What was your first?

CalWhit33 · #1 05-06-2011, 05:00 AM

As I get ready for my upcoming vacation back to the California foothills where I spent many years hiking across miles and miles of land, I got to thinking about my childhood and learning to shoot with my dad. So I ask you what was your first firearm and and any story that you might like to share.

Mine was an old Winchester pump .22 with a screw missing on the left side of the pump. I was the fourth generation to to behold this rifle. I had learned how to shoot with it and taken out many a squirrel and woodpecker with it, even shot a quarter out of the air once. Then on Chirstmas after all presents have been open I can still hear my grandpa say "whats that back there behind the tree" to this day I still have the paper towel tag with my name on it. I later got tired of iron sights and upgraded and had my dad buy a Ruger 10/22 with scope for my 16th birthday. I traded my dad that pump .22 and some cash for my first pistol a Colt Series 70 Govt Model around that same time.

douglas_knott · #2 05-06-2011, 09:51 AM

I have owned so many guns, can honestly tell you i dont remember what my first gun is. it seemed like i got a new one every christmas and a few birthdays too. i can say its one of three, an sks, a 20ga New England single shot, or a Revalation .22 semi auto. All great guns with memories. I still have them all and will probably have them until they are my sons when he gets older.

Feathermerchant · #3 05-06-2011, 01:07 PM

My brother was the one who got the guns - until my 12th birthday when Dad gave me my Grandmothers .22 rifle. It is Winchester model 1890, second version, manufactured in 1894 according to the serial number. At some point, the original rear sight was removed and a flip-up tang mounted peep sight installed. The front sight is still there and doing its job just fine.
With the rear peep sight, it is a little tack driver ... if you can find ammo for it. It's chambered in 22 WRF ...... It is still in beautiful condition!

SemperFi1977m · #4 05-06-2011, 02:52 PM

started out with an old Browning 22cal pump, and a

ns 410guage bolt action with an inoperable safety lol. Moved up later to a New England 20guage single-shot and a Marlin 1894 44magnum lever-action. Dad had anything else I needed in his collection lol

Dave Waits · #5 05-07-2011, 09:19 PM

My Dad got me a Winchester Low-wall in .22LR with an octagonal barrel and a weaver 4x 22 scope at a pawn shop for the princely sum of $6.00. You gotta remember, that was 1957.

Hoss in IL · #6 05-07-2011, 11:39 PM

20 gauge New England single shot. I killed a lot of doves and squirrels with that gun. I learned real quick to make shots count, I had to buy my own ammo.

I got it for Christmas when I was 11.

B.C.Barton · #7 05-17-2011, 01:36 AM

My first fire arm was and still is a 1953 Winchester mod.94 30-30. I bought it off a coworker for $150 around 9 years ago. He did not know how old it was untill I looked it up, he then found out it had belonged to his great grandfather! He never asked for it back, and it is still my deer rifle today! It has a period Lyman peep sight too.

Iggy · #8 05-18-2011, 11:39 AM

My first gun was a

n's .22 Favorite. Bought by an uncle for $3.50 in 1915.

A box of LR's cost $.50 and I shot and sold jack rabbits for $.50 apiece. Used the money to buy gas at $.25 a gallon to drive to meet the school bus during high school and beer in college.

When the Nylon Remington 66 came out, I upgraded. I've still got the Favorite and gave the 66 to my son years ago.