Your very First Gun

[bouncer50]

Mine was at 14 years old a Colt 1903 32 auto that was my grandfathers my dad gave me. Next was a 1893 7mm Mauser that my dad paid 7.00 dollars for and gave it to me. 48 years later i still have both of them. :grin: Every one should know their first gun, car, motorcycle, girlfriend.:lol: I don"t have my first car,motorcycle or girlfriend anymore but the guns yes.8-)

[bob208]

first rifle 514 Remington. first shotgun Stevens 311a 20 ga. first pistol colt frontier scout with extra cylinder. still have them all.


first car 57 chevy. 2dr sedan. first motorcycle 68 Norton first girlfriend June first wife Frieda. don't have any of them.

[Silver Jack Hammer]

Savage .22 bolt action was the family gun I learned to shoot with. Then a Colt .22 Peacemaker was my first purchase at 15 years of age that was really my gun. Oh, how my heart beat within me the 6 months I saved for that $75.00 purchase and then the shooting delight after it came home.

[nagantguy]

Iver Johnson champion .410, my dad traded a colt vest pocket .25 for it as soon as he learned he was having a child, still have it, did my first stock refinish on it, the case hardening still has lots of blue and yellow in it. I'll give it to my first grandchild.

[alamogunr]

My brother and I shared a .410 Mossberg bolt action for a couple of years. I don't remember which one of us got our own gun after that. He may still have that gun. I had it for years but don't have it now. I'm sure neither of us sold or traded it. It was over 60 years ago when we shared.

[tazman]

Winchester model 72A 22lr. Still have it. I also inherited my father's Iver Johnson 20 gauge single and his Remington 511 22lr. I will have all those till I die.
My daughters don't have any interest in shooting or hunting any more even though we hunted for years when they were young. Now they have their own families and the grand-kids don't seem to care.
It's a shame really.
I guess I need to check on what my nephews are doing. Maybe one of them will be interested. None of them live nearby though.

[Vann]

After running around with a Daisy Red Rider a couple years, my dad bought me a Stevens 410. bolt action. I think I was around 7 years old at the time.

[rintinglen]

First rifle was an ornery single shot bolt action that you had to cock by pulling back on the striker knob. I was a skinny little 10 year old and developed a technique of holding the barrel between my knees while tugging the striker back with both hands. One day the striker slipped from my sweaty fingers and I nearly shot myself in the ankle. Metal fragments peppered my foot and sandal where the bullet hit a rock right next to my ankle. Boy did that sting!
I do not have that rifle.
I do have the first one I bought though, a Ruger 10-22 purchased on sale at K-mart for 44 dollars in 1971.

[GREENCOUNTYPETE]

I started with my dads rem 1100lt 20ga and Ruger 10/22 at 11
the first guns I bought when I was 14
Remington sportsman 12 auto , think less pretty 1100 all the internals are the same but with a maple stock and less checkering
Remington 742 woodsmaster 30-06

[pworley1]

16 gauge Stevens single shot side lever. 12th birthday.

[ole 5 hole group]

410 H&R Topper for Christmas - age 6 - made for 2 3/4 inch but takes 3" without a problem. Harvested rabbits, squirrels and grouse that sat still. Shot at ruffled grouse and ducks on the fly for a couple of years before finally harvesting a grouse on the wing - like magic back then. Still have that shotgun but last time out shooting at grouse with that Topper - couldn't hit a damn thing on the wing, just like I was age 6 again but without the vim & vigor - lost that magic.:-)

[LUCKYDAWG13]

this was my first gun and a still have it 139516 a Remington nylon 11 bolt action

[onceabull]

