What was your first firearm?

Mosin-Marauder · August 4, 2014, 07:59 PM

What was your first firearm? Whether you bought it or it was a gift or inheritance. Whether it be shotgun, rifle, pistol, or something else! Mine was a .260 Remington Remington 700. My dad originally bought it and I killed my first deer with it when I was 10. It's a pretty good rifle, needs a scope, though. Anyway, let me knoooow.

WyMark · August 4, 2014, 08:15 PM

An Ithica single shot lever action 20ga shotgun. I don't remember if I got it for my 10th, 11th or 12th birthday but it was one of those, so 1967-69.

Mosin-Marauder · August 4, 2014, 08:25 PM

My dad's first (or at least one of his first) was an Ithaca .22Lr "single shot". I fail to see how it was single shot, as it was a lever action and had a tubular magazine. Nonetheless great little weapons.

glh17 · August 4, 2014, 08:49 PM

Single shot 410 when I was around 8 yrs old. Don't remember the manufacturer but it was a real looker. Dad traded it for a me 20 gauge semi a couple of years later. Thought it was a good deal back then but wish I still had the 410.

CWKahrFan · August 4, 2014, 08:49 PM

One of these... Stevens rolling block .22... Yeah, I'm getting real old too...

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3

Mosin-Marauder · August 4, 2014, 08:52 PM

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Single shot 410 when I was around 8 yrs old. Don't remember the manufacturer but it was a real looker. Dad traded it for a me 20 gauge semi a couple of years later. Thought it was a good deal back then but wish I still had the 410.

It's a shame you don't know the manufacturer, I would've liked to see it!

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One of these... Stevens rolling block .22...

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3

that sir, is a beautiful rifle. I wonder how much those go for today...

10-96 · August 4, 2014, 09:24 PM

Still have my first! It's a Glenfield Marlin Model 60. Pop bought me and my brother one each for Christmas of '75.

Mosin-Marauder · August 4, 2014, 09:33 PM

My friends grandpa owned a Marlin Model 60 but it was one of those store brand renames. They seemed like pretty good rifles!

Marty8613 · August 4, 2014, 09:42 PM

Colt 1861 Navy. The real deal... I sure miss that one.

Mosin-Marauder · August 4, 2014, 09:46 PM

WOW. That's neat. Isn't that the one that shot lead balls and percussion caps? Or am I grossly mistaken?

Marty8613 · August 4, 2014, 09:50 PM

That's the one. Had to sell to support family years ago. And it wasn't prudent for other reasons.

TXAZ · August 4, 2014, 09:58 PM

Single shot .410 shotgun from Western Auto.

SC4006 · August 4, 2014, 10:44 PM

My first firearm was a marlin model 25N. My dad bought it for me as a Christmas present quite a while ago. To this day it's still my most used firearm by far (mainly due to the fact that its a .22LR).

Colt46 · August 4, 2014, 10:50 PM

Took the proceeds from my first summer job and plunked down $99 for a NIB carbine(I was a minor and mom had to do the paperwork). Still have it.

JWT · August 4, 2014, 10:59 PM

Winchester Model 24 side by side 20ga. double barrel shotgun. Got it for Christmas when I was 12. Still have it.

jeager106 · August 4, 2014, 11:14 PM

Bolt action single shot .410. I actually hit a rabbit with it once.

dakota.potts · August 4, 2014, 11:25 PM

My Cz75 BD Police. Parents helped me buy it when we started shooting

pgdion · August 4, 2014, 11:30 PM

My first firearm was a Marlin 882ss .22 Magnum bolt action rifle. Still one of my favorites to shoot.

montanaoffroader · August 5, 2014, 12:07 AM

Firearms Int'l Bronco .22 single shot rifle. My dad went out to buy me a pellet rifle for my birthday, and found this .22 instead. I believe he paid $11.99 for it, which was less than the cost of a pellet gun at the time.

Brotherbadger · August 5, 2014, 12:27 AM

336 lever action that was handed down from my cousin. Still use that rifle for close range deer hunting.

ballardw · August 5, 2014, 12:38 AM

Winchester Model92 in .25-20 that had been my great-grandpa's.

