What gun have you had the longest?

[alwslate]

Stevens model 15 single shot bolt action .22 rifle. Got it for Christmas when I was thirteen years old. When Christmas rolls around this year I will have owned it for sixty five years.

 

[Bald1]

I’ve had my Winchester 190 for 50 years. It was my first gun. Dad bought it for me when I was 4. I’d follow him through the squirrel woods all morning then at lunch time I’d get to target shoot. A box of 50 didn’t last long.

 

[Golddollar]

The Stevens Favorite .22 rifle my dad gave me for Christmas in 1958 or 1959.

 

[Patrick L]

First gun that was mine??

Remington 870 Wingmaster, standard weight 20 gauge, 26" vent rib IC. My Christmas gift in 1981, I was 15. Thanks dad!

First handgun was my 6" Model 66. Got it in 1989.

Still have both!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

In my family you get a 10/22 when you turn 8 years old.
I was given my Ruger in 1974!
It still functions great and my guess it has 50,000 rounds easy.

I had to buy my own. April 1974. Traded a beat up old single shot Winchester and $40 for a brand new Deluxe model 10-22, 3 spare mags and 2 bricks of ammo!

Ivan

 

[ZGrand]

My longest owned was bought new by me in 1970 (I think) when I worked at Sears in high school. A .22 Ted Williams Model 3T (made by Winchester). Used my 10% employee discount.

 

[S-W4EVER]

S&W M28-2 6” Highway Patrolman. My Dad gave it to me in 1976 after I got out of the Army. I put more rounds through that revolver than any other firearm I own and it still looks good. I still have its little brother too, my M36 Chief’s Special (the first firearm I bought). They will outlive me….

 

[THE PILGRIM]

At the downtown store or the one on Poplar? You bought it two years prior to me being born, in Memphis!

The Big Store in East Memphis.
It was a Huge Store and a Distribution Center.

 

[GypsmJim]

Mossberg 195 Bolt action shotgun. Bought it from my job after my junior year in high school. Was my deer gun for many years. $39.

The second was a Mauser 98 K that was a bringback from my Buddy's Uncle from WWII. Duffle cut. 20 bucks.

Still have both.

 

[DARE]

Hamilton 27 .22 Rifle. Given to me when I was 4 yrs old in 1954. Belonged to my father and my grandfather before me.

 

[Chuck24]

Ruger MK1, 1970. Even sprung for an extra 2.89 for the target grips.

 

[Housepuss]

what gun have you had the longest

In early 1970 I bought a couple of Winchester Model 63's.
Paid about $90 each for them. They are probably about
92% plus.

 

[browningcollector]

1982 Remington 700 ADL 30/06

I bought this brand new in 82. Dad built houses and if he bought three heating units from his supplier at the time, he could get a 870 12 gauge or a 700 in 30/06. He wasn’t into guns so I got to pick and I didn’t have a big game rifle so I went with the 700

Second place is my Citori Lightning in 16 gauge I bought in 1988 brand new.

Kelly

 

[erikpolcrack]

A Marlin Model 93 in 32 Win Spl and a Savage/Springfield 22lr single-shot bolt-action, both of which my grandfather gave me 60+ years ago.

 

[UNCLE PAULY]

1986 Berretta 92 F 9mm.

For a long time it was my only handgun and I was equally good
Shooting left or right handed. Seldom take it out anymore.
Sold my Remington 870 wingmaster 12 ga and S&W 29-2 44 mag.
Both were older. Wish I had them back.

 

[nutsforsmiths]

A Marlin Golden 39A I purchased from Big 5 in 1987.

 

[Pig Hunter]

Winchester 370 for Christmas 53 years ago.

 

[gmiller0737]

Marlin Glenfied Model 60 .22 Rifle Dad Bought it for Me in 1972

 

[jeffrefrig]

I guess it would be the Marlin 39A, made in 1947, 10 years older than me, but was “mine to use” as long as I can remember. I think I was shooting it unsupervised since I was 9 or 10. Dad is gone now so it’s still mine. I promised it to Sarah. She’s 22, so if she loses interest it’s for my grandson Keegan. It’s still a very accurate rifle.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Browning HP P35. I bought it for my high school graduation in 1972. Paid #114.00 new in rug. Still have it.