I'm a young buck, at 26, and I thought it might be fun to share a story about the gun that turned me onto shooting. I was 11 yrs old at our local outdoor range and my dad decided that it was time for me to put down (only temporarily) the .22 rifle I was firing, and "c'mon over and get behind the hog leg". Dad about jumped up & down when I blew the right leg off the "X" in the bullseye on my 1st shot, and from that point on, the Ruger was the one for me. My Dad passed away when I was 13, but that Ruger, the "Hogleg", has remained with me, and has brought me alot of joy.
Just sharing my Ruger Blackhawk story...
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Sir William
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Neat! My dad and I used to have a lot of fun shooting together too. He was happy and I got to bust bottles. Out in the wild woods, no cell phone, walk in-walk out, a kid with a rifle and a pistol and nobody cared. Some other dads, moms, sons and a few daughters would show up at our spot. We made friends, we went camping, hunting, fishing and bowling with those other folks. I still have a old H&R 22 that is my reminder.
my first too...
A Ruger Blackhawk .357 mag was the first handgun I ever puchased and ever fired. I loved it, and deeply regret having sold it to pay for books in college. I would buy another one in a heartbeat, and will be when i can afford it and find one like mine. I'm getting misty here, sorry
A Ruger Blackhawk .357 mag was the first handgun I ever puchased and ever fired. I loved it, and deeply regret having sold it to pay for books in college. I would buy another one in a heartbeat, and will be when i can afford it and find one like mine. I'm getting misty here, sorry
The first big bore handgun I ever shot was a Herter's .401 Powermag. My dad took me out when I was only six or seven and shot some cans with it in the middle of winter. Of course he held both me and the gun, but I remember pulling that trigger, the awesome noise, and the snow! On the way back out a rabbit jumped up and dad popped it when it stopped. He wouldn't let me come see it, but when he came back said that only an ear was left. I was hooked...
Many years later I Bought my first Ruger, first big bore - a Super Black Hawk with 6 1/2" barrel and fluted cylinders. Maybe .41 mag would have been closer to that old Powermag, but I wanted a .44. Still it's a great gun that give me a glow of nostalgia everytime I hold it.
One day the Powermag will be all mine too with a lot more memories than the one - Dad still carries it when we go hunting or plinking. Me with my .44 and he with his .40....
Many years later I Bought my first Ruger, first big bore - a Super Black Hawk with 6 1/2" barrel and fluted cylinders. Maybe .41 mag would have been closer to that old Powermag, but I wanted a .44. Still it's a great gun that give me a glow of nostalgia everytime I hold it.
One day the Powermag will be all mine too with a lot more memories than the one - Dad still carries it when we go hunting or plinking. Me with my .44 and he with his .40....
FirstFreedom
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Back when I was 10, my father bought me a Ruger Single Six for painting houses with him all summer. By the time I was 11 or 12, I would walk out in the woods with that little .22 alone, plinking away.
I graduated on to larger handguns, but I still shoot that little Ruger quite often. It's the first handgun my daughter shot when she was 5. Now, only a few years later, she's turned into a pretty good shot with it, too. She regularly talks about our shooting sessions as school, and it's surprising that it doesn't seem out of place to the teachers here in the People's Republic. I'm surprised!
I graduated on to larger handguns, but I still shoot that little Ruger quite often. It's the first handgun my daughter shot when she was 5. Now, only a few years later, she's turned into a pretty good shot with it, too. She regularly talks about our shooting sessions as school, and it's surprising that it doesn't seem out of place to the teachers here in the People's Republic. I'm surprised!
SanDiegan, dont trade that gun! My first ever gun was a Ruger .44mag Bisley Blackhawk with a factory engraved cylinder. I was 19. (A friend bought it for me) I handloaded my own rounds and of course being 19, I thought it was only manly to go with "Ruger Only" loads that would cut my thumb and or trigger finger. I got sick of the pain and traded it for somthing, I dont even remember what. Never occured to me that I could load it down a little...
Almost 20 years later now, I would give a lot of money to have my "first gun" back, and it sounds to me like yours would have a lot more sentimental value. It is awesome that your dad got you going in shooting. My dad, although I love him a lot, has never had any interest in guns. I wish I had shooting to share with him. It is great that you did.
Jeff
Almost 20 years later now, I would give a lot of money to have my "first gun" back, and it sounds to me like yours would have a lot more sentimental value. It is awesome that your dad got you going in shooting. My dad, although I love him a lot, has never had any interest in guns. I wish I had shooting to share with him. It is great that you did.
Jeff