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Tim K
05-08-2015, 11:44
Ruger P91DC for me. The year was probably 1994. I shot the crap out of that gun. It was heavy and bulky, but 100% reliable for the 5K or so rounds I put through it.

Note if you still have it or not. I regret selling mine.

blacklabel
05-08-2015, 11:48
1953 Russian Tula SKS about a month after my 18th birthday. I never should have sold that rifle.

Hotchef181818
05-08-2015, 11:52
Glock 22. I realized very quickly I didn't like .40 or glocks for that matter. I've owned a few 19's and 26's over the years but still didn't enjoy them. I'll probably buy a gen4 19 though, that actually feels good in my hand.

kwando
05-08-2015, 11:52
Hi point 9mm

Gunner
05-08-2015, 11:59
Mossberg 17 hmr from big 5. My buddy has it now. Don't regret selling it

hurley842002
05-08-2015, 12:01
Marlin 336 30-30, I've told the story before, but a few years after purchasing it, I needed money to travel for a railroad interview, so I sold it to my father. He held onto it and gave it to me as a Christmas gift a few years ago. I'll never part with that rifle again if I don't have to.

buffalobo
05-08-2015, 12:09
Ruger P91DC for me. The year was probably 1994. I shot the crap out of that gun. It was heavy and bulky, but 100% reliable for the 5K or so rounds I put through it.
For me it was a P95DC about the same time. Maybe couple years later, 95-96.

newracer
05-08-2015, 12:09
Remington 870 Express, still have it. I actually sold it to a buddy of mine but then traded back for it.

2112
05-08-2015, 12:09
Gen 2 Glock 19. At least 8k through it, still got it.

sniper7
05-08-2015, 12:13
I believe a ruger p90 was the first I bought myself...but who knows really

Jeffrey Lebowski
05-08-2015, 12:14
Mine was a green XD40 in 4" (service) model. Much like Hotchef, I soon decided I didn't like the XD platform or .40.

I can't part with it, though. :)

meatman
05-08-2015, 12:21
870 Express Super Magnum

Hound
05-08-2015, 12:25
Berretta 92FS in SS. Bought it back in the 90's. Best gun I have ever had.... Love it. Reliable, accurate and quiet as a Hoolywood movie suppressed. I will never sell it. ;). No idea of round count.

There are plenty who are down on the 92FS, this to me is a poster child of shoot what you like. I have been shooting that same gun for years, we know each other. I practice with, play with it.... It is part of me. That is what counts.

fj605
05-08-2015, 12:29
870 Express in 2003 on my 18th birthday. I still use it for goose hunting.

rondog
05-08-2015, 12:33
Used S&W Model 19, .357 Combat Magnum, 6" barrel w/orange ramp front sight and white outlined rear. Got it from an ad in the paper back home in OK in the late 70's. Paid a whopping $225 for it. Wish I still had it, but lean times come around to us all now and then.

Actually bought another one exactly like it, identical, a few years later. Same deal, ad in paper, $225. Also long gone. I'd give a nut to get them both back.

ChadAmberg
05-08-2015, 12:33
Got a Marlin 60 from a pawn shop outside Keesler when I was 18. First pistol was a Ruger P89. Thing was a tank. A relatively inaccurate tank, but would shoot everything you'd feed it.

ZERO THEORY
05-08-2015, 12:37
Remington 870 Express on the morning of my 18th birthday. Used Gen 2 Glock 23 on the morning of my 21st.

HoneyBadger
05-08-2015, 12:44
Winchester Model 94 in .30-30 made in 1994. Still my favorite gun to own and shoot. I'll never sell it.

bw88350
05-08-2015, 12:51
S&W 1911 govt size...still in the safe, won't let that one go...first rifle was a fed ordinance (Usgi parts) M1A...rides next to the 1911 still too...lol...I'm much more practical now

davsel
05-08-2015, 12:52
Beretta 92F in 1991 after an attempted break-in. All I had at the time were hunting rifles and shotguns given to me by my father over the years.
Traded it in on a Sig P229 as soon as they came out.

