Where did you buy your first gun?

[cdkayak]

Marlin 1894 .22 mag from Meltzer's in Garfield, NJ in the mid '80s

 

[Dirtypacman]

Para Ord P14/40 at Bob's Tactical in Salisbury

 

[dwarven1]

Marlin 1894 .22 mag from Meltzer's in Garfield, NJ in the mid '80s

OMG... talk about a blast from the past. I bought my first Ruger Mk1 there in the early 80's. I'd forgotten the name of the place until I read your post.

 

[Yelena]

Well, my very first gun was obtained 25 years ago in Russian toy store
I bought my first one in the US just less than two weeks ago at Competetive Shooters Supplies in Pawtucket, RI. It is 9 mm Makarov IJ-70.

 

[rwl1955]

1st Gun

Collector`s coin. Glock 23.

 

[cdkayak]

OMG... talk about a blast from the past. I bought my first Ruger Mk1 there in the early 80's. I'd forgotten the name of the place until I read your post.

I bought several of my first firearms there. They're still in business; my father just bought some fishing gear from them for my nephews this past summer.

 

[Plural of Mongoose]

1st gun

My first gun store purchase was a Savage M99C chambered in .284 .
I bought it at the Ware gun shop sometime around 1976.
Wish I still had that rifle......

 

[Iron Horse Gunn]

S & W K-22 fron Kirkwood Bros, Boston, about 1961

 

[MrsWildweasel]

I believe it was my Ruger 10/22 and I think it was Uncle Fred's in Southampton that we bought it.

 

[pdm]

Blue Northern in Ayer, MA.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

I aquired my first handgun, a Colt Woodsman, new, in 1952 when most of you were still pissing your pants or before. A high point in my life will be when I give it to my grandson next year on his fourth birthday. Jack.

 

[southshoresig]

I bought my Sig 229 from Carl at Four Seasons the day I got my license, still got it, and still my fav.

 

[Scrivener]

I aquired my first handgun, a Colt Woodsman, new, in 1952 when most of you were still pissing your pants or before.

If you're that old, chances are you're "pissing your pants" now.

 

[vellnueve]

First gun I bought was a Remington 700PSS at Atlantic Guns in Rockville, MD.

 

[Fsorrent]

If you're that old, chances are you're "pissing your pants" now.

"If pissing your pants is cool, consider me Mile's Davis!"

 

[Scrivener]

"If pissing your pants is cool, consider me Mile's [sic] Davis!"

I don't recall anyone saying it was.

Enjoy your Depends....

 

[jdubois]

I don't recall anyone saying it was.

Gee, I guess you don't enjoy fine art films...

(The proper quote is "If peeing in your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.")

 

[Chris]

Updated later in the threads....

 

[Scrivener]

Gee, I guess you don't enjoy fine art films...

(The proper quote is "If peeing in your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.")

So Piss Christ really IS art. Now I know....

 

[bob999]

I bought a double barreled side by each shot gun at the old Natick outdoor store when I was 16 (40 + years ago sheesh)

 

[MassMark]

I spent the better part of my tweens hanging out at Williams Gun Shop in Salem, Ohio eyeballing everything in the store, handling guns and talking Mr. Williams ear off. With a fair amount of "full-court-press" I convinced my father I was ready to buy my first pistol and handed him $110.00 I had saved from the sale of my go-cart frame and lawn money. He covered the rest and the Ruger Mark II was mine - at 16...

 

[jdubois]

So Piss Christ really IS art. Now I know....

Had to go look that one up. Um... yeah.

But I think we're pretty far into thread-jack territory now.

 

[Rockrivr1]

My first purchase was a Sig 229 in 40S&W w/ five mags and a 357 Sig bbl at AAA Gun Store in W. Springfield.

 

[Orvanic]

S&W 4516 from Riley's in Hooksett circa 1991

 

[dwarven1]

I bought a double barreled side by each shot gun at the old Natick outdoor store when I was 16 (40 + years ago sheesh)

I know that they didn't sell handguns as far back as 2000, but do they still long guns? Just wondering...

 

[RKG]

My first gun was a Mossberg .22 bolt action rifle. My father bought for me when I was 11. I don't know where.

Some years later, he also bought me a Winchester 52C. That came from Abercrombie & Fitch (the real one) in Manhattan.

 

[Wolf99]

Ruger 10/22 from B&D Re-loaders in Hyde Park in 1992, followed by a Ruger Mini Thirty a couple days later.

 

[PEMS2324]

Wal-fart -- air pistol...



Come one LTC !!!!

 

[JonJ]

My mother bought me a S&W Airweight Bodyguard for my 21st birthday. It was used and bought from my boss at the time. I still have and carry it.

 

[45collector]

first gun was a Marlin .22 Auto rifle w/ a scope. I was insanely accurate with that thing and used to pick off squirrels with headshots out to 100 yards.
Then I started to feel bad for killing squirrels for no other reason than target practice. I just kill paper targets now.
First handgun was a Colt series 70.