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I was in forth grade when my Dad's old Air Force buddy, an Air Policeman as they called them back then, took me to the range to shoot his wife's little .22. We'd spent a week on safety basics first, then Dad's friend (Tech Sgt. Randall Keller) took me for the 'big moment'. The little pistol was a gold toned, ivory handled, .22 that resembled an S&W .38.
Sweet shooting little gun, a great guy and a great time for a kid.
The first handgun I shot was a 9mm Beretta. That gun was smooth. Then my brother bought a Bersa Thunder. When I decided to own a firearm Glock was it for me. I did shoot rifles from the age of 12-13 though, being a member of the Cadet Corps. Shooting is fun.
My Dad (career Navy) first let me shoot his S&W .38 spl. Victory model 10 when I was 10. After turning 12 I was permitted to buy a .22 revolver from a bachelor neighbor. It was a top-break 8-shot Iver Johnson. My next pistol was a 1911A1 bought through the NRA. I still have those 3 and have added several more. In my experience it is so much easier to buy another handgun than it is to sell any!
Bought my first handgun at a garage sale in 1965,,,
I was 13 years old and paid $5.00 for it.
The gun was a ROHM .22 short only revolver,,,
Epitome of the El Cheapo Saturday NIght Special.
Aarond
I had a "guns kill people" upbringing. It wasn't until after I was out of the Marine Corps, had a little experience, and my husband persuaded me to not have such a closed mind, that I started to look seriously at guns.
I was interested the first time i got kicked out of my grandparents room with the warning not to ever touch the revolvers under his bed. then re-affirmed when my cousin got a ruger 22 pistol and i was jealous.
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My father was a part time gun builder, along with a friend of his.....his friend blued the barrels, and did the technical work, my father made the stocks, foregrips, etc., and did all the hand checkering....alot of the gun building was for big game hunters....they loved personalized guns, fit to them......I started shooting 22's in the basement, with bullet traps, when I was about 7.....and started hunting at about 14, mostly bird....the hunting days are over, can't seem to kill an animal, I like them too much, but a human coming at me, different story...started shooting handgun at about 17.....
I was about ten and my dad had a S&W 32-20 revolver he would let us shoot a couple of times when he was practicing. Left home at 16 and never shot another handgun (only had rifles and shotguns) until2011. Bought my first a Kel-Tec P11 after shooting with a friend, and really liked his so I bought one.:smt071
My first gun was a Ruger Super red hawk.Stainless 71/2 barrel.It was fun to shoot when camping.That's about it.Should have bought something a little more practical.
Although I shot a few handguns through out my early years I didn't seriously get into handguns until I was 62.
I was a late bloomer and got my first hand gun at 36.
I became a cop in 1975 when I was 23. I had never, ever fired a gun before. I got hooked during my rookie training & bought a 4" S&W model 14 in 38 Special. Two years later I was a High Master in NRA - PPC police competitions. I won consistently and about 1984 I became a licensed gunsmith as a hobby. I built custom PPC revolvers and tuned competition pistols & revolvers. In 1994 I qualified along with a Toronto cop to represent Canada at the NRA World Police Shooting Championships (2 man team) in Jackson, Mississippi. I shot a custom gun that I built and, we WON! One of the happiest days of my life. I currently own 13 pistols/revolvers & I'm still a cop (36 yrs & counting). I took a break from competition but intend to try again at the World's in 2014... the 20th anniversary of my world championship win. Wish me luck!
@ Centech
Congratulations
That's a great story.
:smt1099
And Mom bought me my first Roy Rogers double gun set.
I've been a mad pistolero every since.
Aarond
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Just called my father and he told me I had a silver cap gun with a black western holster and wore it all the time at age three. When he told me this I started to remember it. I remember wearing it with a suit I had when we went to eat at a nice place. It lasted three year.