Legionnaire
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I was in my late 20s, and my wife (with help from my father-in-law) bought me my first shotgun: a Mossberg 500 combo with vent rib and slugster barrels. That was my first.
How did you get your first firearm?
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moooose102
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my dad found an ad in the local newspaper, i called about it, and we went and looked at it. i did not have all the money saved from my allowance, so my dad helped me out. it was over a month before i could buy any ammo for it. it was a stevens (or ithica) i dont remember, 22 mag over a 20 gauge shotgun. the stock was all scratched up, and i refinished it. i sanded off all the stain, so the wood was blonde, then applied seveal coats of marine varnish (i wanted to make it weather proof) it turned out pretty nice. the perfect squirrel gun. except the 22 mag rounds were so expensive. but shooting them one at a time makes them last longer. had a lot of good times with that gun. i sold it to buy a 12 gauge mossberg pump from my uncle. thanks, i hadn't thought about that in years.
I milked the cow,and separated the milk, cleaned the barn and chicken house, gathered and cleaned the eggs for 50 cents a week.
On my eighth birthday, my Dad took me to town and I bought a Remington bolt action .22
Then he took me to the bank and put the amount I had spent into a savings account for me. That was my present.
I learned a good lesson that day.
I don't owe a soul a cent and I still have a little stashed away in that savings account.
On my eighth birthday, my Dad took me to town and I bought a Remington bolt action .22
Then he took me to the bank and put the amount I had spent into a savings account for me. That was my present.
I learned a good lesson that day.
I don't owe a soul a cent and I still have a little stashed away in that savings account.
tribbles
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My first firearm was a Christmas gift from my dad in the early 80's - an autoloading 12-gauge Charles Daly shotgun. I guess he figured since I shot the piss out of my Crosman 1377 air pistol and didn't get into trouble, I was probably a safe bet. That shotgun currently stands next to the bed in a homeland defense role.
That was followed by another Christmas gift a year later of a Remington 552 'Speedmaster' .22 autoloader and 200 rounds of CCI 'Mini-Mag' ammo. I still have that one too. In fact, I prefer it to my wife's 10/22, though it does get filthy after a day at the range, but cleaning the things are half the fun, right?
The first firearm I bought on my own was also my first centerfire rifle - an SKS 'paratrooper' carbine from SOG in 1992, just a couple of months after I got married. I had my uncle order it, since he had an FFL, and gladly forked over the $115. I also still have that one (and the wife, too
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In fact, I've only ever gotten rid of two guns. One was a Davis .22WMR derringer that my mother gave me because she didn't like it, and neither did I, so I had the local gun shop sell it for me on consignment. The other was a Ruger P89DC, only because my grandfather was going to up and give me a Remington 700BDL in .30-06 and I didn't feel comfortable just taking it from him, so I traded him the P89 for it instead.
That was followed by another Christmas gift a year later of a Remington 552 'Speedmaster' .22 autoloader and 200 rounds of CCI 'Mini-Mag' ammo. I still have that one too. In fact, I prefer it to my wife's 10/22, though it does get filthy after a day at the range, but cleaning the things are half the fun, right?
The first firearm I bought on my own was also my first centerfire rifle - an SKS 'paratrooper' carbine from SOG in 1992, just a couple of months after I got married. I had my uncle order it, since he had an FFL, and gladly forked over the $115. I also still have that one (and the wife, too
).In fact, I've only ever gotten rid of two guns. One was a Davis .22WMR derringer that my mother gave me because she didn't like it, and neither did I, so I had the local gun shop sell it for me on consignment. The other was a Ruger P89DC, only because my grandfather was going to up and give me a Remington 700BDL in .30-06 and I didn't feel comfortable just taking it from him, so I traded him the P89 for it instead.
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