How old were you when you got your first gun?
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
November 18, 2008 1:50pm CST
I was 8 when I got my first BB gun. It was a Red Rider level action (yeah, just like Ralphie in A Christmas Carol). It was pretty much a tradition for us to get BB guns around 8 years old. When I turned 12 I got a Ruger semi automatic .22. Most of us in my neigborhood had that same .22.
How about you? What was your first gun and how old were you when you got it?
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@CarlKnittel (692)
• United States
8 Jan 09
I got my first Red Ryder when I was around ten and my Marlin bolt actions .22lr when I was about 15. The Red Ryder was broken by rough handling in the hands of others but the .22 is still in my closet. I got a better scope for it and a couple spare magazines but mostly I keep it clean and practice occasionally. The thing will still print a 1/2 inch group at almost 200 yards from prone.
