When You Started Out, Was It New Or Second Hand?

[PeskyWabbits 464]

'The Beginners Air Rifle' post has spurred me on with this one. I don't want to hijack that thread so here we are.

 

My first gun was a second hand BSA Meteor .22 that i paid £15 for when I was 16.

 

I was working when I got my next gun, so it was brand new. An ASI (El Gamo) Magnum .22 (£47 from Streatham Armouries) which I hated. My second choice would have been the Webley Victor.

 

After that it was a brand new Webley Vulcan Custom .22 from JS Ramsbottom for £99 it was New, Old Stock.

 

Since then they have all been second hand. It would have to be a really good deal to tempt me to buy new now.

There is so much choice with second hand. Even the Bee's Knees can be affordable.

 

Pesky

[stealthy1 3,964]

My first gun was a 1.77 Webely Junior pistol, second hand, first rifle was a BSA Meteor in .22 new I saved up for.

[patterdale 675]

A passed down heavy Relum Tornado in .22

[tomburras 2,730]

I had a B2 and spent my weekends constantly pinking away tin cans and spending all my pocket money on bulldog, hustlers and marksman pellets. Just the sight of one of them pellet tins brings back some good memories and fuzzy feeling!

[philpot 5,116]

The very first gun was a Gat spring pistol, 30 shillings or £1.50

 

Then onto the rifle, BSA Meteor .22 and I think it was about £5

 

Phil

[secretagentmole 1,701]

The first gun I bought myself was new, a lovely SMK B2, then I got struck (well I did not, the wife did) by the inaccuracy, so went up a few leagues to the mighty Hatsan 60 with Quattro trigger, again new...

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[Bunnyblatter 1,012]

First one was a brand new falcon light hunter in full leftie version .22 single shot.

I loved that gun. Had to sell it when I was skint lol

[The one 8,592]

My first was a brand new Wembley tracker ,since then they have all been second hand though

[j j m 6,626]

relum tornado 1966,kays catalogue,took lots of quary with it

[villaman 9,982]

Mine .22 BSA meteor , had it as one of my christmas presents back in 1973 ,never put it down until i found larger ,cars and girls and all three let me down . Still got my meteor and it's still faithful to me unlike the other three

[tomburras 2,730]

Mine .22 BSA meteor , had it as one of my christmas presents back in 1973 ,never put it down until i found larger ,cars and girls and all three let me down . Still got my meteor and it's still faithful to me unlike the other three

That's awsome!

[si brown 8,486]

I had a B2 and spent my weekends constantly pinking away tin cans and spending all my pocket money on bulldog, hustlers and marksman pellets. Just the sight of one of them pellet tins brings back some good memories and fuzzy feeling!

don't know why but i was thinking about them hustler pellets the other day.. pointed ones in a yellow plastic tub, use to buy them with me paper round money

first gun was a gat then numerous Spanish pistols, far easier to hide from your mum

[tomburras 2,730]

Yep had gat gun too. The hustlers I used had a twisty plastic yellow top lid with a square hole and you twisted it and it open and pop a few pellet's out. Was sure the twin rings gave me big power oops lol. I had a meteor after that too and had rabbits with it at about 15 yards lol.

 

After that had an 85. I recently got one and gave it a bit of tlc. Iv not done anything with it yet (will put that right soon) but when I see it it's an emotional moment. Strange eh! Lol.

[Baldcoot 2,352]

The mighty GAT ,a whole £5 2nd hand,then the worst air rifle in the world an A.S.I Sniper as much power as a baby fart.Then the best a H.W 35 in .22 amazing sold during a very expensive divorce .Now me n the B.S.A Supersport are happy to end the days of paper and empty tins

[xraiderx 94]

A passed down heavy Relum Tornado in .22

Same here