YOUR FIRST HANDGUN?

[hittman77]

First handgun was in the mid-70's a new 4 inch blued Ruger Security Six.

First long gun a year or so later was a 20 gauge Remington 870 Wingmaster.

First Smith was a 59 new in box I inherited in the 90's.

 

[RGPM1A]

Ruger Mk II Government Target Model

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Was a NIB Ruger Bearcat that I bought for $40. In the mid 60's. Best squirrel hunt I ever made was with it. 2 squirrels and a coon with 7 shots.

 

[G-Mac]

My first handgun was a brand new Ruger GP-100 4" blued. I special ordered it when they were first introduced. This would have been around 1986. I actually had a deposit on a stainless Security Six then I saw the ads for the "new" GP-100. I still have it. It's my excuse for not having an L-frame S&W.

 

[Kitgun]

This, purchased long ago & still have.

 

[Echo40]

My first handgun was a Walther PPK/S in .22LR, my second handgun was a PPK/S in .380 ACP.

 

[xray97]

10-5 bought in 1976 at Montgomery Wards for $120.

 

[Execpro]

Colt model 1911 -38 Super. This was around 1968. The gun kept jamming no matter what ammo I tried. Gave it away to a friend of my dad. I was 18 at the time and knew absolutely nothing about pistols!

 

[Ματθιας]

My first handgun that I paid for with my own money is/was a Beretta 92FS. The LGS let me put it on layaway and I was able to pick it up on my 21st birthday. I still have it.

 

[31FordA]

My first gun was a 6" 28-2 Highway Patrolman. It was my Dad's gun and he gave it to me when I was 14. After I recovered from the surprise I asked if I could have his 3" 36-1 too. He said sure. So, I acquired my second gun within 15 minutes of my first. They were the first of many, many, many guns, and I still have both of them.

The first gun I bought with my own money was a $40 Enfield #4 Mk1. My first handgun I bought with my own money was a brand new 625-6 .45 Colt Mountain Gun.

 

[S&WIowegan]

First handgun was a used Ruger Standard which had nine-shot mags with the button opposite side than they now have. First revolver was a massive Colt model 1917 with 2 half-moon clips. I knew nothing about the history of the gun. It had large wood grips and a bulged barrel(which I discovered years later). I still have them both. The Ruger is for critters caught in my traps.

 

[Igiveup]

Well, first rifle when I was 11. A Remington Field Master 121, .22. Still have it. First revolver was a Colt in .41 Long Colt. My dad gave it to me when I earned Eagle Scout. Still have it, but don't shoot it much anymore. The rest of my recent purchases follow the purchases of holsters that Crazyphil got me addicted with his book.

 

[SLT223]

No dash 686 bought in July 2001. Still have it.

 

[skywag]

When my father passed I inherited a Model 29. But the first handgun I bought myself was a Woodsman.

 

[ejr10mm]

Glock model 38 and its been long time traded off. 45 gap was a much more practical round when I worked for a department that carried it.

 

[Buick]

My first gun was a Browning 20 gauge B/SS double barrel that my Dad gave me when I was 12. My twin brother got his Remington light 20 model 1100. I still have the Browning, and it is still tick tight after firing thousands of rounds. Interestingly, i sold it on gunbroker once for 755.00 and the buyer never sent the money. Im glad he didnt now!

My first rifle was browning BL22 levergun that i paid 137.00 for, piling the cash on the gunshop counter in ones and fives saved from a summer of mowing grass. That one got away when i was in college.

My first handgun was a Ruger Super Single Six .22/.22mag that i bought from Dad for 60.00 when i was 12 or 13. I sold it in college for 120.00 thinking i was making a killing.

 

[glenwolde]

A 4" stainless Ruger Security Six that was marked .38 Special but had a .357 cylinder. I had to call Ruger to find out if it was really a .357 or if it just bored "off". They told me it was in their records as a .357. He brushed off the marking as "using up parts from a special order".

 

[swagmeister]

A six inch Colt Python nickel in 1971 or 1972. I think I paid $300 or $350 for it, which was a lot of money back then.

 

[lrrifleman]

My first handgun was a used Colt Government Model Mk IV Series 70 in 45 ACP. Got it for $125, and it came with a Micro adjustable rear sight that is long gone. That was in 1975 or 76, when I was legal to get a purchase permit. I still have it.

 

[boykinlp]

My first gun was a Ruger 10/22. I bought my first handgun as a 21st Birthday present to myself. It was a S&W Model 66-2 transitional revolver. This is the only picture of it I have on this iPad. Obviously, it is not correct for the beautiful holster it is pictured with. I still have the 66-2 and it shoots great!
Larry