"Your" gun.
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Red Tornado
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My first, and many guns later, still "my gun" is the Remington 11-48 20ga that was given to my by Grandpa. However, the Remington Model 511 .22LR from Grandpa reawakened my love of shooting, and really started my collecting.
The rest don't have the sentimental value.
Plus the 11-48 has so much soul. You guys with your "gas-powered" guns just don't appreciate the beauty of a recoil shotgun.
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The rest don't have the sentimental value.
Plus the 11-48 has so much soul. You guys with your "gas-powered" guns just don't appreciate the beauty of a recoil shotgun.
RT
Coyote3855
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Colt Woodsman
In 1952, when I was eight years old, my dad took me antelope hunting west of Muddy Gap, Wyoming. I already had a single-shot Winchester boy's rifle, but on this hunt, dad let me carry his first model Colt Woodsman with oversized faux ivory target grips in a cut-down mil surp 1911 holster.That started a lifelong affinity for handguns. My first handgun was an .22 Iver Johnson Trailsman 66 that cost $36 new and was 'way overpriced. After the second trip back to the factory and still unresolved timing issues, Dad let me trade it for a Ruger Single Six. The Ruger was my constant companion for many years growing up on a ranch in Colorado. I still have the Ruger and the Woodsman with the mil surp holster. And a boatload of other handguns.
In 1952, when I was eight years old, my dad took me antelope hunting west of Muddy Gap, Wyoming. I already had a single-shot Winchester boy's rifle, but on this hunt, dad let me carry his first model Colt Woodsman with oversized faux ivory target grips in a cut-down mil surp 1911 holster.That started a lifelong affinity for handguns. My first handgun was an .22 Iver Johnson Trailsman 66 that cost $36 new and was 'way overpriced. After the second trip back to the factory and still unresolved timing issues, Dad let me trade it for a Ruger Single Six. The Ruger was my constant companion for many years growing up on a ranch in Colorado. I still have the Ruger and the Woodsman with the mil surp holster. And a boatload of other handguns.
cnorman18
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My very first handgun, a S&W Model 48 K-frame .22 Magnum. Wish I still had it.
03Shadowbob
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"MY" gun is a Remington .22 Targetmaster that my dad received as a kid from my great-grandfather when he was 10 that he passed down to me when I was 10 and I will pass it down to my son when he is 10. It has a lot of character by now and I like it that way
hrgrisso
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Collecting vs. Owning
It wasn't my first gun by far. It wasn't even my first Sig. It was my 3rd. I already had the SigPro and the 239. But I went to help a friend sell some speakers and amps to a pawn shop (not my sale I don't know why) and I happened to glance into the gun case (happen my @&$). Sitting there was a West German P226. It was missing the bottom screws on the grips even and they were asking $400 dollars for it. It only came with 1 hi-capacity magazine.
But that was the magik maker for me. I haven't been able to shake the SigBug since then. I've been in love with the grip they style and the trigger. There are other loves since then. But that was what turned me from a shooter into a collector.
It wasn't my first gun by far. It wasn't even my first Sig. It was my 3rd. I already had the SigPro and the 239. But I went to help a friend sell some speakers and amps to a pawn shop (not my sale I don't know why) and I happened to glance into the gun case (happen my @&$). Sitting there was a West German P226. It was missing the bottom screws on the grips even and they were asking $400 dollars for it. It only came with 1 hi-capacity magazine.
But that was the magik maker for me. I haven't been able to shake the SigBug since then. I've been in love with the grip they style and the trigger. There are other loves since then. But that was what turned me from a shooter into a collector.
twodawgs
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Like many others here, I was born into a gun environment. No one had anything special but there was always a .22 single shot and a couple 12 gauges around. Among those was a Model 97 Winchester which I ultimately inherited from Grandpa. They were mostly kept in a small cubby hole in the kitchen and no one thought a thing about them.
Between the influences of western movies and early television I sort of developed an attraction to lever action rifles and Colt SAA type revolvers. During my adolescent years I bought a few .22's and shotguns but my first handgun buy was a spankin' new .357 Blackhawk 4-5/8 back about 1959. A few years later I got a BHP bug and swapped the BKHK off for a four digit S/N version which is still in the family. Not too long after that I picked up my first Model '94 in .32 Win SPCL. I still have that one too.
