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Do you still have your first gun?
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Lone Wolf McQuade
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Yes Mossberg bolt action 22 rifle. Got it over 55 years ago. Shot it this Summer.
I too have a '60 .. bought mine at FS from their used rack, maybe a dozen years ago. Yup .. insanely accurate. And it loves CCI Mini-mag fodder.
JoeA
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And I thought I was the only one who shopped there!
But my ammo always came from Spags
NH Phantom
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Yes Sears and Roebucks 22 rifle. got it when I was 10. 56 years ago
Gidge
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The Fair in Worcester ... that's a blast from the past, as is (was) Service merchandise in Auburn, andother place to buy guns and ammo back in the day.
fencer
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Still have the first three guns I bought.
First was a Mossy 500 that I have not shot in a while, but it is solid and reliable. And every homeowner needs a 12ga pump.
Bought my first two handguns at the same time. S&W 686 - 4" and a Sig 226.. Still shoot them both regularly and the 226 is currently on night stand duty, In a hand gun safe with a couple of loaded pre-bans.
First was a Mossy 500 that I have not shot in a while, but it is solid and reliable. And every homeowner needs a 12ga pump.
Bought my first two handguns at the same time. S&W 686 - 4" and a Sig 226.. Still shoot them both regularly and the 226 is currently on night stand duty, In a hand gun safe with a couple of loaded pre-bans.
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The Fair had a pretty good selection of guns in its day, I used to love trips to there (and Spag's) when I was a kid. I did hate having to pay a dime to take a leak at the Fair, I had to run around the store and find my mother to get a dime - the bathrooms were right at the entrance but I was too excited to get to the gun counter to waste any time on the way in.
namedpipes
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My first ever "gun", yes, a bb/pellet gun.
First ever was a crappy .22 revolver. That's gone. I sold a Daewoo .223. heartbreakingly, an Uzi pistol in .45. That was the last. The next time I part with any, it'll be in my will.
First ever was a crappy .22 revolver. That's gone. I sold a Daewoo .223. heartbreakingly, an Uzi pistol in .45. That was the last. The next time I part with any, it'll be in my will.
no and no
The first gun I bought on my FID was some cheap BB gun I got for like $25 bucks at Royal in Stoneham a zillion years ago
I think I threw it out at one point many years later
My first pistol was a Raven 25 .... a real POS I paid $49 bucks for.... I gave it to a friend of mine in 1992 and he still has it
The first gun I bought on my FID was some cheap BB gun I got for like $25 bucks at Royal in Stoneham a zillion years ago
I think I threw it out at one point many years later
My first pistol was a Raven 25 .... a real POS I paid $49 bucks for.... I gave it to a friend of mine in 1992 and he still has it
JuergenG
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Nope, sold her (Tanfoglio TA90 Combat Gold, case hardened finish like this P-19) 10 years after I've bought her
and bought a SIG P210-4 of the 1952 contract for the German Border Police. Geez, another 20 years gone by.....
ETA: The 2nd one after the Tanfoglio was a S&W 686-3 6". It's still in this household but legally belongs to the Missus,
who found it under the Christmas tree in 2016.
I've bought that one in early '93 and hauled it to the U.S. and back to have it modified into a 1-of-1 at the Springfield
factory in early '97.
and bought a SIG P210-4 of the 1952 contract for the German Border Police. Geez, another 20 years gone by.....
ETA: The 2nd one after the Tanfoglio was a S&W 686-3 6". It's still in this household but legally belongs to the Missus,
who found it under the Christmas tree in 2016.
I've bought that one in early '93 and hauled it to the U.S. and back to have it modified into a 1-of-1 at the Springfield
factory in early '97.
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Yup
Golddiggie
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I still have the first firearm I ever bought. Granted a LOT on it has been changed out over the years. I call it my FrankenPara (P14) since the only things still original to it are the slide, barrel and barrel bushing. Well, maybe some of the internal parts on the frame are also original, I can't recall exactly. Bought it in '94, so give me a break. ![[rofl2]](/xen/styles/default/xenforo/smilies.vb/035.gif "ROFL2 [rofl2]")
I do still take it to the range from time to time. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'll probably take it next range trip (might be next weekend depending on the weather).
I do still take it to the range from time to time. Now that I'm thinking about it, I'll probably take it next range trip (might be next weekend depending on the weather).
My dad bought me an Ithaca model 66 Supersingle lever action .410 shotgun back in '68. $35 brand new. I was deadly with it, shooting doves and quail. Did a couple of doubles on doves. Moved up to an old model 12 Winchester 12 gauge my grandfather gave me eventually, and was even MORE deadly. Now I can't hit a friggin thing with the 410. Still use it's serial # in my passwords.
Marty McFly
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Someone treasures that musketNo... but someone does...
Jason m
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Bought a Marlin .22 Mod 64 from that place, I watched it come down the conveyor lol.
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