Kimel Western Six with both cylinders 22lr / 22mag in the late 70's, and still have it. Found a matching one on here last year. Gave them to my twin boys for their first handgun.
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What was your very FIRST gun growing up.
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Remington 1100 20GA. Still have it in the safe! 2 years later got a Marlin 30-30 that's been shot all of maybe 5 times, also still in the safe.
I don't remember the exact first gun I had but I'm sure I had one of those snap cap ones. Had a lot of super soaker and nerf guns though. I got a Crossman BB gun at 13 or so years old. Shot a Cricket 22lr around 17 one time. Didn't shoot real gun until I was around 21. A buddy of mine took me to a long range shoot and my first shot with his bolt action 223 was at 600 yards. I hit the steel and was like, that was easy lol. Went and bought a Mossberg 30-06 not too long after. First pistol was a S&W 629, I went big into the recoil category lol.
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Winchester Model 67, single shot 22. I wish I still had it.
i have my grandmothers mod 67. story is she was hell on rabbits in the late 30s early 40s.
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I used mine mostly for squirrel hunting and plinking tin cans. I think my granddad gave $5 for it.
First actual gun that I bought was a Winchester M-70 30-06 with a Redfield Widefield 3-9 scope. Saved up all summer working as a bagboy to get it.
My Dad has a K-Mart special. M 70 plain jane with an old school Weaver 4x on it. He bought it second hand in the 70s. Not my cup of tea, but it's a nice rifle. Guess I'll try to save it for the next generation
First gun that shot projectiles was some kind of ping-pong ball launcher. I had a heck of a time cocking it.
Actually, I had the same problem with the Daisy lever action BB gun I got when i was maybe 6 or 7 years old.
I had to put the muzzle on the ground (a piece of carpet on my basement's concrete floor, or the wooden deck if shooting outside) and use my body weight to cock the lever.
The first decent-quality "gun" that I used was a Crosman model 140. It was my older brothers. After using it for a few years, my dad put it away "for safekeeping" out of respect for my older brother, and Dad bought me my own version-- by then Crosman had updated it and called the new version the Model 1400. A pneumatic 10-pump bolt action .22 air rifle.
Crosman model 1400, introduced in the early 1970s. The model 140 dates to the 1950s.
Actually, I had the same problem with the Daisy lever action BB gun I got when i was maybe 6 or 7 years old.
I had to put the muzzle on the ground (a piece of carpet on my basement's concrete floor, or the wooden deck if shooting outside) and use my body weight to cock the lever.
The first decent-quality "gun" that I used was a Crosman model 140. It was my older brothers. After using it for a few years, my dad put it away "for safekeeping" out of respect for my older brother, and Dad bought me my own version-- by then Crosman had updated it and called the new version the Model 1400. A pneumatic 10-pump bolt action .22 air rifle.
Crosman model 1400, introduced in the early 1970s. The model 140 dates to the 1950s.
Fine rifle there
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