My first was a Belguim made Browning .22 auto that my Dad bought me back in '50's. I still have don't shoot like I use to. I'll pass it down to one of my grandsons one of these days alone with my Dad's Sweet 16.

In mid 80's I bought a used Stainless 1911 Government Model by AMT. Had it worked over by a gunsmith a few years ago. Still shoots fairly well with ball ammo.

The first I owned, i.e., bought myself with my own money, was a Ruger Security-Six circa 1984, from Monkey Wards (Montgomery Ward), no less. Shooting goes back much farther than that. The first rifle was an old Mossberg bolt .22 that, because of its heavy "target" barrel and being adult-sized was hard for me at 10-11 years old to even lift. I just shot that one off a bench. First handgun was a Ruger Single-Six. These guns are still in the family.

The first firearm I bought was a High Standard Double Nine that I purchased during my freshman year at NMIMT. It was stolen from my room in a boarding house while I was helping build a Uranium Refinery.

My first firearm was a new Ruger P89 with extra 15 rd mags before CA banned them. My next purchase, my first rifle, was a Ruger PC-9 9mm carbine, as a companion for the P89. Still have both of them.

My first Sig was a new non-railed P229 9mm a couple of years before joining the forum. Still have that one also.

An H&R .22 revolver. It was cheap, but solidly built. There really isn't anything like it any more. Cheap firearms are just cheap now. That one was cheap and no frills, but still worked.

My first firearm was loaned to me in July 1957 by Uncle Sam, an Springfield M1 Garand. Nice Armory SGT gave us cases and cases of 30.06 ammo to have fun with. No eye of ear protection, but what the hey. 17 years old and ready to take on the Rooskies.

Also got to shoot an M1 Carbine and Colt .45, thanks to Uncle Sam.

Nice guy, got me hooked on firearms.

Used my Dad's growing up, but once I was out on my own my first purchase was a .22 Magnum Winchester lever action, nostalgia being the culprit.

My 1st was a Llama 45. It was a commander size 1911 clone that wasn't actually compatible with any 1911 parts. I couldn't get thru 3 rounds without a failure of some kind. I owned it a week before selling it.