turn back the dial.. what was your first rifle or shotty

dwighet

Lads as a good few of ye know ive not been here in Ireland as long as you natives;)
And as my mind was pondering as the good Mrs was watching her soaps(as they do) I was wondering what was your first rifle....
The reason I ask this is as I happended to meet a lad that has an old baikle(spell check) russian 22lr trainer that traces back to 1954.. wow and it still shoots like a dream for its time..

Mine was a 223 rem sps I got second hand for about 600 squid 6years ago..(must of seen me coming,caught rotten)
The thing was a pig to look at but was well able to shoot straight..Once I introduce it to mr hornady 40 gn vmax...

The thing was knocked about and when I put a rod threw it to give it a clean before I gave it its first shot from its new owner, a boot load of rust and crud came out of it....

So what was your first...
Please tell..;)

landkeeper

a whole pile of air rifles from about 13 right up to some very serious ones whierauchs and feinwerkbaus in the late 70s used for a lot of rabbit control ,then a remington 700 in .222 in about 1985 i loved that little rifle
first new shotgun was an aya yeoman ejector in 84 i still have it and will never part with it , if it could talk it could tell some stories

jwshooter

A cooey single shot .22 when i was 10 and a single barrel hammer stephenson when i was 13 .

shot my first cock over a sheepdog called ben

kay 9

A Squires Bingam in 22wmr when I was 15 hishhh:D (couldn't wait)..Took me 8 yrs to move upto a cf in .223. Still have the wmr although it could do with a new set of extractors. 26 now and now and havin dreams about a custom 22-250 varminter. I really hope handloading comes in. Alot of fellas doin it already...

FISMA

First shotgun - Baikal
First Rim-d'oh -fire Rifle - Ruger 10/22
First Bolt Action Rifle - Remington 700

Tackleberrywho

FISMA wrote: »

First shotgun - Baikal
First Center-fire Rifle - Ruger 10/22
First Bolt Action Rifle - Remington 700

First Shotgun Baikal
First Rifle Krico SA .22lr
First centrefire Swedish Mauser 6.5x55

homerhop

First shotgun - Baikal single barrel, paid an extra £5 for the ejector model
First Center-fire Rifle - Ruger 10/22

Tackleberrywho

homerhop wrote: »

First shotgun - Baikal single barrel, paid an extra £5 for the ejector model
First Center-fire Rifle - Ruger 10/22

Ruger 10/22 is a rimfire

FISMA

D'oh,
Just changed...

Looks like I started a little ctrl-c - ctrl-v party!

Tackleberrywho

FISMA wrote: »

D'oh,
Just changed...

Looks like I started a little ctrl-c - ctrl-v party!

One of the best EVER episodes of the Simpsons lol

homerhop

FISMA wrote: »

D'oh,
Looks like I started a little ctrl-c - ctrl-v party!

Yup ya did.am too lazy to type it out.

elius

4/10 which was left to me by my grandad. Little lad on the way so will pass it down to him....:)

Tackleberrywho

elius wrote: »

4/10 which was left to me by my grandad. Little lad on the way so will pass it down to him....:)

My granddad had a .410 he left it to mu uncle.

He let me fire it once as a kid.

it was very mild on the shoulder, seemingly they were a gardeners gun. For shooting vermin at very short range.

It was a Harrington & Richardson

My Da has an old stevens single barrel.
No idea of year as it belonged to my other granbdad and he is dead a long time, was born 1910!

My nephew who is twee!
Says he likes my Wifles

He tells me when he is 6 he will come shooting wabbits with me.

Where he got the 6 idea from I don't know!:D:D

patsat

I ain't going back much but 2 and a half years ago I got my first rifle. It was a Marlin .22mag which I put a Nikon prostaff 3-9x40 on top of it.

Loved the gun and found it was very accurate, although traded it in for a .223 and I'm regretting it since. Not that I don't like .223 just that I wish I still had the mag!!

Scope was silver so the set up looked exactly like whats in the link!

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/22WinMagnum/982VS.asp

Tackleberrywho

patsat wrote: »

I ain't going back much but 2 and a half years ago I got my first rifle. It was a Marlin .22mag which I put a Nikon prostaff 3-9x40 on top of it.

Loved the gun and found it was very accurate, although traded it in for a .223 and I'm regretting it since. Not that I don't like .223 just that I wish I still had the mag!!

