Gun Firsts

What was the first gun you ever...

Wanted when growing up?
Can't say I did
Shot as a kid?
Almost shot a .22 rifle of some sort with my uncle when I was 9, but dad said no. Never shot anything until I joined the Army.
Received as a gift?
None.
Bought for yourself?
Jennings .22
Regretted buy or selling?
Selling? Mitchell Arms SS 9mm Luger.
Buying? Hard to say...
 
1st gun fired, win. 62a .22 pump
1st gun,Savage 6m .22mag. age 12, gift from my folks.
1st gun I bought, ruger .357 blackhawk age 13
regret selling, Radom 9mm
Ones I wanted,half of shooters Bible
 
first one i ever wanted?

a lever action 30-30.. no brand knowledge at the time, but my Grandad used to watch a lot of westerns.

shot as a kid?

Grandad's old single-shot winchester .22lr. had an action much like a cricket, rotate the bolt and pull back to eject a shell, close the bolt and pull back on a cocking piece. neat old gun. my uncle has it now

received as a gift?

bull-barrel stainless thumbhole laminate stock Crickett "target model", last year, from my wife. i love this little gun... just heavy!

bought for myself?

Ruger 10/22, in 1994 at walmart for around $90 i think. price has gone up since....

regretted selling?

every one I ever sold, but i bought a mint condition mini-14 at a pawn shop a few years ago for $250 dollars, and a week later sold it for $450. made money, but can't buy a new one now..

regretted buying?

jennings 9mm pistol... found out that $150 guns are worth what you pay for them
 
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What was the first gun you ever...

Wanted when growing up?
A 007 kit gun with accessories. I think it's still somewhere in my parents' garage in its cracked presentation case with most of the plastic bullets missing.

Shot as a kid?
My Uncle's .22lr semiautomatic rifle.

Received as a gift?
A Marlin 49DL semiauto .22lr that still shoots great. It now belongs to my son.

Bought for yourself?
A Marlin .357mag lever action

Regretted buy or selling?
Regret trading the Marlin .357 for a .22lr High Standard Dura-Matic + cash
 
What was the first gun you ever...

Wanted when growing up?

Some type of a well made 22 rifle. I didn't get my first gun until I was 20, so looking back, I would have taken anything.

Shot as a kid?

I remember firing a 20 gauge shotgun, pump maybe? A single shot 10 gauge and a S&W sigma 40.

Received as a gift?

My grandfathers 1953 K-22 from my uncle who inherited it. A family heirloom :)

Bought for yourself?

Winchester 9422 high grade tribute legacy, a beautiful 22LR. Purchased at Ace Sporting goods in I think Nov of 2005. I never saw one in person since.

Regretted buy or selling?

I only sold a Winchester 190 22LR semi to my brother, and a H&R young american 22 long - I bought for $40 and sold for $55 lol. I did also sell a S&W 19-4 nickel, original grips - beautiful - to a friend for what I paid for it because he wanted one and I have a 686-3 anyway. I also traded a Mossberg 185 20 gauge for a Savage MK II 22LR recently. I can't say I regret losing any of these.
 
Wanted when growing up?

Lever action like The Rifleman, pistol like John Wayne

Shot as a kid

9 trillion rounds through a daisy red ryder
Dan Wesson .357 Mag shooting .38s (Dad's)

Recieved as a gift

Daisy reference above
Barretta 92F on my commisioning (well, I wasn't a kid...)

Bought for myself

Nylon 66

Regretted buying or selling

Remington 7400 - big disappointment
No pistols
 
First Gun

Shot as a kid? - .30-06 M1, My friend's dad had these WWII rifles we used to sneak out the house and shoot at ducks and gators in Florida (Palm Beach County.

Received as a gift?- Larcen .380, My girlfriend now my wife bought is as a Christmas gift when we 1st started dating.

Bought for yourself?- S & W Sigma .380, Hated that gun was a pain to shoot, felt as if it was going to jump out of my hands from the recoil.

Regretted buy or selling?- S & W .45, Loved that gun hardly any recoil. Sold it to my father in law after my daughter was born. At the time it was the only handgun I had in the house. Held on to my rifles. I've been trying to buy it back for years now.
 
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What was the first gun you ever...

Wanted when growing up?

P.38

Shot as a kid?

M1903A3 (nine years old)

Received as a gift?

reproduction Colt .36 cap and ball. Lovely handgun and possibly my favorite to shoot; certainly my prettiest

Bought for yourself?

P.38

Regretted buy or selling?

Nothing. Yet. I know I will regret selling mt Colt 1903 made in 1920, but it will partly help to finance the Colt 1911 I want
 
1911 Old man brought one back from the war.

Winchester semi-auto 22 rifle when I was about 4. Sat on my Daddys knee and giggled like hell while I emptied it. One of my earliest memories.

None.

Colt Python and a Gold Cup. Still got both. Paid around $350 for each brand new. Had to save for a year for each.

Browning High power
 
First gun was a Winchester .22 rifle model 57 made in 1928. I was 9 years old...that would be 1949.....yeah I am that old.

I still have the rifle. Me and the rifle are still operating with minimal problems. Well, the rifle has no problems at all.:)

Regrets. I sold a Remington Rand 1911 that I purchased used for $45.00 when I got out of the army. I don't even want to think about that brilliant move.
 
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Wanted when growing up?
A 1911. First handgun I ever shot (my dads, brought home from WWII, when I was 7 or 8. That would have been 45 years ago or so).

Shot as a kid?
.22 single shot rifle, also my dad's, when I was 6 or 7. That would have been a year or two prior.

Received as a gift?
S&W M-66, from my GF, about 5 years ago. We have exchanged "a few" since then. :)

Bought for yourself?
A Marlin M-60, 1982. Still have it.

Regretted buy or selling?
Regret selling? None, because I always got something else I wanted more :)
Regret buying? One Rossi M-69 revolver, my first 1911 (an early non-A1 that somebody had chrome plated, total POS.) All of the four Kel-Tecs I have owned. In some ways, a number of Scandium ILS S&W revolvers, not because they were bad guns, but because I never could shoot an ultralight 357/44/45 well.
 
Wanted when growing up?
H&K Mk23...until i saw how big the thing was in person.

Shot as a kid?
Ruger .38 special

Received as a gift?
none yet

Bought for yourself?
SIG 2022.

Regretted buy or selling?
SIG 2022, bought it just to have a gun, then got what i really wanted and sold the Sig.
 
What was the first gun you ever...

WANTED: I never was into firearms as a kid

SHOT: I shot an old 20 gauge shotgun when I was probably around 12

RECEIVED: Never recieved one as a gift.

BOUGHT: First gun I ever purchased was a Glock 17

REGRETTED: I regretted selling my first AR15 with the .22lr conversion bolt and magazine. That's ok though because I ended up buying another one later on.
 
What was the first gun you ever...

Wanted when growing up? A 30-30 Winchester like my Granddad's.

Shot as a kid? My Granddad's K22.

Received as a gift? S&W model 29, 6.5 inch.

Bought for yourself? S&W model 586, 6 inch.

Regretted buy or selling? Buying:Sig P230, Selling:S&W model 586 6 inch.
 
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