Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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I officially became a gun owner yesterday. I bought a Marlin 60. It's a .22 cal semi-automatic rifle. Small but cheap as heck to fire and adequate for plinking. The first weapon I ever fired was the M16 the Army put in my hands and I've fired everything up to the .50 cal and MK19 since but this one is special. It doesn't have to go back to the arms room at the end of the day.
Had a funny exchange with a few kids at the gun counter. The sales person handed me my new rifle to confirm the serial number and they asked if I was getting it for myself. I told them I was and the kid comes back with "Cool! Dad says mom can't get a rifle since ladies can't handle them." I cracked up and told them my squad is more than a quarter females and we all can handle the 50 cal just fine. Impressed the hell out of them.
So what was your first gun? I'm eyeing a handgun next. I'm not near as comfortable with my duty sidearm as I'd like to be.
My little girly .243 savage deer rifle. Its got the world's smooshiest butt because I'm a sissy! Lol I love it though! And it gets the job done. Got my first buck with it this year! Yay!
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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My first was when I was 25 I got a custom mossberg 20 gauge build off of their youth shotgun series. I had the privilege to learn from some really great teachers at a local range. It's been a great gun to learn with and I hope it'll always be in my collection.
Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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Ive got 3 model 60s, and a Glenfield model 60 (Glenfield was bought by Marlin back in the late 60s I think). They're a blast. I have them in all different configurations set up for specific tasks.
First long gun..Glenfield model 30A 30-30 lever action. First pistol was a cheapo Raven .25. Have too many to list now.
CJ Barrett Webboard User Reg: 04-19-2009
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When I met hubby at 19 he took me hunting with him and that Christmas I had a little deer rifle, Winchester, lever action 30-30 under the tree. The next year I showed some interest in ice fishing and I got an ice-auger that Christmas. Needless to say, I was careful where I showed my interest after that.
The guns did take off though. I have a couple of semi-auto 22 rifles and 4 handguns. One 38 Colt Police Positive and 3, what are considered Saturday Night Specials (Mauser-semi auto, Harrington-Richardson and an Iver-Johnson-both revolvers). Not good for much but fun to play with on the range.
Mike Arnold Webboard User Reg: 07-09-2004
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Bought a Ruger 10/.22 for the bride some years ago, and over the years have tricked out with a red dot, and a custom stock. She takes the center out of a target up to 50 yds. And you can get some interesting magazine options. The 10/.22 has more stuff to trick out the thing than any other .22.
My first, in my wild impetuous youth, was a Mossberg semi-auto .22. A cool fold down front stock piece...
My fun shooter, for coyotes, is an M1 Carbine, with the heat shield removed and replaced with a rail for a red dot scope. It is a nice 50 - 75 yd. firearm. Harder than the devil to get ammo, though.
Favorites are all black powder thundersticks - T/C Hawken in .54; T/C Triumph in .50; T/C Omega in .50. And my new favorite combination in .50 is Blackhorn 209 powder with 350 gr. FPB from Hornady.
And that is way too much information...
Mike A.
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Bought my first gun
I bought a Marlin 60. It's a .22 cal semi-automatic rifle. Small but cheap as heck to fire and adequate for plinking. The first weapon I ever fired was the M16 the Army put in my hands and I've fired everything up to the .50 cal and MK19 since but this one is special. It doesn't have to go back to the arms room at the end of the day.
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