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

[PlayboyPenguin]

We have asked "what was your first gun" now I am asking "what was the first gun you bought yourself as an adult?"

For me it was a stainless Taurus .2mag revolver. That I bought in 1988 if I remember correctly.

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[PhysicsGuy]

Saiga rifle in 7.62x39

 

[k7grc]

444 Marlin, bought summer 1976, Used to hunt elk in the coast range. Still use it today when brush hunting.

 

[caliber bob]

It was a Rossi 2" .357/.38spcl in Baker City. I was so happy

 

[Rix]

Ruger P89

 

[Rambo]

norinco SKS sweetgun. nearly fully modified now.

 

[elsullo]

After recovering from my "hippy" period, I realized in 1977 when my "Lady" moved in with me in my house in the woods that I wanted some home protection. "When seconds count, the deputies are only minutes away." At least thirty minutes away in our case. So I steeled myself to frequent the Devil's Dens where Hippies fear to tread: gunshops.

Of course everyone tried to sell me only Colt 1911s, since their profit margin was highest, and anything else meant that I was a Communist and had a small penis. As a matter of fact, I WAS a Communist AND had a small penis! And I wanted a simple, easy to use weapon that my Lady could learn to use.

It was a beautiful High Standard Sentinal Mark III nine-shot twenty-two magnum revolver. It had lovely smooth wooden grips that slid perfectly into position in the hand, and a perfectly blued finish. It was a really tight, sound gun, and came with an extra 22 long rifle cylinder. It was accurate and it was cheap; and that is why High Standard went out of business---not enough profit margin for the quality put in.

As so often heard, I wish I still had that one................elsullo

 

[DSbur]

DCM arsenal rebuilt M-1 Garand, drypacked, $121.96 in 1982. Incredible wood, still shoots fantastic...

 

[VWTim]

Ruger 10/22 SS. 2nd was a Romanian AK (SAR-1) when they first started coming in.

 

[dolooper]

Ruger 10/22 SS. 2nd was a Romanian AK (SAR-1) when they first started coming in.

Mossberg 500.

 

[fingolfen]

Mine was the same as my first... M1 Garand...

... I'm up to 3 at this point...

 

[parsons_12b]

Ithica 12g

 

[finch6013]

ak47

 

[Scrammer]

An H&R Leatherneck, model 140, 22cal. target and training rifle.
Whis I still had it.

 

[Intervention]

Sig 229

 

[Sun195]

Hmm.... I'm pretty sure it was my Glock 19 when I turned 21. I don't think I bought any other guns (although, I owned two) prior to that.

 

[Doc In UPlace]

A Colt Cobra .38. Where did that one go? Dang if I can remember! I guess I'm getting CRS.

 

[jimwsea]

HK USP 40 for working in the middle of nowhere. Shortly after that I got a desk job.

 

[stitchclimber]

I purchased a Savage Single shot 12g, which a few weeks later was taken by the police... long story.

 

[markw76]

1976, Colt Trooper MKIII 6inch. Just a bit smaller than an N frame Smith. Handloaded for it with a Lee "whack it with a mallet" loader several months until I could get a press and the rest of it. Took all week to load 100 rounds and tended to shoot it all up every weekend.
I kept it a couple years until shortly after the day I found out about the muzzle-up pressure spike thing while trying to knock a critter out of a tree with it. Stung my hand and swelled one of the chambers to the point that anything more than a 38 special load required the mallet to punch it out. Put it up on consignment (with disclosure!) and bought a Series 70 GM. Been meaning to get another .357 in a Smith ever since. (never liked the anemic Colt ejector rods)