Yesterday I was reflecting back on the first gun I ever purchased some 60 years ago. Certainly not the first gun I shot or was given as a kid but the first one I actually purchased with my own hard earned money. Back then hourly wages were mostly around 60 to 75 cents. If you had a "high paying" job it was a dollar an hour!
My first purchase was a Ruger Blackhawk "Flattop" revolver in .357 and given my very limited resources I shot probably 10 times as many .38s as higher priced .357s. I remember paying around 9 to 10 cents a round for .38 and in many country stores you could buy all types of rounds in single quantities. For "four bits" you get one load out! Those were the days!
I'm interested - What was your first purchased gun? Any related stories?
My first purchase was a Ruger Blackhawk "Flattop" revolver in .357 and given my very limited resources I shot probably 10 times as many .38s as higher priced .357s. I remember paying around 9 to 10 cents a round for .38 and in many country stores you could buy all types of rounds in single quantities. For "four bits" you get one load out! Those were the days!
I'm interested - What was your first purchased gun? Any related stories?