Pond, James Pond · August 5, 2014, 02:06 AM

Mine was a Gen 3 G19. Bought used once I had jumped through the hoops of the Estonian gun licence process.
Sold about 2 years later when I had got passed the new gun feel and realised that the grip angle was not for me.

Not complaining though as it has opened a door, previously welded shut!! Now have a nice little collection, shooting IPSC and thinking of getting my hunting licence.

jtmckinney · August 5, 2014, 08:06 AM

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Still have my first! It's a Glenfield Marlin Model 60. Pop bought me and my brother one each for Christmas of '75.

One of these was my first that I bought for myself from the Walmart in Batesville Arkansas in 1976. Many squirrels, rabbits, other critters and cans were harvested with this rifle. It was in my pickup when it was stollen in 1986. I got the pickup back but the rifle was not recovered.

The first gun I owned was a 22 simi-auto rifle given to me by my dad as either Christmas or birthday present when I was either 11 or 12, 1966 or 67. I don't remember the brand, maybe Sears or another store brand. Badley damaged in a house fire in 1971 but we cleaned it up as best we could and it still shot just fine. Passed it down to my little brother when I moved out of the house in 1973. He pawned or sold it a few years later for reasons I will not go into here.

Have a great day!
James

madmo44mag · August 5, 2014, 08:26 AM

Ruger 357 mag and 6 weeks later a Ruger 44 mag.
I started out on magnum revolvers.
I was 14 at the time and man how cool I thought I was owning two large magnum pistols.

2ndsojourn · August 5, 2014, 08:27 AM

Marlin 39A mfgd 1959. Got stolen when I was away in the Navy.

August 4, 2014, 07:59 PM	#1
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	What was your first firearm? What was your first firearm? Whether you bought it or it was a gift or inheritance. Whether it be shotgun, rifle, pistol, or something else! Mine was a .260 Remington Remington 700. My dad originally bought it and I killed my first deer with it when I was 10. It's a pretty good rifle, needs a scope, though. Anyway, let me knoooow. __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

August 4, 2014, 08:25 PM	#3
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	My dad's first (or at least one of his first) was an Ithaca .22Lr "single shot". I fail to see how it was single shot, as it was a lever action and had a tubular magazine. Nonetheless great little weapons. __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

August 4, 2014, 08:49 PM	#5
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	One of these... Stevens rolling block .22... Yeah, I'm getting real old too... http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...electedIndex=3 __________________ What did Mrs. Bullet say to Mr. Bullet? ... "We're having a BeeBee!"... IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT!... IF THE GUN FITS, SHOOT IT! "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

August 4, 2014, 09:24 PM	#7
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,159	Still have my first! It's a Glenfield Marlin Model 60. Pop bought me and my brother one each for Christmas of '75. __________________ Rednecks... Keeping the woods critter-free since March 2, 1836. (TX Independence Day) I suspect a thing or two... because I've seen a thing or two.

August 4, 2014, 09:33 PM	#8
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	My friends grandpa owned a Marlin Model 60 but it was one of those store brand renames. They seemed like pretty good rifles! __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

August 4, 2014, 08:15 PM	#2
WyMark Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: Wyoming Posts: 647	An Ithica single shot lever action 20ga shotgun. I don't remember if I got it for my 10th, 11th or 12th birthday but it was one of those, so 1967-69.

August 4, 2014, 08:49 PM	#4
glh17 Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2013 Location: Middle TN Posts: 165	Single shot 410 when I was around 8 yrs old. Don't remember the manufacturer but it was a real looker. Dad traded it for a me 20 gauge semi a couple of years later. Thought it was a good deal back then but wish I still had the 410.

August 4, 2014, 09:42 PM	#9
Marty8613 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Grapevine TX Posts: 378	Colt 1861 Navy. The real deal... I sure miss that one.

August 4, 2014, 09:46 PM	#10
Mosin-Marauder Senior Member Join Date: April 18, 2014 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,320	WOW. That's neat. Isn't that the one that shot lead balls and percussion caps? Or am I grossly mistaken? __________________ Proud owner of three (four-ish) pieces of history! K-31, Mosin-Nagant M91/30, M24/47 Mauser, Norinco SKS. "You might as well appeal against a thunderstorm..." William Tecumseh Sherman

August 4, 2014, 09:50 PM	#11
Marty8613 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2014 Location: Grapevine TX Posts: 378	That's the one. Had to sell to support family years ago. And it wasn't prudent for other reasons.