First rifle: "cutdown" U.S.Krag (Kitchen table gunsmith).MOM kept it for after Dad died just B4 I was age 7..Killed my first deer with it ,age 15,it same condition as received.First elk late 1960s, have added peep sight. Now in beautiful custom stock wearing scout mount scope...First Shotgun, win.1911 autoloader, still available, as received from Mom's dad when he had to quit the field,,,First handgun,Colt Woodsman Sport Model,Christmas gift 1962 from wife #1,whose name I can't remember( gone as of winter of 66-67). Pistol has fed me many times in the back country, and still could do so if it weren't for failing eyesight..Blue grouse hit wrong with a 22 LR never see the cook fire, not so with a 38 sp. Onceabull

[jrmartin1964]

Remington Model 24, .22 Short, given to my by my grandfather when I was about 8 years old. It is now 43 years later, and I still have that rifle

[kfarm]

I was abt 5 or 6 when dad cut the stock down off his 510 Remington told me to take special care with it. Toted I'd a million miles, shot it as money would allow. Got her locked up in a safe waiting on a grand kid.

[No_1]

Ruger 10-22 which was purchased with my "own" money, I was so proud and still have the gun today. Used it to teach my girls to shoot. Middle daughter who is now 21 claimed it as "hers" when she was 4. It will be in good hands.

[daniel lawecki]

Winchester model 70 in 300 Winchester Mag Redfield scope. My boss gave me this gun for X-mas in 1979. Sold it to a friend wish I had that gun back.

[Mauser48]

My first one given to me was a Belgium browning sa 22. The first gun I ever bought with my money was a 1932 tula mosin nagant.

[JSnover]

My first was a Remington 341A. My dad bought it at a yard sale in the late 60s. I still have it and it shoots great.

[Texantothecore]

First rifle was a Traditions Hawken, .50 caliber. My first pistol was a beretta semi in .380. Hated that pistol and finally got rid of it for a .45.

Newest pistol and my favorite is a Pietta 1851 Navy Colt. It is really an entertaining revolver. Loads of fun.

[Tenbender]

16 ga, Wards Western Field pump gun. Killed a pickup truck load of rabbits with it. I was 12 years old. Time fly's .
I have owned a bunch of high dollar shotguns sense then. I don't think any performed better than the old Western Field.

[rking22]

Family Rem M41, then a Mossberg 410 on to a Rem 870. Would have them all except the 410 was lost in a fire with many ther family treasures. First pistol a Single Six , first with my own money ,, don't remember. Still have all that I was gifted and will not part. Still hunt and compete with the 870 and the single six goes out often!

[gloob]

First firearm my parents bought me was a Ruger 10/22, walnut stock. First firearm I purchased was a Colt Officers Series 80, Blued. Well, I kinda had my older brother buy it for me, because I was only 17 or 18.

I don't have either, anymore. I sold the Officer's before going off to college, because my parents didn't want a firearm in their house. And they sold the 10/22 years later when they found it in the attic for the same reason.

I don't miss the Colt, which would probably have tripled in value by now. But I would really like the 10/22, back, even though I prefer my boltie, these days. I grew up with hundreds of acres of woods in my backyard, and I did a lot of shooting with that rifle. It shot ever so slightly to the left. I never drifted the sight. And I still remember exactly where to hold it.

When I sold the Colt to a pawn shop, the internet wasn't as prolific as it is today. I believe AOL was still the hot thing. I asked for about 20% less than I paid, thinking it had lost the "new car" value. I knew I made a mistake when the guy looked it over in silence for a minute, nodded, and counted out the money without even countering.

[nickeda85]

Bought an H&R Topper 410 in 4th grade (9-10 yrs old) from janitor at school where mom worked.
He had won at a turkey shoot and had no use for it, that was 1994.
My teacher had a conference with my mom after I wrote about my new gun and was telling everyone about it. What a world. :guntootsmiley:
Good bit of steel at the breech end of that gun, makes today's models look almost cheap by comparison.
It will be passed along one day.

My kids, ages 3 & 6, have a Savage Rascal we bought for them last Christmas. Great little gun.
The boy, 3, especially loves it when I get my guns out and he gets to 'help' shoot or clean them or we go hunting. He's a great helper.

