What firearm have you owned the longest?

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gundog5

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My oldest gun is a Remington "sportsman" .20ga with two barrels. My grandfather trader three English pointers he trained for quail hunting for the gun. He gave it to me when I was 7 years old. I will be 74 tomorrow. I hunt with it every year in his honor. I would say it is my most prized possessions.
 

irishjack

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My first gun is a Mossberg Model 320 KA single shot .22 rifle that I got for Christmas in 1962 when I was 12 years old. I later had target sights installed on the rifle when I shot in a junior rifle league as a teenager. The rifle is capable of accurate shooting at 100 yds. and I still shoot it frequently.
 

vlavalle

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My first pistol was a Ruger Single Six combo that my parents gave me for Christmas 53 years ago. I still have it today and it's in very nice condition. Since I don't count the guns my parents and grand parents had that were handed down to me since they were hand down to me over the years.
In case you are not aware, revolvers are NOT pistols. A pistol is a handgun that shoots the projectile (bullet) from the barrel, which is how handguns started back in the 15th century, and were all muzzle loaded. While in today's world, we use cartridges and nothing is muzzle loaded, all semi-auto handguns are pistols because the cartridge, and hence the bullet, are all forced up into the barrel from the grip, and they are launched (fired) from there. Whereas, all revolvers load the cartridge into a cylinder that rotates (revolves), and hence the name 'revolver'. This is where the bullet is fired from, and not from the barrel.

If you doubt this, feel free to look it up. And if you look up the definition of pistol, you will often get the 'common' definition meaning any handgun;, but technically this is incorrect, but it there simply because it is misused so often, especially as a result of it being misused in many of the old western movies and TV shows, which was done simply because they did no know any better! They were movie and TV experts, and not gun experts. But almost all ammo and handgun manufacturers list these separately and never combine them or list revolvers or revolver ammo as pistols or pistol ammo. Of course,, there are a few exceptions, such as with Buffalo Bore in some of the ammo ads, and I have contacted Tim, the owner of BB. He well knows what a pistol is, but thinks that the marketing hype is needed for more business to attract more customers when they use the term pistol when it is used in their listing for revolver ammo, so he will not change it.
 

vlavalle

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My oldest gun is a Ruger 6 1/2" .357 Mag Blackhawk, which I bought in 1965, and still own. I use to do a lot of quick drawing with it, in spite of the long barrel, and got quite good at it too! I use to reload my ammo back then as well!
 

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In case you are not aware, revolvers are NOT pistols. A pistol is a handgun that shoots the projectile (bullet) from the barrel, which is how handguns started back in the 15th century, and were all muzzle loaded. While in today's world, we use cartridges and nothing is muzzle loaded, all semi-auto handguns are pistols because the cartridge, and hence the bullet, are all forced up into the barrel from the grip, and they are launched (fired) from there. Whereas, all revolvers load the cartridge into a cylinder that rotates (revolves), and hence the name 'revolver'. This is where the bullet is fired from, and not from the barrel.

If you doubt this, feel free to look it up. And if you look up the definition of pistol, you will often get the 'common' definition meaning any handgun;, but technically this is incorrect, but it there simply because it is misused so often, especially as a result of it being misused in many of the old western movies and TV shows, which was done simply because they did no know any better! They were movie and TV experts, and not gun experts. But almost all ammo and handgun manufacturers list these separately and never combine them or list revolvers or revolver ammo as pistols or pistol ammo. Of course,, there are a few exceptions, such as with Buffalo Bore in some of the ammo ads, and I have contacted Tim, the owner of BB. He well knows what a pistol is, but thinks that the marketing hype is needed for more business to attract more customers when they use the term pistol when it is used in their listing for revolver ammo, so he will not change it.
Oh gawd, here we go again. The fellow that invented revolvers called it a pistol
 