Irving
05-08-2015, 13:02
My Smith & Wesson M&P 40c. It's the gun I always talk about and compete with.

Dave_L
05-08-2015, 13:03
Smith and Wesson Sigma Series .40. I sold it a long time ago but was a decent first gun.

patrick0685
05-08-2015, 13:05
xdM 40 when they first came out...would still have it if i hadnt of lost it in a tragic tragic boating accident

zimagold
05-08-2015, 13:06
Colt AR-15 Match Target H-Bar, ban era model with fixed comp, 2003

jmg8550
05-08-2015, 13:10
When I turned 21 I bought a Springfield 1911 loaded operator. Still have it. My very first gun was given to me. An M1 Garand.

DocMedic
05-08-2015, 13:13
M&P-15 Tactical, Bought it when I moved to Colorado from Hawaii (2007), Used it for a year in 3 gun. sold it to a fellow Cadet some years later. Then a XD-Tactical Shot it for 6months Got rid of it and bought a M&P 9Pro

mjzman
05-08-2015, 13:15
Savage Model 30 12 gauge shotgun. In 1963 at the age of 16. The gunshop owner did drop it by the house.. just to make sure. Days before all the rules. I still have the gun.

beast556
05-08-2015, 13:17
First rifle I bought was a Hungarian SA85, and when I turned 21 first hand gun was a sig 220. Sadly I have neither today.

earplug
05-08-2015, 13:20
S&W Model 27. $300.00 brand new in 1976.

Zundfolge
05-08-2015, 13:25
Steyr M40 ... with a big stack of 10 round magazines (this was in the ban era).

Sawin
05-08-2015, 13:27
Before I moved to CO in 2006, the only guns I owned were gifts from my step father. I bought my first handgun shortly after moving here, an XD9sc, to be used for CCW and my nightstand. I sold it before the private party sales law changed in 2013. Within 2 weeks of buying the XD9sc, I also bought a Walther P22, which I do still own (and never shoot).

kidicarus13
05-08-2015, 13:29
Cobray MAC 12 (.380) Wish I would have sold it sooner than I did.

lex137
05-08-2015, 13:36
Springfield Xd in 40 s&w bought it at firing line, like most of my guns.

islandermyk
05-08-2015, 13:49
My first gun.... don't have it anymore.... no regrets.

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I traded it for a bigger brick... and I still have it. It's holding up my bed evenly [ROFL1]

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Musashi
05-08-2015, 13:54
CZ-75B
Love the gun and will keep it forever

Lars
05-08-2015, 14:02
My first purchase was a Remington XR 100 range master in 22-250 that went straight to the gunsmith to have a new barrel put on and chambered to 22-250 Ackley Improved. Still have it sitting in the safe where it has taken a back seat to newer purchases. My first pistol purchase was a 1911 Springfield operator.

Rooskibar03
05-08-2015, 14:09
P229. Only a few years ago.

CHA-LEE
05-08-2015, 14:10
Springfield XDm-40 was the first firearm I purchased as an adult in 2008. This pistol was the initial release of the XDm line of pistols and I am sure I over paid for it due to all of the hype at the time. I probably shot 10K+ through that gun before moving on to something different. It was a great beginner blaster and it worked great even with all of the "Fiddling" I did on it. Today it sits in my safe as a backup "Home Defense" blaster when the zombie apocalypse hits. I have thought about selling it several times over the years, but it has too much sentimental value to me to sell. That reminds me to break it out some time this summer and do some shooting with it to knock the dust off of it.

Hoser
05-08-2015, 14:16
Freedom Arms Model 83 in 454 Casull along with a 45 ACP cylinder. Still have it. Killed a bunch of critters with it.

argonstrom
05-08-2015, 14:27
Blue Taurus .357 with a six inch barrel. Sold it.

cstone
05-08-2015, 14:27
SIG P230. I had just started working in New York City and it was the only back up we were authorized to carry. Good price and very accurate for a BUG, but not a practical gun. I sold it when I moved back to DC. Never again felt the need to carry a BUG.

rondog
05-08-2015, 14:30
My very first gun was given to me. An M1 Garand.
Awesome! Helluva gift and 1st gun! My first was a single shot Remington 514 .22 rifle, still have it. Still have that M1?

