What was your first air gun as a kid?

[brownspotz]

Crossman 1377 single shot .177

I remember 40 years ago shooting out a basement window and tried to lie about it but my father was a homicide detective doing ballistics. Yep my a$$ got beat lol

 

[Lemkowot]

Did anyone posting in this thread shoot their eye out?

Holy cow, wise guy. No, but my friend shot someone through the eye.

 

[Jimgoespewpew]

I had a daisy ten pump and now have a crosman break barrel, but I've got my eye on a PCP pistol so I can practice for steel matches in the backyard. Cheaper than getting a can for my 22

 

[Sampson]

You can still get parts?

Yes, I got mine off ebay.

 

[JohnnyE]

Holy cow, wise guy. No, but my friend shot someone through the eye.

That nearly happened to my pop's friend. He caught a ricochet to the forehead, but luckily, no permanent damage.

 

[Neutron]

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^^^This was mine, first "gun" as a matter of fact. Probably spent hundreds if not thousands of hours with this thing out in the back yard....would also have a lot of fun with the darts it could shoot in the kitchen. Great memories.

Mine too. "Acquired" from Montgomery Ward at about age 11 or 12. Parents never knew I had it.

 

[Mack C-85]

My late Uncle's Red Ryder was my first, and I also had the Crossman .45 Pistol and the .357 revolver, but I spent a lot more time with these....

The pictures aren't of mine, I wish I still had them!!!

BTW - I used the Johny Eagle shotgun for a Demonstration Speech for speech class at Anne Arundel Community College in the late 70s!!!!

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[Lemkowot]

That nearly happened to my pop's friend. He caught a ricochet to the forehead, but luckily, no permanent damage.

Lucky dog, the persons I mentioned not so lucky.

 

[protegeV]

Crossman pump pistol.

 

[JohnnyE]

Lucky dog, the persons I mentioned not so lucky.

Indeed. Most unfortunate.

As I take stock of the things I've done (enjoyed and suffered), I am amazed that through it all I've managed to make it this far with no permanent disabilities. I think many if not most of us can say the same thing. A few times I could have ended up dead.

 

[fishoholic]

crossman 760 pumpmaster

 

[BigCountry14]

Crossman 760 (actually had a single shot .22 before an air gun though). I would shoot in the back yard all the time, but I also fashioned a bb trap out of carpet and cardboard boxes and would shoot it in the basement.

I probably shot 5000 shots through that thing. Best part was with the trap, I reused the BBs. I actually had my son shooting from the same copperhead carton a few weeks back.

I also have a BB buried in my calf from a careless friend.

 

[Lemkowot]

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Indeed. Most unfortunate.

As I take stock of the things I've done (enjoyed and suffered), I am amazed that through it all I've managed to make it this far with no permanent disabilities. I think many if not most of us can say the same thing. A few times I could have ended up dead.

same here. I had too many friends die related to drugs, alcohol, motorcycle, gun.

Sticking with guns and alcohol ( not at the same time ), eventually converting my 2 wheels for a Corvette.