Shootstuff4570

what was your first hunting rifle. and do you still have it and use it? my first one is the one that my dad gave me, a marlin 45-70 guide gun

ejpaul1

270 semi auto, my dad is a musician/artist so I had to learn by myself. I got rid of it for a 30-06 bolt.

renfrowridge

mine was a winchester 22lr I still have it I rabbit hunt with it

Rebel Hog

My father was a shotgunner and never owned a rifle. He bought me my
first rifle when I was 13, in 1953. It was a Winchester 32-20 w/oct. barrel.
He also gave me his Winchester Mod 12-20ga when I was 16. The 32-20
was loaned to my cousin when I went to the military and when I came back
he had sold it for $50. The Win. 20ga I still have and many, many more.

DocHunter

My grandfather ran a small country store and got a Marlin Crown Prince Single Shot .22 as a premium for some product he sold (flour, I think). He gave me that rifle, new when I was 11 years old. I still have it and it shoots great. I refinished the stock myself several years ago. It has a finger ring on the end of the bolt which must be pulled back to cock the rifle. I would not ever part with it. I visited the NRA National Firearms Museum about a year ago and was pleased to see a similar rifle on display there.

Aught Six

My 700 ADL .30-06 came first. My dad and grandpa had stopped hunting by the time I was born, so I grew up with guns but had to bring myself into the sport. I like power, simplicity, and Americana, so I figured I couldn't go wrong with a classic cartridge like the '06. That I just like shooting it.

trailer

My first real hunting rifle was a Remington model 700 in a 7mm Rem. Mag. that I had to buy because my dad never hunted. I purchased that rifle brand new in 1977 and I still have it. I was going to sell it but I think I should hang on to it.

8mm/06

First gun I owned outright I bought with lawn-cutting $$ for $70 in1967. It was a 1903 Steyr Mannlicher in 7 x 57, and I still have it today. Iron express sights, rotary magazine, the smothest bolt action I have ever felt and decent groups.....I will never sell it.

Doe Dumper

First hunting rifle was an M700 ADL in 243 caliber. Never liked the caliber even at that young age..lol. First 2 years I hunted I used a 357 levergun and then graduated to a 742 30-06. After that one got stolen its been bolt city.

SWAMPMAN

whitecloudhunter,
My first hunting rifle was a surplus/sporterized 8mm Mauser. I thought it was the finest weapon around. Nice memories, I ended up trading it for an Eddystone arsenal P-17 sporterized. Wish I still had the Eddystone.