What was your first shotgun?

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270Win

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Out of curiosity, what was everyone's first shotgun? I'm thinking first to own, but you can also post the first you used as well... all input welcome!

First I owned was a used 870 Wingmaster. Wonderful gun!

First I shot, however, was an 870 Turkey Express... followed closely by an NEF single-shot .410. Both a lot of fun, for different reasons completely.
 
When I was 12 years old my dad gave my an Ithaca model 37 featherweight 20 gauge for Christmas. Still got it.:)
 
my first is an 870 express super mag. having lots of fun with it so far. a certain person on this board made me want to get a wingmaster classic trap after shooting his wingmaster w/30" barrel... :cool:
 
my first shotgun

My first was an old but 95% savage 311a sxs 20 ga. Man I wish I still had it.
then an old savage 77 in 12 ga
 
The first one I hunted with was an H&R 16 gauge single shot. I may have fired other shotguns before but memory's dim.

That 16 took a lot of game over the decades. It had been my father's first shotgun, gifted in 1928 by his grandfather, and fed the family through the Depression.
 
I started a little later than most of you. I was 22 years old and bought a used 1100. I still have it, and still like it.
 
Hi guys, this is my first post.
And it's about my first shotgun. How appropriate:)

Anyways, It was a H&R single shot .410. I got it when I was about 10.
Still sitting in the safe back home. It got handed down to my brothers.
 
First used: Savage Model 24 (?) combo-gun, .22lr on top, 20 gauge on the bottom (it was my father's).

First bought: NEF 'Pardner' 12 gauge, a.k.a. the 'Shoulderbreaker.' :D I still get a kick (no pun intended) when those empty shells fly out of the action when it is opened, sort of like firing some wierd artillery. My own 'bloop-tube.'
 
Sweet 16 was the first actual firing model

My grandfather's CG Bonehill SxS was my first shotgun
Damascus barrles splitting at the weld, no firing pins cause I was only 8 and would have tried to fire it anyway.
Gave it away to my 12 year old future BIL, during my short stint as an anti, converting him to a lifetime son of the second

I used to miss it but I still get a kick every time I hear him called "Randy the Redneck Rican", and get that look from his mother.
 
First fired: Mossberg 20 pump, I think at 14 years old. Fun.
Second fired: A side by side 20, I think another Mossberg. I didn't enjoy that experience. The rubber recoil pad was so old it was probably harder than the wood stock. Ouch. At least it wasn't pointed.

First owned: Just got a Mossberg 590 and have loved every minute since. Looks like I need to add some brand variety to my experience. Those Remingtons and Benellis sure are smooth; I could use some of those.
 
A Springfield 511 side by side 16 guage - it's basically just a Stevens 311 under alias. Got some bad press at times but I took a lot of ducks and pheasants with it between 1933 and 1950. It was certainly reliable for me.

:)
 
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My grandfather gave me his old Savage-Stevens 12 ga single shot for my 12th birthday. Dad's been jealous ever since... Twas the gun he grew up shooting. Me too... :cool:
 
My first shotgun was a LAW-12 SAS. I never fired the weapon :o

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Sold it for a profit and replaced it with an HK/Benelli M1 S90.
 
First - Grandad's 16ga Long Tom single shot - took forever to even find ammo for it around here. This was before the 16ga. made a modest comeback. Seldom fired but does launch those empties when opened. Like Leif said, it's like lobbing mortars.

First that I bought and shot the snot out of - Early 90's 870 12 ga. Express. This is now my primary loaner gun. Smooooooooooooth runnin' gun.

Mike
 
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