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Posted: 9/28/2001 7:41:01 PM EDT

[#1]

First rifle: Ruger 10/22
First Pistol: Springfield 1911

Yep I'd buy them both again. The 10/22 I've had for 14 yrs. outstanding rifle.

Jamie

Posted: 9/28/2001 7:42:43 PM EDT

[#2]

First firearm was a Chinese SKS I bought in '91. It's still packed in the cosmoline and all matching #'s. I'd love to buy another one for the new price these were 10 years ago... but luckily I don't have to.

Posted: 9/28/2001 7:45:35 PM EDT

[#3]

Taurus PT99, since traded away on a Beretta 92. Yes, I would buy it again.

Posted: 9/28/2001 7:56:25 PM EDT

[#4]

First gun I purchased?

Brown Bess musket.

"MAKE READY!"
"PREE-SENT!"
"FIRE!"
>>>>>>>>>>>BOOM!!!!

Posted: 9/28/2001 8:01:58 PM EDT

[#5]

The first rifle gift I got was a Remington 700 BDL DM 30-06
The first rifle I bought was a Mini-14
First handgun gift S&W 39-2
First hand gun I bought Glock 22

Would not get another 700 in 30-06 (had no use for it.)maybe in another cal like 308.

Mini-14 never I had it for a little over a year and never shot new in the box. Do to that there was no where around for me to shoot it (place closed down the day after I got it.) but the first time I took it out to shoot it the firing pin broke and it would only shoot one round at a time.

The S&W 39-2 I don't think I would buy another one.

The Glock 22 I would buy another one as quick as a wink.

Posted: 9/28/2001 9:01:44 PM EDT

[#6]

About 2 1/2 years ago ... HK USP .45 Absolutly!!!
First Rifle Pre-ban Bushy 14.5" w/Vortex [:P]

Posted: 9/28/2001 9:53:10 PM EDT

[#7]

First Long Gun: Mossberg 500.

First Handgun: S&W mod.19

Still have the shotgun, the pistol was stolen. Yes I would by both again.

Posted: 9/28/2001 10:04:59 PM EDT

[#8]

The first gun I bought was a used bolt action .410 for $5 back in '68. On my 18th birthday I went to a gunstore and bought an Anshutz .22 target rifle. It shot 3/4" at 100yds. I still have a 100yd prone 20x target I shot with it. Wish I still had both guns.

Posted: 9/28/2001 10:45:11 PM EDT

[#9]

.44 1865? Navy percussion revolver. Put it together myself I did, as a kid, from a Cabelas catalog CVA kit.

Ruger 10/22 if blackpowder doesn't count.

Yes to both

Posted: 9/28/2001 10:56:05 PM EDT

[#10]

... a Remington Mohawk .22LR

... Mom had a month long shit.

... but Dad was a Marine and I was 10 years old and both of us understood what responsibility meant!

Posted: 9/28/2001 11:03:42 PM EDT

[#11]

High Standard Double Nine. Omak WA. about 21 yrs ago. My brother in law had to do the paper work cause I was too little.[heavy]

Posted: 9/28/2001 11:30:41 PM EDT

[#12]

1. 10/22 yes (mother has it now, gift)
2. Mini-14 no
3. Mossberg 500 no (went to 590)
4. Ruger KP89 NEVER
5. Glock 26 Of course
and the list goes on and on.

But I don't own ANY guns. (he,he,he)

Posted: 9/28/2001 11:32:21 PM EDT

[#13]

First firearm: .36 cal CVA 1851 Navy Black Powder Revolver. No, I wouldn't buy one again.

First pistol: H&K P9S 9mm. This is the only firearm I regret letting go. Yes, I'd buy it again.

First Rifle: USRA (Winchester) .44 Mag Trapper lever action. lever pin was drilled incorrectly and it broke the cartridge lift every time I shot it. Nope.

