My first gun was a 20 gauge single shot New England firearms got it when I was 16 years old for Christmas. Still have it. It will belong to my boy one day.
My first gun was a 20 gauge single shot New England firearms got it when I was 16 years old for Christmas. Still have it. It will belong to my boy one day.
I started with a eastern arms 410 single shot shotgun when I was 10 or so. It had been in the family for many years, my Dad learned with it also. I think everyone in the family and several niegbors learned with that old shotgun. We still have it and it still gets used alot for pests and such. Im looking forward to teaching the grandson to shoot and hunt with it.
My first was a Stevens rolling block .22 with an octagon bbl. Which my mother taught me how to shoot. Sure wish I knew what happened to that gun.
Mr. Ed
The only good cast boolit is the one that hits the target
Mine was a single shot Winchester .22 model 67. A nice little rifle for a new shooter, too bad I don't have it any more.
NRA Endowment member, TSRA Life member, Distinguished Rifleman, Viet Nam Vet
Remington Model 510, .22 bolt action.
Showing my age here. My first gun, that I purchased myself in the 1950s, was at the time an old Remington No. 2 Rolling Block, .32-20 Win. with a 28"octagon barrel and a tang sight for $25.00. Barrel was pretty much worn out but I "handloaded".32-20 cases with sized O buckshot and a small amount of fast pistol powder. It shot great! Many a small game fell to that rifle. I really wore it out, but sure wish I still had it.
J C Higgins bolt action single shot .22. Bet I shot several pickup loads of those long eared Montana jacks to haul into the Pacific Hide and Fur.
Still have it. Just got new Grandson that carries my handle. Think I see where it will get a new home someday.
Facta non verba
My grandfather gave me a single shot 410 for my 9th birthday. $8.00 from a pawn shop. The only words on it are "Pioneer."
I killed lots and lots of squirrels and rabbits with it. Of course we ate all of them back then. Meat was meat!
Courage is being scared to death-but saddling up anyway. John Wayne
A man has to do what a man has to do. John Wayne
Western Auto bolt action .410 for me, lots of rabbits ,quail , and pigeons fell to it. I hunted squirrels with Dad's Rem model 41.
Mine was a Winchester 67 also. Taught my daughter to shoot it and with luck will teach my grandson this coming summer too, then give to him.
My first gun for my tenth birthday was a new england arms 410 single shot
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Revelation 350A(western auto version of Stevens 94) 16 ga single. Shot my 1st deer with it in 1979. Still have it.
All the boys in my family all started out with the same Winchester 20 gauge full choke break action. Many pheasant, quail, rabbits, and squirrels did it pile up. It is now working it's way through another generation in the family.
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John Taylor - "African Rifles and Cartridges"
Forget everything you know about loading jacketed bullets. This is a whole new ball game!
Remington 580. I still have it after 40 years.
my brother bought me my first hunting gun a savage over/under 22/410 almost 40 years
ago i still hunt with it
kids that hunt and fish dont mug old ladies
A government that robs from Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
Winchester 67A single shot 22. I have had it close to 60 years.
Daisy pump BB Gun, Stevens Crack Shot .22, Excell 16 ga. shotgun. I still prefer the single shots 60 years and many others since, I still like 1 rounders. My last shotgun purchase was a 370 Winchester.
Lucky Joe
"There's always a way."
Remington model 6 drop block. when I was 7 or 8 years old. Still have it.
What this Country needs is more unemployed politicians
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |