Who was your first love? Who is you current love?

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My first love was nearly two decades ago. It was a 14-round Browning BDA380 semiautomatic pistol in nickel finish. After an extremely bad relationship with a Bersa .22LR, the BDA380 was an utter joy to own. It's still part of the family and it is now my wife's home defense gun (she can shoot it better than a .38 special or any of my 9mm's, .40S&W's or .45ACP's and I would rather have her be armed with something that she can shoot accurately than with a larger caliber which she can't shoot as well).

While a number of other loves have come & gone into & out of my life, none have left the lasting impression that the BDA380 has. Although my current love, an eight round Smith & Wesson 3913TSW in 9mm, comes very close. Here they are side by side ...
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First loves: S&W 686 plus 6" barrel & Glock 21 (tied)
Current love: Ruger P97 DC

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First love was handguns.
Current love is handguns and rifles.

Sorry I can't be any more specific.

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Archie
 
First love: Colt Diamondback 4" .38, nickel plated with light colored wood combat grips.

Current Love: Kimber Pro Elite .45.

Divorced Love: S&W mod 66, 4". (Cheated on me)

:D

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"Charlton Heston is my President"

Danny45
NRA, NAHC, Buckmasters
 
FUD, this is a great topic!

My first handgun love: Colt Woodsman .22 that belonged to my Grandfather. He taught me gun safety and how to shoot with it, starting when I was around 7 or 8. He always told me if I shot it well it would be mine when I was older. That's motivation. Sadly the Colt and 9 or 10 more firearms were lost in a house fire when I was in my early teens. I could never buy a Woodsman. It wouldn't be the same.

Current handgun love: Beretta 92G Elite. An elegant, reliable weapon that makes me look like I shoot better than I do...

Darryl

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"In an age of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." -- George Orwell
 
My fist love was a Ruger Blackhawk in .357MAG. My ex-wife kinda took it over, and I was forced to leave it with her when I got divorced :mad:. My current love is a Taurus M605 that I have "rediscovered". It's really a sweet little revolver, and I hated to see it languishing in the safe. My beloved Glock 26 graciously consented to take a rest for a while. ;)

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Yeah, I got a permit to carry,it's called the friggin Constitution.---Ted Nugent

"Glock 26: 17 rounds of concealed carry DEATH comming your way from out of nowhere!!! THAT'S FIREPOWER, BABY!!!"

Taurus 605: Five hits of .357 MAG that will just ruin your day, Scumbag!!!!
 
Smith and Wesson* Model 19, first and really only. The others are just furniture ;)


*not to be confused with the present S&*.
 
Fud,

First Love: Pre WWII (late 1930s) Colt 1911A1 Government model. Received it as a gift from my Dad in the late sixties, immediately after I was commissioned and just before departing for Southeast Asia. Still in excellent condition, but generally kept in "deep preservation" due to its sentimental/heirloom status.

Current loves: Among my many faults is a wondering eye toward handguns. The current "top list" includes my H&K USP .45 Tactical and my two S&W 627 Special Editions. However, the Ruger GP100, the Kimber stainless Custom/Classic, the two Sigs (P-220 and P-226) still hold a dear place in my heart.
 
First love: Ruger Super Blackhawk, 7.5" barrel... She was a sweetheart.

Current love: Ruger P90 converted to .45 Super... She IS a sweetheart.

The Dog


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.45 Super... Fat and FAST...

"No provision in our Constitution ought to be dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience against the enterprises of the civil authority" - Thomas Jefferson
 
First love, a Colt Gold Cup Series 70
Current love, should be the same once I get it back from Steve Clark Custom.
 
For years I wanted a Colt 1911, so finally I bought a Government model. Seven months and 950 rounds later, after never adjusting to the heavy recoil, I sold it. A pistol that you whisper to yourself before pulling the trigger "let's just get this over with" is not a love relationship.

Today's favorite is a toss up between my German Makarov and my Browning Buckmark.

The Mak is my "serious" gun while the .22 is the "fun" gun.

After shooting either I can hardly wait to take it out again. Now that is how it should be. I dated a gal like that thirty years ago-I've still got her.
 
My first was anything single action Colt, from cap & ball to single action armies to Scouts and .22 Peacemakers. There is still nothing, to me at least, that is as well balanced and feels quite the same.
Current would have to be any "N" frame Smith. 'Course I gotta get me one of them "V" frames and check it out for Mike. :D

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Gunslinger

I was promised a Shortycicle and I want a Shortycicle!
 
first love: armes de perienes .22 lr semi-auto pistol.
current love: Llama Minimax II .45


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while u are burying your head in the sand i will be out doing something about the problem, excuse me if i tramp upon your skull.
 
My first love was an HK USP 45. I was faithful until I met her little sister the compact.
 
Greetings FUD; Real good topic & very interesting response's!!! :) For me:

First Love- A NIB Smith & Wesson Model
57, .4l Magnum, with "S" prefix serial
number.

Current Love- Sig/Sauer P220A in .45ACP.

1sr Runner Up- 70's Series Colt Gold Cup
National Match; Smith & Wesson 629!!! :)

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

FootNote: The S&W Model 57 and the Colt Gold
Cup were definitely "blasts from the past".
 
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