Robb
05-08-2015, 14:34
My first was a '44 Remington Rand right of out college after I turned 21.
Like a dumbass I traded it off for a Colt 1911 I still have. Wish I would have coughed up the extra cash instead of doing a trade and kept the RR too.

cstone
05-08-2015, 14:39
My first was a single shot Remington 514 .22 rifle, still have it.

I have a Remmy 514 as well. Such a simple, sweet shooting rifle. I love it for taking new shooters, especially the young ones, out and letting them shoot.

MED
05-08-2015, 14:39
I got a Mossberg 500 from a pawn shop in '89 followed by a Dan Wesson .357 and a Model 70 3006.

glock74
05-08-2015, 14:42
My first gun I bought was a Ruger 10/22 after my high school graduation party in 93. I still have it.

Zombie Steve
05-08-2015, 14:44
Freedom Arms Model 83 in 454 Casull along with a 45 ACP cylinder.

I think Hoser wins this thread.

Mine was an $89 870 Express I bought on my 18th birthday (1990) that has taken every type of upland bird you can imagine, 2 turkey, all kinds of small game, quadjillions of clays, waterfowl... not in the best of shape, but it's still running 25 years later.

wctriumph
05-08-2015, 14:46
The first gun I bought as an adult was a Ruger Super Blackhawk. Put it on layaway two weeks before my 21st birthday so I could get that day. It ran me $232 all in and a box of Rem .44 Mag 240 gr JSP cost me all of $8. I still have the gun, I don't see myself ever selling it.

It has made everyone that ever shot it bleed and not many were able to fire all six rounds.

My first gun was a Remington 581 for Christmas when I was 13. I still have it.

Great-Kazoo
05-08-2015, 14:51
Mini-14 , ammo & mags, 1974. 10/22 and mossy 500AT (combo) 24" vented rib w/chokes & 18'5" w/pistol grip.

68Charger
05-08-2015, 15:15
Glenfield-Marlin model 60
Stock was carved into what looked like a cane handle... but it was only $35. That was before I moved to Colorado- probably 25 years ago.
Now it has an aftermarket stock- and the buffer broke... that reminds me, I need to buy another buffer.

RYAN50BMG
05-08-2015, 15:16
Chinese Norinco AK. Bought it in high school 1987, still got it.

h2so4
05-08-2015, 15:27
FNP-9. Still have it and still shoot it all the time.

StagLefty
05-08-2015, 15:33
Ghia (German made I believe) 12 gauge bolt action shotgun for $20. Went bird hunting that day with it. Still have it !!

ANADRILL
05-08-2015, 15:36
Norinco NHM91

20X11
05-08-2015, 15:52
Colt .45 1911 series 70 satin nickel finish, factory Pachmyer grips... circa 1983

gnihcraes
05-08-2015, 16:33
Ruger MKII in 1989 at a gunshow in the armory across from the Firing Line. $275 if I remember.

Still have it.

ray1970
05-08-2015, 16:39
Colt 1911. Series 80. Brand new. Probably 1991. Had to save up. I think it was about $600 back then. I already had long guns that were given to me growing up that I used to hunt with.

DonnyCommo
05-08-2015, 17:21
A s&w model 28-2, and an M1 Garand.
Have both. Haven't shot either in about 3 years or so


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Walker2970
05-08-2015, 17:30
9x18 Russian Makarov cus the old lady got me the Glock 17 as a present

electronman1729
05-08-2015, 17:33
Mossberg 12 ga at Walmart

def90
05-08-2015, 17:51
Entreprise L1A1 receiver..

Built this out of it..

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Aardvark
05-08-2015, 18:18
First I bought was a generic AR15'A2' non-Colt. Traded that and a bit o'cash for an HK93. ....then things went out of control.

Dlesh123
05-08-2015, 18:22
Ruger model 77 in 243, around 1983, followed by a Dan Wesson 357. Still shoot them both. Addicted to buying, haven't a clue what it means to sell a gun, never have.

