So what did it?
How old were you?
Being raised on a small rural farm it was just something we all started early in life.
Maybe 3 shooting with my father’s assistance. On my own by 7
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When I was 10, my dad taking me to a gun range with a single shot bolt action .22 just pegging steel animal shaped targets. The sound that the bullet made hitting the target was so satisfying.
I think what originally got me interested was my Dad buying me the book ‘Guns and How They Work’ by Ian Hogg for Christmas when I was 12.
My addiction started kind of odd in my own opinion. I grew up in the country and was like any other kid everyday running around with my BB guns and slingshot and was taught by my dad when I was young how to shoot and handle his revolver but never had a desire to have my own. I’d go hunting with my friends and they always had to bring a spare for me to use. I just figured someday I’d get the itch for them. Then when I was in my 20s I got into it with a jackass that pulled a box cutter on me and sliced my hand up pretty deep. Since then it’s been game on.
At first it was semi auto pistols then the scary black rifles. My first ar was a rock river cause around here the most common is bushmaster, dpms, or rra. You really have to look to find someone that knows what they are talking about when it comes to ar’s. After a few problems with it and upgrade questions on it with the help of Google I found M4C. I sent it down the road and upgraded to better brands and been learning ever since.
I was born with an M14 and 1911, standard for children born to Marines circa 1982.
Grew up in a family where dad/uncle/brother were in the Army, I was also in the Army, was surrounded by farmers and small-town folk who hunted and shot for fun. Like a lot of Americans, guns have just been part of my culture.
Started building models of military vehicles as a kid. That led to the Army at 17 after graduating high school.
My dad gave me a BB gun when I was really young. I fell in love with shooting at that time. We were just plinking cans and birds back then but there was something about the precision, concentration, and focus needed that I really liked. I didn’t get into firearms until I moved from California to Arizona in 2006. The gun cultures are completely different (obviously) so it was a culture shock for me to see all the guns, the OWB OC folks, etc. It didn’t take me long until I went nucking futs and bought a bunch of guns with most not getting shot very much. So I scaled back on the hardware and focus on the shooting part way more now which takes me back to being that “kid” again. Shooting is one of the very few things that I do, that when I’m doing it, it’s the only thing that I’m thinking about. It’s a great way to get my mind off of other stuff.
Reading some of the other responses, I think we’re going to see a pretty common theme in this thread. I don’t remember where I heard this, but it went something like, “We spend the rest of our lives trying to recreate the experiences from our childhood.” I’m a big believer in that and think that it applies here as well.
I grew up in a military family and also one that was very active in the outdoors. I got my first BB gun at 7yrs old and it all started from there. I got my first real rifle at 10yrs old. Ruger 10/22. I’ve been shooting and hunting ever since. I’ve also passed that on to my kids. They started out hunting with me when they were 3yrs old in the dove fields. Both my daughter and son are avid hunters. They also shoot regularly with me.
US military as a grunt, it sparked the gun love… Lived in a conservative family but my father was very anti-gun.
My dad was in the Army, but he didn’t really have many guns. Just a few specific hunting rifles, usually bolt action. I had a BB gun pretty young, but my first real gun was a .410 shotgun that my uncle gave me for Christmas when I was five. I did a bit of coon hunting with my dad as a kid, but it was more about the dogs and the chase than taking the shot.
How did that happen?
Has he seen the light?
Not sure what caused it but my uncle said there was a accident(no one died) growing up and he is not sure why he thinks that way. My father did asked me to provide my sister with a spare firearm when her house kept getting broken into. After his attempt of installing an alarm system, that did nothing. He simply refuses to talk on the whys and that me owning firearms are a waste of money.
Never saw/touched a gun until boot camp. Throughout my 8 years in the infantry it was just a tool for job, never was an enthusiast. After getting out however, I took up firearms as a hobby and starting shooting matches.
Got my first BB gun at 10, after completing the hunter safety course at age 12, I got a .22 and a 20 guage. Started hunting at 13.
Birth.
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I bet that hurt.
Adds cred to the folding stock controversy though…
I was interested in guns (as well as airplanes, tanks military stuff etc) as long as i can remember. Growing up as a kid in the UK, there weren’t any real ones available, so i had cap guns and a toy SLR (L1A1). i have pictures of me around 4 or 5 years old wearing a cowboy rig with a six-shooter cap gun.
Lol.
Not giving birth, being born.
As in, I’ve been interested in guns since I got here.
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