First gun I ever shot was a Colt .38sp Detective Special. Kinda hurt to shoot because it was so small in my hands. First long gun was a Mossberg 500.

M1 Carbine. My dad would hold it and I got to pull the trigger. The second gun I ever shot was a Ruger revolver in 44 magnum. After shooting the M1 I went to the jeep, picked up the revolver and asked "Now can we shoot the little one?" Dad held that for me as well.

my dad bought my brother and I a Daisy red rider as kids (9 and 11) and we would try to shoot each other as we took turns running across our field of view ( left to right and back at about 15 yards away). it would hurt but it wouldn't go through our sears tough skins pants.

 

then I shot a .22 bolt action at camp (12?)

 

then a M16 at ft Sill

then a M60, M203 and a M2 .50 in Korea

and I shot a MLRS rocket launcher rocket as a crew chief in Korea.

 

 

now that's a big gun

M16A4

.22LR Bolt action in boy scouts. No clue what model it was.

Same here. Was probably 10 or so.

First was a CO2 .177 pellet gun inside my parents apartment when I was around 12. Second was a 9mm flobert bolt action shotgun when I was around 15 or 16.

Junior ROTC (high School)---> M14

 

College ROTC ----> M16

Daisy 105 buck

 

 

My first was A 22 rifle with my father.. I have to admit its one of the best memories I have with my father..

Great question! Mine was at age 8. It was a single shot Slazenger .22 rifle with my father on an uncle's farm in Australia.

Shooting with my Dad was always the highlight of those farm trips.

 

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Semi auto shotgun on a cruise as a young child. Shooting trap off back of boat

Mossberg .22 a really old gun, my Great grandmother gave it to me, it was her husbands, I think it was from 30 or 40's when they had a range in Pa. I still have this today. I was about 10 or 11 at the time.

First rifle was Marlin model 60 22

 

first handgun BHP

When I was 8, I went to a family wedding in New Mexico. One day, my dad, uncle, grandfather, and I went shooting in a canyon. They were shooting a bunch of my grandfather's guns (he's the only one who lived in NM)...38's, 45's, and a luger. For me, they brought along a .22. I can't be positive, but I think it was Browning Buckmark. I went back to NM last year and asked to go to that canyon. What used to be empty, pristine, beautiful desert is now a bunch of strip malls and cookie cutter housing developments.

Colt python 357 blued with 6" barrel, leaned against my uncles police car at the long gone town trash dump and let er rip....I was around 12, it was a blast(pun intended) I still have it and wouldn't part with it for anything....

I started shooting when I was pretty young, around 6 or 7 with my Grandfather. He has a hunting camp in NY that we went too and still do. I started shooting the bolt action Marlin 100 first, it was a single shot .22. Then I used a Remington Nylon 66, and a Glenfield Model 60. We still have them all too.

I never fired a gun, I'm afraid of them, they kill people & they should all be banned.

Makarov

I never fired a gun, I'm afraid of them, they kill people & they should all be banned.

 

At least your honest.

M16A2-- yep, never even saw a firearm up-close and in person until I had signed away my good years.

 

Same here. Unless you count that daisy bb rifle I had. I was able to hit the flat side of a hanging washer at 15' with that thing !

Lots of interesting stories here. Everything from BB guns to military arms to police guns.

I had a Crossman BB rifle when I was a kid, but when I was 10 yrs. old, living in Greenville, SC, the Greenville PD took our Webelos troop out to the range for a gun safety class. Shot a S&W .38 revolver (standard police issue back then) and a Remington 12 gauge shotgun. I was a skinny little runt back then and the shotgun literally knocked me on my a**...

 

Been hooked ever since.

I was prob 9 or 10 at sleep away camp. Some type of single whit, .22lr bolt action rifle.

1st handgun was not until 2009 and it was a buckmark .22lr I believe and my old glock 26 which was not a pleasant 1st real gun to shoot.

Smith & Wesson K-38 Combat Masterpiece at the pistol range of Blytheville AFB, AR, 1988. Literally fell apart in my hands while shooting, but I still shot expert!

I had a Crossman BB rifle when I was a kid, but when I was 10 yrs. old, living in Greenville, SC, the Greenville PD took our Webelos troop out to the range for a gun safety class. Shot a S&W .38 revolver (standard police issue back then) and a Remington 12 gauge shotgun. I was a skinny little runt back then and the shotgun literally knocked me on my a**... Been hooked ever since.

 

 

i had a crossman bb rifle and handgun as well never really considered it a gun but thanks for reminding me of the fun experiences

In order

 

First gun ever:

Pump up BB gun from Walmart. Possibly a Crosman.

 

Rimfire:

Bolt action .22LR.

 

Centerfire:

M16A2

 

Pistol:

M9

M-16A2- during boot camp in the fall of 1992 at Ft Lost in the woods.........just shy of 20 years ago

H&K USP .45... Probably should of shot something smaller but The movies have drilled .45 into me and it just happened to be my first buy as well

Savage model 4c .22 bolt action. That was quickly followed by m1's and enfields. The police and my grandfathers Vfw had a gun safey and shooting class for kids in town every year. The class started out calm with .22's then the old vets would decide it's time to bring out the vfw's weapon stash. They still have a case of m1's and enfields in the Vfw post. Which is partly why in the event of a total emergency (zombie apocalypse) that's where I decided I'd go. a brick building with no windows and steel doors. That just happened to have a fully stocked bar, food and a case of high powered rifles. Sounds like a winner to me