What was your 1st hand gun? - The Firearms Forum

10-26-2003, 07:36 AM

Mine was a Baby Browning, nickel plated, pearl handled 25auto.

inplanotx · 10-26-2003, 07:41 AM

Mine was a old 3 screw Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Mag with 4 5/8" barrel. Was a great gun until I sent it to Ruger for the mod update! Came back with a "trigger from Hell". Dang, that thing was sweet before the mod.

cd45 · 10-26-2003, 07:44 AM

mine was a LLama .45. I had to,leave it with my Dad because I was just 18.

Marlin · 10-26-2003, 07:49 AM

Mine was an Iver Johnson .38 S&W that Dad gave me, given him by a girl friend when he was 16, which had been her father's as a cop on the Bangor, Maine, PD. He was killed in action on the streets in 1918 during riots associated with WWI.

My first bought was a S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece which I carried on the streets of Montgomery as a third shift loner and most of my years as a prosecutor on the hip. Next came the blue Chief's Special with 1 7/8 barrel for ankle carry back-up.

All are gone now, two stolen with a home break in and the other traded for one I now have.

Smokin Guns · 10-26-2003, 08:04 AM

Only the "Best Pistol" ever made...A Raven .25 caliber...

Here's that evil "Firearm of Mass Destruction"...

inplanotx · 10-26-2003, 08:09 AM

Smokin', that thing worked best when thrown!

IShootBack · 10-26-2003, 08:15 AM

3-screw Blackhawk .357 - shot and killed 10 to 12 whitetails with it!
ISB

Smokin Guns · 10-26-2003, 08:20 AM

...Plano...

...

...I sold that leetle shooter last year to someone who wanted it worser than me...

Still was reluctant to let it go...'cuz it was my first "Leetle Shooter"...

10-26-2003, 08:23 AM

I kick myself, everytime I think I traded it for a Damascus barrled SXS

pickenup · 10-26-2003, 08:23 AM

First LEGAL one was a little single shot derringer, with the fold down barrel. After a few (maybe 20) shots fired through it, the barrel was so loose it would not lock closed. Biggest piece of crap ever made. While most people buy alcohol on their birthday (when they are finally old enough to buy legally) , I bought a gun.

10-26-2003, 08:25 AM

Colt .22 Woodsman and still the best!

swanshot · 10-26-2003, 08:34 AM

Ruger Security Six .357
Took a bit of tuning to get it right, but is now a damn good gun.

10-26-2003, 08:37 AM

reproduction 1860 Army black powder revolver

SouthernMoss · 10-26-2003, 08:58 AM

S&W Airweight .38spl

BlkHawk73 · 10-26-2003, 10:08 AM

Mine was a Ruger NM Blackhawk chambered in .45LC with a 5 1/2" bbl. Still have it.

Model American · 10-26-2003, 10:09 AM

My first gin was a Colt .45. Did nto know a thing about pistols then, ( as if I know so much more now!) So my dad took it away from me. My first legal gun is a sw40ve that my brother in-law bought me as a birthday gift. Beats getting a tie, right?

Model American · 10-26-2003, 10:11 AM

Oops!! Please forgive my spelling in my last reply. Still a bit sleepy I guess.

Model American just click on edit and fix your spelling mistakes

10-26-2003, 10:56 AM

Model American, I figgered that was how ya'll Chicagoians spelt.

LOL

Just kiddin', actually, I figgered it out 1st time!

Boomatic · 10-26-2003, 11:00 AM

trooper mark III .357...what the heck did I do with that thing...oh, no wait...I had a little bluejacket .22 first. Where the heck is THAT thing????

gamachinist · 10-26-2003, 11:44 AM

My first handgun was an Astra Model 600 (9mm para).The second one was a Ruger three screw 357 6".Still got both of them.
Robert.