Dryfli
05-08-2015, 19:06
First gun I bought was a ruger single six the first gun I was given was a Winchester model 97 when I turned 12 by my grandpa. If I was living in a cardboard box I'd still have that gun

XC700116
05-08-2015, 19:13
Beretta A390 Shotgun about a month after I turned 18, which was the 3rd gun I bought for myself, but first as an adult when I could actually do the entire transaction by myself, Dad bought the others I "paid him back" for them. He had also bought me a 20 ga, a 12 ga, and a remington 7600 in 270 long before I could pay for them myself.

I had a pretty decent collection by the time I got out of tech school.

OtterbatHellcat
05-08-2015, 19:20
A second hand Glock 17 at Palidin in Longmont. 1995 I think, still have it....and still love it.

KS63
05-08-2015, 19:25
Ruger P90 de-cocker model in stainless. Don't shoot at all anymore. Less than 200rds of .45ACP through it. It was a big day for me.

hollohas
05-08-2015, 19:47
Kimber Ultra Carry II. 2006. Still have it. Still my EDC.

airborneranger
05-08-2015, 19:56
Glock 22.


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Big E3
05-08-2015, 20:21
Colt Python, new, 6", blue, July 27, 1978, $389, Gart Brothers Colfax and Dayton.

KestrelBike
05-08-2015, 20:25
HK USP .45. Still got it. Rarely shoot it. Oh shoot, that's the first handgun. First rifle was probably a Hungarian M44 for $75. Stock is battered to hell. Still shoots, though!

Aloha_Shooter
05-08-2015, 21:03
#1 was a Beretta M9 because I knew I needed to work on my pistol skills for qualifications
#2 was an AR-15 in A2 configuration so I could let some of my guys practice for their qualifications
#3 was either an M-1 Garand or a Mossberg 44US, can't remember which these days

Gman
05-08-2015, 21:08
S&W 686. I needed a sidearm for armed security work. Still have it and the Bianchi high-rise holster that I carried it in.

pickenup
05-08-2015, 21:15
Is 15 considered to be an adult?
First gun I bought for myself (from a store) was at that age. Needed a rifle to go deer hunting, so I went to the old Gart Brothers store that used to be on Broadway. Went in and they had 55 gallon barrels sitting on the floor with rifles in them. First barrel was $9.95, second was $19.95, third was $29.95, take your pick. Money being hard to come by back then, I picked one from the first barrel and took it to the counter. Asked if they had ammo for it? Sure do he said, as he put a box on the counter. Paid in cash and walked out the door. Don't remember exactly what it was, some kind of bolt action Japanese surplus. No, I do not still have it, traded it for a 38 special some years later.

Ripper
05-08-2015, 21:22
Colt Officers Model Match in .38 spec. Ex girl friend stole the damn thing.

buckshotbarlow
05-08-2015, 21:26
Ruger 10/22 and a beretta a390...still have both

Zach O
05-08-2015, 22:14
Desert Eagle .50AE for my wife. Its what she wanted.

What a pile.

Persocon
05-08-2015, 22:31
HK USP .45. Still got it. Rarely shoot it. Oh shoot, that's the first handgun. First rifle was probably a Hungarian M44 for $75. Stock is battered to hell. Still shoots, though!

oh Yahss

same here USP .45 full size, still got it, carry it everyday, 16,900 rounds through it, still going strong.

Big E3
05-08-2015, 22:46
Desert Eagle .50AE for my wife. Its what she wanted.

What a pile.

That's more than I got for any of my wives. You did good.

Great-Kazoo
05-08-2015, 22:47
Is 15 considered to be an adult?
First gun I bought for myself (from a store) was at that age. Needed a rifle to go deer hunting, so I went to the old Gart Brothers store that used to be on Broadway. Went in and they had 55 gallon barrels sitting on the floor with rifles in them. First barrel was $9.95, second was $19.95, third was $29.95, take your pick. Money being hard to come by back then, I picked one from the first barrel and took it to the counter. Asked if they had ammo for it? Sure do he said, as he put a box on the counter. Paid in cash and walked out the door. Don't remember exactly what it was, some kind of bolt action Japanese surplus. No, I do not still have it, traded it for a 38 special some years later.