Tachyon

Posted: 9/29/2001 12:27:30 AM EDT

[#14]

First Gun : Beretta 92F

Yes, I would buy it agian

Posted: 9/29/2001 12:34:31 AM EDT

[#15]

My first handgun that I ever purchased? Glock 19, and I regret selling it to a fellow LEO that works in Mass. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Glock, BUT I have my eyes on a Kimber .45 next

My first rifle? Rock River Arms LEGP M4Gery...Love It! Would definitely buy another RRA product.

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:00:31 AM EDT

[#16]

Tayous...How can you not have a use for a .30-06, but have a use for a .308??? These calibers are VERY close in performance.[;)]

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:08:07 AM EDT

[#17]

First Rifle: Remington Nylon 66, Still got it, now my son is starting to shoot it. First handgun Dan Wesson 6" in 357 mag. Sold it a long time ago, yeh, I get another one. It was a good gun.

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:39:25 AM EDT

[#18]

Colt 1911, rifle was Remington 660 in 308

Posted: 9/29/2001 11:11:05 AM EDT

[#19]

Marlin Model 60

(later upgraded to a Ruger 10/22T)

Nice gun but the Ruger is "customizable"

Posted: 9/29/2001 11:33:48 AM EDT

[#20]

My first gun was a Winchester .410 ga. single shot that was bought by my grandfather the day my father was born. Still have it.
First long gun I bought was an sks with detachable ak style mags. I would buy one of these again if the price was right. Got rid of it because Ka. required registration.
First handgun was a Ruger Single-six .22lr/.22wrm stainless. I would defi9nitely buy this one again. It was a lot of fun.

Posted: 9/29/2001 12:04:35 PM EDT

[#21]

First handgun: Sig P229 .40 when I turned 21. Then when I got hired by my PD, they gave me another one (but with night sights and hi-caps).

First rifle: Colt LE6920.

Would I buy them again? Abso-freakin'-lutely.

SeMPer Fi

Posted: 9/29/2001 12:35:27 PM EDT

[#22]

RG .22 revolver in 1978. Still have it and keep it in the truck loaded with birdshot for snakes (snakeshot?). Cheap POS, but it still works. But no I wouldn't buy another one.

Posted: 9/29/2001 2:43:44 PM EDT

[#23]

My first Rifle was a Swedish Mauser.
First Handgun was a Sig P220.
First Shotgun: Bennelli M3 Super 90: in 12 gauge.

Posted: 9/29/2001 4:27:22 PM EDT

[#24]

Stoeger arms Luger in .22 cal. I'd buy another in a heartbeat if I could find one.

Posted: 9/29/2001 4:45:52 PM EDT

[#25]

I grew up in a house full of guns, and my dad bought me the basic rifles and such as a kid. On my 18th birthday we took my money and went and bought a Dan Wesson M15 .357 kit (3 barrel lengths). It was a nice revolver, but I doubt I'd buy another one.

Posted: 9/29/2001 4:54:46 PM EDT

[#26]

The first gun I ever received was a Marlin 22 rifle at age 12...the first gun I ever bought was a Colt Govt Carbine for 800 bucks when I was 18...still with me to this day 11 years later...

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:04:26 PM EDT

[#27]

First gun was a Bicentennial 10/22. I was 11 at the time. First pistol was a Taurus PT-99. I doubt I would buy another Taurus and I think I'd pass on another 10/22. A tricked 10/22 for a good price might entice me though.

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:41:33 PM EDT

[#28]

First rifle (gift): Mossberg .22 bolt carbine with the fold-down foreend. It was stolen years later, and after much searching I found an NIB replacement, which I've still got, so I DID buy it again.

First rifle purchase: M1 Carbine for $35 from the DCM. Nice gun, but today I would buy an AR instead. When I turned 18 I swapped the M1 even for....

First handgun purchase: Colt 1911, an arsenal-reworked U.S. Navy model, which I still have -- and would buy again in a flash.

