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

[skeezix]

Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt.

 

[chefbq]

Rich, that is brilliant! I wish hunting was that simple again. Thanks for the story.

 

[Savage Jav]

Cz P-01. It was in the OD green cause the gun owner covinced me it was super special. I was young and dumb then but it would love to have that gun back or at least another p-01 if can find one in stock around here.

 

[Mr Smith]

Walther P22 'limited edition'

Came with both the 3.4" and 5" barrels.

Though it no longer says limited edition on it since the slide broke and was replaced years back.

 

[DunRanull]

The first gun I bought as an adult (not counting my .22 Mossie rifle and 12 ga shotgun purchased when I was 12-13) was a Spanish M43 8mm Mauser. K-Mart in Grand Rapids was having a sale on them, $29.95 out the door..
Mine had some pitting beneath the wood-line so I stripped it and reblued it. The bore is clean. I "sporterised" the wood; it now stands in a corner with Russian-capture K98k wood on it. The Fajen wood I got years ago for it sits on another much nicer Mauser.
Havent fired it in years and I can't believe that Im still carrying that gun around! My thought is if burglars make a pass thru my house they would take the available guns and not dig around for the valuable ones...

 

[DeanMk]

My thought is if burglars make a pass thru my house they would take the available guns and not dig around for the valuable ones...

That's not a bad idea!
"Pretty up" a bunch of $99 Mosin's and set them out....in the corner ( ).
Meanwhile, The plain looking Kleingunther's and Colt's stay safe in the cabnet.

...that's usin' the ol' noggin!



Dean

 

[Hemlock]

A used Remington model 58 12 gauge 30" full. Grouse, pheasant, duck and deer. It was a tool and it never failed.

 

[CountryGent]

As I recall, the first I ever bought all by myself (as opposed to a gift or a loaner) was a single-shot, break-action in 12-Gauge. I think it was an H&R. It was purchased from a small, family-run True Value store (Utzingers Hardware). I had just turned 18 years old and I had saved up funds from working at Fred Meyer and various other jobs, so I figured I could invest in shotgun that cost less than a C-note. It's long gone now, of course. I think I traded it and a Spanish Mauser off for a pump-action 12-gauge in my early 20s.

 

[Capn Jack]

Husqvarna 30-06 (light weight) I bought the barreled action through the Rod & Gun Club on base, ($49.00) and had it stocked to fit me by a German Gun Smith. Then, I had him install a 6x42 Hensoldt scope with quick detachable Jager mounts. It was a, veritable "Death Ray".
*Note the rifle was later stolen in the '70's from the person I sold it to and the thief wasn't smart enough to take the scope which was hanging alongside in its case.

 

[Knobgoblin]

 

[40Garand]

I'm a bit fuzzy on #1. I lived in Newport at the time. I had some sentimental hand-me-downs but the H&K USP 45 V1 was calling out my name. I grabbed that at Three Bears in Portland and a used 870 Wingmaster at the (now out of business) sporting goods store on the corner of 101 & Hurbert in Zooport. I'm leaning more towards the 870 as being my first purchase.

 

[Jay Walk]

M&P 2.0 Lung Remover.

 

[Big Rita 103]

Ruger super single six in 22lr/22mag. Tens of thousands of rounds through it.
It still looks brand new 42 years later!

 

[bradsteen]

KelTec Sub2k - saw it in a magazine when I was 14, bought it the day I turned 18.

 

[P7M13]

1985, Winchester 70 in .270
Bought the Lee Loader kit to go with it.

 

[DeanMk]

P7M13,

Do you still use the Lee loader?

 

[titsonritz]

Ruger Mini-14 as soon as I turned 18. Got it's "big brother" a few later. The mini is long gone, still have the .308.

 

[Brutus57]

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.

Ruger Super Single Six they called it popularly. The single action .22 and .22 magnum in stainless steel. Many, many moons ago.

 

[nammac]

In the summer of '85, that first purchase was a brand, spanking new Browning Hi-Power, polished blue and walnut grips, for the handsome of $449.95….

Yup, she slipped through my fingers and departed many, many years ago….

 

[Nibbs]

A 90% mdl 1909 Argy Mauser rifle for $49.00 & an 1891 Argy Engineer Carbine for $39.00 at Andy & Bax...

And Thus began the Adventure Journey into MilsurpVille..

1st at a Gun show was a Mdl 1891 Mosin Nagant made in 1915 by New England Westinghouse w/ the Original Imperial Proofs + the Commie Hammer & Cycle And the SA Finn Property Stamp...

Plus the re-import marks, hence a record of some of it's journeys on it's Bbl...