What was the first .22 you actually owned? - Page 15 - The Firearms Forum

Texxut · 09-20-2012, 10:57 PM

A High Standard Double 9

streetbob · 09-20-2012, 11:11 PM

Old Henry 22LR Repeater lever gun. I LOVE this gun, got it for my 8th birthday.

Maine04657 · 09-21-2012, 09:53 AM

Mossberg model B given to me by my grandfather at 9. Still got it.

pt&bw · 09-30-2012, 06:29 PM

An Ithaca Model 72 Saddlegun; circa 1973 if I remember correctly. I still have it and still use it.

775barber · 09-30-2012, 06:43 PM

marlin model 989m2. still my favorite rifle

Rogeritall · 10-01-2012, 12:57 AM

My first .22 was a Winchester Model 62 pump action "Gallery" gun. My God that gun was accurate... I literally shot thousands of rounds through that gun, and never once recall having it malfunction. I got it used when I was 12 (1972) and owned it up through my 30's and was stupid enough to trade it on a Ruger Mk II pistol, that I had to sell because of layoff two years later. How I do wish I had that rifle back sometimes...

First .22 I ever shot was a Wards Western model 38 at the age of 8 (1968) it belonged to my Grandfather. I still own that rifle.

775barber · 10-01-2012, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by accident

Growing up in south GA.,bird hunting was king (bobwhites and doves).I had a.410 first at age 6.My first .22 the next christmas was a marlin/glenfield semi-auto.It looked like a .30 cal m1carbine,but i can't recall the model#.It was new,made in 1966.

that was my first rifle as well. thats the model 989m2. great first rifle

Ledslnger · 10-02-2012, 08:48 PM

Ruger 10/22, got it for Xmas during the late 70s or early 80s I believe. Still have it, won't get rid of it. May mod it a bit someday, but it kicks butt right now as is so I haven't felt he need.

Telcotech · 10-02-2012, 09:09 PM

Revelation (Western Auto) can't remember the model #, but it's a Marlin mod 60 semi-auto. My Mom & Dad gave it to me in 1966 for Christmas. Still have it in the safe along w/ 42 other assorted firearms. Matter of fact, took it to the range last Friday and it still shoots great. 3" groups all day long at 50 yrds. Never a FTF or FTE and handles just about any ammo I ever put thru it, and its a bit more accurate then my 1968 Ruger 10/22....I think it cost around $65 back then....

Anchor Clanker · 10-03-2012, 01:44 AM

Winchester Model 74. Bought it in 1949 (I think) Payed less than $25.00 for it. I still have it.

CJ_56 · 10-03-2012, 04:42 AM

A Stevens 15-B from the early 50's (the rifle, not me

). Dad gave it to me after it bounced around the neighborhood and the family for about 30 years. I still have it and I will still have it until I die or I give it to one of my kids. I already gave away my shotgun dad gave me to my daughter for the same reason dad gave it to me - for HD. It was another one of those family guns that had belonged to half the family before I got it. But I needed it at the time. I was in college and broke as it gets. I lived in a rough neighborhood during the summer so dad fixed me up with some genuine home protection - a 20 ga. Mossberg, bolt action, poly choke, shotgun. I had ir hot blued about 20 years ago. It needs it again. It still works great and it's about perfect for my daughter.

stumpjumper · 10-04-2012, 09:38 PM

marlin model 60 . loved that gun.

cpt-t · 10-04-2012, 11:28 PM

MARLIN 39A: I bought it is 1963, first gun I bought with my own money. Still have it and still hunt with it. The rifle still shoots as good or better than when it was new. I have carried that rifle many a mile and taken, alot of small game and varmints with it. I am still very proud of my old Marlin 39A. ken

dave72 · 10-05-2012, 11:08 AM

Savage cant remeber what model it,s been that long since i had it

4kdave · 10-05-2012, 02:45 PM

Just joined the forum so I will jump in here with my first .22 which I still own.
It is a Remington Fieldmaster 121 w/ Weaver K2.5 Scope. Has taken lots of tree rats over the years.

BlackEagle · 10-06-2012, 04:58 PM

4kdave, Welcome to the forum from across the pond. This is a great group with friendly helpful members. We like to shoot, to discuss a wide variety of subjects and generally help each other out. We like a good laugh too. Just beware...the place can become addicting. Enjoy.

papa vid · 10-29-2012, 07:19 PM

Marlin 881.. just bought it last week for my 48th birthday.... what can I say, I'm always late to the best parties...

