First firearm

dustinmarciniak · January 11, 2010, 08:21 PM

So wondering what everyones first firearm was.
My first true firearm was a Yugoslavin SKS $200, my first handgun was a Springfield 1911 $500(tax money).

S&W Kinda Guy · January 11, 2010, 08:31 PM

First Rifle: Russian M44 (Mosin Nagant) (7.62x54R)
First Shotgun: Harrington & Richardson Topper Model 158 (.410 Gauge)
First Handgun: Smith & Wesson .40 Sigma Series

The Model 158 was my very first gun though.

dustinmarciniak · January 11, 2010, 08:50 PM

Ha how is the Mosin Nagant my buddy just bought one for $85 we haven't shot it yet.

S&W Kinda Guy · January 11, 2010, 09:28 PM

Its REALLY fun to shoot

when you shoot it, fire shoots about 5ft out of the barrel! its got a pretty good kick to it though, and the metal butt plate doesnt help

$85

I got robbed, I paid $150 + tax on mine, but thats what I get for buying it at Gander Mt. hehe, hope you enjoy it!

dustinmarciniak · January 11, 2010, 11:04 PM

Yea gun shop by us has em for 85 with bayonets, ammo belt pouches, cleaning brush and oil can. They have like 6 full cases.

StainlessButcher · January 15, 2010, 12:10 AM

My first gun powder powered firearm was a Winchester model 42 pump .410 shotgun, my first "long gun" was a piece of crap Ithaca single shot .22 LR lever action-drop ramp thing, and my first pistol was the colt peacemaker .22LR that we traded for the Ithaca.

Butch.

docpadds · January 15, 2010, 12:21 AM

As a kid, several shotguns, none of which i remember the model numbers to.

As an adult, Mossberg 500 and a Glock 19.

Maser · January 15, 2010, 12:23 AM

Daisy Legacy

dewcrew8 · January 15, 2010, 12:26 AM

my first gun was one that i picked out at the local gun shop at age 5 with my dad, and we put it together in 1975, it was a philadelphia derringer. still have it today

hillbillyshooter · January 15, 2010, 01:04 AM

Rifle - Mini14
Shotgun - Winchester 37 12ga
Handgun - Cobra .380 (aweful, I know)

Pretty basic start all the way around

herroprease · January 15, 2010, 01:06 AM

the first firearm i ever had was a ruger 10/22.my grandfather gave it to me when i was 5.the first firearm i bought was a weatherby vanguard in 300 win mag.and the first pistol i ever owned was a ruger 357 mag.

10-96 · January 15, 2010, 02:38 AM

In '73 or '75 my Pa bought me and my brother Marlin Model 60's. We both still have ours. And to be honest, I have no idea at all why I don't shoot mine more often.

RockyMtnTactical · January 15, 2010, 05:06 AM

Glock 27 for me. Still gets plenty of use. I kind of wish I had gotten a G26 from the start but I will never get rid of my G27. It's a family heirloom now. My first born son gets it when I pass on...

Buzzcook · January 15, 2010, 04:05 PM

I got to share my brothers pump .22. Then I got a 20ga Montgomery Ward shotgun all my own, except when I had to share it with my brother.

Mr. James · January 15, 2010, 04:21 PM

My first was a S&W Model 66, six-inch barrel, purchased from Warshall's Sporting Goods on First Avenue in downtown Seattle. I was 26 at the time.

Made up for that late start with my son; his first was a shotgun, a New England Firearms .410 single-shot, given to him when he was 7.

BigPapa4147 · January 15, 2010, 04:50 PM

First firearm was a Ruger 10/22. First centerfire rifle was an M91/30 Mosin Nagant. First shotgun was a Mossberg 500c 20 gauge. First handgun was a Springfield GI 1911.

Lavid2002 · January 15, 2010, 04:59 PM

H&R 12 ga. pump

2DaMtns · January 16, 2010, 01:08 AM

Very first firearm of any type was a NEF 20g my dad gave me when I was about 12. A couple years later he gave me a Winchester 100 in 308. A pretty gun, but it's been nothing but trouble. I *think* I finally have the kinks worked out of it now. First pistol I ever bought myself was a S&W sigma .40. First pistol I ever bought that I will never sell was a Ruger GP100.

horseman308 · January 16, 2010, 10:38 AM

First ever gun - Winchester model 250 lever-action .22lr (still have it)
First shotgun - Remington 11-87 SP
First pistol - Pietta 1858 Rem cap & ball (just got it this Christmas)

January 11, 2010, 08:21 PM	#1
dustinmarciniak Member Join Date: January 3, 2010 Location: Buchanan, MI Posts: 21	First firearm So wondering what everyones first firearm was. My first true firearm was a Yugoslavin SKS $200, my first handgun was a Springfield 1911 $500(tax money). __________________ When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.

January 11, 2010, 08:31 PM	#2
S&W Kinda Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 331	First Rifle: Russian M44 (Mosin Nagant) (7.62x54R) First Shotgun: Harrington & Richardson Topper Model 158 (.410 Gauge) First Handgun: Smith & Wesson .40 Sigma Series The Model 158 was my very first gun though. __________________ “If the Third World War is fought with nuclear weapons, the fourth will be fought with bows and arrows.”

January 11, 2010, 08:50 PM	#3
dustinmarciniak Member Join Date: January 3, 2010 Location: Buchanan, MI Posts: 21	Ha how is the Mosin Nagant my buddy just bought one for $85 we haven't shot it yet. __________________ When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.

