First handgun

[Rye Miles #13621]

I shot a single shot bolt action .22 when I was about 13, don't remember what kind it was.

 

First handgun I ever shot was a Ruger Blackhawk in .357 (I shot .38's)

 

What was the first rifle and handgun ya ever shot? Just curious, Rye

 

 

[Grizzly Dave]

Rifle

 

First shot, a bolt action single shot .22 at a summer camp

First owned a Marlin bolt action mag fed .22, it got badly rusted and parts lost during the restore project, long gone gone.

 

Pistols

 

First shot, I really don't remember, but likely it was a Ruger Mark II

First owned, Dan Wesson .357 mag, still have it.

[Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795]

First rifle: .22 marlin carbine, tube fed S.A.

 

first handgun: .32 Ruger SSS, 6" barrel

[Chief Rick]

Bolt action single-shot .22LR rifle (not sure of mfg)

 

First pistol I remember shooting was a .38 Special revolver, many years after shooting running around the woods with that .22 rifle.

 

Had a .410 single-shot shotgun before I owned an air rifle.

[Subdeacon Joe]

First rifle was likely our Western Auto "Revelation" single shot .22 bolt action. When I was about 6 or 7 I got the old single shot that had a cocking toggle on the back of the bolt that had to be pulled back by hand. Put the butt against my stomach and use both hands to pull that back. No idea what brand it was. Taught me to make my shots count thought. Had standard open sights. And my dad had added a read ghost ring by welding a hex nut onto a band of sheet metal and fitting that to the receiver.

 

First handgun was my dad's Ruger Mk. 1.

[Henry T Harrison]

My first rifle was a Glenfield model 80G bolt action rifle. I paid the princely sum of $23 new for it and $5.50 more for a brick of .22 ammo My mother and I rode a bus to the store to purchase it (try that today).

My first pistol was a Ruger Single Six convertible that I bought the day I turned 21. I think I paid somewhere around $60 for it. I still own both of them.

The first rifle I ever shot was one of those shooting gallery specials at a fair when I was probably seven or eight. The first pistol I ever shot was a High Standard Double Nine. The first center fire pistol I ever shot was a Ruger Black Hawk in .357 that belonged to my college roommate. I now own that one also

[Marshal Rusty Bore SASS#22739]

First rifle was a Stevens 416 military training rifle. Dad bought it at the Rock Island Arsenal for $8.00. First pistol was a High Standard Citation, wish I still had it!

[Tucker T Fudpucker]

My first gun was a Remington Model 514 single shot bolt action 22. Killed a lot of shot gun shells and bottle caps with that little rifle. Paid $14.95 for that little gun when I was 14. Haven't shot it in years but it is still in the safe. First pistol was a Ruger Super Bearcat, steel frame, bought it for $50. Sold it to help finance my knifemaking.

 

Tucker T

[Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172]

First rifle was a Remington model #4 single shot rolling block.

 

My Grandfather gave it to me. It was his hog gun when he farmed.

 

My Dad bought me a Model 37 Winchester 16 Gauge single barrel shot gun for rabbits when I was 11.

 

 

I bought a Colt New Frontier .22 pistol about 1967 or so.

 

I still have the Remington, and the Winchester went to my Grandson. I traded the Colt.

[Dakota Rebel, SASS# 58412]

First rifle I shot was a Winchester M77 22 auto (my stepdads). First pistol I shot was a Ruger 22 standard auto. My first rifle was a Remington Model 34 tube fed bolt 22. My first handgun was a Ruger Super Single Six convertible. My stepdad had to sign for me. I was only 20 and fresh back from RVN.

[Flashpowder Hal]

First rifle was an Ithica .22 lever-action single shot.

 

First handgun was a Colt New Frontier .22, which I still have the original rubber grips

 

1st center-fire handgun was a new Ruger Security-Six .357magnum (terrible trigger, traded it for a Browning Hi-Power 9mm.

[evil dogooder]

First shot 22 Marlin bolt action age 5

 

Then 410 single shot age 5

 

First handgun taurus, .357. Age 18

 

First big bore rifle 91/30 nagant still have it

[Abilene Slim SASS 81783]

First rifle was a .22 when I was at summer camp when I was about 10 years old. Never shot a handgun until after my dad died -- a .38 S&W that belonged to him. I was around 30 years old at the time.

