork on this rifle is not as refined as on later specimens. It's a tack driver and taught me to shoot a rifle. I put the scope on it. It's had thousands of rounds of hi speed so the headspace is a little long, but it still shoots accurately. I love it and it's not for sale at any price.
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Triathloncoach
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Other than the classic obligatory gateway gun - Daisy Red Ryder
I bought a Remington 552 Deluxe Speedmaster as an early teen in the mid 70s. I kinda sorta remember it costing me just South of $150.
My dad still has it. And I still want it back.
My Yorkshire Terrier Bridgit cheweded on the stock. I miss her too.
I bought a Remington 552 Deluxe Speedmaster as an early teen in the mid 70s. I kinda sorta remember it costing me just South of $150.
My dad still has it. And I still want it back.
My Yorkshire Terrier Bridgit cheweded on the stock. I miss her too.
Dad gave me an old Springfield Model 15 single shot 22 when I was 8, (1953) . I shot the hell out of it--wore the sear so badly it would fire if I sneezed. I replaced the sear and trigger last year and refinished the stock.It and I still shoot well.Interesting how many of us received a firearm before the age of 10. The 50s were a great time to be a kid!!!!
Rick_A
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When I was twelve my dad had my brother and I share one of these:
My brother ended up ruining it and we got our own Crosman 2100's to replace it. That served me well until it wore out.
At nineteen I purchased a stainless Ruger 10/22 with the walnut stock. Over the years it's changed a bunch but the main bits are still Ruger.
20130927_132119 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
My first centerfire was a Colt MT6601 that was purchased soon after.
It's changed a bit, too, but the big parts are all still Colt.
20141229_155944 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
My brother ended up ruining it and we got our own Crosman 2100's to replace it. That served me well until it wore out.
At nineteen I purchased a stainless Ruger 10/22 with the walnut stock. Over the years it's changed a bunch but the main bits are still Ruger.
20130927_132119 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
My first centerfire was a Colt MT6601 that was purchased soon after.
It's changed a bit, too, but the big parts are all still Colt.
20141229_155944 by Slick_Rick77, on Flickr
My first gun I was given was my hunting rifle for my 13th B-day. A Remington Model 700BDL in 6mm. Redfield 3x9 scope. Brand new in 1981. Still have it 33 years later.
The first gun I purchased myself is a Glock Model 22 Gen 2. Still have that one as well. Purchased in 1990.
The first gun I purchased myself is a Glock Model 22 Gen 2. Still have that one as well. Purchased in 1990.
alaskavett
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Spring of 70 or 71 my Grandfather brought his Remington 511 down to Virginia for me. I had shot it a time or two in Michigan in the preceding years.. But I LIVED in LIBERAL waste land and now I had a GUN... So the folks put me in every safety and training course they could find... I still have the Remington in a way as I gave it to my oldest, my Daughter. I also still have my Anschutz that "replaced" the 511. My interest in shooting drove the folks to spend a fortune on ammo and joining the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club in Manassas Virginia. I hope my former rifle coach Mr. Ivan Hicks is doing well. He taught me a lot and introduced me to the M1 Garand and reloading. Kyle
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My dad got me a Stevens mod 15 bolt action single shot 22 rifle for
Christmas 1958 when I was 13. Still have it and it still is very accurate.
Christmas 1958 when I was 13. Still have it and it still is very accurate.
My first was in the mid 80s and it was a 6" ( 6.5" ? ) Model 29 that I bought ( cheap ) from someone
who smacked themselves in the face with the barrel in the middle of their first cylinder...
It was a nice one. Shoulda kept it.
"Relax shoulders & tense elbows", not the other way around...
who smacked themselves in the face with the barrel in the middle of their first cylinder...
It was a nice one. Shoulda kept it.
"Relax shoulders & tense elbows", not the other way around...
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Brian41
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My first real gun was a Savage single shot 12 gauge shotgun my Father owned and passed to me when I was 14 in 1967. I used it on small game but that old gun with full choke kicked pretty hard for a kid.
I later bought an Italian side by side when I was stationed in Italy early 70s and then my first handgun, a Ruger MKI with bull barrel.
I still have them all and won't be parting with any of them anytime soon.
I later bought an Italian side by side when I was stationed in Italy early 70s and then my first handgun, a Ruger MKI with bull barrel.
I still have them all and won't be parting with any of them anytime soon.
Maddog 521
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My Grandfather gave me a 12ga. double barrel shotgun manufactured by The Eclipse Gun Co. when I was 12. I harvested a lot of ducks, geese, squirrels and rabbits with it. I still have it but the stock is broken. One of the firing pins broke early on and my dad had a machinist friend make a new one. A lot of memories with that old gun.
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