It was Dave Cook's iirc.

OtterbatHellcat
05-08-2015, 22:50
I wondered if Dave Cooks name would show up in here. I remember.

02ducky
05-09-2015, 00:01
Cool thread.

Put a Browning Buckmark on layaway at Green Mountian Guns, traded it to a friend a couple years later and I have no clue what he did with it.

Ah Pook
05-09-2015, 00:10
A second hand Glock 17 at Palidin in Longmont. 1995 I think, still have it....and still love it.
Ah, the days of Bob Glass. [rockon]

Not counting black powder, probably an H&R 12ga. Not sure if I was 17 or 18. First handgun would be a Ruger P90. Sold it to a friend with the caveat that if he ever wanted to sell it, I got first dibs to buy it back. Been 10yrs and haven't heard anything.

RonMexico
05-09-2015, 05:47
Springfield Armory XD 9mm subcompact from the fireline. Keep it for a few years until I started shooting M&P and Glock.

Bunny
05-09-2015, 08:11
Glock 22! Then every time I saw a Glock on TV I would tell people I have that gun LOL

killianak9
05-09-2015, 08:11
12g Benelli super nova in max 5.

Icecoldviper
05-09-2015, 08:16
Benelli M2 in max 4 was the first gun that my dad didn't get for me. I Love that gun...

Jamnanc
05-09-2015, 08:43
Marlin 30-30.

Hoser
05-09-2015, 08:46
It was Dave Cook's iirc.

Cooks became Garts and then Sports Authority.

Cant remember who originally owned the Sports Castle on Broadway.

Delfuego
05-09-2015, 12:33
Sabre Defense AR. Lost it while boating.

UrbanWolf
05-09-2015, 12:39
Ruger 1022 from Sports Authority, should have bought a "real" rifle with money for that.

Double00
05-09-2015, 16:14
Ruger mini-14 on my 18th birthday. Still have it.

jhood001
05-09-2015, 16:23
PTR-91

Bailey Guns
05-09-2015, 16:58
I was recently divorced in 1988. I bought myself a KGP-100 and a Mini-14 from a hardware store just outside the gate at Offutt AFB. When my (current) wife and I were dating we'd shoot at logs and other stuff floating down the Missouri River from the bank by a cabin where I was staying. There was nothing on the other side of the river except a 30' bluff and about 10 miles of swampy land. Great place to shoot. Sold or traded them both away 10 or 12 years ago, but I have another GP-100 and two Minis.

jhirsh5280
05-09-2015, 17:08
Ruger 10/22 then I "tacti-cool"ed it because I really wanted an AR. Then I got an AR now I want it back to stock-ish.

yz9890
05-09-2015, 18:23
Winchester 94.


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JohnnyDrama
05-09-2015, 20:23
Seriously....

I bought a sporterized Lee Enfield at a local sporting goods store the summer between my graduation form high school and my enlistment in the Marine Corps. I bought a couple of firearms while I was active duty. After I was released from active duty I went on a spree where I bought/traded/sold guns on a regular and frequent basis until I got married. The last gun I bought then was a Ruger 10/22. I only have a couple of the guns I bought then. We divorced and I just sort of chilled out. I met another woman, we got married and I got more involved in shooting again. When we were very in a family way I came across a Lee Enfield No.1 Mk. III that I asked her if we could afford. She said yes. That wasn't that long ago, I still have it and occasionally shoot it. I bought a lot of guns before that one, but that's the first one I really think of as an adult purchase.

encorehunter
05-09-2015, 20:42
Smith and Wesson .30-06 with an old Weaver 4x scope. I took my first elk and deer with it that year. Paid $150 for it. I don't have it anymore, I wish I did.

Goodburbon
05-09-2015, 21:37
Beretta 96 Inox. We were living paycheck to paycheck. Then my wife left me, suddenly I had extra money and decided that the Beretta was something I needed.

Still have it.

