Where I got my first handgun

[Bugzilla]

I really got my first pistol at Topps. This was a department store at 30 and 41, next to Kiddeland. I was about 9 or 10 at the time. It was a gorgeous chrome over plastic “6” shooter with a 5” barrel and wonderfully crafted black plastic grips. Must have paid close to a dollar for that beast. Actually you could shoot 30 or more at a time, depending on how large the roll of caps was. Must have put several thousand caps through that gun and ended the life of many a bad guy. Only an occasional non fire and on rare occasion a tear in the cap roll. Just keep the roll dry and you were good. Oh times seemed funner then!

 

[JeepHammer]

From under grandpa's bed.

He gave me a brass frame confederate copy of a Remington cap & ball that had been passed down in his family.

Needed work to make it function, but when it functioned it was dead accurate & I still have it to this day.

 

[SAILORGOLF46]

I really got my first pistol at Topps. This was a department store at 30 and 41, next to Kiddeland. I was about 9 or 10 at the time. It was a gorgeous chrome over plastic “6” shooter with a 5” barrel and wonderfully crafted black plastic grips. Must have paid close to a dollar for that beast. Actually you could shoot 30 or more at a time, depending on how large the roll of caps was. Must have put several thousand caps through that gun and ended the life of many a bad guy. Only an occasional non fire and on rare occasion a tear in the cap roll. Just keep the roll dry and you were good. Oh times seemed funner then!

Yes times were funner, and the amount of bad guys and what they would do to you was much differant then. The world is CRAZY!

 

[cobber]

Makarov in 9x18, at the Indy 1500. Only realized later there was no firing pin. D’oh!

Still have it after 20 some odd years. Did find a firing pin.

 

[Cavman]

Got first store bought handgun at 256 sport garden or as alot of us around here call it "rugheads". Was a ruger security six i bought used and foolishly sold

 

[Winamac]

Bought my very first handgun at the big flea market that used to be held at the Greyhound dog racing track parking lot every weekend. In Colorado Springs Colorado in 1984. I was stationed at Fort Carson. Wife and I used to go to the flea market every Sunday. Paid $30.00 for a FIE .22cal single action. BTW back then in Colorado there was no such thing as a NICS check handgun or long gun all the same. Legal Cash and carry back then. Man those were the days.

 

[crewchief888]

mine was a used Llamma 22LR pistol i bought from a coworker in 1978

 

[Hookeye]

Schutz Bros, 1975 .....a Ruger Single Six 3 screw .22 mag for 105 bucks.
Dad got it for me, was in 5th grade

 

[Hookeye]

Shot groundhogs w it and they made it down the hole. So next yr pops got me a .357 three screw

 

[manifest destiny]

First pistol from Dicks Sporting Goods. S&W Sigma, as they were called at the time. It was the 9mm because I was told .40 was going away...?? It may have the worst trigger known to man. But I didn't know the trigger sucked because I didn't have any experience to compare it to. I learned to shoot it very well. I still have it and the trigger still sucks.

 

[Blazer90]

Service merchandise…..40 dollar single shot 20 gauge. Still have it to this day….how I miss Service merchandise !

 

[KG1]

Spent alot of time in Fetla's and Blyth's in Griffith In. back in the day and purchased a number of firearms over that time period. Between the two I can't remember where I purchased my first handgun. Might have been Blyth's just because they were closer.

 

[Grump01]

Off I believe his name was Rod Davis. APD Officer who had a small shop in Odell Photos new building back in '84

 

[Alpha06]

My first firearm at Target in Danville. A Marlin Glenfield rifle Model 60 in .22LR, that was on sale for $59.99. Yeah, it was awhile ago.

My second firearm was a Colt Trooper MK III in nickle, 6" .357 Magnum in the box with all the goodies. Looked like new.

A private FFL that lived outside Danville on Perrysville Road.

Wish I still had that revolver.

 

[Jon Smith]

Miss that 686...


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Wow! I bought my second hand gun there in the '70s. Model 29 Smith, 8 3/8" barrel. I put it on law away and drove from Warsaw to make the payments. Ah, to be young and stupid again.

 

[Jon Smith]

My first handgun was High Standard .22 revolver. Maybe a Sentinal, I don't remember. I also don't remember which store it came from but it was either Swinford's Texaco or Lapo's Hardware on Michigan RD NW of Indy near Kessler Blvd. Bought .22 ammo at both places for less than a quarter a box. That would have been early 1960's.

I just bought one of those last year. My mom had one when I was growing up and I had been kinda watching for one. I walked into Two Bear Arms gunshop last year and there it was on the shelf! My wife says that it may have been my last gun purchase. LOL!