Your first handgun?

[EarnestT]

My first was an H&R 929 22lr revolver. Not a great gun but was affordable. I traded it for a 303 british and a handful of ammo

 

[Wayne1one]

Astra A75

 

[RAF]

Ruger Security Six, bought it in '83.

 

[TheBert]

Colt 1911 80 IV

 

[Magnumite]

6" barreled Security Six in 1979. I still have and have no complaints.

 

[DC-W]

-Gen 3 Glock 34

 

[gabe72]

F.I.E. 22 revolver,copy colt was,given to me buy a mentor around when I was 13 living in Texas,still have it,shot a many snakes with that pistol.

 

[jtb81100]

Heritage SA with .22 and .22 mag cylinders.

 

[INMY01TA]

Daewoo DP51 9mm. That was my only gun for 10 years. Then, Obama came around.

 

[grayson71]

Glock 19 gen 2 back in 1992, right after I turned 21, bought it at Walters Gun Chamber, man I miss that place..

still have it

 

[Overboost44]

Glock 19 gen 2 back in 1992, right after I turned 21, bought it at Walters Gun Chamber, man I miss that place..

still have it

Was that place in the Parkville area? If so, that is where I bought my first.

 

[MedInfantry]

JP Sauer & Sohn 7.65mm (32ACP)

 

[Biggfoot44]

S&W .22lr Combat Masterpiece ( has had different Model #'s in different eras ) .4in . Great gun , accurate .22 in it's own right , understudy for K Frames generally. I used this to develope DA trigger skills , and quasi-ambidexterous abilties . I died in a flooded basement incident , still miss it.

As a general advise , unless one is facing imeadate death threats , and has no other defense , a first handgun should be a .22 . By the time you fire thousands of rounds , and develope basic marksmanship skills , you'll know what you'd like for second pistol. And everyone should have at least one .22lr pistol in their battery. (Notwithstanding present panic) cheap ammo for much practice , good for casual plinking where report of cf would be excessive , good to start out new shooters , and just plain fun.

 

[Kelson1066]

First fired: USAF Beretta M9
First owned: Star Model B (still own it)

 

[DC-W]

I died in a flooded basement incident , still miss it.

So you're a... g..g..g...ghost?!
ZOINKS

lol

 

[jaybee]

do zip guns made out of car antennas count

 

[Biggfoot44]

Opps, the finger slipped. The gun had non-repairable rust damage in flooded basement.

 

[bkuether]

I started with a Ruger Single Six in Stainless. Oh how I loved the magnum cylinder. Traded that in for my Glock 17 Gen 2 which I still have today and will NEVER get rid of. I should NEVER have sold the Single Six. It is now worth double what I paid for it, USED. Boo.

 

[bkuether]

Just to add to my above post, who remembers a shop called .....

"A little to the Right" out of Reisterstown? That is where I purchased my Glock...

 

[Kmac52]

1st shot - USP 40

1st purchase - FNS 40 two tone