what was your first firearm?

[timeout]

Western Field bolt action .410 bore shotgun. Purchased from an uncle of mine who had MS when I was 11 years old for the princely sum of $35. No telling how many rabbits and squirrels (along with a few pheasants and woodcock) that shotgun put on the table. I refinished the wood and had the barrel reblued and put it away for my first born grandson. Never got a grandson, so I gave it to another young boy a few years ago.

 

[pdugas]

H&R Topper .410 for Christmas in 1969. Passed it down to my granddaughter.

 

[Tommie]

A preacher’s daughter. Red headed. She was a real pistol.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Marlin 60

 

[Dkk37058]

My father gave me a Winchester 94 for my 13th birthday. Best birthday of my life. That was 55 years ago I still have that gun and it means as much to me today as it did 55 years ago.

 

[Dgd6mm]

My father gave me a Winchester 94 for my 13th birthday. Best birthday of my life. That was 55 years ago I still have that gun and it means as much to me today as it did 55 years ago.

I was given a Winchester 94 by my mom and dad for my 15th birthday, 50 years ago.

 

[freebird22/250]

A Savage 20 guage break down single shot.

 

[waterdog]

Stevens .22 single shot, then an Iver Johnson Champion 20ga.

 

[benelli7979]

Probably 10 to 12 years of age my dad bought me a mossberg 500 20 gauge combo with a slug barrel for Christmas. That started a very long love of shooting and hunting which continues today! I have shot a lot of deer, quail, and doves with that gun it will never leave. Great memories hunting with my dad and it. My son shoots it from time to time now!

 

[Charliemac]

I received a Winchester M67A for Christmas in 1966. I still have it and it shoots great?

 

[Ringostar]

Dad had different ones that the kids all used. I took a lot of game with a JC Higgins bolt 16ga. It was also great with slugs for deer. The first one that I bought for myself was a Rem 742 in 30-06. Had to have my dad sign for it though.

 

[rjtfroggy]

1970 bought a Marlin 336 in 30/30. It came with a 4x Marlin branded scope, leather sling, and a box of shells. $105 out the door, still have it in the safe.
Funny thing is I bought it in a gun shop that was next door to the New Haven Winchester factory.

 

[Lefty2506]

First one dad "gave" me to use was an H&R single shot .410. First one I used on my own was a bolt action Westernfield (marlin) 22rf followed by a 16ga Wingmaster which dad officially gave me (+30 years later) just last weekend. First one I actually bought was a S&W model 60 which I affectionately refer to as the Left Hand of God. First cf rifle I bought was a 700 sendaro in 25-06. Anybody notice the connection ?

 

[bobo300]

Revelation 410 3 shot bolt action. 6th grade. Still have it. Price of 410 has definitely gone over the last 58 years.

 

[mongo chicago]

Ruger Super Blackhawk in 44 Magnum.

 

[Diverjeff]

Winchester model 37 20 gauge for Christmas,think I was 10(1963).Killed a lot of small game with that thing until years later when I bought my first 12 gauge 870 Wingmaster.

 

[Lefty2506]

Never got a grandson, so I gave it to another young boy a few years ago.

You sir are an outstanding American!

I had an elderly neighbor that I used to help out everytime i could. She grew up in South Dakota and her husband had been killed in a wreck after only being married for a few years, and she never remarried. My wife and I moved into the house next door right after we got married. She was a great neighbor, always happy to help with the kids (when they came along). She moved about 10 years ago. She had a garage sale before she moved, but before the garage sale she brought over a large, amazingly warm, hand knitted afghan and her husband's old Marlin Mark I shotgun because none of her kids or grand kids were hunters. Then she told me to go over to her garage and pick out 5 or 6 fishing rods. A few weeks later I booked a quail hunt for me and my gsp at a local preserve, used that shotgun, and then took several of the the cleaned birds over to her. I hate using that shotgun because it doesn't pattern worth a crap, but it's one of the few firearms that I'll keep until I die.

 

[jamesdmock]

My first actual firearm was believe it or not a Hi Point chambered in .40 caliber. i only shot it a couple of times before trading it off for a six shot revolver in .38 special. The High point worked j fine, it was just too blocky and chunky for me. I have small hands so it was not fun.

It was a 20ga. break action Stevens single shot shotgun.

 

[wkdickinson]

When I was 12yo, a "hand-me-down" Westernfield 12 ga. side-by-side, that had a dent in the barrel from when it fell out of the cab of the dragline my grandfather was operating for the Road Commission. I restored that gun a few years ago and still have it. The first gun I bought for myself was a Glenfield (Marlin) 22 bolt-action with a 4X scope - long gone.

 

[nilebartram]

COLT Woodsman 2nd series