[Pack Saddle Slim, SASS #73122]

First rifle I ever shot was a .22 single-shot bolt action. Don't know what kind it was.

 

First shotgun was a beautiful Winchester 20 gauge side-by-side.

 

First pistol was a .22 single action.

[Ned Lander]

Shot BB guns until I turned 22 years old. My first "real" gun was a Ruger Mark II pistol. Still have that pistol.

 

My first rifle was a scoped Ruger 10/22 International. Still have this rifle.

 

I hate getting rid of any of my guns.

 

 

 

Ned

[Utah Bob #35998]

First handgun - 1911

First rifle - M14.

 

 

Okay I started late

[Big Jake1001]

My first time was with my Dad's .22 Wards Western Field bolt action made by Mossberg. It was supposed to have a clip, but my uncle lost it.

So from 7 years old on till he gave it to me at 21, it was a single shot. I bought a clip in 1971 and now it's a 7 shot clip, shoots .22 shorts, longs and long rifles. I gave it to my son when he turned 21.

 

Hand gun was a Smith&Wesson K 22 Masterpiece. My Uncle left it to me. Still loving that gun. Just sayin'

 

Big Jake

[Charlie Whiskers]

1st rifle was a Winchester single shot 22.My uncle gave it to me when I was about 9 or 10.

 

1st handgun was a Colt Frontier Scout 22 I bought on lay a way when I was 12.

 

Still have both

[Deja Vous]

I shot a single shot bolt action .22 when I was about 13, don't remember what kind it was.

 

First handgun I ever shot was a Ruger Blackhawk in .357 (I shot .38's)

 

What was the first rifle and handgun ya ever shot? Just curious, Rye

 

 

 

 

It was an old Ruger... 22.... I know taht cuz I called it a "rug;' er.. like a carpet.. lol Then a Ruger 357 I guess.. I know it was a Black Hawk.. had it for years until I was told to sell it.. ... I loved them both...... The 22 was a single six I think is what they called it.. not sure.. but it was older by the time I got to play with it. The rifle and 410 were fine with dad.. but the pistols were 'controlled" ..lol

[Guest Copper Mart]

First rifle, age 6, Remington .22, bolt action, tube fed. (Mom's gun)

 

First pistol, age 12, 1911. (Boss's gun)

 

First shotgun, age 7, 1901, 10gauge. (Dad's gun)

[Subdeacon Joe]

Seems like most of us got our start with single shot bolt action .22s.

 

What surprises me is that there aren't more Ruger Mk 1s listed.

 

First shotgun was a Topper .410 then a .410 bolt gun (western field?) with a detachable box magazine. Then my dads Harrington & Richardson 12 ga. bolt gun.

[Deadeye Doug Dalton SASS#65449L]

The first rifle I shot was a Mossburg .22LR, bolt action, former army training rifle, at Boy Scout summer camp.

 

The first handgun I shot was a G.I. 1911A1, in the Navy.

I have no idea who made it, but I could field strip and reassemble it in under a minute, without any tools. We were not issued individual sidearms, but recieved a 1911A1, a web belt, canvas holster and two magazines containing five rounds each, when we relieved the watch.

 

The first rifle I owned was a Ruger 10/22 Carbine. I have owned six 10/22's, at various times. Still have the last four.(Manlicher, Carbine 10/22 Mag, Ruger Race Rifle, and a custom 10/22 with a thumbhole stock, a bull barrel, and a custom trigger.

 

The first handgun I owned was, and still is, a Colt Python .357 Magnum, Royal Blue, 4" bbl.

 

The second rifle I owned was, and still is, an M-1 Carbine, used in the Korean War.

 

The second handgun I owned was, and still is, an Original Ruger Super Blackhawk Dragoon .44 Magnum Buntline (10½" bbl).

[Jack Houston # 35508]

Got my first rifle for Christmas when 11. Winchester Youth Model .22 bolt action single shot. Could shoot sparrows of telephone wires with it!

First Handgun was the 1911 the Navy issued me in 1969.

