Thread: My first gun...!

Originally Posted by cannonfodder

That is why I reload.

22LR is more accurate than most people give them credit for. I have had a Ruger MarkIII for many a year, Armoloy finished, target sights, bull barrel. I will take my son to the range and we sit back at 50 yards and he shoots his little Henry 22 rifle. I will break clays with that pistol at 50 yards all day. Then break the broken chunks. Got a tweaked 10-22 that will drive tacks. Best part, you can shoot all day for just a few dollars in ammo.

That is also why I finally broke down a year or so ago and bought a Zestava .22 (Imported as the Remington Model Five)

It's a neat little bolt action .22 that's all metal and wood except for the plastic/rubber butt plate.

How about a pic of that Kimber? I have a Kimber Eclipse 45 ACP,and I love that gun!

Originally Posted by Mudkipz

Nice buy

Good choice on the .22. I'm lucky if I can even FIND .45ACP around here, let alone afford it. My poor lil' Kimber only has a few mags worth of ammo.

Guess I'll have to try to make it up to your house when the zombies attack.

I've never really wanted to own a handgun before (I would like to have a .22 rifle, since I used to target shoot a fair bit), but that 990 is so nice I actually went and started looking at them and how to get one in my state. That is a great looking piece.

Watch out, it's a slippery slope. I finally convinced a friend to buy a small handgun, which he owned for about a month, then decided he needed something higher quality. Ended up selling the original for another 9, then bought a 45.

If I could buy any 22, I think I'd go for a Ruger. My dad had one and it was a joy to shoot.

Rugers are great, I've burnt up at least 8 so far Never had any problems, just plane wore em out, I used to shoot ALOT. I don't think the avg shooter could wear one out though.

At the moment I'm still holding onto 3, 10-22, Mk-II, and a Bisley. The Bisley is starting to get tired

Nice Alex! Looks like a fun gun. I'm a big fan of .22 LR pistols. I hear ya with not going with the auto's. I've only got automatic .22 pistols and they all jam, from time to time.

Here's a range report I posted at TaurusArmed...

P.S.- Ruger's are just sooooo ugly, I couldn't even think about buying one (except maybe a Single Six)...

So I recently got my first gun- a Taurus Tracker 990 .22lr. Before buying, I researched a LOT of .22s and ended up with this one over the Smith & Wesson 617 (twice as much). I've been out to the range a couple of times now and have maybe shot a couple hundred rounds through it. First time out I adjusted the sights and fine tuned it (with the help of an experienced friend). The gun is more accurate than I am obviously, but at 50 feet I was hitting within a ring or two of the bullseye.

Second time out I was shooting from 25 yds and again, the gun is very accurate it seems to me. Have had no problems with firing yet (using Federal .22lr). The gun is heavy, but I like that. I may end up changing the ribber grips to Hogue instead. I have pretty large hands and with the ribber, my pinky almost feels like it is slipping down because of the ribs in the grips. I have tried the Hogues on other guns and they are a much comfier grip for me. The single action is great. DA is also great, but does have a heavy pull. There is a distinct point where it almost clicks before it will fire which is nice- you can get it to that point and hold it there. I've had no 'quirks' or anything with DA like I read one other member had. I do believe that the trigger pull and ****ing the hammer will get better with some use after the gun is broken in. Doubt I'll need to adjust it at all- it may just take some getting used to for people who are used to a very light pull. Hey, it builds finger strength!

Overall, I am extremely happy with it so far! I am glad I chose it over the Smith too. For the money, I doubt the Smith would offer more than a slightly nicer fit and finish and a smoother action maybe. So the Tracker 990 seems to be a great gun in my experience so far and I am very happy with it.

Ahh, one's first firearm ... such fond memories.
I grew up in a "guns are bad" family. So I waited 'til my 21st birthday (law in the state where I grew up) and put my deposit on a Dan Wesson .357 with a bull barrel. I learned the elements on that gun: sight picture, trigger control, handloading to .38 Target strength ... removing (bad word) lead fouling from that long barrel.
Now I own several guns, from a Ruger Single-Six worked over by a talented pistolsmith to Single-Eight specs and genuine pre-ban ivory grips - expensive gun that - to a .500 Linebaugh, a gun that outwhacks my Freedom Arms .454 Casull. I rather enjoy heavy handguns. Rifles are a whole 'nother thing. I am somewhat averse to recoil, so I have benchrest andor varmint guns built for inhuman accuracy with small fast bullets.

So why oh why did I buy a .416 Barrett!?
(Oh. Because the Governator has banned the big fifty. It was my act of mild rebellion.) (And the ballistics of the .416 as fired from the Model 99 long barrel fascinate me.) I am hesitant to touch one of those bad citizens off. HeeeeWAck!
Enjoy your Taurus wheelgun! A Smith&Wesson Model 29 is the obvious next step ... (grin)
cheers Honer

I got my first gun when I still couldn't see over the dashboard on hunting trips.

Now I'm a teenager and own more then a dozen, including some I built.


Nothing better then carving, checkering, and finishing your own stock on a mauser action your rechambered and threaded yourself.

Now I'm gonna sell it because I can't find .300 savage ammo lol.

Oh well, I still have the 22-250 and 7.62x39 I built.

Ilurvmyguns.

I purchased my first pistol a few months ago. I've owned and fired plenty of shotguns and rifles and while in the Marines I fired stuff people only dream of, but this is my first pistol. It's my HK USP Compact .40 and I love it. I wouldn't trade it for the world. It's accurate, realiable (about 800 rounds so far and no malfs) and easy to shoot. I think I'm gonna go for an AR platform next.