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  • lrwatson

    Plinker
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    First Rifle

    Mine was a Weatherby Mark XXII, with removable clip mags, not tube-fed, made in Italy. Very pretty, but not the deluxe model which had fancy forend and grip caps. That was about 45 years ago.
     

    Colt556

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    The "kids" rifle shared by my brother and I was a Marlin 60. (Colt556 - no jams. ;))

    The first one of my own was a 7mm Model 93 Mauser.

    Mine was a 1970 model so maybe that had something to do with it. My 2nd rifle was a Marlin M1 copy and it worked mo betta! :yesway:
     
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    Norinco SKS @21. Followed shortly thereafter by a Ruger 10/22 from Dicks. Recently pulled out the reciept from Galyans. $139.99 - and that was with the steel trigger group. Still have that gun - albeit in Bull barrel / hogue stock / ridiculous scope / bipod format.
     

    E'villeGunner

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    If we're talking about long guns then a single shot break open .410 was my very first at the ripe young age of 14. My first rifle was a Remington Model 788 in 22-250 cal.
     

    HighStrung

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    First I ever shot was a Marlin 60 and it treated me very well, though it was my dads. First rifle ever owned (was given to me) was my SKS. This too has been a great gun for me and I still enjoy shooting it to this day. First rifle I ever purchased, is my 10/22.
     

    whitetrash

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    mine was a winchester 22. my father gave it to me at 9yrs old when i compleated 4-h shooting sports. first rifle i bought was a mosin nagant.
     

    n9iui

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    An M16-A2, handed to me by a Drill Sergeant at the beginning of basic training.

    First rifle I bought, if that's what we're going for, was a 1903-A3 I bought a little while after high school.

    Sounds like my story, except the first one I bought was a Universal Arms M-1 Carbine. I was stationed at Ft Huachuca AZ much to the chagrin of the local rattlesnakes. I'd give almost anything to have that one back.
     

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