what was your first firearm?

[Rockchuck]

Excel 16ga single shot first rifle savage model 3b first pistol ruger mkll. First gun I bought myself browning auto 5 first centerfire marlin 336 35 rem first gun I ever built Turkish mauser 30/06.

 

[Ron Huff]

Can't remember make or model but it was a 22 short single shot lever action that the lever dropped a loading block on top where you loaded a round. I was probably 8 or 9 when Dad gave it to me. Shot a lot of cans and squirrels with it. Came up missing when I was around 16 or from my folk's house.

 

[Lead Slanger]

H&R Single shot .410. I got it for Christmas when I was 8 or 9. Still have it and my son likes to shoot it.

 

[jxb]

Ruger M77 .308 in 1981, first one I owned and it was purchased by me.

 

[bpd459]

My first new gun was in 1972, a Winchester 310 .22 single shot bolt gun. Still my favorite .22.

 

[Link]

Single shot 22lr ww2 bag gun my uncle brought home after the war.
I painted his house for it. My son has it now, then my grandson will have it someday.

 

[jnm300ultra]

My first gun given to me was a JC Hingings 12 ga pump, sold at Sears & Robuck. My uncle gave it to me for Christmas when I was 12. The first guns I bought when I was old enough was a SKS Chinese, and H& K SS USP 45. The problem is I still have the same addiction from then till now. I don’t think it’s going away anytime soon.
Jason

 

[rebs]

My first was a JC Higgins single shot 22. My mother bought it for me for Christmas from Sears & Robuck's. I was 12 at the time

 

[M-61]

10th birthday. No idea where my father got the money.
Winchester Model 69A
Still have it.

 

[1lessdog]

The first gun I purchased myself was a Glenfield md 75 22. I purchased it a year Holiday gas station in Jamestown N.D. for 39.00 in 1972.

 

[topclass2017]

Winchester Model 60A in .22LR. Given to me by my father - he was given it by his uncle (original purchaser) in the early 30's. It was supposed to be a gift for my father's cousin, but before he was given it he died. I still have it. So far three grandsons and one granddaughter have learned how to shoot with it. Haven't figured out which grandkid it will go to.

 

[varget204]

Got a Marlin Golden 39A for 79.95, the 2nd one was 89,95, the Good Old Days

 

[Cecil S.]

Marlin 12ga pump shot gun with a hammer safety. Grandfather gave to me and took me hunting I was maybe 13.

 

[zeke06]

My first firearm of my own was a Beretta 390 20 gage youth with a 24 in barrel. I still have it and often hunt with it. I added a thick recoil pad to add to the LOP and had it ported. I've made some of my best shots with it... in fact the last time I took it out I shot double on rooster pheasants and with 2 shots and the last one was a pretty good poke. I will never get rid of it and look forward to having my girls shooting it in a few years.

 

[Wild Bill IV]

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.

I ordered a WesternField pump 12gauge with the variable choke from Sears!!!! I was 14 in 69 so I paid with cash after my Dad showed his licence!!! No Federal paperwork had to be filled out in those days!!! You had to be at least 18 to purchases a firearm!!!! Ammo had no age requirements then!!!!

 

[timeout]

I ordered a WesternField pump 12gauge with the variable choke from Sears!!!! I was 14 in 69 so I paid with cash after my Dad showed his licence!!! No Federal paperwork had to be filled out in those days!!! You had to be at least 18 to purchases a firearm!!!! Ammo had no age requirements then!!!!

My wife bought me a Noble 12 gauge 3" mag pump shotgun from Alden's catalog in 68 or 9. Delivered to the door, no paperwork needed. I daresay that our Country was a bit safer place back then.

 

[agr516]

My first was a Steven single shot .22 that my parents bought from my Grandfather to give to me for Christmas. My second was a Winchester model 37 20ga that my Grandfather had bought for my Dad for his 12th birthday. It got passed on to me on my 12th birthday. I have two boys so I acquired another model 37 Winchester so I have one to give each of them.