What was your first firearm? - Page 2

whirlwind · 01-24-2005, 11:30 PM

first rifle was a marlin 336 30/30 and shotgun was a mosberg pump 12 ga and handgun was a american heritage 22LR (that was a piece of crap!)

Mick · 01-25-2005, 01:46 AM

First air gun was a norinco sidelever, .177. I used to shoot rabbits and crows with it at 25 cents a head from my old man.
first rimfire was a marlin 25n.
first centrefire was a Sako vixen .222 (since re-barreled to .223)
I still have them all, I use the air gun for shooting cane toads now.

whirlwind · 01-25-2005, 02:21 AM

i didnt think folks could own guns in australia?

asgard_prince · 01-25-2005, 04:32 AM

Pistol- High Standard Supermatic Trophy w/ 7 1/4" fluted bull barrel (also my first gun)
Rifle- Marlin 336w
Shot gun- Springfeild/Savage 20g bolt

The only one I still have is the 20g, traded the High Standard for my 1911, annd traded the 336 for a 1903-A3

01-25-2005, 06:24 AM

Fabrica Militar Argentina copy of the Browning Hi Power 9mm :target:

mark8252 · 01-25-2005, 08:21 PM

Sears Model 200 12ga shotgun first real firearm other than bb guns and toys. Now one of many shotguns, rifles, and handguns.

toolman · 01-25-2005, 08:56 PM

1. Marlin 39A .22, still have it.
2.Crosman pump air-rifle, great gun, totally wore it out.
3.Nmbr 1 Mk 111 Lee-Enfield, sporterized.
4.H&R single-shot 12 ga.

David N · 01-25-2005, 09:01 PM

Rifle: Winchester Model 94 30/30

Handgun: Mac 11 .380 RCB

David N · 01-25-2005, 09:02 PM

Rifle: Winchester Model 94 30/30

Handgun: Mac 11 .380 RPB

Kamikaze · 01-25-2005, 09:13 PM

Can't remember back that far. Probably a S&W Model 53 revolver in .22 Rem Jet Mag.
Bob

Despoiler · 01-26-2005, 12:02 AM

BB gun Daisy
Rim fire Ruger 10/22
Rifle 30 carbine
Handgun Walther 32 auto

In that order

whirlwind · 01-26-2005, 12:07 AM

how do ya like your walther allent?

Despoiler · 01-26-2005, 12:15 AM

a little small for my hands. My wife likes to shoot it

Mick · 01-27-2005, 03:56 AM

Hey wirlwind, Yah mate it's a common misconception, sure we have guns, we are just a little bit more restricted than you guys, bolt action, break action and lever action rifles are not a problem, semi auto's need a special licence and training. It goes on, and on and on. But well we do have guns.

sum1_special · 01-27-2005, 04:49 AM

i think everybody pretty much know mine but just for the record: :ballons:

rifle: mosin nagant 91/30 :nod:

actual First rifle: old bb gun my best friend gave me when i was 8 years old. I got mad at him one day and shot him in the arse with it as he was walking away, came back and broke it in 2

. put a hole in his jeans and left a mark, but fortunetly didnt break the skin. lucky it was just a bb gun!...

good times, good times :nod:

whirlwind · 01-27-2005, 08:10 AM

wow mick! thats great! maybe someday they will lift the restrictions for yall. i sure didnt know gun ownership was legal there! thanks.

Mick · 01-27-2005, 02:19 PM

now now, I think that'd be hoping just a bit too much, just recently they banned all ownership of semi auto hand guns over .38 calibre, because the bigger callibres where the ones that criminals used. They are complete D*&#heads, and its not the elected government that is the real problem, it's the unelected minority pressure groups, and there aint nothing you can do about that.

Tipadoux · 01-28-2005, 10:15 AM

A 1952 Winchester 30/30 and a .22 don't remember the brand but wish I had it now. It shot shorts, rifle and long rifle. Was an auto loader that had a button you pulled out for auto and pushed in for single shot. Shortened the barrel off to hunt Jack rabbits out of a jeep. Burnt up in a dorm fire in Tulsa Oklahoma at an air craft school. Still have the 30/30 in excellent shape. Dad and I shot many a deer with it in western Colorado where I grew up.

lefty o · 01-28-2005, 11:40 AM

marlin 25n, its one of only 2 guns ive ever sold (kicking self in butt!!!!!!).

Big Dog · 01-28-2005, 05:30 PM

Well, I started with a Daisy BB gun too, but not the "Red Ryder" model, just the regular one. I was death on glass bottles - before it was considered bad to bust them! Got to where I could pop the tops off from about 15 yards.

A couple years back, Dad and I got the current Wal-Mart Red Ryder Millenium Model for "cat-scat duty" - but it sure has changed! Lot's more plastic than I remember - in fact I don't recall any plastic on the old one! Don't seem as powerful either.
Pop a yardlion with one, he knows it, but he don't even sqwalk - he does scat though!

Heck, I don't wanna hurt him but he gets the message - "Kitty be gone!"
At any distance, I can see the BB in flight - I walk 'em to the target - the sights don't adjust high enough for the distance I shoot!

01-24-2005, 11:30 PM	#21
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,737 Images: 1	first rifle was a marlin 336 30/30 and shotgun was a mosberg pump 12 ga and handgun was a american heritage 22LR (that was a piece of crap!) __________________ De oppresso liber !

