What was your first shotgun? - Page 2

almark · October 19, 2005, 12:06 PM

NEF single shot 20 gauge given to me by my grandfather for my... 12th? 12th birthday, I believe... plus or minus a year.

AMT8951 · October 19, 2005, 12:17 PM

Ithica m37 Deerslayer, back when I was a teenager.

Polydorus · October 19, 2005, 12:22 PM

Stevens .410 single shot when I was seven. My sister's kids still have it.

Clayfish · October 19, 2005, 01:30 PM

My Papaw gave me his savage/stevens single shot 20ga when I was 14. That was one of the best days of my life. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

ClarkEMyers · October 19, 2005, 01:48 PM

Model 12 - 20 gauge plain barrel well worn. By the time it came down to me the firing pin retractor had broken at the pin hole and half had been lost - the gun had been put up (taken out of service) when a piece came out and I had the pleasure of taking the gun down per the book, buying the part from Numrich and installing it - along with buying snap caps!

hkg3 · October 19, 2005, 04:58 PM

870 Express Magnum.

roy reali · October 19, 2005, 05:49 PM

My dad got me my first shotgun when I was twelve. He was a stickler for safety. He got me a 12 gauge, Savage side-by-side. The break open shotguns are pretty easy to render safe.

rugerdude · October 19, 2005, 06:21 PM

The first one I fired was an old stevens .410 single shot that belonged to my friend's grandfather.

I bought(paid for) my first shotgun when I was just barely 14, a year and a half ago. It was a Maverick 88 in 12 guage and I still have it and love it. It is my loaner shotgun for when I take friends to the range and I enjoy shooting trap with it.

Really great beginner gun, especially for the price.

12-34hom · October 19, 2005, 07:32 PM

Stevens model 311a in 410. Thanks Dad - for all those great memories.

12-34hom

AdamGrier_atc · October 19, 2005, 08:48 PM

My Grandfather gave me his 12 gauge single shot Savage that he traded for when he was 19 years old. I love that gun!!!

Adam

mathman · October 19, 2005, 09:37 PM

Winchester 1300 XTR with a 28" barrel...blued with walnut stock and fore-end. High school graduation present in 1989.

Doug63 · October 19, 2005, 10:15 PM

First shot gun was given to me by Dad a Parker 2 3/4" 12 gage with 28" barrels. I wish I had a set of barrels that handles steel shot. Bismuth is expensive.

First shotgun I bought is a Remington 870 Wing Master Mag. also 28" barrel.

Holman · October 19, 2005, 10:20 PM

Single Shot 12 Guage, Damn Thang Kicked Like A Mule. :d

THE BEST SHOTGUN I BOUGHT IS MY REMINGTON 11-87 12 GUAGE.

reticle · October 19, 2005, 11:40 PM

Benelli M1 s90 tactical

grey_pilgrim · October 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

Browning BPS youth model 20 ga. Given to me on my 12th (or was it 13th) Christmas. We went out and shot it, and i remember thinking. . . "WOW" (the recoil hurt!) It was the first time I had ever fired a firearm.

(a few years down the road, dad had to give me a lecture about shooting a 22: "now this will feel like a toy compared to a shotgun, but you need to know that if you put a bullet in this gun, point it as someone and pull the trigger, it can kill someone).

okinhim · October 20, 2005, 08:14 AM

Bought a Remington 12ga Wingmaster 870tb last night (10/19/2005). Going shooting (trap) tonight.

10-96 · October 20, 2005, 08:41 AM

Don't laugh ya'll. But, mine was a 1934 Stevens humpback pump 12ga. I don't remember the model number, but I do remember it being 10 years ago. Up to then, I'd always toted my Dads' old 16ga bolt action.

My favorite? I've longed most of my life for a Browning Sweet 16. I finally have one- this year.

nin1974 · October 20, 2005, 10:17 AM

soon a 870 Max

flesheatingvirus · October 20, 2005, 11:48 AM

It was, and still is, a Mossberg 590A1 8+1 20" 12 gauge. Hell ya.

Left-Hander · October 20, 2005, 02:24 PM

Mine was a ithaca model 37 16ga. featherweight...an awsome handling gun! Perfect for michigans pheasents and grouse.

pdt1793db · October 20, 2005, 02:42 PM

My first Shotgun was a Beretta Silver Pigeon 12 gauge that my parents gave me for my 19th birthday. I then got a one in 20 gauge for my 21st birthday. I love both of them and they really look good together.

