18 years old, bought a Marlin 336 30-30. I'm 57 now and still have it.

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Good choice.. buying quality is nearly always a good deal. I also went with a 30-30 albeit with a Winchester 94 (and still have it).

 

Ruger P85 MKII 9mm. Purchased it 20 years ago and I still own it.

 

A Ruger 10/22 I bought from my best friend. It has been back and forth over the years and I am the present owner.

 

First I bought was a Taurus PT-99. Dad bought me my first two. One is a H&R 12ga Topper single shot and the other was a Marlin 336 in .35 rem. I still have all and shot them all still today.

 

Glock G32 gen 3, midsize 357 Sig. LOVE shooting that round, but too expensive now. Not sure there is such a thing as a Glock safe queen, so guess it's title is gun safe patriarch now

 

I got a Marlin model 60 for Christmas when I was 13. The first one I bought was a stainless Series 80 Colt Government.

 

Glock G32 gen 3, midsize 357 Sig. LOVE shooting that round, but too expensive now. Not sure there is such a thing as a Glock safe queen, so guess it's title is gun safe patriarch now

Love the 357 sig

 

First I ever bought myself was a wood stock 12 ga Remington 870, 21" barrel.
Got my first gun in 1977, an H&R 490 Topper Jr 20 ga. Never could hit much with it. A couple years ago I dug it out and took it to a gunsmith. He found the barrel bent the last 3 inches and it would cost more to fix than it was worth. My reply, it's sentiment so it's priceless. He cut it back to 21.5" and threaded it for Remington chokes. Shoots great now, patterns perfectly centered. Still have both guns.

 

 

W German Sig P228.

 

Have a West German Sig P220 (1992). Had numerous 1911's (and loved them), shot a buddy's P220 and never looked back!

 

That I purchased was a Glock 17. That I had given to me was a Mossberg .410 bolt action single shot.

 

Mine was an Anderson AR-15 roughly 7-8 years ago. I was 21-22. Gave $425 for it. I kept it for around 3 months or so I believe it was and had a buddy of mine offer me a 2005 Honda CR85, which was my first ever Dirt Bike and if you've ever had one you know that's it's not exactly a bike for a, back then 150lbs soaking wet with rocks in my pockets, to learn how to ride on. So naturally, I traded it for a Yamaha Raptor 350 then traded it for a KTM 125sx that ended up needing the top end rebuilt. Posted it, got an offer bout an hour later from a guy and he offered a Remington Model 700 7mm with a $350 Leupold, TC Encore 7mm also w a $350 Leupold, a Diamondback AR-15 and a Mossberg 500E pump 410. Sold 3 of them for $2200 and kept the Mossberg and still have it to this day.

Now, I'm severely addicted to trading/bartering. That one $450 AR to $2200+ a badass 410 shotgun, that will be passed to my 4yo son on his next bday, transaction was all it took to catch that high lol.

Got a little sidetracked there, but the morale of the story is; trading/bartering is a pretty damn cool hobby!!! [emoji41]

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i always lived in the country, at 16 i bought a Colt .22 frontier scout very nice gun from a old farmer, when i turned 18 in 1976 i got a Ithaca XL 900 still have it . got a Remington 552 for one Xmas at age 10, got a single shot 12 ga. at 8 years old. still have 552 also.

 

 

14 yrs. old
rode my spyder bike to Western Auto with my buddy
Got a Revelation .22 bolt action, tubular magazine. Shoots short, long, and long rifle
Because it resembled my father's that he got from Sears in Missouri
Didn't need to sign papers, perhaps because I cut the owner's grass!?!
Still have it... best $46 ever spent
I have the Sears model also since my father passed this past year
They are nearly twins, both manufactured by Marlin, I believe.
Great shooters both of them

 

1985, bought a new to the world Glock 17...

I wish I still had some of the firearms I had way back then.

Uzi model B
SPAS 12
S&W model 29 8 3/8’s
Model 19 combat magnum
Original Colt AR without forward assist

 

1973 bought a semi-auto Remington .22lr. Shot many, many boxes of ammo at $ .50 a box.....

 

1st gen. S&W model 659. I had it ten years and sold it in a pinch. I kicked myself in the butt for that decision. One of the nicest semi auto's I have owned. It was built like a tank, accurate and reliable.

 

I don't think I'd call it "The Devil's Right Hand" but, like Steve Earl, "my very first pistol was a cap-n-ball Colt. "

CS

 

Savage 20 gauge single shot, 13 years old, with my tobacco money.

 

in the 60s remington apache from kmart

 

Remington 770 30-06 with Bushnell scope from wal-mart.... the whole package was junk, lol.
No longer have it...It had to hit the road

 

Glock 17 Gen 4

 

Ruger Mk II Target to replace the Mk I my dad gave me that got stolen.

 

Springfield Armory EMP 40 bitone. Was stolen out of my truck during church... the Nerve..

 

Winchester 120 Ranger pump 12ga. Shot a Turkey with the Savage 24 my dad gave me on my 16th bday in 20ga/22mag, and he got up. Figured I needed a bigger gun. Still have the Ranger and the Savage almost 50 years later.

 

The first gun that I bought (I had a couple that were gifts) was a Ruger Super Single Six, 5.5", blued, "Made in the 200th year of American Liberty". It's still my go-to gun when getting new shooter started with handguns.