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My mom gave me her single shot Winchester 67 in 1959. I still use it as our back door rifle.

Well I still have a Mosin Nagant that my father gave me in 1961. For a Hunting rifle, well its an old 7mm Remington Mag I bought in late 1969 And the Steyr Mannlicer Mod. M in 7 x 57 I bought in 1976. I hunted with it Christmas Morning.

Marlin 989 M1 .22 My Dad bought me when I was 10 (1970). My oldest high powered rifle is a Remington 788 .243 that my Dad bought me for good grades in school when I was 14.

Ron

The first Alaska PFD was in 1980 and my father let my brother and I order Weatherby Vanguards in 300 Win Mag. I got one with a very light blonde cast to it. My brother's was darkish.
I still have mine. He doesn't.
You can't complain about a state that actually gives you money for guns and I haven't complained since.

Sincerely,
Thomas

I may have the first rifle I ever owned; not sure if it got stolen with my first shotgun or if I just hid the rifle so well that I can't find it myself. Either way, the bolt was split due to a 22LR overload which I made before I had any business trying to reload - but not with rimfires.

I'll have to go with the Winchester 670 30-06 which I bought in the summer of '83 at Scheels in Moorhead, Minnesota if I remember the right store - could have been Fargo, across the river. That "rough M70" has always been a good rifle.

H&R "Plainsman" .22 rimfire bolt, 48 years ago. My dad gave it to me for my 9th birthday. I still use it to keep coons and possums away from our deer camp.

Ruger Mini 30 7.62x39 and my trusty T/C Hawkens 50 cal. Just can't seem to part with either one.

Ken

First gun was a Jc Higgins single shot .410 still have wont get rid of it. First rifle was a pre 64 mdl 94 30/30 should of kept it. I plan to never get rid of another firearm. The only way that could change would be in the case of extreme financial misfortune.

First rifle was given to me by my grandad to shoot junior NRA three positon, a springfield m2 22. That was in 1960. Still have it but it will go to one of my grandkids hopefully..

Same here except I got mine at age 7. Nothing fancy but still one of the most reliably accurate 22's I have ever had.
For centerfire: a Ruger 77R in 25-06 I bought at age 20.

The one that I've owned the longest is a Remington 600 that my Dad bought for me to hunt deer with when I was 12.

That was 1964, so I've had this rifle for 45 years.

It's now a 25-284 with a Pac-Nor barrel, McMillan mtn rife stock and a Leupold 6x42mm scope.

Virgil B.

Mosin Nagant purchase for 59 dollars in early 60's.

Guess my oldest rifle would be a Valmet 12ga./.223 my wife gave me for my 40th birthday in 1992....close about that same time would be a Marlin 1894S in .41 Magnum...

Bob

An old single shot .410 It's up at my Dad's, but I killed my first deer with it at 9. I'm 45 now. Not to mention countless squirrels, blackbirds, and rabbits

A Remington 700 BDL in 270 Winchester purchased in 1973 in Missoula Montana with a Redfield Tracker 3 x 9 scope. Gave it to my youngest son for his 16th Birthday last year. Killed lots of deer, elk, bear and javelina and too many varmints with 90g Sierra HPs to count. Still shoots great and looks pretty, just a couple of small scratches/gouges here and there ...



Chuck

I had a 270 win also long ago should have never sold it. Good all around unit.

22 lr stevens favorite( the real one) made around the turn of the century. it was my dads and i hornswoggled him on a trade for a cheap little foreign made 22 revolver that my mom couldn't live with out.

1.longest owned.. Stevens 22/410 given in 1952

2.Longest I bought.. Marlin 39A Carbine in 1964

3.Oldest Gun... 1860? Moore double barrel Shotgun my fathers grandfather used to kill Yankees.

SAKO L46 in 222 Remington. Bought it in 1966.

Ted

Marlin 39A bought in 1957, also have my dad's Mod 37 Marlin I started shooting it about 1950.Both .22's --- Mel