01-25-2005, 01:46 AM	#22
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 975 Images: 1	First air gun was a norinco sidelever, .177. I used to shoot rabbits and crows with it at 25 cents a head from my old man. first rimfire was a marlin 25n. first centrefire was a Sako vixen .222 (since re-barreled to .223) I still have them all, I use the air gun for shooting cane toads now. __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

01-25-2005, 02:21 AM	#23
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,737 Images: 1	i didnt think folks could own guns in australia? __________________ De oppresso liber !

01-25-2005, 04:32 AM	#24
asgard_prince Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: BACKWOODS PA Posts: 168	Pistol- High Standard Supermatic Trophy w/ 7 1/4" fluted bull barrel (also my first gun) Rifle- Marlin 336w Shot gun- Springfeild/Savage 20g bolt The only one I still have is the 20g, traded the High Standard for my 1911, annd traded the 336 for a 1903-A3 __________________ ALL FEAR THE SENTINAL

01-25-2005, 08:56 PM	#27
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	1. Marlin 39A .22, still have it. 2.Crosman pump air-rifle, great gun, totally wore it out. 3.Nmbr 1 Mk 111 Lee-Enfield, sporterized. 4.H&R single-shot 12 ga. __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

01-25-2005, 06:24 AM	#25
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	Fabrica Militar Argentina copy of the Browning Hi Power 9mm :target:

01-25-2005, 08:21 PM	#26
mark8252 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 180	Sears Model 200 12ga shotgun first real firearm other than bb guns and toys. Now one of many shotguns, rifles, and handguns.

01-25-2005, 09:01 PM	#28
David N Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 198	Rifle: Winchester Model 94 30/30 Handgun: Mac 11 .380 RCB __________________ -- In Educatio Veritas est, In Veritas Lux est (In knowledge is truth, in truth is light)

01-25-2005, 09:02 PM	#29
David N Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 198	Rifle: Winchester Model 94 30/30 Handgun: Mac 11 .380 RPB __________________ -- In Educatio Veritas est, In Veritas Lux est (In knowledge is truth, in truth is light)

01-25-2005, 09:13 PM	#30
Kamikaze Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 8	Can't remember back that far. Probably a S&W Model 53 revolver in .22 Rem Jet Mag. Bob

01-26-2005, 12:02 AM	#31
Despoiler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Occupied Territory of California Posts: 2,232	BB gun Daisy Rim fire Ruger 10/22 Rifle 30 carbine Handgun Walther 32 auto In that order

01-26-2005, 12:07 AM	#32
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,737 Images: 1	how do ya like your walther allent? __________________ De oppresso liber !

01-26-2005, 12:15 AM	#33
Despoiler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Occupied Territory of California Posts: 2,232	a little small for my hands. My wife likes to shoot it

01-27-2005, 03:56 AM	#34
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 975 Images: 1	Hey wirlwind, Yah mate it's a common misconception, sure we have guns, we are just a little bit more restricted than you guys, bolt action, break action and lever action rifles are not a problem, semi auto's need a special licence and training. It goes on, and on and on. But well we do have guns. __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

01-27-2005, 04:49 AM	#35
sum1_special Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 165	i think everybody pretty much know mine but just for the record: :ballons: rifle: mosin nagant 91/30 :nod: actual First rifle: old bb gun my best friend gave me when i was 8 years old. I got mad at him one day and shot him in the arse with it as he was walking away, came back and broke it in 2 . put a hole in his jeans and left a mark, but fortunetly didnt break the skin. lucky it was just a bb gun!... good times, good times :nod:

01-27-2005, 08:10 AM	#36
whirlwind Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: oklahoma Posts: 3,737 Images: 1	wow mick! thats great! maybe someday they will lift the restrictions for yall. i sure didnt know gun ownership was legal there! thanks. __________________ De oppresso liber !

01-27-2005, 02:19 PM	#37
Mick Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Emerald CQLD AUST Posts: 975 Images: 1	now now, I think that'd be hoping just a bit too much, just recently they banned all ownership of semi auto hand guns over .38 calibre, because the bigger callibres where the ones that criminals used. They are complete D*&#heads, and its not the elected government that is the real problem, it's the unelected minority pressure groups, and there aint nothing you can do about that. __________________ OzHunter Give me a six-pack and a red dirt open road (Adam Brand)

01-28-2005, 10:15 AM	#38
Tipadoux Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 66	A 1952 Winchester 30/30 and a .22 don't remember the brand but wish I had it now. It shot shorts, rifle and long rifle. Was an auto loader that had a button you pulled out for auto and pushed in for single shot. Shortened the barrel off to hunt Jack rabbits out of a jeep. Burnt up in a dorm fire in Tulsa Oklahoma at an air craft school. Still have the 30/30 in excellent shape. Dad and I shot many a deer with it in western Colorado where I grew up.

01-28-2005, 11:40 AM	#39
lefty o Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: mn Posts: 4,797	marlin 25n, its one of only 2 guns ive ever sold (kicking self in butt!!!!!!).

01-28-2005, 05:30 PM	#40
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,213	Well, I started with a Daisy BB gun too, but not the "Red Ryder" model, just the regular one. I was death on glass bottles - before it was considered bad to bust them! Got to where I could pop the tops off from about 15 yards. A couple years back, Dad and I got the current Wal-Mart Red Ryder Millenium Model for "cat-scat duty" - but it sure has changed! Lot's more plastic than I remember - in fact I don't recall any plastic on the old one! Don't seem as powerful either. Pop a yardlion with one, he knows it, but he don't even sqwalk - he does scat though! Heck, I don't wanna hurt him but he gets the message - "Kitty be gone!" At any distance, I can see the BB in flight - I walk 'em to the target - the sights don't adjust high enough for the distance I shoot! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.