what was your first firearm?

[n.c.outlaw2024]

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.

 

[pikespeakgoat]

Got an SS Kresgee .410 single shot for my 7th birthday.....still have it to this day, almost 52 years later.

 

[Bojo]

12th birthday

870 wing master 12gauge, 2 3/4 gun
Still have it , one that is definitely on my never sell list. I could not even begin to count the bunnies and squirrels that got put to the pan with it.
Still making memories with it too.

 

[hogpatrol]

My father gave me a J.C. Higgins 16 ga. bolt action shotgun he got at an auction for $10. Killed a ton of squirrels and more than a few rabbits and pheasants before graduating to an Ithaca 37 Featherlight.

 

[FrankG]

My first firearm purchase was in 1984. Springfield M1A/M14. Next rifle was a M1 Garand.

Later, Frank
Bartlein Barrels

 

[LiveFire]

My father bought me a Marlin Model 60 when I was 9. I spent the whole summer shooting with my dad. He passed away about a year later. So happy to have the memories of a summer of plinking pop cans with dad and my Marlin. 30 years later its about to get passed down to my 9 year old daughter.

 

[Walt Krafft]

First rimfire Anschutz 64 with lh stock. First centerfire Rem 600 in 6mm. First shotgun Rem 870 20ga. All in 66-68 bought new. All stolen in 75.

 

[CJ6]

First centerfire was a Rem. 721 in 30-06 from my uncle. I was 8-9 years old. BB gun from Gramma at 5.

 

[tygranch]

First one I could claim as mine was a Mossberg 283-TB bolt action .410 Dad bought for my 11th birthday. I'd been using an older version of the same gun, on loan from an uncle, since I was big enough to keep both ends off the ground. Dad owned his own business and was a one man show for many years, didn't have a lot of time to hunt. He liked squirrel so that was my job. I easily killed a pickup full of squirrels with that gun. I still take it out occasionally.

 

[Fast14riot]

Remington 582 .22LR with a japan Tasco 4x when I was maybe 10-11? Refinished it about 10 years ago. It lives in the back of the safe. I don't shoot a whole lot of rimfire these days.

 

[Bugs]

First firearm that I actually bought myself with my own money was an old Savage 24, .22 magnum / 20 gauge that I still have.

 

[n.c.outlaw2024]

First one I could claim as mine was a Mossberg 283-TB bolt action .410 Dad bought for my 11th birthday. I'd been using an older version of the same gun, on loan from an uncle, since I was big enough to keep both ends off the ground. Dad owned his own business and was a one man show for many years, didn't have a lot of time to hunt. He liked squirrel so that was my job. I easily killed a pickup full of squirrels with that gun. I still take it out occasionally.

Never had squirrel. I've had rabbit, possum, rattlesnake, gator, mountain oysters though.

 

[Doug Casner]

870 twenty guage . At alot of ducks, doves. quail, rabbits. Traded it for a 1100 20 guage. Wish I still had my first gun. Doug

 

[Herzo]

For Christmas after my 13th birthday I received a Mossberg 340K. That was 67+ years ago. Still have it and shoot it occasionally.

 

[madmixerman]

H&R 12 gauge single shot.

 

[Bc'z]

Interarms 30-06, traded my Hoyt competition bow for it.
Seems my ex wife didn't like me chasing bear with just my bow.
This was in 98, started reloading with a Lee Challenger press couple months after acquiring the rifle.
Also shot a bear with my bow on 8/2/99
12 yard shot. That'll tighten your O-ring!!

 

[n.c.outlaw2024]

H&R 12 gauge single shot.

ah. the harrington and richardson.

 

[Steve h]

Savage .22/410 over and under

 

[Mark W]

My first real gun was a Stevens single shot 20 gauge shotgun that I was given on my 12th birthday. My safety training consisted of a stern warning to not point it at anyone and don’t shoot towards any houses or cars.

 

[PopCharlie]

Mine was a Ruger Single Six, bought new in 1971. It came with the interchangeable .22 mag cylinder. I still have it and still shoot it from time to time.

PopCharlie