littlerob Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Under lever opening the lever was like a big trigger very difficult to carry broken open and safe. Blackpowder I have one of them in the cabinet a bsa but Italian made job pail wood but dont think it kicks much a 11 year old used it to do a round of 75 sporting with out any complaints fisrt time on a shotgun to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbob Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Lanber 12g sporter, still shoot it now and is still my go to gun of choice. Considering changing it though for something else, not sure what though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungle The Bear Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Oh I can consider myself very lucky, my first shotgun was a Dickson round action, that was my grandfathers I loved it then and still love it now, it shall be used in earnest in mid august through to the end of January and as usual I suspect it will never miss a beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Oh I can consider myself very lucky, my first shotgun was a Dickson round action, that was my grandfathers I loved it then and still love it now, it shall be used in earnest in mid august through to the end of January and as usual I suspect it will never miss a beat. You can get no better. I am jealous as had to wait 50 years after first handling a R/A before one came my way . Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaymo Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 1984 was the year and the gun was a 12g Barasingha ( think that's how you spell it). My father purchased it for me at £220 with a lovely leather case that was probably where the value was as the gun was a piece of fine engineering- but it functioned well and with the chokes opened out to half n half I liked it. It passed back to my father who kept it until the late 90's when he sold it to a dealer for the same amount.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Sxs .410 folder with the skeleton stock, still have it almost 30 years to the day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cueball Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 1st gun was a browning medalist in 20g. Absolutely loved it. It was a cracking gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny thomas Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Remington 1100 around 1989/90 great gun really cartridge fussy I think it was a bit of a snob it would only cycle expensive cartridges but I loved it all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Fabarm fallconett semi auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutiny Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Benelli M2 7+1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 £99 Baikal side by side whose trigger guard bashed the hell out of my middle finger every time I fired it and left a hard mass that took years to disperse. Ordered from the back page of a shooting magazine, it came thru the post and I kept it under my bed along with the customary Record cartridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) William Powell s/s. 18th birthday present from a godfather. Quite and old (circa 1920) gun, rebarrelled, restocked well used etc, but 40 years on I still have it and use it. The first I bought was (I think) a second hand AyA Yeoman non ejector. Eventually traded in for a Merkel .... which I also still have. Edited June 27, 2015 by JohnfromUK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil w Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Savage pump action 8 shot when I was fifteen no F.A.C. required then you didn't even need a cabinet.Still got my first licence that I was granted, how things have changed from then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Baikal o/u inherited from my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenhunter Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 1962/3, aged 14,first shot at a crossing pigeon. Never forgotten as ,apart from missing(of course) I cut my lip which bled profusely....the gun...a single-barrelled AYA Cosmos! I still have it although its in poor condition and I would never shoot it! Eventually I shot very well with it but it obviously didn't fit then because it still doesn't! GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBS Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Oh I can consider myself very lucky, my first shotgun was a Dickson round action, that was my grandfathers I loved it then and still love it now, it shall be used in earnest in mid august through to the end of January and as usual I suspect it will never miss a beat. Photos please! GBS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunman Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 First "legal"shotgun was Browning A5 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 First shotgun was a single barrel Baikal 12g, followed shortly afterwards with a Savage 5 shot pump action (bought from Kays catalogue) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keg Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 AYA Yeoman MC which was stolen, followed by a Browning Medallist MC which is on loan to my best mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum87 Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Old 1970's 870 Wingmaster, second was a Greener GP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 My first gun was a Belgian, skeleton stock, folding, hammer. 410, was taught by my grandad when I was 8/9 and the first game bird I shot was a sort of driven wild English, in a sunken lane. Then after that I moved onto a single 20, then a o/u silma that I had for 10 years before I got a bettinsoli, and last season upgraded to a mirouku mk70! Hope I can my daughter at least a little interested in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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