What's the Story Behind Your First Handgun? Still Have It?
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Yep! It’s a Colt Frontier Scout two-tone SA .22LR. My Father gave it to me after I got married, which was about a year and a half after I joined the USAF. I still have it, though I haven’t shot it in many years. He had a super light trigger on it; I think it breaks around 1.5 lbs, maybe a little less. I have a trigger pull gauge, I just haven’t gotten around to testing that one. I inherited an all black Frontier Scout from my FIL; Haven’t shot it yet, but I intend to. I’m thinking of sending them both in for restoration and mechanical “refreshment” so I can pass them down to my grandsons someday.
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Broknaxl
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My first handgun was a Colt Python. A guy I worked with was telling me that his Father in Law had died and left him a handgun. He went on to tell me it was to big and scared him and wondered if I would be interested. He didn't know what it was, Well I met him and he pulls out a like new in the box Colt Python with a 6in. barrel. I aks him how much do you want? He says make an offer, So I say how about a hundred bucks? His reply was " That Much!!" I damn near broke my wrist getting the money out of my pocket! LOL
The trouble was I was fairly recently married and we just had a baby, now I had to go home and tell my Wife that I spent the grocery money on a gun! I still have my Wife and the gun, along with quite a few other Colts that I started collecting. This was back in 76.
The trouble was I was fairly recently married and we just had a baby, now I had to go home and tell my Wife that I spent the grocery money on a gun! I still have my Wife and the gun, along with quite a few other Colts that I started collecting. This was back in 76.
chrishayes
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My first was a Ruger Single Six that didn't come with the WMR cylinder. Got it from a pawn shop in Utah many years ago. Lost it in a poker game years later. Bought another one when I lived in NM and still have that one. Another pawn shop acquisition. This one came with the WMR cylinder only. 30 yrs ago.
. My second from 1968 was a S&W Detective special. Carried for years. Still have it but rarely shoot it. Too many other fun toys.Arizonagunsmith
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I had a guy who owed me money offered me High Standard G .380 Pistol for the debt. I wasn't a fan of gun and a city cop heard I was the one who had the gun. When he came by in his civies asking me about it. I was thinking the gun was stolen. Nope it wasnt that. He wanted to buy it. I asked what did he have to trade? I ended up with a NIB Ruger Blackhawk in .357. I ran away thinking I got the better deal. A couple years later I found out how rare that model High Standard G .380 Pistol was and the value was more than that Blackhawk. I still think I made a great deal.
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I bought a ruger kp95 9mm just after I turned old enough. Polymer with the stainless slide. Added a slip on texture grip and shot the ever living poop out it . Would shoot twice a week and usually 200 rds . They had a c clip that was at the end of the guides rod and I shot so much it was a challenge to get it apart without launching that clip across the room . Couldn't get a replacement. Probably had north of 50 k round thru when I finally sold it. The only gun I still own from that time in my life is a rem 870 express .
My first was a Browning Nomad 22 LR pistol, 6" barrel. I bought it new from Don's Sport Shop on McDowell in the 70s. I still remember the heavy fragrance of leather and gun oil in those old gun shops. The pistol came with a fine trigger and is still a sweet shooter. It has traveled many miles with me and accounted for lots of small game. It will be with me for life.
