Pre 64 Win 94 30/30, at 16 in the no paper work era AND no one gave a second thought to a youngster buying a rifle, secure in the knowledge that the only danger was to the deer population.
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Pre 64 Win 94 30/30, at 16 in the no paper work era AND no one gave a second thought to a youngster buying a rifle, secure in the knowledge that the only danger was to the deer population.
I purchased a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage back in 1978 and still have it.
AntiqueSledMan.
I still have mine. It’s a 1948 built 94 Winchester I got for Christmas from my folks when I was 15.
First one owned is a Model 94 in 25-35 I got when I was 14 as a gift from my Father. First one I killed a deer with was a Model 92 in 25-20 when I was 12. Still shoot the 25-35 at age 77
Marlin 336 30-30 made in '75.
I still have it.
RP
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Dad inherited 1 of 2 consecutively serial numbered Winchester 1873 24-inch octagon-barrelled .32-20 rifles that were bought at the Phelps-Dodge Mine commissary in Douglas, Arizona in 1902 (10 years before statehood). The other rifle ended up with one branch of the family in Colorado. I got my first deer with it within sight of the family homestead near Hilltop, in the Chiricahua National Forest, about 40 miles from the border. (The homestead was sold off in the late 70s and is now the site of Colibri Vineyard & Winery.) My grandmother had used this same rifle to shoot at stragglers from Pancho Villa's 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico that wandered west looking to forage and thieve before heading back south. I still have it and will never let it go. But, there are no children or nephews or nieces to leave it to when I'm gone. So I need to locate who in the Colorado branch of the family has the other one (if they still do) so I can leave it to them and rejoin the pair.
Mine was an Ithaca m 49 lil .22 single shot. Given to me on my 8th birthday. Dad taught me how to load and shoot . When I turned 15 he let me use his Winchester 94 in .32 special. Good memories.
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Daisy BB gun (Roy Rogers model ? It was 69 years ago)
RF: Marlin 57M Levermatic .22 Mag.
CF: Marlin .444
On Valentine’s Day, in 1965, when I was 7, my parents gave me a Daisy model 1894. Wish I still had it.
In the late 90’s, I purchased my first lever firearm, a Marlin 1895 45-70 Guide Gun. Now I have 5.
Also want to thank everyone for the replies. I've enjoyed reading them.
My Dad's Marlin 336 in 30-30 was the first one I shot. It's up in the gun room now.
Daisy Cub 500 shot then a late teens Winchester 94 in .32 WS .
1954 Winchester model 64 30/30 that I bought for the outrageous price of $35.00.
Ted Williams 100 in 30-30
Marlin 45/70. Had a grin from ear to ear and still love her. For some reason the levers reproduce and they are still my favorites.
Ain't that the truth!
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When I turned 11 got my first shotgun for Christmas. Single barrel .410 Winchester, (made in Canada ). Still got both the Ithaca and Winchester all these years later, hope to pass on to gran kids someday. WILCO as you said they are high priced based on what few I have run across in the past years. Then again everything is higher now compared to prices once were. I wish i had had foresight to see what times would bring. I would of packed em high and deep.