1st shots

[Nordic Norm]

Do you remember your 1st shot?
Mine was in the winter of 1965. My father had a farm in Vermont, the big house was converted into a ski lodge, 'Norse Lodge'. It was rented for the winter by a group of Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, 'G Men'. Being only 6 yrs old I thought the G in G Men meant Gee Whiz. They would shoot 1911's, revolvers, shotguns, Thompson SMG's and whatever else most weekends. They encouraged me to shoot, a 1911 45acp. Scared the crap outta me, but I loved it. I wanted to shoot a machine gun but they wisely wouldn't let me shoot it. Over the next few years I learned to shoot naturally and quickly thanks to the G Men.
Those good men taught me a lifelong love for law enforcement officers and for shooting. Definitely good old days for me.

 

[HogKiller]

I was about 5 or 6 up at my uncles ranch in E. Oregon. After dinner we were on the little porch and he brings out a shot gun, not a clue what it really was, they gave it to me I shouldered it and fired, threw me back into the door jamb, my uncle and dad laughed their asses off. To this day not a fan of shotguns.

 

[beerthief]

BB guns from about 8 years old ,(we openly walked every where with them ) @ 9 years old my uncle gave me a 20 gage shot gun and 3 brass shells , bought a box of deer slugs and shot across the pond to the drain pipe (8 inch dia. overflow ) made the greatest sound swirling down that pipe .

 

[Treefrog]

Christmas of '67. My late brother let me try his 760. That set the hook.

J~

 

[jps2486]

When I was a kid of about 10 years old on the farm, a friend of my dad came out with a .22 rifle. One shot was all it took for me.

 

[Chukar60]

No not the actual first shot. I am pretty sure it was with a BB gun. I was shooting one before I was 8 years old.
over the years it has been handguns, rifles of a wide variety and shotguns that I cannot count. I have shot deer, both whitetail and mule deer, elk, antelope, ducks, geese, quail, pheasant, turkey and of course chukar.
I have shot competition pistol events, sporting clays, trap. I have been a reloader, tinkered with long range rifles, and muzzleloaders. I have harvested deer, elk and antelope all with centerfire rifles, muzzle loaders and bow and arrow.
After all this shooting and hunting experience and I end up shooting air guns. Had someone told me this is where the road would lead even 5 years ago I would have laughed at them. What a wonderful trip it has been.

 

[RM100GUY]

Oh yes...A cold overcast day in 1960 at the town dump with my dad and brother...I was 5...couldn't even cock the single shot .22 (still have that gun) remember it well...my dad tought me to shoot...the way it should be. Target practice was standard operating procedure in those days. My dad was a great marksman!

 

[Doc C.]

Yep. Another old guy story here.
1965 pond bank behind the house. Noble American lever action .22 that Dad purchased the day I was born.
Yes, I still have it.
Each one of my Kids had their own cricket .22 and then a Ruger 10/22.
Looking forward to teaching the grandkids to shoot as well.

Doc

 

[FarmPlinker]

Czech air rifle in the basement, would have been around 1980.

 

[Peashooter]

I dont remember my first shot, which was no doubt .22 rimfire rifle at the 15 M range. ( when i was like 10 in 1976 )
Next summer i graduated to .22 on the 50 M outside range, and the next summer again 7.92 mm on the 200 M range.

All my dad taught me was to honor my word, and then he tried less successful to teach me to not steal, but in the end i figured that out myself, and learned in the not hard way.

Later i do however remember the first time, and much too rare due to the problem of finding ammo, i fired my M1911 45 ACP . it soon became a favorite of mine.
It is too bad i dont have such things any more, or then and now never where allowed to have such things, it was a few wonderful wild years with the powder burners.
I would very much like a M1911 or something similar to that today, but maybe chambered in something a bit smaller. AND ! of course a permission to have such things, illegal firearms are now a strait to jail offence, and you do not collect 500 dollars if / when you pass start.
A chambered / loaded illegal firearm, and all hell break loose, and you spend even longer in jail.

 

[Paulnguy3]

Tactical air soft in my pre teens. No going back.

 

[JohnTaylor]

1966..Stevens Crackshot..prone…laying next to my Dad, a very patient Marine rifle instructor..in the field behind the barn ..what a wonderful thought! Thanks

 

[Airgun-hobbyist]

I don't remember my first shot, but I do remember the first time shooting a 30/30 Contender, which proceeded to kick me in the front lip/tooth when I was pre-teen. Ahh, the good old days. Today, every DHS worker in the state would be at the door trying to take away constitutional and parental rights.