First MG purchase: NIB Colt M16A1 for $2,300 including transfer tax. I'll never sell it, and at that price I wish I'd bought five more.

Geez, these prices make me feel like an old fart.....

Posted: 9/29/2001 5:58:50 PM EDT

[#29]

I bought a mini 14 for $250 bucks ten years a go. I was sixteen.....it was a private party sale, legal in Michigan. I Still have it. It's not real accurate but goes bang every time.

Posted: 9/29/2001 7:03:54 PM EDT

[#30]

1st gun = Crossman 766 put a Tasco 4X on that and I RULED THE WORLD. There was not a chipmunk, bird, or cat that was safe in our backyard. Mom would not let me go after the red squirrels as they were considered "family"
Yes I would buy again but they don't make it anymore - they have some other one that looks a lot like it though.

Posted: 9/29/2001 9:10:33 PM EDT

[#31]

My first gun was a Savage pump shotgun that my Dad bought me. First gun I bought was a Ruger 10/22.

Posted: 9/29/2001 9:16:27 PM EDT

[#32]

.308 700ADL at 16 (actually 15 but birthday was days away)

Posted: 9/29/2001 9:55:53 PM EDT

[#33]

A SEARS Model 2T, .22 caliber S, L, OR LR. Bought it either 1968 or 1969. I wanted to buy a rifle to shoot jack rabbits in Texas when I was a kid. My dad said if I got the money he would take me to town to buy a rifle. Mowed lawns for the summer @ $2 a lawn, went to SEARS & the rifle was on sale for $30...out the door with ammo & cleaning kit...total $34. I still have that rifle and it's the best shooting .22 I ever owned!

Posted: 9/29/2001 10:06:36 PM EDT

[#34]

SW39 but my dad took it from me for his.

So I do not count that as "my" first one.

Ruger P89, Still have it. But I would rather buy Sig 220, Since I already have a Glock, HK, Steyr M40, Desert Eagle, 1911 Colt/Para,etc.

M1A or AR10 in Rifle since SLR95 AK was the first I bought in Rifle.

Posted: 9/29/2001 10:43:40 PM EDT

[#35]

My first gun was the Mini 14 and all I have to say is that I was happy to get ride of it.

Posted: 9/29/2001 11:31:37 PM EDT

[#36]

An Eagle Arms pre-ban AR, just wish I could buy more of them in the PRK.

Posted: 9/29/2001 11:52:55 PM EDT

[#37]

My first purchase was a 10/22. Hell Yeah I'd do it again!

[heavy]

Posted: 9/30/2001 12:06:35 AM EDT

[#38]

First gun I ever bought was a Ruger 10/22.
And to answer the second half......I just bought another one this week since I had traded my old a while back for an SKS and 1440rds of ammo.

John

Posted: 9/30/2001 12:06:50 AM EDT

[#39]

My first firearm was a Bushmaster M4 carbine, would I buy it again. Yes, in a heartbeat.

Kuiper

Posted: 9/30/2001 12:15:51 AM EDT

[#40]

What my first gun is could be debated. Like many other members here I grew up in a household of firearms. My dad had an FFL and Class III and still at 53 buys about four to five guns a year. My first was a Charter Arms .38 special when I was 12. It was loaded with rat shot for snakes as I explored about the ranch. The first gun that my Dad handed to me and said this is yours to have and take with you is a Second generation Glock 19, which was given to me on my 21st birthday. That has now started a family tradition. My Brother just got a Glock 33 for his birth day. Anyway my .02

Posted: 9/30/2001 3:13:03 AM EDT

[#41]

winchester 1894 carbine in 30WCF

Sparked with lifelong moneydump of old winchesters and anything ancient or obsolete.

Not the trash winchester puts out today. even in the 80's you could buy a normal one without the buttons and rebounding hammer or 1/2 the reciever milled away....

Oh, yes i would buy another for the pile

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