24hourcampfire.com
24hourcampfire.com
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 4
E
New Member
OP Offline
New Member
E
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 4
My Grandpa gave me an old New England 12 gauge single and I still cherish that gun. May not be a big money gun but you’d never be able to afford it neither.

BP-B2

Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,180
M
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
M
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 10,180
Mossberg 183 410


"...A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box and the cartridge box..." Frederick Douglass, 1867

( . Y . )
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,047
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 1,047
J.C. Higgins 22 LR single shot with the bolt knob you had to manually pull back. Ordered from Sears & Roebuck in 1958 for $13.00. It was my Christmas present when I was 5 years old. Things were different in the Ozarks in the 50's....mostly better.


NRA Benefactor 2008

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me." John 14-6

There is no right way to do a wrong thing
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,331
B
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
B
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 4,331
Winchester 37 .410
Still have it

Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 14,070
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 14,070
A Stevens single shot 16 ga.


Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
IC B2

Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 14,070
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 14,070
[quote=EliRawlins]My Grandpa gave me an old New England 12 gauge single and I still cherish that gun. May not be a big money gun but you’d never be able to afford it

None of my grand kids have no interest in guns, it's kind of sad. I have a 22 that my dad had too.


Well we're Green and we're Gold, and we play better when it's cold. All us Cheese heads have our favorite superstar. We love Brett Favre.
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 4
E
New Member
OP Offline
New Member
E
Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 4
That is sad. That’s cool that you’ve kept it and you never know, they may enjoy it if you take them out and show them how

Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 656
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 656
Winchester Cooey 12 ga. single shot. 30 in. full choke for my 12th birthday. Still got it.

Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,552
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 5,552
Stevens 94 20ga. Sadly, it was one of 8 guns I lost in a theft in 2000.

Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,053
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,053
It is interesting that except for Sharps 4590 all first guns were shotguns. Out west the shotgun is almost unheard of as a game getter. The single shot 22 rifle was the first gun for most kids in my arena, Mine was the obscure Winchester model 55 automatic single shot. Wish I still had it.

IC B3

Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 645
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 645
An Anschutz (my father bought quality stuff) sporter .22 under the Christmas tree when I was about 12.

I love taking people, (mostly immigrants, I work in high tech) on their first shooting trip. Probably 100 people have fired their first-ever shots with that rifle after being coached by me.

Poole

Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,714
A
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
A
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 1,714
Savage .410 bolt action

Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,073
Campfire Tracker
Offline
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 3,073
Winchester Model 250 .22LR

My Dad give it to me when I was 10 years old. It still sits in my safe and will as long as there's breath in my body.


24HCF in its entirety, is solely responsible for why my children do not have college funds, my mortgage isn't paid-off and why I will never retire early enough to enjoy the remainder of my life.





Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,340
B
Campfire Outfitter
Offline
Campfire Outfitter
B
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 10,340
Harrington Richards Leatherneck.

Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,466
I
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
I
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1,466
Mine is a Quackenbush . It is a single shot side rotating breach, with a manual pull firing pin .

It has the distinction of being to the bottom of the Missouri river after being lost out of a boat.

It was my grandfathers and passed down to me.

Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 5,457
S
Campfire Tracker
Online Content
Campfire Tracker
S
Joined: Dec 2016
Posts: 5,457
First gun was an Ithica M66 20 gauge. 10 years old
First handgun was an original Colt 1851 cap and ball. 11 years old.
First rifle of my own was a Winchester M70 in 270. 12 years old.
My Dad had a Winchester M62A 22, so I always used it, and I never got my own 22 until I was about 22 or 23 and in the Marines. 94/22 Winchester.

Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 347
Z
Campfire Member
Offline
Campfire Member
Z
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 347
Mossberg bolt action .410, it has an internal magazine but I was made to Barney Fife it until I got older.

Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,091
R
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
R
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 2,091
My first gun was a hand me down from my Mother. It was/is a Winchester single shot .410. model 20. Looks kind of classy with a schnabel fore end. It was originally chambered for 2&1/2" shells but was re-bored to 3". It harvested quite a few ruffed grouse. It has been a wall hanger for about years as it eventually shot loose.


Happy Trails!
NRA Life Member
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,053
S
Campfire Regular
Offline
Campfire Regular
S
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,053
Roundup, what a neat little shotgun. The model 20 was Winchester's "kids" shotgun that was built like a quality pocket watch. I have been trying to talk a friend out of his. He lets my grandsons shoot trap with it. Neat neat little guns built when Winchester took pride in their work.

Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,182
Campfire Ranger
Offline
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 17,182
Anschutz Woodchucker .22LR repeater. Still have it and both my kids started out with it.


Now with even more aplomb
Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

Moderated by  RickBin 

Link Copied to Clipboard
YB23

Who's Online Now
673 members (17CalFan, 10gaugemag, 1beaver_shooter, 1minute, 10ring1, 12308300, 76 invisible), 2,749 guests, and 1,323 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Forum Statistics
Forums81
Topics1,187,644
Posts18,399,029
Members73,817
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023


 







Fish & Game Departments | Solunar Tables | Mission Statement | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | DMCA
Hunting | Fishing | Camping | Backpacking | Reloading | Campfire Forums | Gear Shop
Copyright © 2000-2024 24hourcampfire.com, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5
(Release build 20201027)
Responsive Width:

PHP: 7.3.33 Page Time: 0.099s Queries: 14 (0.005s) Memory: 0.8947 MB (Peak: 1.0261 MB) Data Comp: Zlib Server Time: 2024-03-28 17:31:32 UTC
Valid HTML 5 and Valid CSS