Remember your firsts?

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I was born in the mid 50's, and I was born with a revolver and pocket-knife in by dresser drawer crib.
My firsts run like so...

Revolver: Hi Standard Sentinel, nine shot, .22.
Knife : Case Peanut, with bone handle and Chrome Vanadium Blades
Rifle: Winchester single shot .22
Shotgun: Winchester single shot
Semi-Auto: Gov't Model of 1911 and Beretta Jetfire in 25ACP and Beretta Bobcat in .22 lr. [I got all three at the same time, while in the 2nd grade, I had my tonsils removed ]
Pump Shotgun: Ithaca 37, 20 gauge
Center fire Revolver ; Model 10
SXS : Steven 311
Bolt centerfire rifle: Model 70 in '06
Sheath knife: Case Bird & Trout
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You?

 

[Titan6]

Revolver: S&W Model 10
Knife : Cub scout multi-knife. Earned it selling popcorn. Had a giant spoon on one side and a fork on the other. Not a very good knife but I was proud as punch. Took it to school and showed all the kids. My first real knife was a 3.5" buck, what they call an "old timer" these days.
Rifle: AR-15
Shotgun: Remington 1100. 28" barrel with plain walnut stock
Semi-Auto: Jennings 380 auto (model 48... 52 maybe... not sure). The gun was pretty awful but shot well. After every box of ammo the bolt face would creep a few millimeters more into the slide.
Pump Shotgun: Remington 870
SXS : Still looking for the perfect one. It has to call my name. I wish there was still a new American made great SXS that did not cost a fortune.
Bolt centerfire rifle: Enfield no.4 MK II
Sheath knife: Arkansas Toothpick

 

[TimboKhan]

Revolver: Ruger Bearcat. No longer in my possesion.

Knife : I can't remember the first, but the first special one was a Buck. I don't recall the model, but it was just your average Buck folder with wood grips and brass caps. No longer in my possession.

Rifle: First one ever, my 10/22 that I STILL have. First one I bought on my own, at age 9 or 10, is a 1903 Winchester pump.

Shotgun: First one that was all mine is my 870 that I bought when I was 23 or 24. Still have it, and I don't really want anything else although I wouldn't say no to a Red Label. First I ever shot that was technically mine was a little single shot .410, don't remember who made it and I don't have it anymore.

Semi-Auto: Very simple, Ruger MkII. Had it all the way up until 94 when I sold it to my buddy to buy the exact same gun but in Stainless from my dad.

Pump Shotgun: Again, 870.

Center fire Revolver: Didn't have my own centerfire revolver until just a few years ago, and that was a Taurus 605 in .357mag. Still have it, and a few others now.

SXS: Never had a SxS.

Bolt centerfire rifle: Ruger Model 77 MkII in 7mmRemMag. Still have it, and it is in fact still my main hunting rifle. Got it when I was 16, shot an Bull Elk with it 2 weeks later.

Sheath knife: US Navy combat knife. Still have it, although my buddies dog chewed up the sheath, much to my dismay. I have had that knife for probably 25 years now.

 

[32winspl]

First... Daisy "spittin' Immage" mod 94 bb gun
rimfire... Rem 572 Fieldmaster, gift from Uncle, still have
centerfire... Marlin 1895M
shotgun... Ithaca Mod 37 20ga, bought with paper route money when 12
knife... 2 fixed blades for Christmas '68, one no-name with Solingen steel, the other an Air Force Survival with huge sheath and stone in snap pocket on sheath.

 

[Keegan]

Revolver: RG in 38 special
Knife : My Boy Scouts pocket knife
Rifle: New Haven .22 made by Mossberg, handed down from my grandfather
Shotgun: Remington 870
Semi-Auto: Ruger P85
Sheath knife: My first was a stainless Pakistani blade that I won when I went to the Bluegrass Fair with my dad many years ago. It's a real piece of work, but I still have it because of where I got it. My first good one was a USMC Ka-Bar.