[Grumpy Old Man]

First rifle was an 1890 Winchester pump in 22 short, passed down from my Grandpa & still have it, made in 1911.

 

Fist pistol was a 1911 in the service.

[Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001]

If I remenber correctley :

 

The first rifle I ever shot was a Stevens 87 auto loader , owned by my grandfather

 

first pistol Sentanel 9 shot 22 , also ownwd by my grend dad

 

First shotgun single BBL 12 ga , goose gun that had been sawed off to 22 in or so

 

First DBL BBL , 10 ga hammerless , was not told it DOUBLED every time

 

cb

[Mean Matt McCord, SASS #24683]

Shotgun: Winchester Model 24, 20 gauge. Also my first gun ever.

Rifle: Browning 22 semi-auto, 22 LR.

Pistol: 22 revolver, don't remember the make.

[Marlin Buckhorn,SASS 51727]

First rifle shot, Savage Model 3c single shot. Probably at 7 or 8. Went to my brother when my Dad died.

First pistol shot, Thompson Contender in 45 Colt with screw in choke for .410. Bought when I was about 27 or 28. Never have shot it with 45 Colt but I still own it and I know where the choke wrench is.

[Noz]

First rifle was a "store brand" 22 with the cocking knob.

 

First pistol was a Mark I.

 

Did most of my hunting with a 61 cal 1836 musket converted from flint to percussion. It's the only one I still own. I was allowed to hunt with it before the 22 came along because the musket wasn't a "real" gun.

[Major E A Sterner #12916]

first handgun shot was a WW2 trophy Walther P-38,First handgun owned was a Star BKM 9mm

First Rifle shot was Marlin 39 Lever action .22.first rifle owned wad Marlin Model 60 .22 I bought it the day I turned 18 and the store wouldn't sell me ammo because I wasn't 21

[Dorado]

First rifle: Remington 700 in .270win.

When I was about 12. Before I only used shotguns. My dad got that rifle for me for Christmas when I was 11 or 12. I remember sneaking it outside after school one day and blasting a rabbit to kingdom come. Man did my shoulder hurt...Then my backside once my father found out. Oh it was worth it though.

 

First Pistol: Springfield XD 40

I bought that about 4 years ago. The week I got it I put about 1000 rounds through it. I followed that up with getting my CCW. I didn't carry until a friend of mine taught me what he learned in the Army Rangers. I became very familiar with that little gun. I try to practice with it at least twice a month.

[Bodine]

First handgun was Gr. Grandpa's H&R .38 breaktop 5-shot, nickle plated. Still have it and the original box but needs work.

 

First rifle was the Glennfield/Marlin 80 DL bolt action, 7-shot clip and peepsight. Still have that one and shoot it often. Missing the knurled thumbscrew for the peep adjustment though, using an acorn nut.

 

Bodine

[Doc Windshadow]

First shot

Rifle Winchester 1890 pump in .22long

Pistol High Standard HD Military .22 LR

Shotgun Winchester Modle 21 20 ga

All about age 6 I would guess

First Owned

Rifle that Same 1890 (it was my dads and my grandfathers before me and it is the only gun I ever had stolen(it was when I was in collage It was kept at the range in the field house basement and the thief only took the guns that belonged to students and staff he left all the DCM bolt action .22s) Age 10

Pistol High standard HD military age 12 Still own it

Shotgun Parker Trojan Grade 16 Ga age 12 was also my grandfathers bird gun and I still own it as some times shoot it in matches (I love the 16 Ga SxS

[Cofachique Dick]

My first handgun was a Colt Frontier Scout. Still have it.

 

First rifle was a Winchester Model 290 22 auto. Gave it to my nephew.

[ShadowCatcher]

First handgun - 1911

First rifle - M14.

 

 

Okay I started late

First Rifle - was a borrowed item from my Uncle - an M-16A1.

First Pistol - an Ithica 1911, followed by a Colt .22 Peacemaker.

 

SC

[Deja Vous]

We have a lot of great history on this board... My dad sometimes talks about stuff, and I try to store it in my pea brain... At times I ask him to please write it down.. his way of life is gone now.. our way will be someday.. Please write it down for you kids and their kids.. chances are they will want to know someday..and their world is so much different..