Gun tradition

[2cool9031]

I always thought that in the natural scheme of gun ownership there is a natural progression of how it works.
First you get a .22 rifle....then a shotgun....then a .22 pistol then the sky is the limit.

 

[Kingrat]

i think you are right, there is a progression...for me it went like this

buy a gun...want more guns...buy more guns

 

[Delmar]

I always thought that in the natural scheme of gun ownership there is a natural progression of how it works.
First you get a .22 rifle....then a shotgun....then a .22 pistol then the sky is the limit.

I did have a daisy BB gun as a boy, but as far as firearms are concerned I started with a .45 ACP I'm getting older and it dawned on me that I may not strike fear in the hearts of bad guys the way I used to. The .45 might change that a bit, I think!

 

[2cool9031]

I forgot about that tradition

i think you are right, there is a progression...for me it went like this

buy a gun...want more guns...buy more guns

Oh yeah....I forgot about that tradition

 

[Old Salt]

Let's see... I bought a .36 Navy Revolver, then a S&W Model 19, then a Astra 9 mm, then a 870 12 ga. Is that close?

 

[2cool9031]

I did have a daisy BB gun as a boy, but as far as firearms are concerned I started with a .45 ACP I'm getting older and I dawned on me that I may not strike fear in the hearts of bad guys the way I used to. The .45 might change that a bit, I think!

The neighborhood bullies stopped being afraid of the BB Gun?

 

[2cool9031]

Let's see... I bought a .36 Navy Revolver, then a S&W Model 19, then a Astra 9 mm, then a 870 12 ga. Is that close?

But where is the .22? That was my first because ammo was cheap.

 

[2cool9031]

.36 caliber Navy

Let's see... I bought a .36 Navy Revolver, then a S&W Model 19, then a Astra 9 mm, then a 870 12 ga. Is that close?

Did the .36 caliber navy help to give you an idea of how guns work?
Do you still own any of them?

 

[Delmar]

The neighborhood bullies stopped being afraid of the BB Gun?

There was a line in the original "Walking Tall" Bufford walks in with his big stick and the old man behind the counter looks over at the shot gun, in the corner " Mr you got one shot,and your hands are shaking. If I get a hand on you, it's all over!"
I used to be the sort of guy who could sell a line like that, but like I said, I'm not as young as I used to be.

 

[Old Salt]

I still have the Model 19, the .36 Navy and the Astra were stolen from my father when I was stationed overseas. A friend of my brothers wanted a $100 worth of pot. I have had .22s off and on over the years. I learned to shoot with both a .22 pistol and rifle, when I was four. I'm looking for a good .22 squirrel gun, now. My safe has .357s, 9s, 45s, 30-06, 308, .50, 12 ga, but no .22s. I will remedy that soon.

 

[2cool9031]

High Point

There was a line in the original "Walking Tall" Bufford walks in with his big stick and the old man behind the counter looks over at the shot gun, in the corner " Mr you got one shot,and your hands are shaking. If I get a hand on you, it's all over!"
I used to be the sort of guy who could sell a line like that, but like I said, I'm not as young as I used to be.

Do you carry the High Point?

 

[shooter@5(4)life]

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[bcleven]

That tradition hits the nail on the head for me!

 

[Disposable Heart]

I still have the first rifle I have ever fired, a Marlin Anniversary model (1970) 80 .22 bolt action. It still has the original scope, gold trigger and gold emblem in the stock. Despite the shooting done with it, it still does not have even a scratch, blemish nor discoloration. Looks like it came out of the box. I remember taking the utmost care for that gun, with the intention of having the same feeling my father did when I shot it when my son/daughter shoots it.

Then, I moved up to .38 (old military 130gr ball at that!). Then .44 Mangle-um.

Guess that counts!

 

[VN Vet]

I really started out slowly. I started out shooting spitwads through a straw, then moved up to home made slingshots, then to store bought slingshots, then to a BB gun and then to the .22. Yea, I love traditions.

 

[2cool9031]

My First Real Gun

I still have the first rifle I have ever fired, a Marlin Anniversary model (1970) 80 .22 bolt action. It still has the original scope, gold trigger and gold emblem in the stock. Despite the shooting done with it, it still does not have even a scratch, blemish nor discoloration. Looks like it came out of the box. I remember taking the utmost care for that gun, with the intention of having the same feeling my father did when I shot it when my son/daughter shoots it.

Then, I moved up to .38 (old military 130gr ball at that!). Then .44 Mangle-um.

Guess that counts!

My first real gun was a Noble .22 single shot. I made money mowing lawns when I was 12 and saved for it. I was lucky enough to have a place to shoot it. My grandmother had 97 acres in Three Rivers Mich.
She had 17 acres of lake front alone. During the summer we would be there every weekend and spend every vacation there.
that gun was shot more than all the guns I own put together.
To me at the time it seemed like a 458 Win Mag.
I still have the gun, it is still in good shape.

 

[2cool9031]

There was something else I forgot to mention. In the late 80's my great uncle had to go to a nursing home and he told my dad he wanted him to have the few guns he had.One of the guns he had was a brand new Noble .22 single shot rifle new in the box and my dad gave it to me....so actually I have 2 now.

 

[00BlasterResto]

I'm with you up until the .22 pistol, Whats the real point? Not how I did it but, I could see that.

 

[TopDog]

Dang I send the whole tradition off kilter. My first gun was a Ruger Redhawk 44 Mag. Then I worked my way down. Guess I'm not a traditionalist.

 

[Crimson]

Once you start buying you just cant stop at one.