Dave

[Lead Fred]

My first gun fired staples, stle if from the nuns at school.
My first rifle was a Mossberg 22 target rifle. It weighed 8 pounds, had a 7 shot mag, and peep/globe sights.

[clum553946]

Remington 1100 12 gauge, still have it! Got it in 8th grade

[fivegunner]

My first gun was a Rem #31 in 16 gauge, Handgun was a HI Standard HD :D

[357Mag]

Bouncer -

Howdy !

A replica 1860 Army was first of any gun I owned.

A M-336 .35 Rem was the second gun that I $$$.


With regards,
357Mag

[Shuz]

My first rifle was a .22 cal Mossberg 144 with Lyman sites. I used it on the Dormont High School Rifle team, back in the mid 50's.
My first handgun was a Ruger Blackhawk in .44 mag with a 6-1/2" bbl, bought in 1963. I still have that one, but it is now a safe queen.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Stevens 15-A single shot .22 S.,L. or L.R. bolt action. Still have it in great condition. Killed everything smaller than deer with it. Got it at age 12 for Christmas, around 1954.

[sandman228]

an f.i.e 12 gauge single shot when I was 18 . a buddy of mine got me hooked on turkey shoots after a month or 2 of using his shotgun I bought my own .

[PB234]

French 8MM Lebel rifle when I was 13. Could have had a 303 Jungle Carbine for the same $25. First gun I had that I shot was a High Standard Sharpshooter that still feels good in my hand.

[michiganmike]

My first was a Savge .22 pump that belonged to my paternal Grandfather, A.W. Martin. That is short of August Wilhelm Martin Bjorkman, a Swede who emigrated from Sweden as a child with his parents. As a boy I could shoot blackbirds in the head that perched in the top of a huge elm tree near our house. That was with the original sights on it. A sweet little .22. Still have it.

[elwood4884]

Mossberg Maverick 88 when I was 18 years old. (Didn't come from a shooting family. Don't judge ;) )

[photomicftn]

Ruger Old Army .45, the only handgun I could legally buy myself at the age of 17; learned hand loading from my Dad, so it was no problem to handload every shot ;-)

Love that gun, and still have it.

[birch]

I got a savage 944 20 gauge single shot for Christmas when I was 6 years old. I walked around the woods with that gun every chance I could. Starlings avoided our house like the plague. Now I have problems letting my six year old girl cut up apples without supervision. Still have my savage.

[GoodOlBoy]

First gun was at 6 years old. H&R Topper in 20 gauge.

GoodOlBoy

[tigweldit]

In 1959, Dad gave me a .22 H&R single shot bolt action. My first gun. Thousands of rounds later, this is still my favorite. Glad I never let this one go. Way too many good memories. I hope the next caretaker has as much fun with it as I have.

[CPL Lou]

My first gun was a Winchester Model 190 that my Dad went halves with me on. Total cost was $52 in 1977.
Got it at a Clark department store in upstate NY for my 14th birthday.
I still have it and she's still a reliable and accurate shooter. She even feeds Rem Yellow Jackets without a hiccup.

CPL Lou

[PULSARNC]

Model 37 single shot 16 gauge Winchester from Grandfather and a JC Higgins 20 gauge single from Dad First one I bought a River single six 22/22mag with 9 and 1/2 inch barrel still have them all

[PULSARNC]

Should say Ruger

[3 gun Gus]

First rifle was a Daisy BB gun.
First handgun was a Colt Trooper MKIII.

Gus

[TheCelt]

My first "real" gun was a rusty Remington single shot .22 I fished out of a garbage can when I was 8. The firing pin spring was broken so I used to wrap a couple of rubber bands around the rear sight back to the plunger. I hid the rifle in the horse stables behind a tack closet and bought .22s at the county store with lunch money I saved at school by skipping lunch. I enjoyed many wonderful adventures with that rifle, and covered pretty much every square inch of Drake and Green Mountains hunting with it. I "bought" my first gun when I was 12 with money I saved mowing yards. A Remington 870 Wingmaster with a 30" full choke barrel which I still own. A neighborhood friend named Jim Lang helped me buy it and taught me how to hunt Ducks and Geese at the Wheeler refuge. So many years ago but I can remember them like it was yesterday.