3beansalad
05-09-2015, 22:05
Glock 17. After many years of carrying what the army provided, I wanted something of my own. Got a screaming deal on what looked like never fired trade in. Thousands of rounds later still runs perfect.

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HoneyBadger
05-09-2015, 22:21
Winchester 94.


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.30-30?

jhood001
05-09-2015, 23:32
When my (current) wife and I were dating we'd shoot at logs and other stuff floating down the Missouri River from the bank by a cabin where I was staying..

Used to do the exact same thing up by Sloan, IA.

Jeffrey Lebowski
05-10-2015, 08:26
Cool thread. Lots of you guys made some nice first choices.

Duman
05-10-2015, 08:42
oh Yahss

same here USP .45 full size, still got it, carry it everyday, 16,900 rounds through it, still going strong.

Wow! That's great!

Duman
05-10-2015, 08:46
First rifle, Savage 220-Swift for critter crunching.
First handgun, USP-45

baglock1
05-10-2015, 11:10
My first purchase wasn't as an adult but I'll claim it anyways. A friend of my Dad's was hurting for money and brought a Win 94 (30-30) by the house hoping to sell it. My dad already had one and so wasn't interested but I asked him what he wanted for it. My dad kind of stepped back and let me work the deal and $175 later (my dad had to drive me to the bank so I was probably 14 or 15) I had bought my first firearm, not counting the 10/22 and single shot 20 gauge which were both gifts over the years. I still have it (as well as that 10/22 and 20 gauge).

My first legitimate adult purchase was a Remington 870 Magnum Express back in the mid 90s. I bought it specifically for a goose hunt during which I didn't fire a single shot. I still have it and it still shoots like a dream.

First handgun was a 2Gen G17 just a couple months after my 21st birthday. I put somewhere around 24,000 rounds through it and eventually sold it to a friend in Florida. It would be nice to have back but I really don't miss it at all.

yz9890
05-10-2015, 12:53
.30-30?

Yes. It looks pretty beat up these days but it has sent numerous hogs, a few white tail, and some coyotes to the great beyond so I think it's the best looking rifle in the safe.


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Ridge
05-10-2015, 13:39
About a month after I turned 21, I went to The Firing Line and bought a handgun that felt comfortable in my hands. An S&W Sigma 40VE. The heavy as hell trigger, combined with the snap of .40 gave me a lot of bad shooting habits that it took years for me to shake off.

CO Hugh
05-10-2015, 13:41
Marlin Model 70 22. I still have it.

The Norseman
05-10-2015, 21:53
Marlin Camp 9 at WalMart in Flagstaff, AZ. Shoulda kept it....

hurley842002
05-10-2015, 22:04
Marlin Camp 9 at WalMart in Flagstaff, AZ. Shoulda kept it....
Should'a stayed in Flagstaff, nothing against you of course, I just happen to really like Flagstaff lol.

HoneyBadger
05-10-2015, 22:19
Yes. It looks pretty beat up these days but it has sent numerous hogs, a few white tail, and some coyotes to the great beyond so I think it's the best looking rifle in the safe.


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Classic. [Awesom]

Ronin13
05-11-2015, 06:09
First handgun- Glock 22 .40 Gen3. Purchased from Bailey Guns, back when it still existed. Still sad, during the whole time living in Evergreen (Prior to Big R opening up) I had to drive down to Arvada for my gun purchase needs... as 5280 was the only other gun seller I truly trusted.

The Norseman
05-11-2015, 07:07
Should'a stayed in Flagstaff, nothing against you of course, I just happen to really like Flagstaff lol.

Flag is too big these days. There's a lot to really like but there just are too many people, cars, etc.

Heck! Durango is getting too big....

ETA: My first handgun was an EAA Witness copy of the Sig 220, also purchased in Flagpole.

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bnred9
05-11-2015, 08:08
Remington BDL 7mm Remington Mag

Trigger Time 23
05-11-2015, 08:34
Remington 870

Marine24
05-11-2015, 09:30
Taurus 92 in 9mm. Despite the horror stories from some folks, it was a solid pistol and fortunately didn't need to send it in for service.