B27 · 10-29-2012, 11:20 PM

Marlin 39A.
I saved up my paper route money.
It cost $99 brand new and included a 3/4 inch Marlin 4x scope.

Ammo cost 79 cents per box of fifty in those days.

readyholster · 11-04-2012, 09:13 AM

For female shooters, it's often best to get the feel of shooting a gun by shooting something easy to shoot like a .22. Then move on to something more powerful like a 9mm. This list of 10 guns is a great guide to help female shooters find a good hand gun.

GLS_1956 · 11-29-2012, 07:55 PM

Stoeger Luger I bought it off of friend for $25.00. About 1974

johnny ringo · 12-10-2012, 09:52 AM

Marlin model 39a. 22s,l & lr Given to me when I was about 12 or so (almost 60 years ago). Still have it

huntingbro. · 12-10-2012, 06:20 PM

Mine is a Marlin xt-22 that my dad gave me several months ago. I was just shooting it today and my tightest group was 3/4". It's a great 22lr for $200. I actually got 2 squirrels so far this year.

PMK · 12-21-2012, 06:13 PM

1936 Remington Model 41 "The Targetmaster". Single shot. Bolt action. Open sights. Can drive roofing nails with it at 25 yards. If ever there was a .22 sniper rifle, this is it!

btown · 12-21-2012, 06:23 PM

Man it's more fun reading about these 22's than watching TV. My first was a military training carbine in .22,8-shot clip, ramp sights. Very accurate.

mach1.3 · 02-05-2013, 12:54 PM

When I was 10 my Dad gave me his old Remington 550-1. I still have it and it shoots great. In my teens I bought a Winchester Model 74(the LR only version) from one of my Dad's friends. That was the first .22 I paid for myself. I still have that one too. In comparison, I prefer the 550-1 trigger to the 74's but both rifles will shoot well and accurately. Many squirrels and rabbits have met there end from those guns---a couple of coyotes too.

09-20-2012, 10:57 PM	#351
Texxut V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 264	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? A High Standard Double 9

09-20-2012, 11:11 PM	#352
streetbob V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Gulf Coast, Texas Posts: 214	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Old Henry 22LR Repeater lever gun. I LOVE this gun, got it for my 8th birthday.

09-21-2012, 09:53 AM	#353
Maine04657 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 329	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Mossberg model B given to me by my grandfather at 9. Still got it.

09-30-2012, 06:29 PM	#354
pt&bw Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 7	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? An Ithaca Model 72 Saddlegun; circa 1973 if I remember correctly. I still have it and still use it.

09-30-2012, 06:43 PM	#355
775barber Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 22	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? marlin model 989m2. still my favorite rifle

10-01-2012, 12:57 AM	#356
Rogeritall V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 171	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? My first .22 was a Winchester Model 62 pump action "Gallery" gun. My God that gun was accurate... I literally shot thousands of rounds through that gun, and never once recall having it malfunction. I got it used when I was 12 (1972) and owned it up through my 30's and was stupid enough to trade it on a Ruger Mk II pistol, that I had to sell because of layoff two years later. How I do wish I had that rifle back sometimes... First .22 I ever shot was a Wards Western model 38 at the age of 8 (1968) it belonged to my Grandfather. I still own that rifle. __________________ "Taking my gun away because I might shoot someone is like cutting my tongue out because I might yell `Fire!' in a crowded theater." -- Peter Venetoklis

10-02-2012, 08:48 PM	#358
Ledslnger V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: N Central, IA Posts: 415	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Ruger 10/22, got it for Xmas during the late 70s or early 80s I believe. Still have it, won't get rid of it. May mod it a bit someday, but it kicks butt right now as is so I haven't felt he need.

10-02-2012, 09:09 PM	#359
Telcotech V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Central Iowa Posts: 256	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Revelation (Western Auto) can't remember the model #, but it's a Marlin mod 60 semi-auto. My Mom & Dad gave it to me in 1966 for Christmas. Still have it in the safe along w/ 42 other assorted firearms. Matter of fact, took it to the range last Friday and it still shoots great. 3" groups all day long at 50 yrds. Never a FTF or FTE and handles just about any ammo I ever put thru it, and its a bit more accurate then my 1968 Ruger 10/22....I think it cost around $65 back then....

10-03-2012, 01:44 AM	#360
Anchor Clanker V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vacaville,California Posts: 196	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Winchester Model 74. Bought it in 1949 (I think) Payed less than $25.00 for it. I still have it.