[tygar]

Other than a BB gun, my Dad gave me a Win 22, I think a M55 for my 10th birthday, It was a single shot, loaded thru a loading gate on the top. 303 British for 12th & M1911 for 14th.

[buckwheatpaul]

Winchester 1400 in 16 gauge....followed by Remington 600 in 243.....

[Harter66]

Well mine was a Falcon .410 for Christmas 1968. For my 11th birthday a 1898 Mauser Chilean. In 7x57.

Those somehow wandered away while I was selling blood to feed kids ,but still have my 1st car (it was 2000 miles away while I was starving) a 300 HP 1959 Ranchero and for my 45 th birthday I took possession of the truck that I had my very 1st car ride in on 6/30/1966 a 1956 F100. The 1st girlfriend has a wife ,1st wife married a school buddy and the 1st born calls once a month .

[tward]

First gun JC Higgins model 42 dl to participate in a junior program. First time I tried to shoot it all I got was a click, turns out there was no firing pin. Still have the rifle, still has the best trigger I ever felt. Tim :bigsmyl2:

[roverboy]

My first was a Win. 37 16 gauge. It belonged to my father and when he passed it went on to me. I've had it just about my whole life. My first handgun was a F.I.E. Texas Ranger .22 single action.

[TUG]

Sears brand 410 double bbl when I was about 9, still have it 42 years later.
ronnie

[shoot-n-lead]

J C Higgins 410 bolt-action

[xringshutr]

Like Tazman, my first real gun (not counting a single pump Daisy BB gun, which was ruined when it got filled with a truck load of soy meal/pig feed that got dumped into the back of my dad's pickup bed) was a Win 72 with a peep sight. Still have it in the back of the safe. Next shooting session with my youngest son with definitely be with that rifle. He's 5 and getting better every time I take him out. :D

[pbcaster45]

My first gun was a 4-inch Colt Diamondback. It was one of three guns I really regretted selling in my younger days. The other two where a six-inch Colt Python and a 4-inch S&W Model 19. I've manage to replace the last two but my Clark PPC revolver has really quenched my desire for a .38 Special.

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[alamogunr]

This is somewhat off topic since these are not my first guns. In 1963 prior to leaving for a summer job before my senior year in college, I bought a S&W 1917 .45ACP revolver. While on the job in Nebraska, I traded it for a Remington Rand 1911. It was a Government issue that had been refinished. Just before graduation in 1964, I sold it for enough to buy one of the just announce Ruger 10-22's. I can't say I've regretted letting go of those .45's, but I do get a little tinge of regret when I see the prices they go for now.

[gwpercle]

Western-Auto, single shot , bolt action , 410 shotgun. Christmas 1961. I'll never forget that Christmas!

And I still have it....somewhere around here. Need to take it with me next time and see if we can still take a squirrel.
Gary

[gwpercle]

My first "real" gun was a rusty Remington single shot .22 I fished out of a garbage can when I was 8. The firing pin spring was broken so I used to wrap a couple of rubber bands around the rear sight back to the plunger. I hid the rifle in the horse stables behind a tack closet and bought .22s at the county store with lunch money I saved at school by skipping lunch. I enjoyed many wonderful adventures with that rifle, and covered pretty much every square inch of Drake and Green Mountains hunting with it. I "bought" my first gun when I was 12 with money I saved mowing yards. A Remington 870 Wingmaster with a 30" full choke barrel which I still own. A neighborhood friend named Jim Lang helped me buy it and taught me how to hunt Ducks and Geese at the Wheeler refuge. So many years ago but I can remember them like it was yesterday.
Was that when they would open a box of 22's and sell you one, two or three because that's all you could afford ??? I remember! I was in junior high school, mowing lawns for a few dollars, before I could afford to buy a FULL box of 22's....was in high cotton then.
Gary

[1911KY]

The day I was born my grandpa bought me a Remington Fieldmaster 572 pump action 22 rifle.

