your first shotgun

seansean1444 · December 21, 2010, 07:09 PM

lets hear storys about your first shotguns and see some pictures if you have any. my first shotgun is the top one of the 2 in the picture its a H&R single shot 20 guage with a 3inch chamber and mod choke.

DiscoRacing · December 21, 2010, 07:14 PM

first one i had was mossberg 500a... long long ago... dont have it any longer.. have 1100 rem and AL2 beretta

zippy13 · December 21, 2010, 07:27 PM

Like DiscoRacing, my first shotgun was long, long ago and has been gone almost as long. It was a Sears (High Standard) entry level 20-ga pump. Next was Winchester Model 101 Skeet guns in 12-ga and .410-bore -- kept them about 20-years. Since then, I've picked-up a few comp guns.

pabuckslayer08 · December 21, 2010, 07:56 PM

Remington 1100, still one of the best

Ted · December 21, 2010, 08:18 PM

My first shotgun was a J. C. Higgins bolt action 20 GA. forty seven years ago when I was thirteen years old. It was the best three shell single shot I ever owned.

By the time you racked another shell in the game was far away. One shot kill or you went hungry.

Mosinnagant · December 21, 2010, 08:23 PM

NE .410 single shot still have it and still shoot it

huntinaz · December 21, 2010, 08:31 PM

My first was a 20ga single shot, possibly the same model in the picture. It was ok, I couldn't hit many birds with it. Clays I could do OK. I have a Remington 870 now and it's great. I'm much better with it than I was with that 20ga. I do wish I still had it though.

frodo70444 · December 21, 2010, 09:11 PM

my first shotgun was a rossi .22/410 interchangeable deal i lost the 410 barrel over the years and i have a winchester model 370 my dad gave me that he had when he was a kid chambered in 3 inch magnum

BANG · December 22, 2010, 07:48 AM

In 1954--a 12-ga. H&R bolt-action, and it weighed a ton. Got tired of carying it around Pheasant hunting and traded it in on a Chicago Arms 16-ga. pump--a gun I really liked and kept for many years.

model18 · December 22, 2010, 07:55 AM

real old H&R Topper in 12 gauge

**Spats McGee** · December 22, 2010, 12:16 PM

20 ga H&R single-shot. Looked just like the one in the OP's picture, except that it had some kind of screw-on choke tubes.

jhog1 · December 22, 2010, 12:29 PM

My first shot gun was a Christmas present when I was 13 a Mossberg model 500 in 16 Ga.

dmac2572 · December 22, 2010, 12:29 PM

Stevens single shot .410. Grandfather gave it to me around the age of 8 and I have since passed it on to my son.

38superhero · December 22, 2010, 12:34 PM

lol, im almost embarrased it was a mossberg bull pup when i turned 18... how mall ninja..ish

Rifleman1776 · December 22, 2010, 12:40 PM

Stevens (I think) .410 double barrel. I inherited from my grandfather. Nice looking gun, some engraving on sides. But I hated it. Shot rabbits, saw blood on fur and they kept running. I considered, and still do, the gauge/caliber completely wuthless. Sold and bought a Ted Williams/J.C. Higgins (Sears-Roebuck made by Stevens) double barrel 12 gauge. Kept and shot for many years. I never fit me well and I was never happy with it. After more than 50 years I sold and bought an 870. BTW, I started shooting the .410 about 1950 and bought the 12 ga. about 1955.

rigby06 · December 22, 2010, 08:05 PM

My first shotgun was a Benelli supernova,

I traded it in on a Benelli M1 Super 90

rommer25 · December 23, 2010, 01:45 AM

was a Remmy 870 with a Poly choke. That thing would not shoot straight. I once used a friend's Ithaca 16 gauge double. The next pay day, I got a Stevens 311 in 12 gauge and have used that for many years. I also shoot a double 20 gauge but mostly use the old Stevens 12 gauge.

Hawg · December 23, 2010, 07:32 AM

1887 Winchester 12 gauge when I was 11. I used 2/34 modern shells in it all thru my teen years because I didn't know any better. Still have it and it's still in good shape. Can't find a full pic just a logo shot.

