Love - at first trigger pull!

[P95Carry]

This was something I got from my first S&W M27, 24 years ago ....... and the first trigger pull was one ... yes just one D/A - dry fire in the shop. I knew even then (subject to closer inspection for timing, lock-up etc) .... that I was smitten. She felt so totally ''right''.

That initial potential ''infatuation'' was short lived .. as after only one cylinder full of ammo when at the range .... I knew it was ''the real thing''!

Fortunately - my now M27-2 is all but in there ... having grieved so long when I parted with the first one .. I can again enjoy being besotted. The pain has eased at the first loss.

Many guns are quickly liked .. and then ''grow'' on you ... with familiarity and practice ..... but just now and again ... not often - I think it is ''love at first feel'' .... no dating, no courtship .. just immediate and passionate love! I own many guns for which I have ''great affection'' ...... but not the passion I enjoy with the M27-2.

If you have been there, done that ..... what was your ''Love - at first trigger pull!'' ? (Forgive the ''romanticizing'' )

 

[BluesBear]

As a kid reading about guns and dreaming of owning my own I was hooked on Lugers and Colt Single Action Armys.

When my Dad started taking me around to gun shops with him and I got to handle them myself I was less than impressed.

My parents had a very odd Llama 9mm, a Sauer 38H and a Colt New Navy DA. I shot them all, but didn't really like any of them.

My first infatuation was with a Walther PP. If fit my hand well when I was young.

As a teenager with real hands my first "Love at First Trigger Pull" was a Colt Government Model.
(There's just something about a blue steel Government or a blued Lightweight Commander.)

A year of two later I met the "Love Of My Life", a 6" S&W 1955 Target! Hubba Hubba!
(I love ALL Blued Square Butt N frames with 6" barrels.) I have since learned to love the 3" round butt N frames almost as much.

Later on I met my "Mistress" a 6" Colt Python. (Nice to have around but not essential.)

I will never get over my love for the Colt semi-autos or the big Smith revolvers, no matter what the caliber. They truely do feel right.

I still think Lugers look cool though.

 

[P95Carry]

Hehe! Bear ...... ''N'' Frames ... they rock!

 

[Standing Wolf]

My first High Standard, now the gun I've owned longest and still the most accurate.

 

[P95Carry]

SW

I used to shoot .22 competitively . and used a Hi Standard of someone elses .. liked it a lot. but - I used to own and use a Walther GSP .. and it was superb ... way better than me!

Ever tried one? Not saying you'd ''love'' it but ... sure as hell liked mine .. a lot!

 

[NightWolfe]

my Uncle started taking me shooting when I was 8 years old .. he had a huge collection .. 69 handguns/rifle/shotguns .. we would go shooting about every month .. and of course I started with the small stuff .. like his old Ruger 22/45 ..

then around when I was 12 I beleive .. I fell in love .. her name was Beretta .. and she was a 92FS .. Silky smooth action .. felt great in my hands ..

sadly .. I haven't felt the touch of her cold steel in over 10 years ..

as soon as I can get the funds though .. she will be mine once again ..

 

[Ian11]

SIG P220ST

SIG P226 9mm

H&K P7/M8

Glock 27

They're all very special and they're all handguns I fell in love after the first squeeze of the trigger.

But my first handgun, the BHP, is a bit more special. I never shot a handgun before that time and like many people I was nervous and excited at the same time. Would I hate it? Would I be able to handle it? Will I enjoy it? But after I shot the first round I couldn't get enough. The feeling of owning my own gun, shooting my own bullets, and hitting the target the first time was special indeed. The BHP is a great handgun (I was too inexperienced to really appreciate it) and hopefully I'll have one again one of these days. But it is because of that BHP I've been hooked ever since.

 

[Ky Larry]

I know exaxtly what you mean. I was in my favorite gun shop a couple of weeks ago and saw a S&W Model-17 .22 with a 6" barrel. It appeared to be in near-perfect shape. As soon as I touched it I knew I had to have it. Took it to the range Monday and it shot as good as it looked. $200.00 otd with box. Best money I've ever spent on a gun.

 

[P95Carry]

Larry ........ hey, I'd say you really lucked out on that deal .. VERY sweet. I am envious.!

 

[Blackhawk]

I've never had "that" feeling with any handgun, but I definitely did with the M-16.

Handguns are plagued with so many compromises that destroy the romance. Some of the sweetest shooters have been .22s, but I don't have an admiring respect for the cartridge. The closest to that feeling in a bigger cartridge was an M1991A1, but all the safeties and other gizmos, are distracting.

Being a "form follows function" fanatic, I suspect that a DAO, 9mm minimum, may ring my chimes for "that" feeling. The only current suspect on my list is a (!?) Taurus PT-145 Millenium Pro based on the feel, balance, etc., of the PT-145, but I've never shot either one.

 

[Standing Wolf]

P95Carry:

I haven't shot any of the European .22 caliber match pistols, truth to tell. One of the fellows I shot with has a Russian pistol he swears by, and another shoots a Hammerli he swears by. I may get around to it one of these days, although frankly, now that I've read Tom Dance's book on High Standards, I'm starting to commence to begin to think about wanting some of the older High Standards—but I'm not an addict. Heck, I don't even have a Colt Woodsman, if you can believe that.