August 4, 2014, 09:58 PM	#12
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Single shot .410 shotgun from Western Auto. __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

August 4, 2014, 10:44 PM	#13
SC4006 Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2012 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 525	My first firearm was a marlin model 25N. My dad bought it for me as a Christmas present quite a while ago. To this day it's still my most used firearm by far (mainly due to the fact that its a .22LR). __________________ I don't always go to the range, but when I do, I prefer dosAKs. They say 5 out of 4 people are bad at math.

August 4, 2014, 10:50 PM	#14
Colt46 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2002 Location: Campbell Ca Posts: 1,090	ruger 10-22 Took the proceeds from my first summer job and plunked down $99 for a NIB carbine(I was a minor and mom had to do the paperwork). Still have it.

August 4, 2014, 10:59 PM	#15
JWT Senior Member Join Date: March 16, 2007 Location: Southern Arizona Posts: 3,888	Winchester Model 24 side by side 20ga. double barrel shotgun. Got it for Christmas when I was 12. Still have it.

August 4, 2014, 11:14 PM	#16
jeager106 Junior member Join Date: November 24, 2006 Location: N.E. Oh. Posts: 527	Bolt action single shot .410. I actually hit a rabbit with it once.

August 4, 2014, 11:25 PM	#17
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	My Cz75 BD Police. Parents helped me buy it when we started shooting __________________ Certified Gunsmith (On Hiatus) Certified Armorer - H&K and Glock Among Others You can find my writings at my website, pottsprecision.com.

August 4, 2014, 11:30 PM	#18
pgdion Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2010 Location: MPLS, MN Posts: 1,214	My first firearm was a Marlin 882ss .22 Magnum bolt action rifle. Still one of my favorites to shoot. __________________ 597 VTR, because there's so many cans and so little time!

August 5, 2014, 12:07 AM	#19
montanaoffroader Member Join Date: February 12, 2012 Location: Big Sky Country Posts: 60	Firearms Int'l Bronco .22 single shot rifle. My dad went out to buy me a pellet rifle for my birthday, and found this .22 instead. I believe he paid $11.99 for it, which was less than the cost of a pellet gun at the time. __________________ No longer trapped behind the Redwood Curtain......

August 5, 2014, 12:27 AM	#20
Brotherbadger Senior Member Join Date: November 10, 2010 Posts: 1,149	336 lever action that was handed down from my cousin. Still use that rifle for close range deer hunting. __________________ Once Fired Brass, Top quality, Fast shipping, Best prices. http://300AacBrass.com/ -10% Coupon use code " badger "

August 5, 2014, 12:38 AM	#21
ballardw Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 1,411	Winchester Model92 in .25-20 that had been my great-grandpa's. __________________ -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ All data is flawed, some just less so.

August 5, 2014, 02:06 AM	#22
Pond, James Pond Senior Member Join Date: July 12, 2011 Location: Top of the Baltic stack Posts: 6,079	Mine was a Gen 3 G19. Bought used once I had jumped through the hoops of the Estonian gun licence process. Sold about 2 years later when I had got passed the new gun feel and realised that the grip angle was not for me. Not complaining though as it has opened a door, previously welded shut!! Now have a nice little collection, shooting IPSC and thinking of getting my hunting licence. __________________ When the right to effective self-defence is denied, that right to self-defence which remains is essentially symbolic. Freedom: Please enjoy responsibly. Last edited by Pond, James Pond; August 5, 2014 at 02:16 AM.

August 5, 2014, 08:26 AM	#24
madmo44mag Senior Member Join Date: December 29, 2008 Location: Ft.Worth, Texas Posts: 1,522	Ruger 357 mag and 6 weeks later a Ruger 44 mag. I started out on magnum revolvers. I was 14 at the time and man how cool I thought I was owning two large magnum pistols. __________________ Texas - Not just a state but an attitude! For monthly shooting events in DFW visit http://www.meetup.com/TexasGunOwner-DFW

August 5, 2014, 08:27 AM	#25
2ndsojourn Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2013 Location: South Jersey Posts: 1,416	Marlin 39A mfgd 1959. Got stolen when I was away in the Navy.