I am so sick of it...

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Don't know about the rest of you guys, but no one ever gave me anything except my parents who gave me life. My dad was a factory worker and struggled to make ends meet.

I worked my way thru college, going to school during the day and working 5 nights a week from 8 PM to 5 AM and used the G.I. Bill after I did a tour in Vietnam to further my education. I got the job I went after and was buying high dollar guns back when I was in my mid 20's. Did that make me a young punk? I guess it depends upon who is doing the evaluating.

And if I see a young whippersnapper buying a high dollar gun today, I would say, "Good for you for appreciating a nice quality firearm."
 
Well, Play, if it makes you feel better, my first handgun was a Lorcin .380.
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That's how it is supposed to be done. Now I bet you truly appreciate good guns. All these wipper-snappers would probably not be so quick to complain about S&W, Colt, Sig, etc if they had the honor of owning and shooting a Lorcin, Raven, or the like. They would say "Sure, there is a small issue with a gun every now and then, but at least it did not fuse itself into one solid piece of twisted pot metal the first time I made the mistake of firing an entire magazine of ammo through it." :D ;) :p
 
Does it count that in my early days I purchased a Jennings 22lr :barf::barf: as no less a throw away gun. Glad I traded it. Never was able to get off more than 1 shot without a jam, oh thats right it was called a jam-o-matic not a Jennings.
 
My S&Ws, Rugers, Colt, etc came after I started with a classic cherry wood. Slingshot, that is with inner tube rubber as propellant and custom handloaded acorns for ammunition. A Wrist Rocket was too unaffordable. From that beginning there appeared an oak sapling bow with unfletched arrows, a borrowed Daisy bb gun, and on to the stuff mentioned in the first sentence.
 
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Well, my first gun was a Smith & Wesson 65, and then two BHPs.

And then, my fourth gun, and first 1911, was a ........... Les Baer Premier II.

But PBP, I really do hope that doesn't ruin your day. I'd like you, and everyone here, to have a very Happy New Year.
 
My first long guns weren't junk but were appropriate for my young age -- a Remington TargetMaster single shot .22 and a single shot H&R Topper, Jr. 20 gauge. My first handgun was junk -- a .38 RG revolver with plastic grips and a barrel insert, back in the day when a barrel insert was considered a sign of poor quality. :)

Owning all these made me appreciate good quality guns a lot more.
 
If they have the money to buy a nicer gun then more power to them. A friend of mine is going to buy a Sig P229 as his first handgun. He has a limited budget so he's been saving his money for some time to get it. He know's it'll be cheaper to buy the gun he really wants now instead of buying several cheaper guns first only to end up with this one later on. It makes sense to me.
 
well, lets see. my first was a p345. then a mossberg maverick 12 gauge. now coming an Sr9...those are ok.
Do I really need a 2000+ 1911? no. not really. but, I can have it if I want. whats wrong with good taste? lol
 
Just out of curiosity, what was your first gun PBP?

Mine was an old Stevens .22 rifle that was my grandfathers, but my first handgun was a Sig226 that I still have. So in theory I had a very nice first handgun.... but, here's the catch: It too was a hand-me-down from my gramps, but from when I got it up to this day it is the ugliest Sig I've ever seen. Pitted, scraped, beaten and abused, but still hasn't skipped a beat. So mine was a half-and-half; Nice gun in rough shape.
 
Why buy a POS pistol when you can spend a few more hundred and get something that will last a lifetime?

Sounds like smart economics to me. :confused:
 
My first was a S&W model 28 highway patrolman 357. Then a high standard Victor, and a Jim Clark 1911 38 special, a Colt goldcup 45acp and a custom made 45acp. I was working for Chevron oil and I was living like the Beverly Hillbillies. It all went downhill from there, I joined the Air Force and money thought I was dead.
 
I'm so sick of it.

My first gun was an S&W M-27, 5” I still have it. My first car was a 1964 Porsche I don’t have it, nor do I have my first wife. Remember its quality over quantity that counts.

There are so many quality firearms available today that are affordable there is no need to start off with junk and work your way up.

Happy New Year all.
 
AMEN PBP

My first handgun was an RG 4.5" single action 22 with a magnum cylinder, and I shot the hell out of it. . . . then I wisend up and bought a S&W 28-2 HWY Patrolman in 357, with a 6" barrel! I also have owned Stoeger and Mossberg shotguns, would just as soon not go down that road again. . ..
 
I try not to be jealous of people who buy things I can't afford, or that which I couldn't afford at a younger age.
 
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First gun was a GP-100, and was a house warming gift when I bought my first house, second gun was a Glock-21(Birthday present), third was a Springfield 1911 stainless(bought this on and all the subsequent ones myself). I could go on, but it would get boring. Cheapest thing I own is a Ruger-10/22.
 
I think the first handgun I bought was a used S&W 910, sort of the middle of the road, but I still have a weakness for the older Smith autos. It was a reliable and generally nice pistol, I wish I still had it.

But my first firearm was a single shot .410 that I'm sure my pop didn't pay more than $20 for, so I think my roots are suitably humble.:)
 
I'll never forget my first revolver.

I had just turned 13, and Father presented me with a new Korth.

While Father had to leave for a while (I believe he was exploring the Amazon), my personal valet taught me how to shoot a hand gun on our backyard shooting range, which was nestled in between the tennis courts and swimming pool.

Jeeves and I had such a good time, but it was not without incident - on one occasion, I accidently shot a hole in the side of one of my Father's favorite Ferraris! My, he was quite piqued over that!

I've owned many Korths, Manurhins and other wonderful hand guns over the years, but I will never forget my first gun!
 
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