When I was 10 my dad bought me a New England Arms 20 gauge single shot shotty.

My first pistol was a Glock model 23 that my mom bought for me when I was 20.

[philthephlier]

Remington 5 MM Magnum rimfire bolt gun. Fired a 38 gr. JHP at 3400 fps? Sold it a year later. I don't even know if ammo is still available. It didn't catch on.

[BrianL]

First gun was a 20 gauge Savage single shot at 12 years old. First pistol was a S & W model 10 38 Special

[A pause for the COZ]

The 1st fire arm I ever purchased my self was when I was 14.
A Winchester 94 in 30-30. I rode my bike once a week 8 miles to the gun shop to make a Lay A Way payment.
This was 1978, I could put it on LayAWay and make the payments. Mom just had to come with me on the final payment to pick it up.
Got my 1st deer with it that fall.

Had it until my 1st kid showed up and we needed diapers.. Guess who's stuff got sold???
I guess thats why they call guns blue collar gold. Always worth some thing.

[ksfowler166]

My first rifle/shotgun was a youth model Rossi single shot combo gun with a 410ga and 22lr barrel. I never was a fan of that 410ga since at 3 1/2lbs with 3" shells it kick my scrawny 8 year old butt pretty good. A few years latter around 12 I would guess, I bought my first firearm a youth model Charles Daly 20ga Hunter semi auto. Which I used to take everything from ducks to turkeys. It now sports a full size stock and would make a good quail gun with its 22" barrel. My first handgun I think was a AMT Automag II in 22wmr my step grandfather gave me when I was 14. It was either that or an Iver Johnson Target Sealed 8 that was my grandfather's. I can not remember which I got first.

[Jtarm]

It was around age 7, but I don't recall which came first: the Savage .20 gauge SS, or the Marlin Glenfield .22 SS.

[coxa2]

First gun was a Marlin model 200 single shot 410. Got it for Christmas when I was 12 or 13.

[Brett Ross]

Ithica lever break .410, about 8 at the time. My older brother and I shared it as a xmas gift. When we went hunting we traded off carring it or my dads stevens 20 gauge single. Man I hated when it was my turn to carry the 20 ,kicked like a mule, in fact it still does. I somehow ended up with both guns and they will go to my son when I kick off.

[TheCelt]

Was that when they would open a box of 22's and sell you one, two or three because that's all you could afford ??? I remember! I was in junior high school, mowing lawns for a few dollars, before I could afford to buy a FULL box of 22's....was in high cotton then.
Gary

You got it Gary!! They did the same thing with Shotgun shells. Used to buy paper hull Ely 12 ga shells for a nickel apiece. Usually I'd buy 5 (school lunch was a quarter) and two of those would misfire. That is what led me to buy a Lee reloader for $1.25. My buddy's dad reloaded shotshells and would give us some red dot, fiber powder and shot wads and we'd cut the misfires open for shot. Kids today don't know what they're missing!!!

[jsizemore]

From the OP.
Benjamin Sheridan Blue Streak in 20cal.
1950 Chevy Deluxe with the original mohair upholstery
Harley Davidson 250 enduro
Cathy Bushnell

[avogunner]

An Ithaca M39 single shot .22. A Christmas gift to my brother and I around 1971 or 1972. He ended up marrying a rabid anti-gun woman so now it has an honored place in my safe. I don't have to share anymore and I do still shoot it regularly.

[tradbear55]

Marlin model 10 single shot .22

[lakeparkv8]

I was 12 years old during bird season that year. I hunted with and old family gun, a 16 gauge single shot. I shot 2 birds with one shot and my Dad said it was time for a new gun. That year for Christmas I got a brand new Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge. And I'm proud to say I still have it 42 years later. Great gun I still love it!