 

[romma]

Knife: Cub Scout knife

Pistol: Keltec P32

Shotgun: 1950 something Eastern Arms double side by that was my Granfathers

Rifle: Bushmaster XM-15

Girl: Kathy XXXXXXX

 

[Wheeler44]

First revolver: S&W new model 3 double action in .44-40
first knife: Barlow pocket knife
first rifle: Canadian made "cooey" Winchester, $99.00 earned the $s cutting firewood
first shotgun: Ithaca 37, 12 ga.
first centerfire rifle: .303 British sporterized
first auto pistol: not yet.
firstand only auto rifle: Ljungman 6.5X55 swede
first auto shot gun: not yet

I was born in the late '50's and most of my first firearms were "hand me downs"

 

[Chipperman]

Revolver: Merwin & Hulbert .38 S&W (old family gun)
Knife: SAK
Rifle: Remington 550 .22
Shotgun: Mossberg 500 20g
Semi-Auto: Colt 1911
Centerfire rifle: Marlin 336A in .30-30
Sheath knife: My Dad's Navy survival knife
Machine gun: MP5

 

[doubleg]

Revolver: None
Knife : Cheap folder knife, broke a month later.
Rifle: Remington 597 Bull Barrel
Semi-Auto: Kimber Custom II
Pump Shotgun: New Haven 600AT
Center fire Revolver: None
SXS : None
Bolt centerfire rifle: Savage 340
Sheath knife: 6" Buck knife, like the one off of those Scream movies

 

[JesseL]

Revolver: S&W Military & Police .38, inherited from Grandad
Knife: Old Timer 2" folder, Dad bought for me at True Value
Rifle: Ruger 10/22, bought for myself at 18
Shotgun: Savage 220A 28Ga single shot, inherited from Grandad
Semi-Auto Pistol: Ruger 22/45, bought for myself at 21
Pump Shotguns: Winchester Model 12s in 16 & 20 Ga, inherited from Grandad
Centerfire Revolver: See above
SXS: A.H.Fox 12Ga, inherited from Grandad
Bolt Centerfire Rifle: M44 Mosin Nagant, bought for myself
Semi-Auto centerfire Rifle: WUM-1 AK clone, bought for myself after I moved out of my parents home
Defensive Pistol:Bulgarian Makarov, bought for myself

I really owe a lot to Grandad.

 

[BigBadJohn]

Knife - a very large Japanese camping knife with every attachment.
Rifle- Marlin model 60
Pistol - High standard double nine .22(grandpa's)
Shot - very old 12 gauge single shot unknown maker (grandpa's)

 

[Ske1etor]

rifle - Well, it was a rifle/shotgun... Stevens .22/.410 O/U.
handgun - Kimber Custom II
shotgun - Mossberg 500A
knife - Buck...
bolt rifle - Weatherby 7mm Rem Mag
Bolt Shotgun - Stevens 16ga... (Inherited from Grandfather...)

 

[svtruth]

First knife

bought at the gift shop at Teddy Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill, on a school trip no less! Quaker school on long Island.
First gun, High Standard Military, at about 58 when we moved to RI.

 

[JESmith]

rifle : IverJohnson Model X .22
rifle : Enfield .303 - don't remember model (Aussie WW2 markings)
Shotgun : IverJohnson .410 single shot
Knife : My dad made me forge my first knife by hand so I would know how
Pistol: Colt SA 45LC
Military Rifle: M14 then M21 courtesy of Uncle Sam

 

[Thernlund]

Revolver: Rossi Model 462 (.357 Mag)
Knife: Spyderco. Don't remember the model. Lost it somewhere.
Rifle: Bushmaster AR-15
Shotgun: Winchester 1300 Defender w/ pistol grip. I've since put on a Houge stock, but the pistol grip is still around.
Semi-auto Pistol: Colt Double Eagle. First gun I ever owned. Still have it.
Bolt-action Rifle: Ruger M77 in .308 Win.
.22 Pistol: Ruger MKII
NFA item: Gemtech Blackside suppressor
Caliber: .45 ACP


-T.

 

[Bazooka Joe71]

rimfire semi rifle-10/22
rimefire lever- Marlin 39a
Centerfire rifle-RRA AR 15 .223
Bolt-Savage 110 30-06
Lever-Marlin 1894S .44mag
Shotty-Remmy 870 12g
Revolver-Ruger 6" Blackhawk .357
Pistol-Taurus PT 24/7 .40
Knife-The blue one from Cub Scouts
Girlfriend-Well we don't need to name her and I forgot which caliber.