10-03-2012, 04:42 AM	#361
CJ_56 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: SE Ohio Posts: 391	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? A Stevens 15-B from the early 50's (the rifle, not me ). Dad gave it to me after it bounced around the neighborhood and the family for about 30 years. I still have it and I will still have it until I die or I give it to one of my kids. I already gave away my shotgun dad gave me to my daughter for the same reason dad gave it to me - for HD. It was another one of those family guns that had belonged to half the family before I got it. But I needed it at the time. I was in college and broke as it gets. I lived in a rough neighborhood during the summer so dad fixed me up with some genuine home protection - a 20 ga. Mossberg, bolt action, poly choke, shotgun. I had ir hot blued about 20 years ago. It needs it again. It still works great and it's about perfect for my daughter.

10-04-2012, 09:38 PM	#362
stumpjumper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: swflorida Contributor Posts: 654	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? marlin model 60 . loved that gun. __________________ after three rounds you're just making noise Guns have only two enemies rust and politicians

10-04-2012, 11:28 PM	#363
cpt-t Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 11	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? MARLIN 39A: I bought it is 1963, first gun I bought with my own money. Still have it and still hunt with it. The rifle still shoots as good or better than when it was new. I have carried that rifle many a mile and taken, alot of small game and varmints with it. I am still very proud of my old Marlin 39A. ken

10-05-2012, 11:08 AM	#364
dave72 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 5	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Savage cant remeber what model it,s been that long since i had it

10-05-2012, 02:45 PM	#365
4kdave Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Just joined the forum so I will jump in here with my first .22 which I still own. It is a Remington Fieldmaster 121 w/ Weaver K2.5 Scope. Has taken lots of tree rats over the years.

10-06-2012, 04:58 PM	#366
BlackEagle Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK Posts: 3,166	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? 4kdave, Welcome to the forum from across the pond. This is a great group with friendly helpful members. We like to shoot, to discuss a wide variety of subjects and generally help each other out. We like a good laugh too. Just beware...the place can become addicting. Enjoy.

10-29-2012, 07:19 PM	#367
papa vid Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 4	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Marlin 881.. just bought it last week for my 48th birthday.... what can I say, I'm always late to the best parties...

10-29-2012, 11:20 PM	#368
B27 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 415	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Marlin 39A. I saved up my paper route money. It cost $99 brand new and included a 3/4 inch Marlin 4x scope. Ammo cost 79 cents per box of fifty in those days. __________________ "Do not stand beside the road and argue with a fool...lest others in passing take you also for a fool."

11-04-2012, 09:13 AM	#369
readyholster Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 1	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? For female shooters, it's often best to get the feel of shooting a gun by shooting something easy to shoot like a .22. Then move on to something more powerful like a 9mm. This list of 10 guns is a great guide to help female shooters find a good hand gun.

11-29-2012, 07:55 PM	#370
GLS_1956 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Great State of Oklahoma Posts: 73	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Stoeger Luger I bought it off of friend for $25.00. About 1974

12-10-2012, 09:52 AM	#371
johnny ringo V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Treasure Coast, FL Contributor Posts: 143	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Marlin model 39a. 22s,l & lr Given to me when I was about 12 or so (almost 60 years ago). Still have it

12-10-2012, 06:20 PM	#372
huntingbro. Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 16	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Mine is a Marlin xt-22 that my dad gave me several months ago. I was just shooting it today and my tightest group was 3/4". It's a great 22lr for $200. I actually got 2 squirrels so far this year. Last edited by huntingbro.; 12-10-2012 at 06:27 PM..

12-21-2012, 06:13 PM	#373
PMK Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Evansville, Indiana Posts: 285	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? 1936 Remington Model 41 "The Targetmaster". Single shot. Bolt action. Open sights. Can drive roofing nails with it at 25 yards. If ever there was a .22 sniper rifle, this is it!

12-21-2012, 06:23 PM	#374
btown V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 242	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? Man it's more fun reading about these 22's than watching TV. My first was a military training carbine in .22,8-shot clip, ramp sights. Very accurate.

02-05-2013, 12:54 PM	#375
mach1.3 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2	Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned? When I was 10 my Dad gave me his old Remington 550-1. I still have it and it shoots great. In my teens I bought a Winchester Model 74(the LR only version) from one of my Dad's friends. That was the first .22 I paid for myself. I still have that one too. In comparison, I prefer the 550-1 trigger to the 74's but both rifles will shoot well and accurately. Many squirrels and rabbits have met there end from those guns---a couple of coyotes too.