MDB · October 21, 2005, 08:06 AM

My grandpa gave me SXS for my first gun a long time ago. It was a 12ga "Eclipse Wonder" 12ga. #5912D.-- Damascus Finish Belgium--with exposed hammers. I fired alot of paper shells and harvested plenty of ringnecks and canadian geese. If I remember correctly, he said the bore was lined and ok to shoot the "new" loads. So I did. I still have that old shotgun.

625 · October 21, 2005, 08:14 AM

Benelli Nova shortly after they were introduced to the masses. Does everything I want it to, well.

GUNSMOKE45441 · October 21, 2005, 08:45 AM

Mossburg 410 bolt, 2 1/2 in. shells, hard to find then.
Traded for a new model 37 Winchester 20 gauge, killed a truckload of pheasants with it.
I now have 37s in 12, 20, and .410.
Just bought the 12 for $67

, took it to the trap club, got a 24, and a bruise.

oletymer · October 21, 2005, 09:52 AM

Parker 12 ga. double barrel. That gun and I are still shooting doves and chuckers.

October 19, 2005, 12:06 PM	#26
almark Senior Member Join Date: March 30, 2005 Location: TX Posts: 359	NEF single shot 20 gauge given to me by my grandfather for my... 12th? 12th birthday, I believe... plus or minus a year. __________________ "The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." -Robert Frost

October 19, 2005, 01:48 PM	#30
ClarkEMyers Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2004 Location: PacWest Posts: 455	Model 12 - 20 gauge plain barrel well worn Model 12 - 20 gauge plain barrel well worn. By the time it came down to me the firing pin retractor had broken at the pin hole and half had been lost - the gun had been put up (taken out of service) when a piece came out and I had the pleasure of taking the gun down per the book, buying the part from Numrich and installing it - along with buying snap caps!

October 19, 2005, 04:58 PM	#31
hkg3 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1999 Location: Kalifornia, on my way to Arizona Posts: 1,149	870 Express Magnum. __________________ "The next time I shoot somebody I could be arrested." - Lt. Frank Drebin, The Naked Gun

October 19, 2005, 05:49 PM	#32
roy reali Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2005 Posts: 3,248	Safety First My dad got me my first shotgun when I was twelve. He was a stickler for safety. He got me a 12 gauge, Savage side-by-side. The break open shotguns are pretty easy to render safe.

October 19, 2005, 06:21 PM	#33
rugerdude Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,443	The first one I fired was an old stevens .410 single shot that belonged to my friend's grandfather. I bought(paid for) my first shotgun when I was just barely 14, a year and a half ago. It was a Maverick 88 in 12 guage and I still have it and love it. It is my loaner shotgun for when I take friends to the range and I enjoy shooting trap with it. Really great beginner gun, especially for the price. __________________ "The SKS is a rifle, made the way they should be, out of a heavy block of crappy commie steel, set in an inletted semi-reshaped 2x4." Not my quote but I agree completely.

October 19, 2005, 12:17 PM	#27
AMT8951 Senior Member Join Date: June 7, 2005 Location: Central NY Posts: 492	Ithica m37 Deerslayer, back when I was a teenager.

October 19, 2005, 12:22 PM	#28
Polydorus Senior Member Join Date: October 5, 2005 Posts: 144	Stevens .410 single shot when I was seven. My sister's kids still have it.

October 19, 2005, 01:30 PM	#29
Clayfish Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2005 Location: Valdosta, GA Posts: 953	My Papaw gave me his savage/stevens single shot 20ga when I was 14. That was one of the best days of my life. I wouldn't give it up for anything.

October 19, 2005, 07:32 PM	#34
12-34hom Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 1999 Location: Iowa - northeastern Posts: 1,810	410 heaven Stevens model 311a in 410. Thanks Dad - for all those great memories. 12-34hom __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My rifle is my best friend, it is my life. I must master itas i master my life.Without me my rifle is useless, without my rifle i am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I Will. Before God i swear this creed. My rifle and myself are defenders of my country. We are masters of our enemy. We are saviours of my life. So be it until there is no enemy, but peace. Amen.

October 19, 2005, 08:48 PM	#35
AdamGrier_atc Senior Member Join Date: January 11, 2005 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 123	My Grandfather gave me his 12 gauge single shot Savage that he traded for when he was 19 years old. I love that gun!!! Adam

October 19, 2005, 09:37 PM	#36
mathman Senior Member Join Date: January 15, 2005 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,531	Winchester 1300 XTR with a 28" barrel...blued with walnut stock and fore-end. High school graduation present in 1989. __________________ Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear to be bright until you hear them speak. Last edited by mathman; October 19, 2005 at 11:00 PM.