 

[pgeleven]

I'm young and still have a lot to own, but heres mine
Knife : Grampa's Swiss Army
Rifle: Colt M-4 Match Target Carbine
Semi-Auto: Glock 30
Pump Shotgun: Mossberg 500 Persuader
Center fire Revolver ; S&W 327 TRR8
Bolt centerfire rifle: Remington 700 VS 308
Sheath knife: KA-BAR

 

[AirForceShooter]

hand gun: 1911
Rifle Remington 511X , still have it
Knife Barlow
and Marsha, didn't keep her

AFS

 

[hexidismal]

Revolver: Colt Commando .38
Semi-Auto handgun: Hijos de Angel Echeverria Vesta .25
Rimfire (& Bolt): Marlin model 25 .22lr
Semi-auto Rifle: L1A1
Shotgun: Mossberg 500 .. I think
Knife: No idea. I was big into knives even as a little kid and had a bunch.

 

[Regolith]

Knife : the Victorinox with two blades - one small, one large. Can't remember the exact model. Lost it when I was about 9 or 10 year s old while rabbit hunting.
Rifle: Stevens .22/.410 o/u
Shotgun: Same as above
Semi-Auto:Colt Woodsman .22LR made in 1918.
Pump Shotgun: Winchester Model 12, 12 gauge
SXS : Steven 311 20 gauge
Bolt centerfire rifle: Sako Finnwolf .308 Win
Sheath knife: Ka-Bar Little Finn

Those were the first I had ever used hunting/shot. Most of them were never "mine" so much as they were the whole family's. Dad had many firearms, enough to go around when we went out shooting or hunting, so we never really needed to get our "own."

The first guns that were my own (bought with my own money or gifts) would go something like this:

First pump shotgun: Remington 870 12 ga
First centerfire rifle: Remington 700 .30-06
Stevens Model 66-B .22LR, which isn't technically "mine" (more my father's) but I'm the only one who ever uses it.

Yeah...short list. I'm uh, still working on it, and just added the .30-06 today.

 

[bluestarlizzard]

Revolver: S&W 19 (i was 16)
Knife : i think it was a swiss army knife
Rifle: ruger 10-22 (to own) charter arms ar 7 (to shoot)
Shotgun: not yet, but soon.
Semi-Auto: springfeild Mil-Specs 1911A1
Pump Shotgun: not yet but it will be the same as first shotgun (i'm looking at a mossberg 500)
Sheath knife: Gerber Dager.

 

[Green Lantern]

Revolver: Taurus Model 94, stainless

Knife : Just can't remember the first!

Rifle: First .22 I bought was a Henry AR-7 survival rifle. First centerfire was an unissued SKS.

Pump Shotgun: Was given a Mossberg Pump .410 by my dad years ago. Bought a Rem 870 Express 12ga myself just recently.

Semi-Auto: Bersa Thunder .380, duotone

Center fire Revolver don't have one YET But thinking .357 - either a snubbie, SAA clone, or the S&W M&P TRR8 (ducks spoiled fruit being tossed his way)

SXS : ....is embarrassed I don't know what this is...

Bolt centerfire rifle: My Mosin Nagant!

Sheath knife: Uhhhh...jeeze....embarassment again, I bought one of those "survival knives" with all the stuff in the sheath and handle. Not very good, no. I have a Glock knife now though...as well as a "vintage" M-16 Bayonet.

 

[cobrian45]

Green, I think it means side by side. My guess.

 

[TCB in TN]

Revolver: H&R 9 Shot .22
Knife : Case XXX Stag horn
Rifle: Marlin model 60 semi .22
Shotgun: H&R 12ga single shot
Semi-Auto: Browning Buckmark .22
Pump Shotgun: Mossberg 500
Center fire Revolver ; S&W Model 10
Bolt centerfire rifle: 1903 Springfield 30-06
Sheath knife: Buck

 

[stubob2517]

My Firsts

Revolver: Hi Standard Sentinel, nine shot, .22.
Knife: Boy Scout Folder
Rifle: Chinese SKS my dad brought home from Viet Nam
Shotgun: My grandfathers Browning A-5
Semi-Auto: Sig P226 I bought to take to Iraq
Pump Shotgun: Browning BPS
Center fire Revolver: Still don't have one
SXS: Still don't have one
Bolt centerfire rifle: my dads .308 Savage
Sheath knife: Buck 110

Just writing this down brings back a lot of good memories. Thanks.