Redneck2000 · 10-26-2003, 01:10 PM

My very first hand gun was a German Luger; a 1940 model w/all matching serial numbers. I bought it in the late 50s and still have it.
I've had a few others since, but current inventory consists of a Taurus P-22 (don't even ask!), a Ruger Mk II (SS w/bull bbl), 1851 and 1861 .36 cal Navies (by Pietta) and an 1847 Walker .44 by Uberti.

Crpdeth · 10-26-2003, 01:29 PM

My first pistol was a .25 that looked exactaly like smoking guns pic...I remember my best friend asking "ya think it'll go through that phone pole?" I dont know, I responded...we better not try, it may weaken the pole, lmao!

djohns6 · 10-26-2003, 07:01 PM

Top break , H&R .22 cal revolver . I think the guy I sold it to still has it . I may try to buy it back for sentimental reasons . That was
about 26 yrs ago .

Dan70 · 10-26-2003, 08:24 PM

First handgun was a Taurus .357. Don't remember model but it had 4" barrel.

Xracer · 10-26-2003, 08:32 PM

When I was about 10 years old I traded a bag of marbles for a real Suicide Special. Don't remember the brand, but it was a nickle plated .22 revolver with a 3" octogon barrel....a real el cheapo. You had to pull the cylinder pin and remove the cylinder to punch out the empty brass.

It spit almost as much lead out the sides as it did out the barrel.

I traded it away for a half-a-bag of marbles.

The next one I got was a decent one......a Ruger Single-Six that I bought while in high school.

10-26-2003, 07:36 AM	#1
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	What was your 1st hand gun? Mine was a Baby Browning, nickel plated, pearl handled 25auto. -->

10-26-2003, 07:41 AM	#2
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Mine was a old 3 screw Ruger Blackhawk in .41 Mag with 4 5/8" barrel. Was a great gun until I sent it to Ruger for the mod update! Came back with a "trigger from Hell". Dang, that thing was sweet before the mod. __________________ Last edited by inplanotx; 10-26-2003 at 07:42 AM..

10-26-2003, 07:49 AM	#4
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,854	Mine was an Iver Johnson .38 S&W that Dad gave me, given him by a girl friend when he was 16, which had been her father's as a cop on the Bangor, Maine, PD. He was killed in action on the streets in 1918 during riots associated with WWI. My first bought was a S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece which I carried on the streets of Montgomery as a third shift loner and most of my years as a prosecutor on the hip. Next came the blue Chief's Special with 1 7/8 barrel for ankle carry back-up. All are gone now, two stolen with a home break in and the other traded for one I now have. __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

10-26-2003, 08:04 AM	#5
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	Only the "Best Pistol" ever made...A Raven .25 caliber... Here's that evil "Firearm of Mass Destruction"... Attached Images __________________

10-26-2003, 08:09 AM	#6
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Smokin', that thing worked best when thrown! __________________

10-26-2003, 07:44 AM	#3
cd45 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mcloud, Oklahoma Posts: 63	mine was a LLama .45. I had to,leave it with my Dad because I was just 18.

10-26-2003, 08:15 AM	#7
IShootBack Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,309	3-screw Blackhawk .357 - shot and killed 10 to 12 whitetails with it! ISB __________________ "The Lord is a warrior, the Lord is his name." Exodus15:3

10-26-2003, 08:20 AM	#8
Smokin Guns Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: "Gun Culture Members Clubhouse"... Posts: 4,463	...Plano... ... ... ...I sold that leetle shooter last year to someone who wanted it worser than me... Still was reluctant to let it go...'cuz it was my first "Leetle Shooter"... __________________

10-26-2003, 08:23 AM	#9
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	I kick myself, everytime I think I traded it for a Damascus barrled SXS

10-26-2003, 08:23 AM	#10
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,841	First LEGAL one was a little single shot derringer, with the fold down barrel. After a few (maybe 20) shots fired through it, the barrel was so loose it would not lock closed. Biggest piece of crap ever made. While most people buy alcohol on their birthday (when they are finally old enough to buy legally) , I bought a gun. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

10-26-2003, 08:25 AM	#11
cointoss2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Colt .22 Woodsman and still the best!

