What was the first gun you bought yourself as an adult?

[rodell]

S&W Model 66, 6" barrel. I've taken many deer with it, and, it is still one of my absolute favorites.

It was a long time ago!

 

[VS700]

First pistol at 16. Of course, wish I still had it...

 

[dragonsden73]

S&W 39-2...still got it

 

[chrislind2]

It was 1971, 2 days after I watched the new movie Dirty Harry. HAD to have one of those .44 mags. Found out there was a run on S&W .44 mags and the price was out of my range anyway. The local Payless drug store had a new Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 magnum in their display case. Seems like the price was around $175 but I'm not sure.
I just turned 21 and though I was king of the world with that .44 magnum! What a fool!
Like to shoot it though, wish I still had it.
That was the first gun I ever reloaded for. I remember the factory loads recoiled the gun up over your head and my reloads made it jump about half that much. Didn't matter if it was accurate, just fun to shoot.

 

[spengo]

Ruger 10/22. Heh.

 

[whatzhizname]

I remember walking into Blackbird in Medford, OR (if you're from So. Oregon you know what I'm talking about) as an 18 year old and I bought a rifle because I could. It was a stock Norinco SKS for $109 and I was excited to have it. Sadly I traded it for a guitar a few years later, but it was fun to have while it lasted and I had a good feeling to own something in case TSHF. The funny thing was, I'd been reading about them for years in the Shotgun News my dad would bring home and my family members who were shooters knew about them and what a good value they were but I was the first to buy one. I still have a soft spot for SKS and wish I could find one for a decent price these days.

 

[ZeroRing]

I remember walking into Blackbird in Medford, OR (if you're from So. Oregon you know what I'm talking about) as an 18 year old and I bought a rifle because I could. It was a stock Norinco SKS for $109 and I was excited to have it. Sadly I traded it for a guitar a few years later, but it was fun to have while it lasted and I had a good feeling to own something in case TSHF. The funny thing was, I'd been reading about them for years in the Shotgun News my dad would bring home and my family members who were shooters knew about them and what a good value they were but I was the first to buy one. I still have a soft spot for SKS and wish I could find one for a decent price these days.

You traded a nice boom stick for a gee-tar?? That's crazy talk!!

 

[whatzhizname]

It was a dark moment in my life's history I'll admit, but I was working on a professional music career at the time and the guitar was worth 6x the Simonov. Now, they're probably more equal in value and if TSHF I'm pretty sure which one I'd prefer.

 

[Generator]

Winchester 1200 12ga.
and the famous Davis 380 (wife wanted a gun and everything covered in pink was rediculious)
My buddy was shooting the Davis at round 35...slide broke. I've never gone off of someone else advice since.

Since that SKSs and shotguns that I find interesting.

 

[GED]

Marlin 70P 22LR "Papoose" w/15 rd. mag.

 

[Bajablast]

Taurus Millennium Pro PT 145 Pro. I love it!!!!

 

[NK777]

1911A1 GI model for cheap.

Taurus Millennium Pro PT 145 Pro. I love it!!!!

I have one of those and I to like it! Neat little gun with allot of pop!

 

[RallySoob]

Rock River Arms AR15

 

[NK777]

Rock River Arms AR15

Really!?

You just decided one day to plop down a bunch of cash on an EBR as your first adult gun purchase? Well more power to ya! most of us start smaller I think.

 

[jordanvraptor]

My first rifle was a Colt AR-15 SP1. I bought it when I was in the Marine Corps and living in barracks. I had to store it in the base armory and check it out with a weapon card. it was kind of funny that every time I went to turn it back in after shooting it at the local range, they would want to inspect it to see if it was clean. I took great pleasure in saying no...

My first handgun was a Ruger GP-100 stainless 4 inch.

Both are long gone...

 

[tionico]

The summer I turned 21 I spent at my Grandparent's home in Port Orchard, WA. I had just sold my Austin Healey 3000 for what I thought was a LOT of cash.... my cousin and I went down to Pete's Gun Store in downtown Podunk, and I bought two long guns... a BSA sporter in .30-06, Monte Carlo stock, and I got a cheap scope. I also bought a 12 bore pump shotgun, something like Eastbrook (it also says S&W on the breech), modified choke. I sold the 06 some years back when I was in a financial bind, to a friend. HE got in money trouble a year later, and instead of talking to me he sold it to another friend of ours, for half what he'd paid me. THAT guy died two years on, and I didn't hear about his widow's fire sale of everything of his.... I heard later that 06 sold for fifty bux.... I'd have paid five times that, in a heartbeat. I still have the shotgun, its a bit gnarly bit still spits lead. (I've just recently bought a BPS tenbore, gorgeous walnut stock, still new in the box but old stock.... so I'm not sure how much more action that old number twelve will be seeing.... I've also recently gotten a Browning A Bold White Gold Medallion in .30-06, so I don't think I'll be missing that old Beezer much more. That Browning is suweeeeet.....

 

[motoman98]

Remington model 600 in 6.5 Mag. Still my favorite

 

[Wenis]

Kimber CDP Pro

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Hi point 995 Carbine. But I consider MY Saiga 7.62x39 or my Pardner Pump
(Rem-870 knock off) to be my first real weapons.

 

[eriknemily]

My first purchase was a Bersa Thunder 380cc. Unless the Mossburg 500 12ga my wife got me the year before counts.

PS. CaliberBob if I recall correctly the Rossi wasn't technically your first purchase