Tell us about your first one

[YukonGirl]

Great stories-- all, and I appreciate everyone sharing them. I'm hoping more will add to the thread.

I'm seeing a theme that's not surprising to me-- as fond as we are of our first gun purchases, for some, it's just as special to pass them on to the next generation.

[skeet]

My first long gun I bought was a Winchester M-12 in as new condition. It was a 12 ga 26 inch imp cyl field gun..paid 35 bucks for it. I was 9 years old. Sold it a few days later for 50 bucks. Hey 15 dollars was a lot of money back then. First handgun was a Colt SAA 38-40..Made in 1900 and about 65%. Paid 15 bucks..I was 11 and I hid it from my parents till I was 18. They would have probably taken it away from me. One of the few guns from my early years I still have. The first 22 was a Winchester 69 I bought for 10 bucks when I was 12. Still have it too. And boy oh boy...has it had a "few" rounds through it. Probably over 150,000 of all sizes. Whatever I could afford at the time.