What was the very first, real gun you shot?

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Posted: 3/11/2006 10:02:58 PM EDT

First gun i ever shot was my dads marlin 39 .22 I think i was about 12 at the time down at my grandparents place out on the boyou, id post a picture of the gun but the camera's broke

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:03:50 PM EDT

[#1]

bolt action .22 at boy scout camp

no idea what model

we weren't allowed to use the magazine or the safety, we had to load it single-shot.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:04:32 PM EDT

[#2]

A Ruger revolver of some model in .22 magnum.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:06:05 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
bolt action .22 at boy scout camp

no idea what model

we weren't allowed to use the magazine or the safety, we had to load it single-shot.

What kind of crap is that, take away all the fun dont they, i hope it atleast made you a good shot

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:06:45 PM EDT

[#4]

Ruger 10/22

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:07:55 PM EDT

[#5]

Winchester Model 67, I still have it 39 years later too

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:08:10 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Quoted:
bolt action .22 at boy scout camp

no idea what model

we weren't allowed to use the magazine or the safety, we had to load it single-shot.

What kind of crap is that, take away all the fun dont they, i hope it atleast made you a good shot

if we shot a 3 shot group with accuracy of < 4 MOA (1 inch at 25 yards) we earned a nifty little badge.... the guns had good peep sights though, i don't think i could have done it with open sights

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:08:40 PM EDT

[#7]

A Remington 12 gauge when I was 10.

The years before that it was just a .22 rifle and small caliber pistols.

ETA: Oops - not to downplay .22s or anything - they are great weapons.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:08:54 PM EDT

[#8]

A crack barrel .410

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:09:57 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Winchester Model 67, I still have it 39 years later too

Dad bought his in 66 when he was 16, sometimes i forget really how old the gun is

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:10:02 PM EDT

[#10]

Old school Marlin .22

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:11:07 PM EDT

[#11]

First Pistol-XD9
First long gun- AR15 .223
James

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:11:07 PM EDT

[#12]

Not sure I remember.

I'm guessing it was likely a .22.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:11:19 PM EDT

[#13]

I'm not sure of of the guage, but it was some kind of shotgun. Unfortunately my instructor didn't properly school me on holding the gun, and instead of holding the buttstock against my shoulder, I held it against my bicep.

The bruise was very large and colorful.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:11:21 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
bolt action .22 at boy scout camp

no idea what model

we weren't allowed to use the magazine or the safety, we had to load it single-shot.

Even better...

The one I shot was ONLY a single shot.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:11:33 PM EDT

[#15]

full auto M4.

buddy is a C3 FFL. he figured he'd break me in quick.

i've been hooked ever since!

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:13:30 PM EDT

[#16]

10/22

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:14:42 PM EDT

[#17]

12 guage, 3" magnum.

I was pointing it at an old pan, then all of a sudden I was looking straight up at the sky.

The other guys had a good laugh.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:14:52 PM EDT

[#18]

Ruger Security Six in .357 magnum...I was in elementary school at the time...

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:15:01 PM EDT

[#19]

First firearm - 9mm S/A UZI rifle.

Second firearm (first pistol) - Walther P38 - 14 years later, it's mine.

Third firearm - 9mm S/A UZI pistol.

Fourth firearm - Stryker Streetsweeper (trigger pull is a BITCH)

Ah, to be 8 again...

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:15:10 PM EDT

[#20]

Stevens Savage Bolt action, single shot .22

Next was a Savage 10/22

6 yo btw

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:15:45 PM EDT

[#21]

The .222 out of my Savage 24v.. I dont remember how old i was, I vaguely remember shooting it. I am guessing 5 or 6. It was before second grade, because the summer between 2nd and 3rd I started shooting in the sub-junior class for smallbore.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:17:16 PM EDT

[#22]

10/22
30 years later, it's still running strong

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:17:16 PM EDT

[#23]

pistol- Berreta 92fs

Rifle- AR-15

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:20:09 PM EDT

[#24]

Marlin Model 60 .22lr

followed by .38 special, mini-14, rem 700 .30-06

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:21:11 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
9mm S/A UZI rifle.

First pistol was a Walther P38 that I now have nestled away in my safe.

Third was a 9mm S/A UZI pistol.

Fourth - Stryker Streetsweeper (trigger pull is a BITCH)

Haha... Walther p38 was the first handgun that i ever shot too, Grandpa brought it home from he war. I lve its history but it is the most inaccurate son of a bitch i have ever shot, obviously its just this paticular gun because a friend owns one too and it is plenty accurate. But that fact that it was so worn is almost scary

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:22:42 PM EDT

[#26]

Some sort of bolt-action .22, and the first handgun was a single-action revolver of the same caliber. I was pretty young at the time, I remember being pretty scared of the recoil before shooting it. But alas, I was hooked after I tried it. The supportive comments of my instructors were very reinforcing. Those were the days.....

