First gun you shot and first gun you bought
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Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Old ass 22 single shot.
Marlin 60
Marlin 60
Robin
.577 Tyrannosaur.
BB gun, I nailed a starling, not sure how old I was, 9-10. First gun I bought for myself was a classic, the Winchester model 12, pump action 12 Ga., shotgun.
Robin
Robin
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
1. Dad's Sears bolt action .22 that he traded something for (skates?) when he was a kid. Still have it.
2. Used Marlin 12 Guage pump (4 digit serial - Smoothest action ever) that got stolen. I'm still pissed 25 years later.
2. Used Marlin 12 Guage pump (4 digit serial - Smoothest action ever) that got stolen. I'm still pissed 25 years later.
How’d it get stolen?
ProgSpear
.338 Win Mag
Police suspect a drug addict. Scumbag kicked in the back door and walked out the front door with 2 suitcases full of stuff in broad daylight. Common MO.
1 Some type of tube fed bolt-action .22
2 Can't remember the model but it was a Marlin .22 ss bolt-action with a 7 round box magazine.
2 Can't remember the model but it was a Marlin .22 ss bolt-action with a 7 round box magazine.
Mine was an old Marlin Model 60 .22 That I got from My grandfather. First one that I bought was my 1st shotgun - a Remington 870 that came with both barrels.
First ever rifle I was 9 yrs.old. Shot the old mans bolt action Mossberg Chuckster.22 mag.
First ever pistol I was 11. Shot a friends dad’s .44 cal. Cap and ball revolver.
First gun/guns I bought on the same day after my 16th birthday
Marlin lever action .444 & Remington 1100 20ga.
With savings from a yard work job and birthday money.
First ever pistol I was 11. Shot a friends dad’s .44 cal. Cap and ball revolver.
First gun/guns I bought on the same day after my 16th birthday
Marlin lever action .444 & Remington 1100 20ga.
With savings from a yard work job and birthday money.
What did you expect? The vast majority of shooters get started with the .22.
John D
22lr
Mine was a Marlin 56 LEVERMATIC .22 that my father bought me at age 14.
The first one I bought at age 16 was a Ithaca Model 37 featherweight in 16 ga.
Still have both of 'em.
The first one I bought at age 16 was a Ithaca Model 37 featherweight in 16 ga.
Still have both of 'em.
I shot a BB gun first. After that, I'm not totally sure. It may have been my father's Remington 1100 12 gauge. I remember being young enough where I couldn't even hold it up all the way. My father had to hold his hand under the barrel about halfway down it. @Cleck was there for that.
The first gun I bought myself was an M&P9c. I had others gifted to me before that, like a Marlin Model 60 and an Ithaca 16 gauge shotgun.
Growing up, guns were strictly for hunting. We had shotguns for deer hunting (rifles weren't legal yet) and .22s for small game like squirrels. That's it. No rifles and no handguns. It wasn't until I moved out of my parents that I really started to have an interest in guns. Before that, they were simply a tool. They were no different than having a couple saws, one for metal and one for wood.
The first gun I bought myself was an M&P9c. I had others gifted to me before that, like a Marlin Model 60 and an Ithaca 16 gauge shotgun.
Growing up, guns were strictly for hunting. We had shotguns for deer hunting (rifles weren't legal yet) and .22s for small game like squirrels. That's it. No rifles and no handguns. It wasn't until I moved out of my parents that I really started to have an interest in guns. Before that, they were simply a tool. They were no different than having a couple saws, one for metal and one for wood.
That’s what my grandfather did when I shot the mosin, he would put my on the becnch, hold my shoulder and the front of the gun. I remember having to use 2 fingers to pull the damn trigger on the thing
Cleck
.308 Win
That may have been my first time shooting too, with you out in the yard with your dad's shotgun. We were in elementary school. Either that, or out in Minnesota, we took a family .22 out to a quarry to shoot. Dad never got us into hunting or shooting much, though he hunted.
First gun I bought was a Mossberg 500 Tactical, 6 shot. Owned it for a few years and then sold it to a friend (back when you could). Still wish I had it, it was a fun gun.
Same as most. 22lr, belonged to the father of a friend of mine. Probably around 10ish. My buddy's dad would attach cheap Bic lighters to a tree and we would shoot them.
First gun that I shot in a serious manner and got me started loving guns was in the Army, M16A2. After shooting that gun, I was in love with guns and shooting.
First gun that I shot in a serious manner and got me started loving guns was in the Army, M16A2. After shooting that gun, I was in love with guns and shooting.
Tinman
.308 Win
The first gun that I shot was my Daisy Red Rider BB gun when I was 6 or 7. The first gun that I purchased myself was a S&W Mdl. 29 44 Mag. My first real gun was a Richland 12 ga. sxs that I got for my 14th birthday.
ArmedCorgi
.475 A&M Magnum
The first gun I shot was a slick, classic Marlin model 60. Which I traded towards the first gun I even purchased for myself which was a Ruger M77 in 30-06. I wish I had saved up more and hadn't traded the model 60 though.
Saltwater60
20×102mm Vulcan
I think first gun I shot was a friends 10/22 ruger. I was about 10 or 11 I'd say. First gun I bought was a kimber solo. I've bought more guns in the last 2-3 years than in 19 years I was allowed to. I got started late what can I say. I'll make up for it.
First guns shot bodyguard 380 and glock 45gap. All the same day.
First gun I owned was the bodyguard 380 since I got my full carry. I don’t come from a gun family or at the time had friends that shot. But I got my little brother into shooting and a couple of my friends into it now. Nothing exciting lol
First gun I owned was the bodyguard 380 since I got my full carry. I don’t come from a gun family or at the time had friends that shot. But I got my little brother into shooting and a couple of my friends into it now. Nothing exciting lol
It was a Marlin 39 lever action .22 with a gold trigger. My dad wasn't a patient man, but the day I shot that gun for the first time, it was just me and him and he was not only patient, but that day I learn everything I needed to know to shoot well. (3 marksman ribbons in the AF) It was not only my favorite gun, it was one of my all time favorite memories with my dad!
