What was the first gun you shot/ learned to shoot on?

[Hardtarget]

I'm sure the first gun for me was a Savage mod.24, O/U (22/410).
Still have that one and still hunt with it and plink with it.
First revolver was a S&W K-frame .22. My brother has the Smith now...Dad gave it to him just because I have a .22 revolver
whats up with that!? how it goes.
Mark.

 

[ACP230]

The first gun I shot was an air pistol at age six. I never found out what kind it was.

The gun I learned on was a Crosman 1400 single-shot .22 caliber air rifle. It was still working until about 12 years ago and I started my oldest son shooting with it.

 

[Neal Bloom]

Single-shot Springfield .22 rifle. My dad gave it to me when I was turned eight. Still have it after all those years.

 

[Crimper-D]

The first one was a handgun...

An H&R Sportsman Model 999, a 9 shot .22 topbreak with a 6" barrel. I was 4 = Got pics Modified Weaver stance
Still got a 999 and shoot it often.
My first rifle wasn't till I was in Scout Camp, a Remington smoothbore .22 for what they called "MoSkeeto" shooting, clay birds at close range out of a hand trap.

 

[Praxis]

Pistol: Ruger Mk II. Still love shooting it, amazing accuracy, talk about a tack driver. Parents said I couldn't have a gun while living at home so I got it when I left for college.

Rifle: Friend's Yugo Mauser. Shoulder was sore for a few days but boy did I have fun

Praxis

 

[chetrogers]

410 shotgun and then i shot a .22 then a 243..sall in that order on the same day..man that was a great day.

 

[sig970]

Rifle: Marlin model 60 .22lr

Shotgun Model 1100 20g

Handgun Uncles BHP Sweet handgun

 

[Chuck Dye]

First was when I was ten - a singleshot bolt .22 LR, J.C. Higgins, I think, on an outing with uncles and cousins.

The real learning came when I was eleven on the firing line of the Davey Crockett Junior Rifle Club at Fort Myer, Virginia, with a Winchester Model 75 Target. Does anyone still speak of pinwheels and snowballs?

 

[carp killer]

Winchester 1890 .22short. Great little gun.

 

[Moparmike]

Chinese SKS. Good gun to start on, but the 22 was probably a better gun.

 

[KP95DAO]

Rimfire: marlin, tubular, bolt action
centerfire rifle: 30-40 Krag
shotgun: Marlin 16 ga bolt action
centerfire handgun: Colt 357 Trooper
rimfire handgun: H&R 949

 

[Solinvictus70]

.22 Revelation semi auto. Dad still has it.

 

[Dionysusigma]

1st gun I ever shot? Not including BB 'guns', probably my friend's 12ga pump shotgun (that was in February) Learned to shoot on? Marlin Model 60.

 

[5ptdeerhunter]

The first gun I have any memory of shooting is a 9mm handgun. I was only like 6 or 7 or something like that. All I remember is my dad crouched down behind me helping me hold the gun steady.

Then I got a .177cal. BB gun from my grandmother when I was 10. Then a 16ga. when I was 12.

 

[bjengs]

My Sig P229

I wanted to publicly acknowledge an excellent experience I had when I got my first gun.

I don't even remember why I bought it. None of my friends were interested in guns. My wife was skeptical. I just knew that me having one was one step closer to me being a free man.

I went to the nearest gun store, B & B Guns in North Hollywood. You really can't get any useful data from the gun mags, because every gun they review is "just awesome." I also hadn't thought about taking training at that point. So I warily put myself into the salesman's hands, hoping he wouldn't rip me off.

Turns out I got a pretty honest fellow. I didn't even realize until a few months ago that the store had been getting ready to shut its doors, and everything was cheap. All I told him was that I wanted .40 S & W. He recommended a brand new Sig P229 for a little over $500 (this was in 2000). He could've really impressed upon me the need for something pricier (and I was ready to plunk down more), but this gun really just works well for me.

I forgot his name, but if he runs across this post, "Thanks man."

 

[A. Partisan]

I don't remember the first gun I shot, but in 1971 I bought a new Marlin 781 for $40.00 and a new Tasco 4x scope for $20.00. A squirrel killin' combination. I still have it.

 

[10-Ring]

I thnik the 1st gun I shot was a Winchester 30-30...WOW what fun that was! The gun I actually learned what I was doing on was a Beretta 92fs....I think that's why I still like'em

 

[El Tejon]

Stevens dbm bolt action .22. First rifle my father bought as a boy.

 

[Guy B. Meredith]

Back about 1956 or 57 I attended a Hunter Safety Course with the Boy Scouts. I believe we took the Remington 514 that is in my closet now and a Stevens bolt action with the plunger cocking mechanism. The Stevens model name had some youth theme, but can't remember. We might also have borrowed a .22 cal target rifle with peep sight. I've been a sucker for peep sights ever since I saw the first one.

First handguns were a Ruger Standard probably MKII and a .38 sp of unknown manufacture.

 

[Dorian]

First gun ever shot was an M16A2 in basic training. Then I moved on to a Beretta M9 in MP school.

First gun I LEARNED to shoot on was a my USP Compact .45 in police academy.

 

[Edward429451]

I dont remember for sure. My dad collected S&W handguns. It was probably that little black 22 revolver that spit lead in your face, forget what model it was but I dont think it was the K frame 22, cause we had a K-38 and the 22 was smaller framed. The K-38 was my fav. He also had a slew of 357's and a 29.

First SG would've been my bro's double barrel 12, forget make.

First rifle was either my bro's Nylon 66 or my dads Kodiak 22 mag.

 

[Smoke]

Excluding BB and Air guns....

Granddaddy (Paternal Grandfather) taaught me to shoot on a .22lr Savage Bolt action Single shot.

Pop, (Maternal Grandfather) taught me to shoot on a Stevens double barrel .410.

Oddly enough the guns they gave me were somewhat reversed, Granddaddy gave me his Win. Mod. 42 Pump 410.
Pop gave me a Mod 99 300 Savage.

 

[eotp]

Rifle: Sears Model 2T -- .22 LR/L/S with 20" barrel

Handgun: Smith and Wesson Model 66 Combat Magnum Stainless .357 Magnum with 4" barrel

 

[RVSinOK]

Can't recall the model, but it was my dad's lever action Marlin .22. A GREAT gun, and he still has it....I just got to shoot it again last Christmas.

 

[blades67]

The first handgun I learned to shoot with was a S&W Model 19 .357 Magnum shooting .38 Special ammunition. The first rifle I learned to shoot was a Marlin Model 60 .22lr.