Although I now have several different guns The '97 hangs in an honored position above the fireplace and has not been fired in over fifty years.
I guess "Mine" would come down to a draw between that old '94 and an even older '92 .25-20 that it took me decades to find.
Between the influences of western movies and early television I sort of developed an attraction to lever action rifles and Colt SAA type revolvers. During my adolescent years I bought a few .22's and shotguns but my first handgun buy was a spankin' new .357 Blackhawk 4-5/8 back about 1959. A few years later I got a BHP bug and swapped the BKHK off for a four digit S/N version which is still in the family. Not too long after that I picked up my first Model '94 in .32 Win SPCL. I still have that one too.
Although I now have several different guns The '97 hangs in an honored position above the fireplace and has not been fired in over fifty years.
I guess "Mine" would come down to a draw between that old '94 and an even older '92 .25-20 that it took me decades to find.
romma
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Another Loreena fan on a gunboard... Cool! Saw her in concert in Boston this past summer.
huntinstuff
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Cooey single shot .22. Dad used to let me shoot it. Those were great days. Still have it.
GroovedG19
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Wanted to add:my unicorn = Beretta 92 Custom Carry II.Still searching for one(and more).
I had a small and practical collection of firearms, a 22, 30-30, 357, 12Ga, mini 223, when I read about the 10mm in the early 80's. Finally got a G29 a few years later. Then a G20. After looking at Nordic's bren 10 site I said wouldn't it be nice to try to get all the 10mm's, there can't be that many 
Along the line I picked up the 1911 bug and the WWII mil surp bug also, but the 10mm is still my primary. Still looking for a couple varients of the Bren Ten and a couple rare limited edition Colt 10mm.
Along the line I picked up the 1911 bug and the WWII mil surp bug also, but the 10mm is still my primary. Still looking for a couple varients of the Bren Ten and a couple rare limited edition Colt 10mm.
Stevie-Ray
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Ruger Redhawk in .44 magnum, 7.5 inch barrel, in stainless. It was my second handgun purchase, bought because to me it was the most beautiful big-bore out there. After that I really got the "bug" for anything centerfire, and eventually settled on 1911s as my favorite platform. But that Redhawk will always be special. Must be why I've backed out of selling it twice.
loud-mouth shnook
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Became interested too young...
...to be aware of any specifics. First noticed guns at around age 3 or 4.
Lived at my grandparents for decent stretches of time and 3 uncles all lived nearby. Both Grandpa and all his sons were shooters, hunters, and/or general firearms-type guys. So I was around them just about constantly. One was coming back from a hunt, or another just getting back from a gunshow, or one was taking out a specimen and showing it to his brother, and someone was always cleaning a gun...etc. all the time. Between that and what was on TV a lot at that time.(early to mid-'60's)
Leverguns were cool, shotgun barrels were cool to look through after they were cleaned and before they were remounted on the receivers. Matt Dillon, James West, and John Wayne were all badasses and they had cool guns, too.
Same for soldiers. (or as we called them then and as my youngest son now calls them: "Army guys". Doesn't matter which branch they actually belong to.)
Soon after, I discovered coffeetable editions about vintage guns at the library. Not only different mechanisms than I'd ever heard of before, but BEAUTIFUL, incredibly difficult to make (by hand, on top of that) works of art! How do you NOT love this stuff to death?
Soon fell in love with the science and precision with which they operate, along with the staggering number of variables that can alter the equation. Same thing goes for handloading since reaching adulthood.
Having an appreciation for all types as I do, I still have my main affinities. Leverguns (imagine that), revolvers-mainly S&W, but can appreciate quality in any make; Remington and Ithaca shotguns; and military rifles from 1900 to about 1955. I also have semi-auto action handguns and rifles (rim- and centerfire). Looking forward to my first 1100 12 ga. here real soon. Lots of 870's since the beginning but no 1100, oddly enough.
