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re: What's the first gun you ever had and how old were you? Other than a BB gun.....

Posted on 2/21/12 at 12:54 pm to
Posted by windriver
West Monroe/San Diego
Member since Mar 2006
8656 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 12:54 pm to
quote:

1st was a H&R .410 single shot at 8



This
Posted by TreeDawg
Central, La.
Member since Jan 2005
27116 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 12:57 pm to
.22 Marlin that belonged to my Grandfather when I was about 12 (1972). It was the gun I learned to shoot when younger and it was passed down to me when he passed away. I still have it.........
Posted by Hugo Stiglitz
Member since Oct 2010
72937 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:06 pm to
SKS. Christmas gift when I was 12.
Posted by OntarioTiger
Canada
Member since Nov 2007
2155 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:26 pm to
16 yrs old and 12 ga ithaca featherwt pump - still have that kickin POS. really it is a good gun just too light and kicks like a son of gun ......
Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
3904 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:34 pm to
My first firearm was a crack barrel .410. I got that when I was about 5. I actually got that before I got my first pellet gun. My parents later told me that the logic behind that was that I was not allowed to shoot the shotgun by myself so a responsible adult had to be with me. The pellet gun however, I was on my own with that so I couldn't have that until I was a little older and more responsible.

This will probably be the approach that I take with my child in a couple of years.
Posted by Pintail
Member since Nov 2011
10917 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:37 pm to
Bolt Action .410-(I was about 10 years old) still use it today just shooting around awesome gun

Remington 11-87-(15 years old) My dad let me use it and has since given it to me

This post was edited on 2/21/12 at 2:45 pm
Posted by NicoBlues
I eat frogs
Member since Dec 2009
15048 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:44 pm to
The Judge... When I was 2 1/2. Balls. Of. Steel.







Or a crack barrel .410 when I was 6. Followed shortly by a .243 that I still use often and a youth 870 20ga
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
Member since Mar 2008
27738 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:45 pm to
This was my order:
NE Firearms .410 crack barrel
Winchester Youth 20 Gauge
Marlin 30-30
Remington 870 12 Gauge
Remington 742 30-06
Posted by NASA_ISS_Tiger
Huntsville, Al via Sulphur, LA
Member since Sep 2005
8039 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 1:52 pm to
Marlin Model 60 .22. Maternal Grandfather's gun. Love that gun. It's a squirrel killing tack driving machine.

After that 870 Express for graduation from HS.

Things took off from there.
Posted by Carson123987
Middle Court at the Rec
Member since Jul 2011
66759 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 2:12 pm to
When I was 10, grandpa bought me an Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight. 20ga. Still have it. Loved that thing to death.

First gun I bought with my own money was an HK45
Posted by faxis
La.
Member since Oct 2007
7773 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 2:15 pm to
12 ga 870 Remington Wingmaster

10 yrs old.
Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
Member since Nov 2007
22710 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 2:50 pm to
.410 crack barrel at 6 yrs old
.20 ga youth model 870 at 9
.243 Rem Model 7 at 10 yr
.22 ruger revolver at 11.

They are kinda like rabits, they have multiplied greatly since then.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
66968 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 2:52 pm to
Got a 6.5x55 mauser at 6. Killed a deer that year with it
Posted by RogerTheShrubber
Juneau, AK
Member since Jan 2009
266221 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 3:17 pm to
Marlin model 60 .22 Think I was 13
This post was edited on 2/21/12 at 3:19 pm
Posted by WNCTiger
Member since Aug 2006
2883 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 3:53 pm to
Marlin bolt action 22, 7 round mag. 50's vintage sold under brand name Ranger marketed by Sears.

I got it in 1978 at age 11. Already had a BB gun and a Benjamin .22 pellet gun at that time.

Nostalgia: $5 for a brick of .22 back then. My dad bought me one per week, which I shot every week.

Living in the country as a kid was pretty damned cool.



Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
100253 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 4:00 pm to
20ga Wichester autoloader, I was 7 or 8. I couldn't shoot it without help for a couple of years, though.
Posted by LSU 318 LSU
El Cerrito Place
Member since Jan 2011
4278 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 4:22 pm to
9 years old
16 gauge (still not quite sure of the brand)
Just remember the steel shot being purple
Posted by Chesapeake
Member since Feb 2011
10771 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 5:08 pm to
I'm 21. Bought my ruger sr9c about 2 weeks ago.
Posted by Nodust
Member since Aug 2010
22657 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

My dad bought me one per week, which I shot every week.

Living in the country as a kid was pretty damned cool.
I went through a brick in two weeks with my single shot. Had blisters and scabs on my finger and thumb from cocking that thing.
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
26256 posts
Posted on 2/21/12 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

I'm 21.

An you already dislike MG?
Oh well, once you get into weapons the future MG crowds will be the lucky ones.
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