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:22:52 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:
Haha... Walther p38 was the first handgun that i ever shot too, Grandpa brought it home from he war. I lve its history but it is the most inaccurate son of a bitch i have ever shot, obviously its just this paticular gun because a friend owns one too and it is plenty accurate. But that fact that it was so worn is almost scary

Mine had less than 100 rounds through it before I became the owner, last year. It is in excellent condition and shoots like a champ. Just gotta watch out for that brass.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:26:37 PM EDT

[#28]

High Standard DuraMatic M101 .22LR
Ithica Featherweight .22LR

(Still have them both in my safe.)

Thanks Dad! Miss you.

Posted: 3/11/2006 10:28:14 PM EDT

[#29]

old stevens 410 bolt action shotgun

Posted: 3/11/2006 11:06:04 PM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Winchester Model 67, I still have it 39 years later too

Dad bought his in 66 when he was 16, sometimes i forget really how old the gun is

Yep. Dad got it about 1940. He and Grandpa taught me safety, marksmanship, etc. I was successful the first shot when I took it hunting (rabbit). Very good memories. Still have it, still works great.

Posted: 3/12/2006 5:58:13 AM EDT

[#31]

My first shot was with my Dads M42 Winchester .410 when I was 10-11 years old. I thought it kicked bad, but I quickly got past that perception. My first shot with a handgun was with a cheap impoet revolver my Dad kept in his semi truck when he was on the road. It used to be you could by this particular model mail order from ads in the back of magazines like Outdoor Life for $12.95

I don't have either of these guns of my Dad, but I do have an example of each. I use the M42 quite a bit, but I've never fired the cheap import . Not a gun I'd buy, but I don't care to dispose of it either.

Don in Ohio

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:01:48 AM EDT

[#32]

12 guage.... and soon after that a little .22 pistol.....

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:04:20 AM EDT

[#33]

M-16

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:25:33 AM EDT

[#34]

Winchester model 1904 bolt action .22 when I was... probably about 6 - maybe 7.

It was my great grandfathers and now I have it

Magoo

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:29:00 AM EDT

[#35]

Bolt action Weatherby .270

Gorgeous rifle, polished walnut stock 3x9 Redfield scope. Still wish my dad would give it back.

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:30:45 AM EDT

[#36]

Pistol: Colt Huntsman

Rifle: Winchester 67 bolt action, single shot.....

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:36:55 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Ruger Security Six in .357 magnum...I was in an elementary school at the time...

Thats gotta be dangerous.

I first shot a Remington Model 788 in .308 when I was 8 years old.

-Ben

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:40:46 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
A crack barrel .410

+1

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:42:19 AM EDT

[#39]

Long gun: Mossberg .410

Pistol: .44 mag. I was around 22 years old. Three of us we were shooting off of the back deck of my buddy's house in MI. He had a 1 gallon milk jug hanging from a tree branch, about 70' out. I was 3rd to shoot. Having never shot a hand gun before, let alone a
.44 mag, I prepard them for a lack luster performance.

First shot spun the jug. Heyyy, not bad huh, I say? Beginners luck they said. Second shot cut the string the jug was suspended on. Needless to say I handed the .44 back with pride.

Knowing full well my beginners luck was all used up.

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:43:12 AM EDT

[#40]

Winchester 1874 in 44-40 cal. the Real deal I was 9 yrs.old and grinning ear to ear it was part of my stepdads addiction er collection

eta* a Marlin 60 for Chistmas courtesey of K-mart $45 and many a slain wabbit

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:45:25 AM EDT

[#41]

Russian Margolin .22lr pistol.

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:48:14 AM EDT

[#42]

M16/Ft Benning GA/Infantry Basic.

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:51:02 AM EDT

[#43]

AR15

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:52:33 AM EDT

[#44]

Henry bolt action single shot .22 at Boy Scout camp. I was 11 or 12.

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:53:01 AM EDT

[#45]

My first handgun:
Ruger Security-Six

My first rifle was the M-16 US Army (1979)

Posted: 3/12/2006 6:54:44 AM EDT

[#46]

22 single shot ba, my Grandad knelt down, and I used his shoulder as a rest, I was probably 4or 5, that's all I ever wanted to do after that, was go shooting. He was retired, and lived about 2 miles from our house, he would take me every chance he had, and if we couldn't go, we would sit in the backyard, and shoot a daisy red rider at grocery sacks as targets. AHH the good ole days. My Grandad was a great man, and the best shot I have ever seen, he was raised in a time, where if you missed, you didn't eat, He never had a large bore rifle, only 22s and shotguns, I would love for him to see my collection, and be able to take him shooting, an AR would blow his mind ...............boy do I miss him.