What was your first rifle?

[Dsgnr_81]

First rifle I purchased was a Romak 7.62 x 39

 

[historybuff]

Ithaca "M49 Saddlegun", gift from Dad in 1963. Lever action, single shot .22, still have it, still shoot it, still treasure it.

 

[Zephri]

Mosin Nagant m44 for me, good times...

 

[johnb62]

Marlin Golden 39A. 1980

 

[byford80]

winchester 60

 

[brokenbutnotdead]

I received my first rifle in 1979 and it was a 1941 Winchester 94 in 32 WCFS.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Remington 512. A gift from my dad who used it in Junior NRA competitions when he was a kid. Second rifle I owned is a Winchester Model of 1917 willed to me by my grandfather. First rifle I bought was an AR.

 

[MedicMike]

First to own was a Ruger 10/22. First to buy was an AR.

 

[ATM]

M16 when I was 17 years old.

Sadly, I was not allowed to keep it.

More sadly, I can't justify the price to own one again.

 

[chraland51]

First rifle that I had was a Christmas present from my Dad when I was a kid. It was a single shot Ithica leverl action 22. The first rifle I purchased was an 8mm Mauser that I do not remember the country of origin. I do remember that the action and barrel were in good enough shape that an old time gunsmith and friend of the family told me that he would put it in a custom stock and make the necessary modifications to turn it into a sporter for little or nothing as long as I let him do it on his own time. Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack soon after making me that offer. I think that I bought it at an ACE hardware store back in the mid 70s when they were selling firearms.

 

[paperboy]

The first rifle I ever shot was a Remington Nylon 66 and the first rifle I ever owned (got it for Christmas when I was 13) was a Marlin Model 60

 

[Naptown]

Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle

 

[dannyb89]

First rifle was an 8mm Turkish Mauser that my uncle gave me for Christmas. He said he picked up 2 of them at a surplus store for $36 a piece (only 10 years ago). Best $36 ever spent in my opinion!!

 

[dross]

I can still remember the joy I experienced as a little tyke of seven to find that long package under the tree on Christmas morning. There it was, the Barret light fifty I had asked Santa for. The sparrows in my neighborhood - heck, five neighborhoods over - weren't safe, I can tell you.

 

[jojoa55]

my first rifle was a .22 caliber browning BL-22 grade 1. got it when i was 8

 

[dwp9mm]

Marlin Glenfield Mod. 60

 

[Dawall]

Winchester model 190 in 1974. Great rifle.

 

[PaPa 260]

A J.C. Higgins single shot 22. Bought it in 1964 paid 15.00 for it. I was so excited I couldn't sleep that night just thinking about MY rifle. Still have it. Killed a lot of squirrels with it. First centerfire was a 788 Rem. chambered in 308 Win. bought it in North Vernon, Ind. in 1968 @ Rice's Sporting Goods used for $75.00. Still have that one as well. It is on it's 4th barrel and still going strong.

PaPa 260

 

[jeremy]

My first rifle...
A Winchester Model 67 purchased brand new by my Great-Grandfather. Everybody in my family has learned to shoot with this rifle. The stock has been broken and pinned back together. There are more scratches and nicks than finish on the stock. The trigger guard has been lost from it. The chrome is almost completely worn from the bolt. The finish is more steel than bluing. The rifling is missing in large segments down the bore. It is priceless to me though...

 

[Gabriel]

10/22 for X-mas when I was 12. Still have it, still really like it.