The Exclusive "First Gun" Photo Thread

[seagill]

Don't have my first rifle anymore, a Ruger mini-14. Here's my first revolver, Remington 1858. First semi auto pistol, S&W 908.

 

[Snapping Twig]

In a bit of a twist, here's the first firearm I ever shot.

Not the first firearm I bought or owned, but I own it now.

First firearm I bought looks like a 1973 Ruger 10/22 and it looks like it's still in the safe. Damn accurate rifle. First pistol was a 6" 586 no dash, but it's long gone. Got a really nice 4" 586-1 now.

 

[Qball]

"Only fault with it was the hammer spur that broke of.
Welded it on in an angle for easyer cocking."

Hey, why not? It probably works great too.

I have always shot it single action in competition.
Three hours before one, it broke of
Did some hectic tinkering and dad helped me weld it
just in time for the start.
Orderd a new hammer, and when it arrived we thought
since the original one was "not original" any more
why not try something new.
Cut it and rewelded it, still works great
and the replacment hammer still rests in the safe.

 

[BubbaBlades]

This is a group shot from 1968. My first "gun" was the Benjamin .22 pellet pistol. I still have it. My first "real" gun was the Ruger standard in the picture. I still have that gun but my son is currently using it as his only .22. The Python and pre-70 Colt Gold Cup were both used as PD duty guns and were traded away. The long guns (and shotgun) were stolen in Miami around 1970.
Mark

 

[BlackSky]

My first gun. Thompson Center .32Cal BP rifle. Still have it too.

 

[Pistolpete1969]

Like others on here, my first "real" gun was a Marlin 39; in this case a 39M. It was given to me for Xmas when I was 12. I cannot count the number or rounds it has sent downrange. It is still a phenomenal shooter, and I will NEVER part with it

 

[GJH77]

Other than a BB gun, and then a High Standard 12 GA pump, my first handgun was a Colt Trooper, still have it from 1978. Bought thru one of my master sergeants in my National Guard unit, who was also a retired police officer and worked with a distributor.

 

[j38]

I shot a bunch of different guns in the Army, but here's the first one I owned: It's a Military & Police 1905 4th change shipped to a gun shop in Denver in 1922. It was purchased used in the early 1950's by my Dad in Waterloo, Iowa. He needed it for his new job as a detective for the Illinois Central Railroad. He carried this onto his next job as an airport policeman in Portland from 1961 - until about 75, when he switched to a Model 36 (which one of my brothers now owns) for plainclothes carry after became Lieutenant and no longer wore a uniform. I inherited this when he passed in 1983 and started shooting and collecting guns at that time. He had the gun reblued in the late '60's. The grips were sanded by my Mom when Dad complained that the checkering snagged on his jacket. I still shoot this piece - and it still shoots exactly like it was designed to do.

Best Regards,

Jerry

 

[Wyatt Burp]

I shot a bunch of different guns in the Army, but here's the first one I owned: It's a Military & Police 1905 4th change shipped to a gun shop in Denver in 1922. It was purchased used in the early 1950's by my Dad in Waterloo, Iowa. He needed it for his new job as a detective for the Illinois Central Railroad. He carried this onto his next job as an airport policeman in Portland from 1961 - until about 75, when he switched to a Model 36 (which one of my brothers now owns) for plainclothes carry after became Lieutenant and no longer wore a uniform. I inherited this when he passed in 1983 and started shooting and collecting guns at that time. He had the gun reblued in the late '60's. The grips were sanded by my Mom when Dad complained that the checkering snagged on his jacket. I still shoot this piece - and it still shoots exactly like it was designed to do.

Best Regards,

Jerry

I thought the grips were pretty weird until you said your mom did that, and then all of a sudden they became extra special. Now they can never leave that gun.

 

[bmcgilvray]

It's also touching Jerry's family revolver was a working gun, serving and protecting for over 50 years before being retired to home defense duty. A gun shipped in 1922 was still on duty in the Portland Airport in the mid-1970s with grips especially customized by someone who cared.