This Weatherby Mark XXII was my 1st, it was under the tree when we got home from church services on Christmas Eve in 1965.

I was given two guns by my grandfather. The first was a .22 cal. Stevens Favorite with a half round/half octagonal barrel. I believe I was around 10 at the time. The second was a Mossberg bolt action 20 ga. I was twelve then and my dad and grandfather let me hunt with them that year. Sadly, both of those guns were lost in a fire.

My first gun was a Winchester Model 67 .22 LR. My Father's Uncle, my Great Uncle Art, was a gunsmith in North Seattle. Art oil finished the stock, fitting it with an ebony forearm tip and a grip cap, and checkered the grip and forend. He also fitted a Mossberg scope. My Model 67, along with my Mother's early "finger groove" Model 67, my Father's Remington 16-gauge AE-Grade double (P136036) and a .44 calber H & R Model 1905 were stolen from my Father's house in 1978.

Winchester model 70 bull barrel in 243 Winchester. First double only marked US armory steel.

Wayne that m70 is a hell of a first gun:bowdown: I know where there's a nice one in 220 Swift that's for sale. What to do, what to do????

Iver Johnson Champion 410 single barrel in 1947.

stevens model 311 double barrel 410 given to me by my father in 1957 i was 10... charlie

Winchester Model 121 bolt action single shot 22 was from Santa on Christmas morning 1967. It was a tack driver then and is a tack driver now. Probably my most valuable gun.

Remington 870 Supermag. I got it for Christmas when I was 15. The gun is ugly as hell and the wood looks like it was made from a 2x4 from lowes but I still love it. There is always something about your first gun.

Rich:

Thanks for this thread, as it is, by my measure, one of the best.

It is interesting to see how many members who now (I would guess) have nice Parker collections started off with very basic shooters.

Patrick