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Remington 600 Mohawk in .308 Winchester when I was 10 years old.

I do not have a clue what the rifle was for the first several, though a 760 in 35Whelen was one I used for a while early on and was pretty upset when I ofund out my father had sold it. He built another for me for a graduation present. An AI version in a 7600 with a myrtle stock...

Hate to admit it, but it was an '06 Winchester .22 LR.

Mine was a spike-fork bull moose with two shots from a Winchester push-feed model 70 chambered in 300 Win. Mag.

Used a Ruger 308 bolt action with Mannlicher stock and 150 grain Gamegrabber ammo.

seems like most all of my "firsts" were with borrowed guns....

my dad was a hunter, but seemed like, from the time i learned to talk, we never got along all that well...
he's been gone for better'n 30 years now, and i still catch myself argueing with him...
he taught me to shoot (required me to learn), but it wasn't fun that way...
it was my brother, uncles, and cousins that put the fun in it... most of my first kills happened with their guns..... john w

My first buck, hand loaded 130gr spire points out of my M1 with open sights. Got him with one shot. I had to take a standing off hand shot, and he was trotting past me.

Ruger 77, Tang Safety, Tasco 3-9, 243.. big WT doe.

Savage 340 in 30/30

Remington 870, smoothbore 12 ga, modified tube, two beads for sights.

8 point WI whitetail.

Rem 7400 30-06

Blacktail spike with a Model 94 in .32 Win. Spcl.

Ate the deer but still have the rifle.

My very first big game critter was with a bow ,my first rifle critter was with a mod 94 win in thudy-thudy...

Straight stocked Marlin 30-30 with open sights, 110 yards, nice Doe, man was I excited. Still have that gun that my Dad gave me but, I have to admit, it now wears a scope.

Small spike whitetail with a M94 in 32spcl that was handed down from my grandfather through my dad. Both my brothers used the same rifle to start.

My first deer (in the great state of Virginia) was shot at self defense range with a Winchester Model 94 in 30-30. Now THAT was a great day in my life!

1980 4 point white tail

Ruger M77 in 250 Savage with a Weaver K4. I'll never sell this rifle.

Remington 700 ADL .243 topped with a 3X9 Tasco, I earned 1/2 the money, and my granddaddy gave me the other 1/2. I was 11 years old and it was a deer killing machine. I killed around 10-12 with it between 11 and 15. Then at 15 I decided the .243 "Wasn't enough gun for deer" Sold it and bought a Custom P-14 in .300 mag and have kicked myself ever since. I now shoot a Herters J-9 in 6MM, so I guess I've come full circle.

A 6 point whitetail buck Ruger 77 22-250. Myson also shot his first buck with the same gun. DK

8 point whitetail buck with a sporterized M38 Swedish Mauser in 6.5x55 with a Ruko 2-7x32 and factory PMC 140gr ammo.