What was your very first handgun? - Page 6

TheNatureBoy · August 19, 2013, 03:36 PM

Smith & Wesson 629 Classic/44 mag.

Hog leg supreme!

bulldozer1 · August 19, 2013, 03:56 PM

[SIZE/] ruger standard 22lr. 85 dollars.[/SIZE]

smee78 · August 19, 2013, 04:35 PM

my first handgun was a S&W 22A 22LR, I still have it and pull it out once in a while.

rclark · August 19, 2013, 04:39 PM

Ruger .357 BH as a teenager. I had shot other rifles/revolvers but this was my first one that was 'mine'.

Billy the Kidder · August 19, 2013, 05:15 PM

Back in 1978 or so....a Colt Government 1911.

Jo6pak · August 19, 2013, 06:21 PM

Norinco M1911.
I'm not proud of it, but it's the truth

plowking · August 19, 2013, 07:57 PM

Sig p220 stainless, bought it twelve years ago, sold it seven years ago, somebody slap me please.
First gun period was a mossberg model 500, of course I still have that.

Tekito · August 19, 2013, 08:39 PM

Ruger GP100. Got it because of it's reputation for reliability and because I liked how I could shoot 38 and 357. Great gun wish I still had it.

alaskabushman · August 20, 2013, 03:00 PM

Ruger Mark II stainless target model. Paid $200 for it used but it only had like 30 rounds through it.

SpareMag · August 20, 2013, 03:07 PM

Smith and Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman

Bought from a Baptist minister FFL in Kentucky.

Arguably, the ugliest revolver Smith ever produced.

Also, arguably, among the most indestructable.

jakal01 · August 21, 2013, 07:15 AM

My first was a beretta neos .22lr for my gf. My first purchase for myself however was a yugo ak47 m70ab1 7.62x39mm

southjk · August 21, 2013, 01:35 PM

4" 686 in 1990. Still love shooting that gun.

Sevens · August 21, 2013, 01:40 PM

Quote:

Arguably, the ugliest revolver Smith ever produced.

That's so far from reality that we needn't even bother dispelling it.

Grant D · August 21, 2013, 01:59 PM

My first was in about 1970 it was a reproduction 1851 Navy Colt brass framed sheriff's model 44. cal.
My first wife liked it so much, she took it when we got divorced!

SpareMag · August 22, 2013, 04:33 PM

Sevens,

I will bite...Smith produced _something_ uglier than the 28?

MLeake · August 22, 2013, 05:04 PM

SpareMag, have you seen the Governor? Or an X-frame?

Back to the OP: 1966 vintage S&W Model 18, that my parents bought for their anniversary, but later gave to me.

JawjaBoy · August 23, 2013, 01:40 AM

First bought was a stainless 4" Rossi 971 .357. Good gun for the money. Wish I still had it.

First given to me was a blue 4" Taurus 84 .38 special. Uncle's under counter gun at his little country store. Gave it to me when he retired. Still have it and it shoots great. Just had to replace the firing pin on it.

BlackDogBrewing · August 24, 2013, 07:21 PM

A Ruger P95DC in 9mm. I sold that a while back and now (only) have a Ruger SR9C. Many, many more to come.

keninnavarre · August 25, 2013, 10:46 AM

My first was a h and r 22 revolver, bought for me by Dad at age 6. My second wat a 1911 GI surplus again bought by Dad at Woolworth's Dept store off of a table of assorted surplus handguns in 1966. There were Luger, P38s, a wide assortment of surplus handguns. Nobody wanted the "Nazi" guns back then,lol.The 1911 cost me my summer work money I had saved up, a princely sum of 49.95. Surplus ball ammo was a penny a round.

Surplus rifles were stuffed unceremoniously into a 55 gallon drum next to the pistol table.

Those were good days. Man, I'm getting old....

bledsoeG19 · August 25, 2013, 11:05 AM

First handgun was a ruger bearcat my grandfather purchased for me when I was around six. First centerfire was my g19. Still have both. Always will.

Stevie-Ray · August 26, 2013, 01:20 PM

Here it is, a Ruger RST-6 a bit longer version of the first handgun I ever shot. My BIL's RST-4 put the handgun bug in me when I first shot it at around age 13 which would have been 1969. He had paid $59 for it NIB. In 1979, I bought the 6" version below, but the price had skyrocketed by then to an incredible $92.

To this day it is still nearly perfect after thousands of rounds through and tons of plinking fun.

SpareMag · August 26, 2013, 08:07 PM

Sevens,

Oh, geesh...had no idea Smith was cloning The Judge. THAT is an unfortunate corporate decision.

