First I ever shot was a Remington Model 12 pump 22, made sometime in the late 20's. It was my Pa's, pretty sure he got it from his dad. That and a High Standard pistol. I'm told the High Standard was bought cause Pa didn't have the kinda cash Colt wanted for a Woodsman, so he bought the High Standard instead.
First real rifle to shoot was a Savage Model 99 in 25-35. For whatever reasons that was the go to rifle for all the boys in my family to learn with. It was also the traditional rifle we all had to hunt with our first year.
My first actual gun, for real, was a Ruger M77 243. My birthday is two days before Christmas. Mom and Pa had played it out like money was tight, and this year my birthday and Christmas were going to be small. I was not to expect much they said. My 13th birthday came and went with some cake and new socks. Then came Christmas morning two days later. I can't even describe how I felt when I seen that 243 sitting there under the front of the tree. I still have that gun, I'll never get rid of it. Off the top of my head I can't think of anything I've had longer than that gun.