 

[P95Carry]

Heck, I don't even have a Colt Woodsman, if you can believe that.

Now that SW I DO find hard to believe!! I expect every self-respecting .22 officionado to have or have had one!

Yeah, Hammerli's too were quite popular in my smallbore club way back ..... and in fact .. my first ''serious'' target pistol there was indeed one of the Russian ones . all black . muzzle brake, plastic grips etc .... forget what it was called then but it came in a case .. I still have the oil bottle (sorta tin thing with two caps on it!).

Always felt inferior with that tho, hell ... it shot better than me .. then I moved up to the GSP which was, a real beaut ... even got one in .32 S&W later on as well.

Funny thing is now .. by all accounts the ''Baikal'' (is that what they are called?) .. command serious Bucks and yet .. my old Russian thing was, back then ... an ''el cheapo''. How times changed ... maybe wish i still had it.

 

[Neal Bloom]

For me the sweetest trigger pull on a handgun I ever experienced was when I picked up a gorgeous Super BackHawk at my dealers last year. He had just acquired it in a trade and it even had the orginal receipt from 1978 in the original box. It was in beautiful condition. I picked it up asked if I could dry fire it and after I did I told him to break out the paperwork. Love the trigger on that SBH! Got a couple Highway Patrolmen and a 586 that come close.

 

[caz223]

I turned 23 and I figured that every motorcycle riding, gainfully employed mechanic needed a single action revolver.
Went to a local dealer, and they had a dusty old looking ruger .41 magnum under the showcase, not even in it. Guess they gave up on selling it.
It came with a bag of goodies, too. A pro-point red dot, uncle mike's grips, hard case, etc.
I would have prolly led a perfectly normal life if I hadn't asked to see it.
The price tag said $300, it shot a very expensive caliber (At the time.), and it wasn't an ideal starter pistol.
Add to that, the guy behind the counter said that the previous owner couldn't hit anything with it, and that's why he sold it back to them.
I pulled the hammer back, and that was it. There was the sound of a mighty rushing wind. The hair stood up on the back of my neck. Funny feeling in the pit of my stomach. I looked at my watch. I had no dollars. Drove home and made it back just before closing time.
I had to have her. (Notice the her, not it!!)
I got her for $300 out the door, they paid the tax.
I put her on layaway, it took me three months to scrape up enough money to take her home, and when I did, I could only afford 2 boxes of ammo.
I loctited the wobbly scope base, and re-tightened all the screws.
After a little practice, I was shooting at 15 yards, then 20.
That was over 10 years ago.
After a little more practice, I can shoot that old rag-tag dusty-looking blackhawk to about 6 inches at 70+ yards, and she is still an absolute joy to shoot.
She's not the prom queen, but just try to take her away from me.

 

[denfoote]

Love at first trigger pull!!

Two words: Pistolet Makarova!!

The first one served me as my constant carry gun for many a year! Even though it was only a 9mm kurz, it served me well. Even being present the only time I have ever used a weapon to defend my families well being!!

I still have that Makarov!! I sometimes carry it, even though I have "graduated" to "more effective" calibers...for old times sake!!

I became so enamored, that I have augmented it with six more!!!

 

[P95Carry]

I became so enamored, that I have augmented it with six more!!!

Just the six then ... will that be enough?!"

True passion running thru there for you Den' .........

 

[Flashpoint]

Sig Sauer

I was looking for a DA/SA in a 9mm and when I picked up the p239 and try fired it in the shop I knew I had found the one.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

The first handgun I ever fired was my brother-in-law's Ruger RST-4. I was in love then, though I was young and I found it to be a little flippy for my hands. As I grew older I purchased my own RST-6. I was an adult and the barrel was of course a little longer, leading to my idea of perfection. I still love that gun.

My Ruger Redhawk in .44 Magnum was the first .44 I ever fired, and the thrill of touching of that first round will be forever ingrained in my memory. Years of trying out new loads, frying scopes with the recoil, the absolute beauty of that piece has left me with a fondness for the Redhawk that still remains, though I haven't shot it much in the last 10 years or so. I still take it out every so often to check and clean it, and it still never fails to mesmerize my friends or anybody who sees it.

My Colt Mark IV after I customized it for IPSC. Still love it to this day. Cant bear to return it to normal configuration, even to carry it.

My SAR-48. Was astounded by the sheer accuracy, even at the first few shots. Wish I could find a 600 meter range.

My Kimber Ultra CDP II. The out of the box accuracy of this piece has never been equaled by any of my other handguns.

 

[Series 70]

The smoothest, sweetest DA revolver trigger in the world is to be found on my Colt Python. The original owner of the piece was, at the time, the head US Marshal for MN. The Python was his competition gun - never had a single round of .357 through it before I bought it - target wadcutters only.

It still shoots great, but now I have to ask the wife for permission to shoot it.

 

[denfoote]

Just the six then ... will that be enough?!"

True passion running thru there for you Den' .........

I'm holding out.

I'm waiting for Fidel Castro to give me his!!!