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What was your first gun?

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#1 ·
What was your first gun? and do you still have it?
 
#28 ·
There were really two of them,,,

This was the first handgun I ever bought with my own money,,,
I bought it for $5.00 at a garage sale in 1965,,,

.22 Short ROHM Saturday Night Special,,,
I still have it.

This was the first handgun I ever bought because it was exactly what I wanted,,,
What I mean is that I went searching for this gun on purpose,,,
I didn't just buy what was available for my price point..

S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece,,,
I'll never sell it.

Aarond

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#31 ·
My first guns were a series of .38 S&W top-breaks with no names or model numbers. These made by Marlin for hardware retailers, bought from junk shops or second-hand stores as a kid. My first real firearm was my Marlin 39A .22 lever action, which I do still have.

My first serious handgun was a Colt New Service in .45 Colt, later converted to .44 Special. Stolen from a gunshop where I had taken it for repairs.

My first new handgun was a Ruger Flat-Top Blackhawk in .357 Magnum, bought in 1958. Still have it.

This is not it, but looks pretty much like it when I bought it in 1958:



And, in its current configuration, case colored and mesquite grips by Cary Chapman:



My log book shows about 17,000 rounds fired through it.

Bob Wright
 
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