When and What was the First Gun you Shot

[BlackSheepSquad]

FN FNC 5.56 NATO on a Belgian base in Germany, in the early 90s

[randyhub]

In the 70s Dad let me shoot a .22 CIL Model 310, but not before setting up a huge potato and shooting it 20 feet away with a .22 CIL HP! No hearing protection, no eye protection, scared the living sheeeeet out of me, the noise and seeing that potato explode. Told me to always understand what a firearm could do and that shooting a paper target wouldn't get it across properly.

Refinished the stock, taught my kids how to shoot with it as well, but didn't have a potato, however a Stinger and apple got the point across.

[zupermann]

A Cooey 22of some sort.
My dad saw it in somebodys' trash, took it home and fixed it.

[BeezerChris]

Colt Woodsman, and a Ruger Single Six. Same day. I was seven or eight. Great times. I've since bought my own of each model. Hope I don't lose the right to own and shoot them in my retirement and hand them down to my daughter.

[marshall]

I think it was a Stevens Favorite in 25R, that was the "big" gun.
Other was a small 22 long single shot rabbit gun.
About 1949 or 50.
First pistol was uncles' 22 browning nomad, at can on fence post, sometime in the 50's
First gun I owned was a 870 12 ga.
2nd was a new Win9422 for about 90.oo
1st hg, HR 22 rev, forget the model, good gun, slow reload.