About 10 years before my dad past away, he had me and my 3 brothers over to his house. We all went down stairs to divide the guns up. For the first round the oldest went first and we all got to choose a gun. The second round went youngest to oldest and flipped every round. He had over 40 guns of all calibers and gauges. When it was my turn in the 1st round, I chose that .22! I love that gun and it's still my favorite. We went through all the guns and there was some wheeling and dealing, but when it was all done, all four of us got the guns we always wanted!
First gun I ever bought was my oldest son's first gun, a Ithaca 20 gauge Model 37 featherweight pump for his 12th birthday.
Thanks for letting me relive those memories!
About 10 years before my dad past away, he had me and my 3 brothers over to his house. We all went down stairs to divide the guns up. For the first round the oldest went first and we all got to choose a gun. The second round went youngest to oldest and flipped every round. He had over 40 guns of all calibers and gauges. When it was my turn in the 1st round, I chose that .22! I love that gun and it's still my favorite. We went through all the guns and there was some wheeling and dealing, but when it was all done, all four of us got the guns we always wanted!
First gun I ever bought was my oldest son's first gun, a Ithaca 20 gauge Model 37 featherweight pump for his 12th birthday.
Thanks for letting me relive those memories!
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682SuperSport
.40 S&W
First gun shot besides a BB gun was a Remington 1100 28 gauge with a shortened stock around the age of 10. Learned to shoot skeet, trap, and sporting clays as a kid with that gun and it became a passion ever since. First gun I bought myself was a Glock 34 to get started into USPSA, Steel Challenge and other gun games. The addiction began at a young age...
1075tech
.338 Win Mag
First gun shot? Hmm... Not sure. Probably our old Crossman .22 CO2 pellet revolver. I remember when my brother shot me with it. Hurt like hell. But first real gun. I don't recall.
First gun bought was my Remington 788 Carbine .308. Bought it from Dicks on Court St in Binghamton when I turned 16. Still have it. Magazine finally gave up on me 2 years ago.
First gun bought was my Remington 788 Carbine .308. Bought it from Dicks on Court St in Binghamton when I turned 16. Still have it. Magazine finally gave up on me 2 years ago.
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
First gun shot: Savage 220c .410 shotgun. My dad’s 13 year birthday gift from my grandfather in 1940. He died shortly afterward on an expedition to the Andes for the Army Corps of engineers. The grandfather, not the dad.
First gun purchase. Beretta 70S .380 ACP. My first and only concealed carry pistol. I carried it for eight years 1989 to 1997. Sold it a month before I moved to NYS.
First gun purchase. Beretta 70S .380 ACP. My first and only concealed carry pistol. I carried it for eight years 1989 to 1997. Sold it a month before I moved to NYS.
Steal2B
.700 Nitro Express
First few guns shot were all various Winchester 52 models while in camp or field trips as a Cub Scout. First gun puchased for me, Ithaca lever action 22 saddle gun (still in service wayyyy after 50+++ years). I grew up with a berm in the back yard and an indoor shooting trap in the basement so I got to shoot all the time since I could get 22 shorts really cheap at cost as a kid. My first personal puchase was a mossberg 500.
My family did not have guns, but my dad bought me a Crosman 760 Pumpmaster when I was maybe 12-13.
The first real gun was my friends dads Colt Python 357 at probably 12-13.
The first gun I owned was a New England firearms single shot 12 gauge, ita all I could afford at 16.
I still have it and still use it for hunting. Two seasons ago I shot 2 does with it.
The first real gun was my friends dads Colt Python 357 at probably 12-13.
The first gun I owned was a New England firearms single shot 12 gauge, ita all I could afford at 16.
I still have it and still use it for hunting. Two seasons ago I shot 2 does with it.
Figment
9mm
First gun I shot BB gun....first gun I bought BB gun. But lets get past that.
First REAL gun I shot was my Springfield 86c bolt action .22 that my father has since given me. It'll never be sold and it'll be the first gun both my kids shoot (other than BB).
First REAL gun I bought was my Taurus PT 92. Not the first gun I owned as my father gave me the first hunting rifle he bought me and 2 shotguns he bought/won for me. But once I was an adult and bought my first gun for myself it was the Taurus, and I love it.
I didn't shoot anything more than a BB gun until I was 12 or so. I have 2 older brothers that are not into guns. Dad thinks that's because their first gun was a 12 gauge at 10 or so, and they were scared. I have no idea why they didn't take to guns, for me I was fascinated with them since I was about 8 and grandpa let me shoot the BB gun in the basement. Anyway he waited a little longer to let me shoulder the real stuff, and it all worked out.
First REAL gun I shot was my Springfield 86c bolt action .22 that my father has since given me. It'll never be sold and it'll be the first gun both my kids shoot (other than BB).
First REAL gun I bought was my Taurus PT 92. Not the first gun I owned as my father gave me the first hunting rifle he bought me and 2 shotguns he bought/won for me. But once I was an adult and bought my first gun for myself it was the Taurus, and I love it.
I didn't shoot anything more than a BB gun until I was 12 or so. I have 2 older brothers that are not into guns. Dad thinks that's because their first gun was a 12 gauge at 10 or so, and they were scared. I have no idea why they didn't take to guns, for me I was fascinated with them since I was about 8 and grandpa let me shoot the BB gun in the basement. Anyway he waited a little longer to let me shoulder the real stuff, and it all worked out.
Doc8404
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Kent Goldings
.357 mag
Do squirt guns count?