Scope was silver so the set up looked exactly like whats in the link!

http://www.marlinfirearms.com/Firearms/22WinMagnum/982VS.asp

Pat

If you get used to the .223 you would have zero interest in the .22mag

patsat

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

Pat

If you get used to the .223 you would have zero interest in the .22mag

I'm well used to the .223 but it had to move on to make way for bigger and better things!

Reason why I regret selling the mag is the lack of a good accurate rimfire in the house!

Tackleberrywho

patsat wrote: »

I'm well used to the .223 but it had to move on to make way for bigger and better things!

Reason why I regret selling the mag is the lack of a good accurate rimfire in the house!

no need Pat for rimfire, unless culling cats

clivej

First was this a BSA Metor 22 air rifle @15



Second was a poachers folding 410 I think the barrel was shorter.


and then a single 12g shotgun

Grizzly 45

Somthing in common there Clive.
Have had mine since I was ten.Is yours a UK or Belguim model???

homerhop

Why was the stock hollowed out like that if ya dont mind me asking?

Deise Musashi

First gun was a .22rimfire Mauser bolt action.

She was made as a trainer for a full bore hunting rifle, so both guns were the same reach, pull, weight etc.
Never meant to be used with a scope, the bolt handle bent down instead of up. I had to put huge mounts to let a scope body clear the bolt throw, chin weld at best when shooting.

I loved that gun, shot loads with it!

My new CZ is very similar to her, different safety and a better trigger, but very close!

Grizzly 45

homerhop wrote: »

Why was the stock hollowed out like that if ya dont mind me asking?

No idea..But I have seen them in old adverts with this feature,and a few others around here with this stock as well.So I'll guess as a weight saving measure.

deerhunter1

dwighet wrote: »

Lads as a good few of ye know ive not been here in Ireland as long as you natives;)
And as my mind was pondering as the good Mrs was watching her soaps(as they do) I was wondering what was your first rifle....
The reason I ask this is as I happended to meet a lad that has an old baikle(spell check) russian 22lr trainer that traces back to 1954.. wow and it still shoots like a dream for its time..

Mine was a 223 rem sps I got second hand for about 600 squid 6years ago..(must of seen me coming,caught rotten)
The thing was a pig to look at but was well able to shoot straight..Once I introduce it to mr hornady 40 gn vmax...

The thing was knocked about and when I put a rod threw it to give it a clean before I gave it its first shot from its new owner, a boot load of rust and crud came out of it....

So what was your first...
Please tell..;)

A savage .22 single shot which I got in 1975, which my brother got in part payment for a job he done in I think listowel a few years earlier for a Guard, I think the Guard had confiscated it from some drunk who was carrying it around the street a few years earlier. My brother gave me £5 and the gun as a weeks wages for helping him in 1975. I also bought a Garbi sxs from nestor Bros in Limerick 2nd hand for £80 around same time, I traded the Savage .22 into nestors for a new Gevarm .22 semiauto soon after I got it,Nestor gave me Five Pounds trade in for it, the Gevarm was the biggest piece of Sh-t I ever bought. Should have kept the savage.

deerhunter1

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

No idea..But I have seen them in old adverts with this feature,and a few others around here with this stock as well.So I'll guess as a weight saving measure.

I think so too

gentleman jim

first shotgun was a breatta stone coat tekny s/a!was the best shotgun i ever owned! and my first rifle and i still have it is a cz brno .17! great rifle for blasting bunnys!

civdef

Voere .22lr bolt action
Fabarm S/A

Both were in shook enough condition, but they were cheap.

Goosie

Stevens, single barrel, magazine fed, bolt action, 12 gauge.
Paid £20 in '78 for it.
Unfortunately it had a mishap with an angle grinder just last year.

Manic Moran

As I think back, it would appear to have been a Bushmaster M17S. I've since sold it, and, truth be told, it wasn't a fantastic rifle, but it was mine...



NTM

sfakiaman

My first was a Haenel .177 air rifle for Christmas 1950. My father taught me rifle drill with it, it was my pride and joy for years.

cavan shooter

My first shotgun was a Baikal IJ27E o/u double trigger self ejector which one could turn off. That gun was a great country gun

My first rifle was a 22lr CZ 452

Grizzly 45

Manic Moran wrote: »

As I think back, it would appear to have been a Bushmaster M17S. I've since sold it, and, truth be told, it wasn't a fantastic rifle, but it was mine...