January 11, 2010, 09:28 PM	#4
S&W Kinda Guy Senior Member Join Date: December 28, 2009 Location: Western Kentucky Posts: 331	Its REALLY fun to shoot when you shoot it, fire shoots about 5ft out of the barrel! its got a pretty good kick to it though, and the metal butt plate doesnt help $85 I got robbed, I paid $150 + tax on mine, but thats what I get for buying it at Gander Mt. hehe, hope you enjoy it! __________________ “If the Third World War is fought with nuclear weapons, the fourth will be fought with bows and arrows.”

January 11, 2010, 11:04 PM	#5
dustinmarciniak Member Join Date: January 3, 2010 Location: Buchanan, MI Posts: 21	Yea gun shop by us has em for 85 with bayonets, ammo belt pouches, cleaning brush and oil can. They have like 6 full cases. __________________ When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth.

January 15, 2010, 12:10 AM	#6
StainlessButcher Member Join Date: December 15, 2009 Posts: 52	My first gun powder powered firearm was a Winchester model 42 pump .410 shotgun, my first "long gun" was a piece of crap Ithaca single shot .22 LR lever action-drop ramp thing, and my first pistol was the colt peacemaker .22LR that we traded for the Ithaca. Butch. __________________ Custom Leather work at affordable prices www.twistedleather.com

January 15, 2010, 12:21 AM	#7
docpadds Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2009 Posts: 125	As a kid, several shotguns, none of which i remember the model numbers to. As an adult, Mossberg 500 and a Glock 19. __________________ 07 Manufacturer and 02 SOT and 08 Importer. NRA Certified Instructor Pistol/Rifle. NRA RSO. Owner of GunEnvy. See our Facebook page for more.

January 15, 2010, 12:23 AM	#8
Maser Senior Member Join Date: May 21, 2006 Location: Mysterious Cities of Gold Posts: 920	Daisy Legacy

January 15, 2010, 12:26 AM	#9
dewcrew8 Senior Member Join Date: August 7, 2009 Posts: 214	my first gun was one that i picked out at the local gun shop at age 5 with my dad, and we put it together in 1975, it was a philadelphia derringer. still have it today

January 15, 2010, 01:04 AM	#10
hillbillyshooter Senior Member Join Date: October 30, 2008 Location: Wild, Wonderful West Virginia Posts: 315	Rifle - Mini14 Shotgun - Winchester 37 12ga Handgun - Cobra .380 (aweful, I know) Pretty basic start all the way around __________________ The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government. -Thomas Jefferson

January 15, 2010, 01:06 AM	#11
herroprease Member Join Date: January 11, 2010 Posts: 36	the first firearm i ever had was a ruger 10/22.my grandfather gave it to me when i was 5.the first firearm i bought was a weatherby vanguard in 300 win mag.and the first pistol i ever owned was a ruger 357 mag.

January 15, 2010, 02:38 AM	#12
10-96 Senior Member Join Date: October 19, 2005 Location: Tx Panhandle Territory Posts: 4,160	In '73 or '75 my Pa bought me and my brother Marlin Model 60's. We both still have ours. And to be honest, I have no idea at all why I don't shoot mine more often. __________________ 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.

January 15, 2010, 05:06 AM	#13
RockyMtnTactical Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 2006 Location: Western US Posts: 1,961	Glock 27 for me. Still gets plenty of use. I kind of wish I had gotten a G26 from the start but I will never get rid of my G27. It's a family heirloom now. My first born son gets it when I pass on... __________________ https://battlebornreview.com/

January 15, 2010, 04:05 PM	#14
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	I got to share my brothers pump .22. Then I got a 20ga Montgomery Ward shotgun all my own, except when I had to share it with my brother.

January 15, 2010, 04:21 PM	#15
Mr. James Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2001 Location: The Old Dominion Posts: 1,521	My first was a S&W Model 66, six-inch barrel, purchased from Warshall's Sporting Goods on First Avenue in downtown Seattle. I was 26 at the time. Made up for that late start with my son; his first was a shotgun, a New England Firearms .410 single-shot, given to him when he was 7. __________________ "...A humble and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Ps. li "When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law." —Frederic Bastiat

January 15, 2010, 04:50 PM	#16
BigPapa4147 Senior Member Join Date: September 20, 2009 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 116	First firearm was a Ruger 10/22. First centerfire rifle was an M91/30 Mosin Nagant. First shotgun was a Mossberg 500c 20 gauge. First handgun was a Springfield GI 1911. __________________ When ye are in the service of your fellow beings, ye are only in the service of your God.

January 15, 2010, 04:59 PM	#17
Lavid2002 Senior Member Join Date: April 6, 2007 Posts: 2,568	H&R 12 ga. pump __________________ Math>Grammar

January 16, 2010, 01:08 AM	#18
2DaMtns Senior Member Join Date: December 9, 2008 Posts: 457	Very first firearm of any type was a NEF 20g my dad gave me when I was about 12. A couple years later he gave me a Winchester 100 in 308. A pretty gun, but it's been nothing but trouble. I think I finally have the kinks worked out of it now. First pistol I ever bought myself was a S&W sigma .40. First pistol I ever bought that I will never sell was a Ruger GP100.

January 16, 2010, 10:38 AM	#19
horseman308 Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 526	First ever gun - Winchester model 250 lever-action .22lr (still have it) First shotgun - Remington 11-87 SP First pistol - Pietta 1858 Rem cap & ball (just got it this Christmas) __________________ You only take one shot at a time - make it count.