Your first gun purchase

[Red Tornado]

I believe my first was Ruger 10/22 in stainless steel. I felt it was time to graduate from the bolt action from Grandpa.
RT

 

[DirksterG30]

My first gun was a Glock 30.

 

[STAGE 2]

CZ-75b, bought it when I was 21. I wanted something reliable that I didn't have to tweak, and something that was heavy and all steel. It was nice, but the trigger reach was way to long. Sold it to a nice gentleman from this site.

 

[Ringer]

S&W Model 586 (no dash) .357 Distinguished Combat Magnum . Bought brand new in early-mid 80's for around $300. Still have it. Will likely leave it to one of my daughters some day.

 

[Baba Louie]

Ruger MkII.
Fun
Accurate
Cheap, er, inexpensive.
Somehow my Dad ended up with that one. Got it back.
That one started me on my downfall. Or build-up.
Have others that I "went in with Dad on" back in the day of mail-order from catalogs.

 

[Euclidean]

Smith and Wesson 686-2

 

[Malone LaVeigh]

Savage .410/.22 O/U. Bought it when I was about 14, which would have made it about 1967. I still have it, it's the one I taught my kids on, the one my son used for hunter ed.

 

[American_Pit_Bull]

USP45

I have only bought 2 out of the 18 that I own.

 

[WvaBill]

Walther PPK/s. It was sold to me by a dealer/LEO/friend, but I have no idea what he put on the book since I was 19. Still carry it.

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Ruger RST-6. 1979. Still have it and it looks and performs perfectly, though I liked it so much I bought a newer version (KMK-512) much later with all the bells and whistles.

The old Ruger has cherry wood grips on it and looks purrty.

 

[Billmanweh]

When I was ~17 I bought a used Colt Series 70 Blue Gov't Model .45. About five years ago I wasn't ever shooting it and I sold it to my nephew.