My first gun was a Ruger Standard Auto, had the "Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty" rollmark. Paid the outrageous sum of $65 and since I was only 16 my mother had to do the paperwork for me!
What was the First Gun you purchased for yourself?
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seagill
US Veteran
My first was a Ruger mini 14. Man, do I regret selling it!
revho
Member
First gun I purchased was in Oct. 2008. It was a new Mossberg 500a 12G with a 18" smooth barrel for home defense. I now have more guns than fingers.
Guns are terrible thing.....a terrible addictive thing.
Guns are terrible thing.....a terrible addictive thing.
mg357
Absent Comrade
the first gun that i purchased with my own money was a colt official police .38 caliber revolver with a 4 inch barrel and it has a nickel finish.
Babalooie
US Veteran
My first long gun was a Winchester Model 250 -
.22 short-long-long rifle lever action. When the lever was cocked, the trigger moved also. Bought it used at 16 years old, using the money I made working at a local drug store (minimum wage $1.25/hr). A really nice gun. Sold it two years later to finance a Florida trip where I stood up as godfather for my new nephew. Forty years later, while convalescing from an injury, I found a used one on Gunbroker for about five times the cost of my first one. I fixed it up, including replacing a bad trigger and, I'll probably die owning this one.
My first handgun was a Ruger Old Army black powder pistol in stainless steel. I was stationed at Pope AFB in North Carolina, next to Fort Bragg. One Saturday, I went to a gun shop and was given an hour lesson on the finer points of black powder handguns. I was so impressed, I bought the Old Army on the spot. We knew a guy who had about 250 acres of land nearby and the guys from the shop and I would visit and shoot until we ran out of bullets. One guy said he used Crisco to cover the loaded chambers to prevent chain firing. When we used it, the area would smell like fried chicken
. If the action would freeze because of fouling, we'd spray the gun with WD40 and keep shooting till all the lead was gone. We had a lot of fun on those outings.
.22 short-long-long rifle lever action. When the lever was cocked, the trigger moved also. Bought it used at 16 years old, using the money I made working at a local drug store (minimum wage $1.25/hr). A really nice gun. Sold it two years later to finance a Florida trip where I stood up as godfather for my new nephew. Forty years later, while convalescing from an injury, I found a used one on Gunbroker for about five times the cost of my first one. I fixed it up, including replacing a bad trigger and, I'll probably die owning this one.
My first handgun was a Ruger Old Army black powder pistol in stainless steel. I was stationed at Pope AFB in North Carolina, next to Fort Bragg. One Saturday, I went to a gun shop and was given an hour lesson on the finer points of black powder handguns. I was so impressed, I bought the Old Army on the spot. We knew a guy who had about 250 acres of land nearby and the guys from the shop and I would visit and shoot until we ran out of bullets. One guy said he used Crisco to cover the loaded chambers to prevent chain firing. When we used it, the area would smell like fried chicken
. If the action would freeze because of fouling, we'd spray the gun with WD40 and keep shooting till all the lead was gone. We had a lot of fun on those outings.
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The Highlander
Member
Handgun was a Ruger Mk II Target with 5 1/2" Bull Barrel, nearly 30 years ago. Still have it, with an estimated 125k rounds through it.
Rifle was a Ruger 77/22. First one I saw when they came out. That is the first new one I bought, seems like I had several prior to that, just don't remember what.
Shotgun was a Remington 1100, I'm sure. Probably a light 20, don't recall.
Rifle was a Ruger 77/22. First one I saw when they came out. That is the first new one I bought, seems like I had several prior to that, just don't remember what.
Shotgun was a Remington 1100, I'm sure. Probably a light 20, don't recall.
Black_Sheep
Member
I stilll own it, S&W 645...
Bullseye 2620
Member
A commercial Belgian Browning Hi-Power.
Bullseye
Bullseye
sipowicz
Member
Browning Hi-Power when I was 19.
bubbiesdad
Member
First gun ever was a Remington model 1100, first handgun.
S7W Chief Spl. 5 screw, flat latch.
S7W Chief Spl. 5 screw, flat latch.
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My very first gun that I actually bought was a Ruger 10/22 from K Mart. My very first handgun that I bought was a S&W Model 19-3 six inch blue which was in layaway before my 21st birthday and I picked it up on my birthday.
My first centerfire rifle was a M-1 Carbine by Universal which lost the barrel cover or heat shield everytime I shot it.
Fortunately, I still have the Ruger and S&W.
My first centerfire rifle was a M-1 Carbine by Universal which lost the barrel cover or heat shield everytime I shot it.
Fortunately, I still have the Ruger and S&W.
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
10/22. $100 in '76. It got stolen out of my storage while I was deployed.
mwtdvm
Member
Rimfire: Rem 552 for $55.00 in '67
Revolver: Ruger Blackhawk 357 for $278 in '74
Shotgun: Browning BPS in '82 for ~$400 IIRC
I had received my father's firearms by then.
Win M70 FW 270
Sako Vixen 222
Savage Fox 20 ga st
Revolver: Ruger Blackhawk 357 for $278 in '74
Shotgun: Browning BPS in '82 for ~$400 IIRC
I had received my father's firearms by then.
Win M70 FW 270
Sako Vixen 222
Savage Fox 20 ga st
kytown2
Member
Smith and Wesson 22A...still have it and still love that gun!
Ruger Single 6 revover with 22LR and 22mag cylinders in 1972 for $37 when I came home on leave.
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