LilHog · December 23, 2010, 08:35 AM

My first shotty was a mossberg 500 cruiser with a PG in 20ga, I love that gun.
Since then I got a 870 tactical 20ga and a H&R topper single shot in 20ga.
The mossberg has since lost the PG and I added a stock. I love them all.

Sand Creek Kennels · December 24, 2010, 05:36 PM

Mine was a 1100..hunk of crap...brandnew it was a lemon back in the day...best single shot remington ever made!!! LOL I will stick with the Brownings!!

Microgunner · December 24, 2010, 05:40 PM

Winchester mod 12 12ga. that my Dad won in a turkey shoot. I was 10. Second shotgun, a Browning Citori 20 years later.

Sand Creek Kennels · December 24, 2010, 06:10 PM

hell of a wait there mcrogunner!

Achilles11B · December 24, 2010, 09:24 PM

Mossberg 500 with pistol grip and collapsible stock...purchased it about four months ago. Nothing too fancy, runs like clockwork. I recently got out of the Army and want to do law enforcement, so I figured a little extracurricular training wouldn't hurt.

krimmie · December 25, 2010, 05:53 AM

LC Smith field 20 gauge sxs....it was my Birthday gift when I turned 10; unfortunately stolen a few years back.

Hawg · December 25, 2010, 06:29 AM

When you've got a model 12 you don't need anything else.

December 21, 2010, 07:14 PM	#2
DiscoRacing Senior Member Join Date: December 19, 2008 Location: milton, wv Posts: 3,640	first one i had was mossberg 500a... long long ago... dont have it any longer.. have 1100 rem and AL2 beretta __________________ Desert Eagle Alliance Group Launcher Extraordinaire ______ ----Get Busy Live'n.....Or....Get Busy Die'n......Red -------They call me Dr. Bob,,,, I have a PhD in S&W

December 21, 2010, 08:31 PM	#7
huntinaz Senior Member Join Date: September 21, 2010 Location: az Posts: 1,332	My first was a 20ga single shot, possibly the same model in the picture. It was ok, I couldn't hit many birds with it. Clays I could do OK. I have a Remington 870 now and it's great. I'm much better with it than I was with that 20ga. I do wish I still had it though. __________________ "When there’s lead in the air, there’s hope in the heart”- Hunter’s Proverb "Feed me, or feed me to something. I just want to be part of the food chain." -Al Bundy

December 22, 2010, 07:48 AM	#9
BANG Member Join Date: March 13, 2010 Location: PA Posts: 69	First Shotgun In 1954--a 12-ga. H&R bolt-action, and it weighed a ton. Got tired of carying it around Pheasant hunting and traded it in on a Chicago Arms 16-ga. pump--a gun I really liked and kept for many years.

December 22, 2010, 08:05 PM	#16
rigby06 Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 370	first shotgun My first shotgun was a Benelli supernova, I traded it in on a Benelli M1 Super 90

December 23, 2010, 01:45 AM	#17
rommer25 Junior Member Join Date: December 22, 2008 Location: San Diego, Ca. Posts: 9	My First Shotgun was a Remmy 870 with a Poly choke. That thing would not shoot straight. I once used a friend's Ithaca 16 gauge double. The next pay day, I got a Stevens 311 in 12 gauge and have used that for many years. I also shoot a double 20 gauge but mostly use the old Stevens 12 gauge.

December 21, 2010, 07:27 PM	#3
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Like DiscoRacing, my first shotgun was long, long ago and has been gone almost as long. It was a Sears (High Standard) entry level 20-ga pump. Next was Winchester Model 101 Skeet guns in 12-ga and .410-bore -- kept them about 20-years. Since then, I've picked-up a few comp guns.

December 21, 2010, 07:56 PM	#4
pabuckslayer08 Senior Member Join Date: December 18, 2010 Location: South Central Pa Posts: 692	Remington 1100, still one of the best

December 21, 2010, 08:18 PM	#5
Ted Member Join Date: October 9, 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 74	My first shotgun was a J. C. Higgins bolt action 20 GA. forty seven years ago when I was thirteen years old. It was the best three shell single shot I ever owned. By the time you racked another shell in the game was far away. One shot kill or you went hungry.