NTM

Was that the Bullpup design or the [in]famous "arm gun"?

Manic Moran

It's a bullpup based off the AR-18. An Aussie design originially, which Bushmaster got the rights to. I've no idea what the 'arm gun' is.

NTM

virminhunter

my first rifle and shotgun...

Grizzly 45

Manic Moran wrote: »

It's a bullpup based off the AR-18. An Aussie design originially, which Bushmaster got the rights to. I've no idea what the 'arm gun' is.

NTM

Bushmaster Arm gun..Another USAF "survival weapon"

http://www.biggerhammer.net/armpistol/

vixdname

First shotgun: Baikal single shot - T'was my feckin pride and joy and the first day I brought it out I was going out with my first love also...a fine cork girl...that shotty gave me nothing but good luck coz that first day I brought it out was also the first time I s*****D the girlfriend out in the field !!!!

First Rimfire: Anschutz .22LR - Still have her and she still shoots like a dream !!!

First Centrefire: Ruger .220 Swift

Moved onto semi auto shotty, .22 magnum a various .223s

kay 9

vixdname wrote: »

First shotgun: Baikal single shot - T'was my feckin pride and joy and the first day I brought it out I was going out with my first love also...a fine cork girl...that shotty gave me nothing but good luck coz that first day I brought it out was also the first time I s*****D the girlfriend out in the field !!!!

First Rimfire: Anschutz .22LR - Still have her and she still shoots like a dream !!!

First Centrefire: Ruger .220 Swift

Moved onto semi auto shotty, .22 magnum a various .223s

That section about the ole shotgun reminded me of a joke my mate sent me via email, here it is pasted...:D:D
Frank was excited about his new rifle and decided to try bear hunting. He travels up to Alaska, spots a small brown bear and shoots it. Right after, there was a tap on his shoulder and he turned around to see a big black bear. The black bear said, "That was a very bad mistake. That was my cousin and I'm going to give you two choices. Either I maul you to death or we have se*."

After considering briefly, Frank decided to accept the latter alternative. So the black bear has his way with Frank. Even though he felt sore for two weeks, Frank soon recovered and vowed revenge.

He headed out on another trip back to Alaska where he found the black bear and shot it dead. Right after, there was another tap on his shoulder. This time a huge grizzly bear stood right next to him. The grizzly said, "That was a big mistake, Frank. That was my cousin and you've got two choices. Either I maul you to death or we have rough se*." Again, Frank thought it was better to cooperate with the grizzly bear than be mauled to death. So the grizzly has his way with Frank.

Although he survived, it took several months before Frank fully recovered. Now Frank is completely outraged, so he headed back to Alaska and managed to track down the grizzly bear and shot it. He felt sweet revenge, but then, moments later, there was a tap on his shoulder. He turned around to find a giant polar bear standing there. The polar bear looked at him and said, "Admit it Frank, you don't come here for the hunting, do you?"

vixdname

Excellent !!!

kay 9

Here's another one I found, off to bed after... apparently a true story...

This is a real excerpt from National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL REINWALD: Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent and the interview ended.;)

Sparks

kay 9 wrote: »

apparently a true story...

Nope.
Still funny though.

dwighet

vixdname wrote: »

First shotgun: Baikal single shot - T'was my feckin pride and joy and the first day I brought it out I was going out with my first love also...a fine cork girl...that shotty gave me nothing but good luck coz that first day I brought it out was also the first time I s*****D the girlfriend out in the field !!!!

First Rimfire: Anschutz .22LR - Still have her and she still shoots like a dream !!!

First Centrefire: Ruger .220 Swift

Moved onto semi auto shotty, .22 magnum a various .223s

Did she get to see her first cock(pheasent) that day?:D:D

mac80

First Air Rifle was a GAMO break barrel .22

First .22 Rifle was some piece of sh1t semi auto that the gun store owner convinced me to buy

changed to CZ .22 Bolt action brillaint gun

Now use a CZ Silhouette .17 HMR and a Baikel doubel barrel shottie

Mac

declan1980

first rifle was an ancient anschutz semi auto .22 it had "made in west germany" printed on the barrel. traded it for a cz 452 varmint .17hmr
first shotgun was a yildiz o/u 12 bore
first centerfire will hopefully soon be a tikka super varmint .223
trading the hmr for that