First rifle was a Winchester M 69A .22 Rimfire...My folks got it for me for Christmas the year I was 12 ( 1962)...I still have it and have even managed to avoid losing the 5 shot clip all these years...

My first centerfire rifle was a Rem M722 in .222...Bought it secondhand for $65 in 1964...I still have it and it is in excellent condition, albeit refinished and reblued...

My first deer/big game rifle was a M1895 Chilean Mauser in 7X57...I bubba-ized it, had the barrel bobbed to 21 inches, the bolt altered and installed a new safety, aTimney trigger, and a Weaver K2.5 on an S&K Instamount.....Killed a few whitetails with it and then peddled it when I bought a Ruger M77 in 7 x 57 to replace it...