What was your very first gun?
Was repairing broken butt-plate on an old Hopkins & Allen single barrel 12g. Got to thinking that my Dad bought that shotgun for me at an auction 42 years ago. Was my very first gun. Wondering what others first guns were?
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Got a Winchester model 37 .410 when we were young, but had to share it with my other 2 brothers, and my younger brother still has that old shotgun.
I beg for years to get a .22 caliber rifle. Dad was always scared of the distance a rifle could shoot and was afraid we would accidentally shoot one of his cows. Finally on my 16th birthday he gave me a brand new Ithaca Model 72 .22 cal Levergun. I still have it today and always will.0 -
My 1st guns, came about this way. My dad passed away in 1963, soon after mom decided to sell those guns to Ole Red a neighbor, who owned a gas station down the road... Well I had a (12 yr old) cow!!! 1st and only time I ever had it out with my mom and it was heated...In the end I said I'll get a job and buy them myself... Mom states that she needs the money now and it just can't wait!! Now Ole Red takes out his wallet and hands her the money and heads toward the door, he stops and looks me in the eyes and says "you owe me quite a bit of money son... I started pumping gas the very next day and that old fart worked extra hard too. But I think I loved that old man in the end as much as I loved my own dad... cause 43+ years later there is a m61 Winchester in 22 Mag, a Remingtom no.2, a Sako 222, a Colt Woodsman and a High Standard still in the hands of me and my brothers (via gifts to them on what would have been dad's 70th birthday. And I'm sure that they will be in the family for at least another generation after me cause I have the word of some very good boys and I trust them. Ole yea a couple of years ago at Ole Reds estate sale I bought every one of his guns too!!! That'll teach that old fart for trying get "MY" guns...[:D][:D][:D][:D] 0 -
...Dad bought it for me when I was 5, Beretta .410 single shot, still have it...nice little shotgun still in great shape.
...only wish I had looked as good when I was 50 years old...Beretta gets better, I just get older...[8D]
...Dang, only pic I have is of the reciever, oh well...[;)]
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quote:Originally posted by cartod
Mine was a squirt gun when I was 3.
The trajectory was a lot better with those guns if you didn't have a diaper on too.0 -
winchester 1300 0 -
Probably with the memories involved,its still my favorite gun today the tried and true topper 198 .410 my father bought for me when i was nine yrs old 35 yrs ago,he gave 15.00 dollars for it,shot many tree rats and rabbits w/it.
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Remington fieldmaster .22 pump. Brand new, chronic jammed piece of s**t. 0 -
First rifle was a Marlin Model 25 .22 bolt action, first shotgun was a Western Field .410 bolt action, My grandfather gave them to me as gifts after I completed the Hunters Safety course at 10 years old....I still have both of those guns. 0 -
You know Ive just realized that I have had the privilage to know some really fine people in my life. And nearly everyone of them was a gun owner.... FYI the 1st gun I bought that didn't belong to my dad was a m510 Remington that had a broken stock. I was 15 or 16 by then. Bid on and bought it myself at an auction. Here is a good one for you! I had it and an old H&A single 12 ga, in my locker at school the entire year while making stocks for them in shop class.... And the school knew it!!! How things have changed!!! Image they sold a gun to a minor no questions asked and then they let him keep it his locker at School. Ah, the good ole days/////|||\\\\\ 0 -
First gun was a rifle , Mossberg 22 heavy barrel target rifle ( still have )
First shotgun was an Ithica model 66 lever action single shot 12 bore . ( sold to a friend )
First handgun was a S&W 629 8 3/8 barrel for deer hunting ( sold )
First muzzleloader Austin & Halleck 420 Montecarlo stock/blued barrel ( will never/ever sell [:)] )
First SxS was a Fox BSE , sold to get a Browning Bss .
First fish I caught ( with only my hands ) was a bluegill
First boat I owned was a 19' Starcraft
First canoe I owned was a 1966 16' Fury
First girl I kissed was Sarah
First girl I slept with was Carol .
Last women I want to be with for the rest of my life Ally . [^]
Anything thing else you'd like to know ?
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quote:Originally posted by COLT
...Dad bought it for me when I was 5, Beretta .410 single shot, still have it...nice little shotgun still in great shape.
...only wish I had looked as good when I was 50 years old...Beretta gets better, I just get older...[8D]
...Dang, only pic I have is of the reciever, oh well...[;)]
You do your dad a real honor by maintaining it so well.....0 -
The same as the last four times it was aked. Don 0 -
First gun I had given to me from my dad was a savage sportster 30-30
bolt. First gun I bought was a colt cobra .38 special. $110.00 NIB gun at that time back in 71 or 72. Carried it so long the nickle wore off
on one side.0 -
H&R Topper 20 ga.
Still use it today 25 years later to hunt Tree rats.[:)][:)]0 -
Stevens 16 gauge, when I was 13 still have it. 0 -
Remington single shot.Got it when I was 12.Like an idiot I sold it and haven`t seen one as nice since. 0 -
Savage Arms .22 semi (10 shot clip) 0 -
Daisy model 2203. Wish I still had it. 0 -
quote:Mine was a squirt gun when I was 3
Heck...I was born with mine...0 -
crescent davis 20gauge 0 -
my dad bought me a remington 121 pump action 22 rifle when i was 7 .he disabled it (broke firing pin ) cause i was too young for it .
i finally found a good gunsmith and fired it for the first time 40 years later .
i'll never part with that one ....
wrench0 -
20 guage Ivor Johnson Champion. Got it from my dad 50 years ago and it'll go to one of my sons if I decide one of em's got enough sense to appreciate it. If not I got a nephew thats a gun lover. Come to think of it he likes to wrench on old cars too. (I may adopt him.)
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On my 8th birthday (1953) my parents gave me their Winchester Model 04 single shot 22 rifle that they bought right after they were married. They used it early in their marriage to shoot egrets, etc. on the river and sold them to a fellow that used the feathers to make arrows. They were able to make extra money during lean times by doing this. I still have the little Winchester 54 years later and it will continue, hopefully, to be passed down though our family. 0 -
Remington model 511 bolt action...Grandmother bought it for me in 1953...you bet I've still got it 0 -
Boita 12ga. o/u Kmart special made in Brazil. Shot hundreds maybe thousands of rounds then it would fire when gun was closed up. Didn't take long to get rid of after that. 0 -
my first gun was a high standard .22 cal pistol
stolen long ago sadly0 -
First gun that was sorta mine ( had to share it with my older brother so therefore I never got to touch it ) was a .410 single shot.
First one I ever bought myself was a S&W model 28 .357.0 -
My Dad bought me a winchester model 37 410 ga. For Christmas in 1986 and took me rabbit hunting that afternoon. It's still in the safe with alot of company but would be the last gun to go if I ever had to get rid of any. 0 -
Remington 760 pump action in .308. Intended to hunt deer with, but never succesful [:D]
It was my graduation present from my parents. I grew up around guns, and always had access to them anytime I wanted, but that was the first one that was given to me, and officially mine. I still have it, and I can't imagine ever getting rid of it.
I have bought and sold hundreds over the years since, but this one will stay mine until I'm co-mingling with the dirt.
Nowadays, I hunt deer with a Winchester model 94 in .44 mag. It is the perfect rifle for the terrain I hunt in, but I'm still not very successful [:D]0 -
H&R Topper in .410. My dad bought it for me when I was born in 1979. 0
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