Sorry for the wordy reply. You just got me to thinkin' a bunch.
...to be aware of any specifics. First noticed guns at around age 3 or 4.
Lived at my grandparents for decent stretches of time and 3 uncles all lived nearby. Both Grandpa and all his sons were shooters, hunters, and/or general firearms-type guys. So I was around them just about constantly. One was coming back from a hunt, or another just getting back from a gunshow, or one was taking out a specimen and showing it to his brother, and someone was always cleaning a gun...etc. all the time. Between that and what was on TV a lot at that time.(early to mid-'60's)
Leverguns were cool, shotgun barrels were cool to look through after they were cleaned and before they were remounted on the receivers. Matt Dillon, James West, and John Wayne were all badasses and they had cool guns, too.
Same for soldiers. (or as we called them then and as my youngest son now calls them: "Army guys". Doesn't matter which branch they actually belong to.
)Soon after, I discovered coffeetable editions about vintage guns at the library. Not only different mechanisms than I'd ever heard of before, but BEAUTIFUL, incredibly difficult to make (by hand, on top of that) works of art! How do you NOT love this stuff to death?
Soon fell in love with the science and precision with which they operate, along with the staggering number of variables that can alter the equation. Same thing goes for handloading since reaching adulthood.
Having an appreciation for all types as I do, I still have my main affinities. Leverguns (imagine that
), revolvers-mainly S&W, but can appreciate quality in any make; Remington and Ithaca shotguns; and military rifles from 1900 to about 1955. I also have semi-auto action handguns and rifles (rim- and centerfire). Looking forward to my first 1100 12 ga. here real soon. Lots of 870's since the beginning but no 1100, oddly enough.Sorry for the wordy reply. You just got me to thinkin' a bunch.
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kframe357
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This is the gun that started my collection. Gotta love old S&W wheelguns.
When I was a little kid, I remember going into gun shops and seeing racks of
No. 1MkIII and No. 4MkI Enfields. Those rifles really grabbed hold of me- as did a lot of the other military surplus weapons- but for some reason the Enfields stuck out more- I remember once foolishly asking (bear in mind I was maybe 8 or 9) why they had a clip- they were bolt actions- and at that time, the only bolt action I had ever used was a single shot.
No. 1MkIII and No. 4MkI Enfields. Those rifles really grabbed hold of me- as did a lot of the other military surplus weapons- but for some reason the Enfields stuck out more- I remember once foolishly asking (bear in mind I was maybe 8 or 9) why they had a clip- they were bolt actions- and at that time, the only bolt action I had ever used was a single shot.
loud-mouth shnook
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mp510, nothing foolish about asking that, brutha.
The innocence and newness of everything around you that comes with youth are one of humanity's most magical things, IMHO.
The innocence and newness of everything around you that comes with youth are one of humanity's most magical things, IMHO.
mustanger98
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loud-mouth-schnook and mp510, both of your posts remind me of me. But I bet your both older than me... I'm 33. While I grew up with the whole .30-30 levergun thing, it was also Mausers and Enfields that grabbed my attention and carried it to milsurps. My Grandpa's No.1Mk3 was the first crankbolt I ever had a clue about. I'm still a levergunner and I'm also known as an Enfielder around the local shop. I'm not kidding... somebody'll come in and ask the owner anything about an Enfield and he'll say "you better talk to [mustanger]; he's an Enfield man." But now, in my part of the country, I don't see near the number of Enfields and Mausers on the racks as there once were. And the leverguns are getting more and more expensive... thanks alot, CASers.
Strings
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Although I had several different guns already, for me it was the Automag...
DennisB
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Christmas morning, 1957. I was eight years old and couldn't believe my good fortune when Santa left a Winchester model 61 under the tree. I still have and shoot that old pump. Ruger Blackhawks are something I look for when patroling gun and pawn shops. I've still got or have owned most calibers and styles, but hold out hope for running across a 38-55/10mm, a 357 Max, and also need to add a 30 carbine one (easier) to the safe, too. I pitch the factory grip panels and make my own from Mesquite, Osage Orange, cedar, ironwood, whatever I come across that looks unique.
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