Do you still have your first gun?

cosieman

Do you still have your first gun? if not do you regret selling or trading it? Do you have sentimental value over any of your guns and refuse to "upgrade"?

Still have my first shotgun a franchi 48 al semi auto i got when i am 16. Don't have too much sentimental  value over it and prefer my current O/U but my second gun a CZ452 hase more sentimental  value to me.

Gumbo

No, I personally don’t.
I bought a Ruger 10/22. Magpul stock and was good fun.
But I wanted a bolt action for some sporter comps in locks club.

Uinseann_16

Yes itll never be sold

scwazrh

yes ,still have my first rifle and shotgun .Shotgun is a 2013 Berretta 692 and ill never sell it.Lots give out about the on/off ejectors on that model but provided it’s clean I’ve had no issues.

magicbastarder

my father's first gun had an interesting journey; he is from up near the top of donegal and i think in about 1970 the local sargeant called around to all the locals he knew who had guns and asked for them to be surrendered till 'this fuss over the border blows over in a few months'. he didn't get his gun back a few months after, needless to say.

he'd met a couple of gardai over the years and was given advice like 'write to HQ and ask for your gun back' just for fun, with no hope of any traction (advice which he didn't take). fast forward to 2022 and my brother was standing at the side of a football pitch watching his son's team play, and got chatting to one of the other parents watching. turns out this lad worked on the gun range in HQ. my brother gave him the above story.

a few weeks later, my brother got a call; 'can you make sure your dad is at home on saturday at around 2?'

so my dad was reunited with his gun, just for an hour or so. turns out it had been sitting (well kept) in a storeroom in an army barracks in athlone for decades. he decided not to keep it; too much faff to get a licence for a gun he wasn't going to use, and it was a cheap stevens .22 with no real value, so at this stage it's probably been turned into paperclips. but we have some good photos of him being surprised with it, and his grandkids having fun wielding it.

Rosahane

My first gun was a single barrel Baikal shotgun which I bought in 1994. Upgraded to a side by side Baikal a year later and sold the single to my brother who still has it.

I shot really well with the SxS Baikal for a few years and even won a club clay comp. I upgraded that to a Gunmark Kestrel which was a mistake as it didn’t fit me.

john_aero

yes and no. first ever shooting was a 410 hammer action ladies henry atkins, still in the family. Cased and original from 1890 i think

first owner was a lamber o/u 16g but was heavy sol was sold on

alanmc

Don't have my first gun,no. It was a CZ 452 .22lr. Nice little rifle. Don't regret trading it though. It was cheap and cheerful and very very second hand.

My second rifle, however, was a Tikka T3 in .223. That one, I regret trading in. Loved that rifle.

Gman2021

My first gun was my fathers gun, I’ve been told it belongs in a museum but it still shooting perfect and I’ll likely never get rid of it. If a full lead ban comes in then I’ll be afraid it’ll kill it.

cosieman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123203553#Comment_123203553

What model is it?

Grizzly 45

410 SBL folding poachers shotgun.Got it for my 10th birthday coming up on 49 years ago next month.Still have it.

Rescueme0007

I still have and regularly shoot my first firearm (.22LR Brno Mod 2) I bought it from Watts on the Quay in Dublin in 1983 (made in 1977). Will easily outshoot me and I'll not part with it until I pop my clogs. It'll be bequeathed to my son along with my other firearms when that time comes. 🙂

SVI40

Yep, I still have mine. Anschutz 1422 manufactured in 1975, I bought it from Johnny Watts in 1990, and it's still going.

Rosahane

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123201005#Comment_123201005

Just spotted my typo… should have stated 1974

judestynes

I've never sold any of mine and never will.

Feisar

Sold my first gun, a CZ 17HMR. As the collection grew it didn't seem to have a place between a 22LR and a 223.

Mississippi.

Still have my first shotgun 190 punt brand new baikal s/s

My first rifle was a voere .22 and I am sorry I sold it.

Chiparus

Yes , my dad bought it in 1982 , still shoot it year round -Winchester 101.

Great gun.

Bogwoppit

Aya no.4 bought when I was 16, still my only shotgun.
Debating whether to upgrade it as it’s fairly well used by now, can’t decide whether it has sentimental value or not, won’t know until I get rid of it maybe!

Richard308

my friend has my cz 22wmr im fortunate i can shoot it now and again. Inserted a contractual obligation to give me first refusal. But happy to report he fires 2/3 shots a month and hits the target with it. Foxes, rats, etc.

CplCurley

Cz513 farmer, its a pig of a little gun but still have it 🤣

Bananaman

First gun was a Glock Model 34 Gen III.

Still going strong

cosieman

A Cf pistol as a first gun. Your fo must of been sound.