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Colt 70 Series 1911 LWC in .45ACP. I bought it at the local pawn shop, looked new. Made in 1973/74 time frame. Couldn't hit the broad side of a barn, but improved greatly with practice. I still have it in my safe.
You know, I'm not sure what the first semi-auto pistol I shot was... may have been either a Ruger or High Standard .22, I don't remember exactly. First semi-auto pistol I bought was a S&W 645. I still have it...
First Semi-auto that I shot was a 1911 Colt Officer's Model. Couldn't hit a thing with it. My friend emptied a magazine and loaded 6 of the rounds into a moon clip and let me shoot his 1917 45ACP revolver, now that I could hit with.
First one I ever bought was called a TU-90. Similar to a Tokerov in 9mm. Still have the add from Shotgun news that I found it in. Sold the pistol years ago. Serial # was 1999.
Same answer to both. A 1911 Colt I bought April 1, 1981. The very first shot I ever took with it was at a prairie dog about 60 yards away and I hit it dead center. I never shot it close to that well ever again.
Not exactly sure about the first semi-auto handgun I ever shot. That was many decades ago. But my best guess would be a 1911 in Nov. 1969 going through Infantry Training Regiment in the Marine Corps. I remember that one well. First semi-auto handgun I ever purchased was S & W Model 41 .22 cal. target pistol in the spring of 1974 and about a year later I foolishly sold it and have regretted it ever since.
1st bought & 1st shot were one and the same. Ruger Mark I, I think 1971, perhaps 1972 at the ripe old age of 14 or 15. Worked all summer baling hay to earn the princely sum of $51.00 to buy it. Still have it & intend to give it to my grandson in about 30 years when I am finished with it.
First shot: a Radom VIS 9mm war trophy my neighbor ( a WW II vet) gave me. First bought: a Ruger MK III .22. Both guns long gone. You never forget your first.
[QUOTE="tactikel, post: 10681154, member: 96519"You never forget your first.[/QUOTE]
LOL ... I've been thinking about this pretty hard, and I actually almost forgot my first. It was a 1911, which would have been 33 years ago this coming March.
I do remember my first one purchased on my own, which was a Ruger P89. Lordy, that was one beefy handgun. The grip had the ergonomics of a softball, at least in my hands.
Tanfoglio Giuseppe GT in 380 ACP around 1980. First handgun I ever shot and also the first I owned. Its a kind of Beretta Model 70 clone. I found it cheap but reliable.
Ruger Mk 1 Target .22 with 6 7/8 in. heavy tapered barrel. Bought new in 1976, barrel stamped "Made In The 200TH Year Of American Liberty ". I put a set of Ruger thumb rest walnut grips on it, and I still own and love it.
My father preferred revolvers (though he had an unfired Hi Power, which I have since fired extensively), so the first semi-auto I shot was the first semi-auto that I purchased: A W. German SIG P220 in .45 ACP.
First one i shot was a S&W 9mm of some sort. I was a young teenager and a family friend was a police officer, it was his.
First one I bought was a EAA Witness in 9mm. Then I realized I didn't like it nearly as well as the 1911's i was using. So I sold it and have stuck with the latter ever since. That's been a few decades now.
Sorry I'm late to the party here, my loss. The first handgun I ever fired in my life was a 44 Auto Mag. Like a true ignoramus, I wore no hearing protection. I only shot one round since it made my ears ring, then I handed it back to the owner who shot the remaining rounds the magazine. I can recall quite clearly the owner desperately looking around to pick up all the brass we fired. And now as a hand loader, I totally understand why!
I do have a slight ringing in my ears currently, although I cannot say as to whether shooting that pistol caused it or not, or even contributed to it. I don't think so.
The first pistol I ever bought was a Ruger Mk I Target (T678) which I still have.
The first semi-auto pistol that I ever fired was the first one that I ever bought. It was a 1977 Ruger Standard with 4 3/4 “ barrel. I got a box of CCI .22LR and a Hunter 1100 Series leather holster with it. I saved up the money for it from hauling hay.
I bought it at Mr. Bierbaum’s Firestone store. The background check was that Mr. Bierbaum called my mother and asked her if it was okay.
I still have it and still shoot it. I still carry it in the same holster. I love that little pistol.
First shot a 25 Galesi that my father bought in the 80's from an old lady that my grandmother was taking care of.
First purchased was a Browning Buckmark Camper around 02.
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