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Springfield Model 120 single shot .22. Dad bought it for me at the Mammoth Mart in Stillwater, Maine probably 1970. The stock was scratched a little and I think he paid well under $30 for it. We sanded down the stock and refinished it. Had it re crowned and a Lyman peep sight installed and I shot NRA Junior Small bore with it for awhile until I graduated to an H&R M12. It was stolen in the mid 90's and recovered with the front sight knocked off, re soldered the sight and it's still going. Man, I shot the snot out of that thing, I shoot left handed and it'll send powder flecks into my face so I don't shoot it much anymore...
 

bigbillyboy

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In case you are not aware, revolvers are NOT pistols. A pistol is a handgun that shoots the projectile (bullet) from the barrel, which is how handguns started back in the 15th century, and were all muzzle loaded. While in today's world, we use cartridges and nothing is muzzle loaded, all semi-auto handguns are pistols because the cartridge, and hence the bullet, are all forced up into the barrel from the grip, and they are launched (fired) from there. Whereas, all revolvers load the cartridge into a cylinder that rotates (revolves), and hence the name 'revolver'. This is where the bullet is fired from, and not from the barrel.

If you doubt this, feel free to look it up. And if you look up the definition of pistol, you will often get the 'common' definition meaning any handgun;, but technically this is incorrect, but it there simply because it is misused so often, especially as a result of it being misused in many of the old western movies and TV shows, which was done simply because they did no know any better! They were movie and TV experts, and not gun experts. But almost all ammo and handgun manufacturers list these separately and never combine them or list revolvers or revolver ammo as pistols or pistol ammo. Of course,, there are a few exceptions, such as with Buffalo Bore in some of the ammo ads, and I have contacted Tim, the owner of BB. He well knows what a pistol is, but thinks that the marketing hype is needed for more business to attract more customers when they use the term pistol when it is used in their listing for revolver ammo, so he will not change it.
If you are looking to score points on that correction, then let's decide if it's clips or magazines .......😂 😂
Oh gawd, here we go again. The fellow that invented revolvers called it a pistol
😆 😆
 

Mike J

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I had to think about this one. I had a couple of things when I was younger, dumber & overly fond of liquor. One I lost in pawn. The other I sold to get out of a bind. After I sobered up I bought a Winchester model 70 chambered for .30-06. I was going to list it. Then I remembered before I bought that rifle I sold the engine out of an old car I had to a guy I worked with & helped him pull it. He gave me a rifle to say thanks. He wasn't even sure what it was. It was wrapped in duct tape & spray painted black. I uncovered it, refinished the wood, got the rust off with fine steel wool & cold blued it. The gunsmith I took it to informed me it was a Spanish 7mm Mauser & sold me a box of cartridges. He advised me to tie it down to something, get behind cover, & pull the trigger with a string the first time I shot it. I took his advice. It didn't take long to learn that the sights on that rifle are regulated for 300 meters. At 100 yards or less using the irons it hits 7 inches high. I then learned that while not impossible it is more hassle to scope than I want to go through. I still have it though I honestly have no purpose for it.
 

RugerForMe

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My first was an old Savage Model 3 near as I can figure it was made in the '40s (for those that don't know, it's a single shot .22 rimfire rifle) it was given to me in 1970 I was 9. And got my first NIB Ruger 1022 carbine for Christmas in 1973, Dad and Santa are cool guys. I still have both.
 

spud711

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The firearm I've owned the longest is a 12ga single shot H&R that I bought for $15.00 from a classmate when I was in high school.
The one I have owned the longest is a J Stevens Arms & Tool Co. 12 ga. My brother broke the stock almost 70 years ago. It kicked too much so he
put it against a fence post. I replaced the stock about 60 years ago. One of my Great Grandkids will get it. I'm 82 now. The oldest one I ever owned was
a 66 Winchester 44-40 with a starburst on the receiver. I sold it about 50 years ago. I have owned several Marlins, from 256 Win Mag to 40-60.
 

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