Your 1st rifle?

[fyrefyter101]

I am just stirring the pot here, but what was your first rifle? Do you still have it and shoot it or did it get passed on to the next generation (along with the respect and appreciation that it came with not to mention the stories of when you were a pup) its just a question to make us all think back. I still have my old marlin 39 that I was all to happy to teach my son with and the model 61 winchester that dad tought me on. not to mention the stories that came with both of them.

 

[Colt556]

My first rifle was a Marlin semi auto that looked a little like a M1 Carbine. I don't recall the model number but it was truly a POS! It was tube fed and I don't think I ever got a full tube out of it without it jamming. My next rifle was a Nylon 66 and it was a great rifle! Wish I had kept the Remington. Now I own multiple 22s and my CZs are some of my most prized possessions!

 

[geno2k]

Marlun 25n . Still got and it still shoots moa at 100 yards. My mom bought for me when I was 16.

 

[Constructionist]

Glenfield model 60. Got it almost 30 years ago from Dad for Christmas. Gave it back to him after his stroke, since he can load and operate it one handed (using the deck rail as a shooting rest for plinking), or Mom can help him if need be. It will be mine again after he's gone.

I hope I don't get it back for a long time.

 

[TheWabbit]

After my Crossman pellet gun, I was given a Marlin 25 .22 bolt by my mother's family. I just got the rifle back from my dad after 20 years.

 

[griffin]

Can't remember if it was the HK91 or M1A.

 

[japartridge]

My first rifle was a Norinco SKS that I inherited from my father. Still have it. First rifle I purchased a Ruger 10/22, I still have it as well.

 

[Rsmith]

An old savage bolt action single shot 22 that belonged to my grandfather.
Best 22 i've ever shot.

 

[9mmfan]

Marlin 60 I bought at K Mart about 20 years ago. Still the most accurate gun I have!

 

[indyjohn]

The gun I learned to shoot with was a Springfield Model 56 like this one:
https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...j_stevens_arms_co_springfield_model_56_a.html

Sadly, my evil older brother took it when he moved out and it sits over his mantle today.

So I went out and bought an M1A. Won my class State Highpower Championship with it (ok, that was a really long time ago, and yes, litlrat was there but I wasn't in the same class as him...).

Still have it and shoot it to this day...

 

[jrm400]

Glenfield Mod 60 .22lr From K Mart when I was 21.....am 57 now and no I dont still have it. I am thinking K Mart had it on sale for about 39.95 and it was a decent rifle. I gave it to a buddy a couple of years after I got it. I got a nylon stock Remington to replace it. Still have that one

 

[Rey B]

Marlin model 99. It's on the second stock but it is still a tack driver. In my cabinet right now.

 

[seamus]

I have a great-uncle's 1917 Savage Favorite. It has an octaganal barrel and a rolling breech-block action. The ejector is worn to the point that shooting shorts is the best option whenever I shoot it which isn't often but it is still very accurate.

 

[Leo]

My first rifle I actually earned for myself was a Marlin model 81, tube feed bolt action. I sold greeting cards door to door to earn that money before I was old enough to work at a business. Thyat rifle is still in the family.

IndyJohn, you're my hero. In a world of AR service rifles, it is still good to see the .30 caliber rifles on the line. They are harder to contol, but more satisfying to shoot. I earned my Sharpshooter card with a 6.5 X 55 Swedish mauser, expert card with a .308 Winchester model 70. Master classification with the same winchester rebarrelled in .260 Rem. In the middle of it all, I was trying to earn my Distinguished Rifleman medal with a Springfield Super match that I also sometimes shot Palma with. I shot an AR one summer also, but Used my Palma rifle or my 6.5 X 284 for long range. Sticking to one type of rifle would have been better for points, but being able to shoot a variety of firearms was fun and challenging. I look forward to seeing John on the range with the M1a sometime again. That .30 cal boom is music to my ears.

 

[BowhuntnHoosier]

Lets see............30 years ago I bought a Remington 550 for a whopping $50.

 

[ajanes10]

My first rifle was a Remington Speedmaster. I still have it and my son or daughter will learn on it. It has great value to me becasue it came down the line from my grandfather. Great gun and i cannot wait to pass it on.

 

[Enforcer831]

My grandfather gave me a speedmaster last year. Still have it and it will go to the next generation once they are older.

 

[Enforcer831]

My first rifle was a Remington Speedmaster. I still have it and my son or daughter will learn on it. It has great value to me becasue it came down the line from my grandfather. Great gun and i cannot wait to pass it on.

Wow. I replied without reading your post. Now I feel like I ripped off your story.

 

[plowman766]

When I was 14 I got a used Remington 552 Speedmaster for Christmas my neighbor got a Marlin 60 we shot a lot of cans,bottles and groundhogs every summer with those rifles I still have it and probably will never sell it

 

[toddcraft33]

I wish that I had a story about a neat old rifle past down from my dad, but my first rifle is the M&P 15 22 I bought a few weeks ago. I hope to pass it down to my son in the future.