My first gun - The Firearms Forum

btown · 11-27-2012, 11:55 AM

My first gun was an H & R .410 single shot. Not bad for birds and bunnies. The youngest boy had to use it with punkin balls for deer. Anyone else remember their first gun ?

twobit · 11-27-2012, 12:00 PM

First thing I ever shot was a Crossman 101 .22 cal pellet rifle. (not a toy). I was 5 years old. Very lethal on rabbits! First gun given to me to be MINE was a Mongomery Ward Western Field 22 lever action. I was 6 years old. Those were made by Mossberg I believe. I still have it and shoot it. I'm 52 now.

wv hillbilly · 11-27-2012, 12:20 PM

my first gun was an air rifle that dad wraped around a maple tree.
a few years later i got a westernfield 410. which i still have

gvw3 · 11-27-2012, 07:12 PM

Western Auto Revelation 100. 22 cal. single shot. Its a Mossberg 320. Bought it new in 1964. It was around $12. I was 14 years old. I still have it and shoot it a few times a year. Still very accurate.

old semperfi · 11-27-2012, 08:09 PM

my first was at either five or six.i began asking for it i have been told at four.the rifle was a single shot marlin 22.i still own that gun.do not think it was just handed to me and away i went.the gun stayed in my parents closet until we visited my great grandfather out in the country.i will nevwe forget the gun or the speach i got re safety. old semperfi

jedwil · 11-27-2012, 08:26 PM

First was a Daisy BB. Then a .22 single shot bolt. It was the first firearm in our home and I must have been 13 or so.

2000ShadowACE · 11-28-2012, 07:12 AM

Other than my Daisy BB gun, my first gun was a Stevens/Savage .410 bolt action single shot. I still have it and use it for squirrels.

Zane71464 · 11-28-2012, 07:56 AM

Welcome to TFF btown.
I had two that were actually my fisrt two as I got them at about the same time.
Winchester Model 37A in 12ga and a Remington Nylon 66...wacked alot of squirrels
with both.

Maine04657 · 11-28-2012, 08:12 AM

Mine was the Ruger Bearcat my grandfather bought me when I was born. I still have it...

twobit · 11-28-2012, 08:32 AM

Your Grandfather was/is a wise man.

tango1niner · 11-28-2012, 11:19 AM

My first gun was an old Marlin 39A, in 1961. I was 8 and still have it today.

11-27-2012, 11:55 AM	#1
btown V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 241	My first gun My first gun was an H & R .410 single shot. Not bad for birds and bunnies. The youngest boy had to use it with punkin balls for deer. Anyone else remember their first gun ? -->

11-27-2012, 12:00 PM	#2
twobit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 355	Re: My first gun First thing I ever shot was a Crossman 101 .22 cal pellet rifle. (not a toy). I was 5 years old. Very lethal on rabbits! First gun given to me to be MINE was a Mongomery Ward Western Field 22 lever action. I was 6 years old. Those were made by Mossberg I believe. I still have it and shoot it. I'm 52 now.

11-27-2012, 12:20 PM	#3
wv hillbilly Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: mountains of wv. Posts: 2,016	Re: My first gun my first gun was an air rifle that dad wraped around a maple tree. a few years later i got a westernfield 410. which i still have

11-27-2012, 07:12 PM	#4
gvw3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Chicago IL Area Contributor Posts: 3,243	Re: My first gun Western Auto Revelation 100. 22 cal. single shot. Its a Mossberg 320. Bought it new in 1964. It was around $12. I was 14 years old. I still have it and shoot it a few times a year. Still very accurate. __________________ Criminals advocate stronger gun laws to foster a safer work environment. This limits their exposure to risk.

11-27-2012, 08:09 PM	#5
old semperfi Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: i live in southern indiana,old country boy at heart Posts: 1,506	Re: My first gun my first was at either five or six.i began asking for it i have been told at four.the rifle was a single shot marlin 22.i still own that gun.do not think it was just handed to me and away i went.the gun stayed in my parents closet until we visited my great grandfather out in the country.i will nevwe forget the gun or the speach i got re safety. old semperfi

11-27-2012, 08:26 PM	#6
jedwil Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Hill Country Contributor Posts: 1,917	Re: My first gun First was a Daisy BB. Then a .22 single shot bolt. It was the first firearm in our home and I must have been 13 or so. __________________ "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." -- John F. Kennedy

11-28-2012, 07:12 AM	#7
2000ShadowACE V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Eastern Iowa Posts: 153	Re: My first gun Other than my Daisy BB gun, my first gun was a Stevens/Savage .410 bolt action single shot. I still have it and use it for squirrels.

11-28-2012, 07:56 AM	#8
Zane71464 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ohio NRA Member Contributor Posts: 5,350	Re: My first gun Welcome to TFF btown. I had two that were actually my fisrt two as I got them at about the same time. Winchester Model 37A in 12ga and a Remington Nylon 66...wacked alot of squirrels with both. __________________ Two Words; "Simple Man", song by Charlie Daniels sums up my thoughts on a "few things"!

11-28-2012, 08:12 AM	#9
Maine04657 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 329	Re: My first gun Mine was the Ruger Bearcat my grandfather bought me when I was born. I still have it...

11-28-2012, 08:32 AM	#10
twobit V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 355	Re: My first gun Your Grandfather was/is a wise man.

11-28-2012, 11:19 AM	#11
tango1niner V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: rural upstate NY Posts: 60	Re: My first gun My first gun was an old Marlin 39A, in 1961. I was 8 and still have it today.