December 21, 2010, 08:23 PM	#6
Mosinnagant Member Join Date: July 20, 2009 Location: USA Posts: 75	NE .410 single shot still have it and still shoot it

December 21, 2010, 09:11 PM	#8
frodo70444 Junior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Posts: 8	my first shotgun was a rossi .22/410 interchangeable deal i lost the 410 barrel over the years and i have a winchester model 370 my dad gave me that he had when he was a kid chambered in 3 inch magnum

December 22, 2010, 07:55 AM	#10
model18 Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2006 Posts: 419	real old H&R Topper in 12 gauge

December 22, 2010, 12:16 PM	#11
Spats McGee Staff Join Date: July 28, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 8,821	20 ga H&R single-shot. Looked just like the one in the OP's picture, except that it had some kind of screw-on choke tubes.

December 22, 2010, 12:29 PM	#12
jhog1 Senior Member Join Date: April 11, 2010 Location: Rensselaer Co NY Posts: 221	My first shot gun was a Christmas present when I was 13 a Mossberg model 500 in 16 Ga.

December 22, 2010, 12:29 PM	#13
dmac2572 Junior Member Join Date: March 4, 2010 Posts: 14	Stevens single shot .410. Grandfather gave it to me around the age of 8 and I have since passed it on to my son.

December 22, 2010, 12:34 PM	#14
38superhero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2007 Posts: 561	lol, im almost embarrased it was a mossberg bull pup when i turned 18... how mall ninja..ish

December 22, 2010, 12:40 PM	#15
Rifleman1776 Senior Member Join Date: April 25, 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3,309	Stevens (I think) .410 double barrel. I inherited from my grandfather. Nice looking gun, some engraving on sides. But I hated it. Shot rabbits, saw blood on fur and they kept running. I considered, and still do, the gauge/caliber completely wuthless. Sold and bought a Ted Williams/J.C. Higgins (Sears-Roebuck made by Stevens) double barrel 12 gauge. Kept and shot for many years. I never fit me well and I was never happy with it. After more than 50 years I sold and bought an 870. BTW, I started shooting the .410 about 1950 and bought the 12 ga. about 1955.

December 23, 2010, 07:32 AM	#18
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	1887 Winchester 12 gauge when I was 11. I used 2/34 modern shells in it all thru my teen years because I didn't know any better. Still have it and it's still in good shape. Can't find a full pic just a logo shot.

December 23, 2010, 08:35 AM	#19
LilHog Member Join Date: February 15, 2010 Posts: 92	My first shotty was a mossberg 500 cruiser with a PG in 20ga, I love that gun. Since then I got a 870 tactical 20ga and a H&R topper single shot in 20ga. The mossberg has since lost the PG and I added a stock. I love them all.

December 24, 2010, 05:36 PM	#20
Sand Creek Kennels Member Join Date: January 30, 2010 Location: SE Indiana Posts: 36	Mine was a 1100..hunk of crap...brandnew it was a lemon back in the day...best single shot remington ever made!!! LOL I will stick with the Brownings!!

December 24, 2010, 05:40 PM	#21
Microgunner Senior Member Join Date: March 6, 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 3,324	Winchester mod 12 12ga. that my Dad won in a turkey shoot. I was 10. Second shotgun, a Browning Citori 20 years later. __________________ *Proud NRA Benefactor Member*

December 24, 2010, 06:10 PM	#22
Sand Creek Kennels Member Join Date: January 30, 2010 Location: SE Indiana Posts: 36	hell of a wait there mcrogunner!

December 24, 2010, 09:24 PM	#23
Achilles11B Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Posts: 595	Mossberg 500 with pistol grip and collapsible stock...purchased it about four months ago. Nothing too fancy, runs like clockwork. I recently got out of the Army and want to do law enforcement, so I figured a little extracurricular training wouldn't hurt. __________________ Good equipment will never be a substitute for good training.

December 25, 2010, 05:53 AM	#24
krimmie Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2007 Location: S. Florida Posts: 280	LC Smith field 20 gauge sxs....it was my Birthday gift when I turned 10; unfortunately stolen a few years back. Last edited by krimmie; December 25, 2010 at 07:31 AM.

December 25, 2010, 06:29 AM	#25
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,189	When you've got a model 12 you don't need anything else.