10-26-2003, 08:34 AM	#12
swanshot Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Perth western australia Posts: 1,436	Ruger Security Six .357 Took a bit of tuning to get it right, but is now a damn good gun. Attached Images __________________ If you don't bleed you haven't bin trying

10-26-2003, 08:37 AM	#13
warpig Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	reproduction 1860 Army black powder revolver

10-26-2003, 08:58 AM	#14
SouthernMoss Admin Tech Staff Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: SW MS Contributor Posts: 10,651	S&W Airweight .38spl

10-26-2003, 10:08 AM	#15
BlkHawk73 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 292	Mine was a Ruger NM Blackhawk chambered in .45LC with a 5 1/2" bbl. Still have it.

10-26-2003, 10:09 AM	#16
Model American Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 16	My first gin was a Colt .45. Did nto know a thing about pistols then, ( as if I know so much more now!) So my dad took it away from me. My first legal gun is a sw40ve that my brother in-law bought me as a birthday gift. Beats getting a tie, right?

10-26-2003, 10:11 AM	#17
Model American Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 16	Oops!! Please forgive my spelling in my last reply. Still a bit sleepy I guess. Model American just click on edit and fix your spelling mistakes

10-26-2003, 10:56 AM	#18
Zigzag2 Adnanced Senior Member Posts: n/a	Model American, I figgered that was how ya'll Chicagoians spelt. LOL Just kiddin', actually, I figgered it out 1st time!

10-26-2003, 11:00 AM	#19
Boomatic Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,088	trooper mark III .357...what the heck did I do with that thing...oh, no wait...I had a little bluejacket .22 first. Where the heck is THAT thing???? __________________ Boom-a-tic Boomer Sooner!!

10-26-2003, 11:44 AM	#20
gamachinist V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Locust Grove GA Posts: 213	My first handgun was an Astra Model 600 (9mm para).The second one was a Ruger three screw 357 6".Still got both of them. Robert.

10-26-2003, 01:10 PM	#21
Redneck2000 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Alabama Posts: 80	My very first hand gun was a German Luger; a 1940 model w/all matching serial numbers. I bought it in the late 50s and still have it. I've had a few others since, but current inventory consists of a Taurus P-22 (don't even ask!), a Ruger Mk II (SS w/bull bbl), 1851 and 1861 .36 cal Navies (by Pietta) and an 1847 Walker .44 by Uberti.

10-26-2003, 01:29 PM	#22
Crpdeth Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Location: Location Contributor Posts: 8,247	My first pistol was a .25 that looked exactaly like smoking guns pic...I remember my best friend asking "ya think it'll go through that phone pole?" I dont know, I responded...we better not try, it may weaken the pole, lmao! __________________ Our greatest pretenses are built up not to hide the evil and the ugly in us, but our emptiness. The hardest thing to hide is something that is not there. ~Eric Hoffer

10-26-2003, 07:01 PM	#23
djohns6 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 194	Top break , H&R .22 cal revolver . I think the guy I sold it to still has it . I may try to buy it back for sentimental reasons . That was about 26 yrs ago .

10-26-2003, 08:24 PM	#24
Dan70 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: GA Posts: 111	First handgun was a Taurus .357. Don't remember model but it had 4" barrel.

10-26-2003, 08:32 PM	#25
Xracer TFF Admin Staff Mediator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minn-eeee-sota, ya, sure, you bet! Posts: 9,144	When I was about 10 years old I traded a bag of marbles for a real Suicide Special. Don't remember the brand, but it was a nickle plated .22 revolver with a 3" octogon barrel....a real el cheapo. You had to pull the cylinder pin and remove the cylinder to punch out the empty brass. It spit almost as much lead out the sides as it did out the barrel. I traded it away for a half-a-bag of marbles. The next one I got was a decent one......a Ruger Single-Six that I bought while in high school.