Thread: First Gun

@#39 - You have absolutely no need to worry about the plight of this particular Brit. As Tom suggests why not keep the debate on hardware.

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Originally Posted by Docmo

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I hope you meant this Thread! Don't go away over the gun stuff.

Originally Posted by Docmo

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Na, this has been a great discussion. Many of us are passionate about the subject, however this thread is about our first guns.
I hope you understand, but as the subject of gun control is brought up it always seems to escalate and become a political/gun rights free-for-all. THEN (heaven forbid!) the mods step in and close the thread.
Nice to have a friendly discussion about firearms without losing the privilege.
Razzers and guns seem to go hand in hand to a great number of us. JMHO.

Gentlemen my first rifle was lovely Tranter .430 rook rifle, I still have her today and she still shoots fine.

Originally Posted by heelerau

Gentlemen my first rifle was lovely Tranter .430 rook rifle, I still have her today and she still shoots fine.

"A rook rifle is an English single-shot dropping block or break-action small calibre rifle for shooting rooks and rabbits, developed in 1883 by the gun-makers Holland & Holland. The original rifle was .295 bore, with an 80 grain bullet, but slightly larger bores of .300 and .320 were also made at the time.[1][2]
Because such shy game would scatter immediately after a shot, there was no disadvantage to a single-shot action. Rook rifles remained single-shot, rather than magazine loaded, until they disappeared after World War II."
This post sent me down the rabbit hole...Tranter, .430, Rook Rifle??? Fun search, but difficult to find a good pic in a short time.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Na, this has been a great discussion. Many of us are passionate about the subject, however this thread is about our first guns.
I hope you understand, but as the subject of gun control is brought up it always seems to escalate and become a political/gun rights free-for-all. THEN (heaven forbid!) the mods step in and close the thread.
Nice to have a friendly discussion about firearms without losing the privilege.
Razzers and guns seem to go hand in hand to a great number of us. JMHO.

Thanks guys.
I just send a PM to docmo explaining the reasoning behind this forum rule.
This is a good thread. Cool to see what you all started out with.

Mine was an air pistol that shot lead pellets.

My first "gun" was a Gamo pellet rifle. I had to beg my mother for that. It was literally like the move "Christmas Story". But that thing was accurate and powerful enough for squirrels and rabbits. It also taught me a lot about trigger control and breathing. I had to pick all these skills up on my own as my mother didn't even like the fact that I had a pellet rifle and my father wasn't around, so no one to teach me. Then my first guns (I bought two at the same time) was my Winchester .30-30 and my ruger 22/45. The .30-30 is great and everyone should have one because you just feel like your going back in time when you shoot it. But the Ruger is probably my favorite gun I have ever shot. Its a very nice eel built and accurate pistol with lots of upgrades available. I have shot it so many time thats I have had to replace the rear sights twice since buying it brand new and I have to replace them again soon.

I was given a .22 single shot Marlin and a whole lot of instruction at 6, around 10 I got a Rossi .410, around a year or two after that I started building Ar15s for family friends and I think we all know what kind of rabbit hole those are.

Originally Posted by cosperryan

My first "gun" was a Gamo pellet rifle. I had to beg my mother for that. It was literally like the move "Christmas Story". But that thing was accurate and powerful enough for squirrels and rabbits. It also taught me a lot about trigger control and breathing. I had to pick all these skills up on my own as my mother didn't even like the fact that I had a pellet rifle and my father wasn't around, so no one to teach me.

I bought a Gamo 20 years ago. I think it is 850 FPS, not the most powerful one they make, by far. It still is great, just one pump! Strong enough for my needs.
Every time I shoot it I think I really should have had something like it as a kid instead of that blasted Crosman thing you had to pump and pump!