The X-frame I discount as an aberrant freak of nature, doomed to die at a young age, bereft of offspring simply because coupling with something like that is beyond the reach of civilized imaginings.

OTOH, you have proved your point that while my Mod 28 Highway Patrolman won't be named Homecoming Queen, at least it won't be tossed out of the prom.

1DrnkMxR · August 27, 2013, 08:27 AM

My first was a Colt King Cobra 4" and my second was a Colt Pyton 6" I must have kicked myself 357 times for selling those two.....damn, I feel a kick coming my way!

dgludwig · August 27, 2013, 12:22 PM

Quote:

OTOH, you have proved your point that while my Mod 28 Highway Patrolman won't be named Homecoming Queen,

You're right about that-it can't be the Homecoming Queen and Homecoming King at the same time!

Just curious, SpareMag: Does your dislike for the looks of a Model 28 extend to all Smith N-frames? And, if not, what distinguishes the Model 28 from all other N-frames in terms of being ugly in your eyes?

Sevens · August 29, 2013, 03:29 AM

Well.......
The Model 28, separating itself from all the other N-frames, has the extremely dull, plain, "working man's" finish and it has a very bland top strap with none of the finishing touches we've come to know on Smith & Wesson revolvers.

However, along with the "Governor" and the X-frames, let us not so quickly forget the horrific "Bodyguard" and, well, at the risk of offending -- any of the hammerless snubbies (Centennial and the like) or the frame-shrouded hammer snubbies. While some may really enjoy that look, I think we can subjectively (mostly!) agree that all of these are easy example of Smith & Wesson revolvers that are far uglier than a solid, bruising Model 28.

August 19, 2013, 04:35 PM	#128
smee78 Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 2,918	my first handgun was a S&W 22A 22LR, I still have it and pull it out once in a while. __________________ We know exactly where one cow with Mad-cow-disease is located, among the millions and millions of cows in America, but we haven't got a clue where thousands of illegal immigrants and terrorists are

August 19, 2013, 04:39 PM	#129
rclark Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2009 Location: Butte, MT Posts: 2,622	Ruger .357 BH as a teenager. I had shot other rifles/revolvers but this was my first one that was 'mine'. __________________ A clinger and deplorable, MAGA, and life NRA member. When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns. Single Action .45 Colt (Sometimes colloquially referred to by its alias as the .45 'Long' Colt or .45LC). Don't leave home without it. That said, the .44Spec is right up their too... but the .45 Colt is still the king.

August 19, 2013, 05:15 PM	#130
Billy the Kidder Member Join Date: May 21, 2012 Location: Westlake, OH Posts: 82	Back in 1978 or so....a Colt Government 1911. __________________ Billy ________ Proudly causing more problems than I solve, since 1950.

August 19, 2013, 06:21 PM	#131
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	Norinco M1911. I'm not proud of it, but it's the truth __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

August 19, 2013, 07:57 PM	#132
plowking Junior Member Join Date: August 11, 2013 Location: nh seacoast Posts: 2	Sig p220 stainless, bought it twelve years ago, sold it seven years ago, somebody slap me please. First gun period was a mossberg model 500, of course I still have that. Last edited by plowking; August 19, 2013 at 08:10 PM.

August 19, 2013, 03:36 PM	#126
TheNatureBoy Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2007 Posts: 1,204	Smith & Wesson 629 Classic/44 mag. Hog leg supreme!

August 19, 2013, 03:56 PM	#127
bulldozer1 Member Join Date: January 17, 2013 Location: central virginia Posts: 19	[SIZE/] ruger standard 22lr. 85 dollars.[/SIZE]

August 19, 2013, 08:39 PM	#133
Tekito Junior Member Join Date: August 19, 2013 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1	Re: What was your very first handgun? Ruger GP100. Got it because of it's reputation for reliability and because I liked how I could shoot 38 and 357. Great gun wish I still had it.

August 20, 2013, 03:00 PM	#134
alaskabushman Senior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Location: S.E. Alaska Posts: 146	Ruger Mark II stainless target model. Paid $200 for it used but it only had like 30 rounds through it.

August 20, 2013, 03:07 PM	#135
SpareMag Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2012 Posts: 514	Smith and Wesson Model 28 Highway Patrolman Bought from a Baptist minister FFL in Kentucky. Arguably, the ugliest revolver Smith ever produced. Also, arguably, among the most indestructable.