Geardo
05-11-2015, 14:53
FNP-9

Graves
05-11-2015, 15:00
Springfield XD45 from Dave's. Miss that place.

TFOGGER
05-11-2015, 15:37
AMT Automag II in .22 WMR, from Green Mountain Guns when they were over at Jewell and Kipling, probably about 1989 or so...

spyder
05-11-2015, 19:51
Not that anyone is going to be surprised... Hk91 with the collapsible stock.

Joe_K
05-11-2015, 23:12
1942 M91/30 Ishevesk Mosin Nagant in 2007, Sold it awhile back after spending waaaay to much time and money on it.

First handgun was an XDM-9. I sadly sold this one as well.

motoboy
05-12-2015, 19:02
Gen 2 19 but sold it soon after the purchase of a p229 .40 ..........still got it.

So I guess 95 was the start of my Signess..............[rockon]

drew890
05-12-2015, 19:44
Glock 19 gen 2 in '95. Sold it a few years later, but still have a 19 gen 3 in my gun stable.

hghclsswhitetrsh
05-12-2015, 19:46
Ruger 10/22 bought it the day I turned 18. Still have it, modified but its still here.

coop68
05-13-2015, 00:24
Bought my competition rifle from my club, Armalite AR-15 NM A2 right after I turned 18 [Coffee] next bought my M1 Garand with my graduation money.[oops] [hahhah-no] worth it.

osok-308
05-13-2015, 05:36
M38 Mosin Nagant! I called it "The Hammer of Thor". Purchased it in early 2009. I wish I hadn't sold it now. First handgun was a Springfield XDM in .40 S&W.

PSS
05-13-2015, 05:44
MAK90 from an individual when I was 17. Promptly ordered a Chinese stock set from shotgun news in violation of the 922r and Clinton 94 awb ban. good times. Started an ak addiction that didn't end for 10 years.

Singlestack
05-13-2015, 06:33
Browning Buckmark Hunter with 7" bbl. Guessing about 5K though it now, so broken in.

thvigil11
05-13-2015, 13:04
IAI Javelina 10mm. 5" barrel version. Got it in the early 90's. Pretty sure it was mismarked in the display case ($225). Owner saw the clerk just finished ringing me up, came over, saw the price and said he couldn't sell me the gun because it was unreliable and would misfeed (blah, blah, blah). I called his BS and asked if he was trying to rescind the sale that had just happened. He backed off and I happily walked out with a big smile on my face. Still got it and still love it. Now wears some elk horn grips I made for it.

flan7211
05-13-2015, 13:10
Yugo SKS from big 5. It cost me $120. My second was a Wasr 10 from jensens. I paid $200 out the door.

dorsum
05-13-2015, 20:18
Bushmaster XM15

drift_g35
05-14-2015, 09:03
Glock 26 Gen 4. Still have it and carry it daily.

Limited GM
05-14-2015, 09:51
I honestly can not remember. Some of it depends on the definition of "adult"?

Probably a a walnut stocked 10/22 $69 hard earned lawn mowing, wood splitting dollars.

ford_muscle1
05-14-2015, 10:04
Para ordnance P14-45

Erni
05-14-2015, 10:07
I'll let you know when I start feeling like an adult.

SamuraiCO
05-14-2015, 11:18
Browning Citori 20GA featherlight over and under. Can't believe I waited so long to buy my first gun.

Ianski
05-14-2015, 11:21
Springfield Socom 16, had Ramen noodles and water for the next 2 weeks. that pattern has repeated itself over and over, and now as i'm talking about it i think it may not be an adult yet... soooo.... correct answer is, i dont know, havent done it yet!

Erni
05-14-2015, 11:52
Springfield Socom 16, had Ramen noodles and water for the next 2 weeks. that pattern has repeated itself over and over, and now as i'm talking about it i think it may not be an adult yet... soooo.... correct answer is, i dont know, havent done it yet!
You got your priorities right, so you are dangerously close to adulthood.

Heuristic
05-14-2015, 14:42
S&W 908.
Still wish I had it.