October 19, 2005, 10:15 PM	#37
Doug63 Junior Member Join Date: October 3, 2005 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 8	First shot gun was given to me by Dad a Parker 2 3/4" 12 gage with 28" barrels. I wish I had a set of barrels that handles steel shot. Bismuth is expensive. First shotgun I bought is a Remington 870 Wing Master Mag. also 28" barrel.

October 19, 2005, 10:20 PM	#38
Holman Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 283	Single Shot 12 Guage, Damn Thang Kicked Like A Mule. :d THE BEST SHOTGUN I BOUGHT IS MY REMINGTON 11-87 12 GUAGE.

October 19, 2005, 11:40 PM	#39
reticle Senior Member Join Date: November 27, 2002 Location: ut. Posts: 341	Benelli M1 s90 tactical

October 20, 2005, 12:00 AM	#40
grey_pilgrim Senior Member Join Date: May 26, 2004 Location: mid-atlantic Posts: 352	Browning BPS youth model 20 ga. Given to me on my 12th (or was it 13th) Christmas. We went out and shot it, and i remember thinking. . . "WOW" (the recoil hurt!) It was the first time I had ever fired a firearm. (a few years down the road, dad had to give me a lecture about shooting a 22: "now this will feel like a toy compared to a shotgun, but you need to know that if you put a bullet in this gun, point it as someone and pull the trigger, it can kill someone). __________________ Cheers, Dave

October 20, 2005, 08:14 AM	#41
okinhim Member Join Date: October 4, 2005 Posts: 19	Bought it last night Bought a Remington 12ga Wingmaster 870tb last night (10/19/2005). Going shooting (trap) tonight.

October 20, 2005, 08:41 AM	#42
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,159	Don't laugh ya'll. But, mine was a 1934 Stevens humpback pump 12ga. I don't remember the model number, but I do remember it being 10 years ago. Up to then, I'd always toted my Dads' old 16ga bolt action. My favorite? I've longed most of my life for a Browning Sweet 16. I finally have one- this year. __________________ 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.

October 20, 2005, 10:17 AM	#43
nin1974 Member Join Date: September 22, 2005 Posts: 48	soon a 870 Max

October 20, 2005, 11:48 AM	#44
flesheatingvirus Member Join Date: May 27, 2005 Posts: 70	It was, and still is, a Mossberg 590A1 8+1 20" 12 gauge. Hell ya.

October 20, 2005, 02:24 PM	#45
Left-Hander Member Join Date: February 18, 2005 Posts: 34	Mine was a ithaca model 37 16ga. featherweight...an awsome handling gun! Perfect for michigans pheasents and grouse.

October 20, 2005, 02:42 PM	#46
pdt1793db Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2005 Posts: 170	My first Shotgun was a Beretta Silver Pigeon 12 gauge that my parents gave me for my 19th birthday. I then got a one in 20 gauge for my 21st birthday. I love both of them and they really look good together.

October 21, 2005, 08:06 AM	#47
MDB Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2002 Posts: 154	I feel old- - - - - - My grandpa gave me SXS for my first gun a long time ago. It was a 12ga "Eclipse Wonder" 12ga. #5912D.-- Damascus Finish Belgium--with exposed hammers. I fired alot of paper shells and harvested plenty of ringnecks and canadian geese. If I remember correctly, he said the bore was lined and ok to shoot the "new" loads. So I did. I still have that old shotgun.

October 21, 2005, 08:14 AM	#48
625 Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2005 Location: PA Posts: 858	Benelli Nova shortly after they were introduced to the masses. Does everything I want it to, well. __________________ I don't believe in a government that protects us from ourselves. Ronald Reagan

October 21, 2005, 08:45 AM	#49
GUNSMOKE45441 Senior Member Join Date: December 2, 2004 Posts: 129	Mossburg 410 bolt, 2 1/2 in. shells, hard to find then. Traded for a new model 37 Winchester 20 gauge, killed a truckload of pheasants with it. I now have 37s in 12, 20, and .410. Just bought the 12 for $67 , took it to the trap club, got a 24, and a bruise.

October 21, 2005, 09:52 AM	#50
oletymer Senior Member Join Date: September 9, 2005 Posts: 338	Parker 12 ga. double barrel. That gun and I are still shooting doves and chuckers.