August 21, 2013, 07:15 AM	#136
jakal01 Junior Member Join Date: August 18, 2013 Posts: 1	My first was a beretta neos .22lr for my gf. My first purchase for myself however was a yugo ak47 m70ab1 7.62x39mm

August 21, 2013, 01:35 PM	#137
southjk Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2012 Location: Memphis Posts: 468	4" 686 in 1990. Still love shooting that gun.

August 21, 2013, 01:59 PM	#139
Grant D Senior Member Join Date: August 14, 2011 Location: Brazos County, Texas Posts: 1,038	My first was in about 1970 it was a reproduction 1851 Navy Colt brass framed sheriff's model 44. cal. My first wife liked it so much, she took it when we got divorced!

August 22, 2013, 04:33 PM	#140
SpareMag Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2012 Posts: 514	Sevens, I will bite...Smith produced _something_ uglier than the 28?

August 22, 2013, 05:04 PM	#141
MLeake Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2007 Location: Outside KC, MO Posts: 10,128	SpareMag, have you seen the Governor? Or an X-frame? Back to the OP: 1966 vintage S&W Model 18, that my parents bought for their anniversary, but later gave to me.

August 23, 2013, 01:40 AM	#142
JawjaBoy Member Join Date: August 21, 2013 Posts: 56	First bought was a stainless 4" Rossi 971 .357. Good gun for the money. Wish I still had it. First given to me was a blue 4" Taurus 84 .38 special. Uncle's under counter gun at his little country store. Gave it to me when he retired. Still have it and it shoots great. Just had to replace the firing pin on it.

August 24, 2013, 07:21 PM	#143
BlackDogBrewing Junior Member Join Date: June 24, 2013 Posts: 8	A Ruger P95DC in 9mm. I sold that a while back and now (only) have a Ruger SR9C. Many, many more to come.

August 25, 2013, 10:46 AM	#144
keninnavarre Junior Member Join Date: February 25, 2007 Posts: 7	My first was a h and r 22 revolver, bought for me by Dad at age 6. My second wat a 1911 GI surplus again bought by Dad at Woolworth's Dept store off of a table of assorted surplus handguns in 1966. There were Luger, P38s, a wide assortment of surplus handguns. Nobody wanted the "Nazi" guns back then,lol.The 1911 cost me my summer work money I had saved up, a princely sum of 49.95. Surplus ball ammo was a penny a round. Surplus rifles were stuffed unceremoniously into a 55 gallon drum next to the pistol table. Those were good days. Man, I'm getting old....

August 25, 2013, 11:05 AM	#145
bledsoeG19 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2013 Posts: 135	First handgun was a ruger bearcat my grandfather purchased for me when I was around six. First centerfire was my g19. Still have both. Always will.

August 26, 2013, 01:20 PM	#146
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: The shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,783	Here it is, a Ruger RST-6 a bit longer version of the first handgun I ever shot. My BIL's RST-4 put the handgun bug in me when I first shot it at around age 13 which would have been 1969. He had paid $59 for it NIB. In 1979, I bought the 6" version below, but the price had skyrocketed by then to an incredible $92. To this day it is still nearly perfect after thousands of rounds through and tons of plinking fun. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

August 26, 2013, 08:07 PM	#147
SpareMag Senior Member Join Date: February 7, 2012 Posts: 514	Sevens, Oh, geesh...had no idea Smith was cloning The Judge. THAT is an unfortunate corporate decision. The X-frame I discount as an aberrant freak of nature, doomed to die at a young age, bereft of offspring simply because coupling with something like that is beyond the reach of civilized imaginings. OTOH, you have proved your point that while my Mod 28 Highway Patrolman won't be named Homecoming Queen, at least it won't be tossed out of the prom.

August 27, 2013, 08:27 AM	#148
1DrnkMxR Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: CinSity,NV Posts: 86	My first was a Colt King Cobra 4" and my second was a Colt Pyton 6" I must have kicked myself 357 times for selling those two.....damn, I feel a kick coming my way!

August 29, 2013, 03:29 AM	#150
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Well....... The Model 28, separating itself from all the other N-frames, has the extremely dull, plain, "working man's" finish and it has a very bland top strap with none of the finishing touches we've come to know on Smith & Wesson revolvers. However, along with the "Governor" and the X-frames, let us not so quickly forget the horrific "Bodyguard" and, well, at the risk of offending -- any of the hammerless snubbies (Centennial and the like) or the frame-shrouded hammer snubbies. While some may really enjoy that look, I think we can subjectively (mostly!) agree that all of these are easy example of Smith & Wesson revolvers that are far uglier than a solid, bruising Model 28. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.