Do you remember the first centerfire rifle you fired and do you reload for that caliber today?

[HunterMann]

A surplus Springfield in 30-06 modified and sold by Griffin & Howe NYC with a 3 power scope mounted in G&H mounts. Also, I had never seen a scope before. The scope hit me in the forehead, but is was cold and I had my watch cap pulled down low so no damage to me or the scope. I recall being very impressed buy the beauty of that rifle. I have now two 30-06's of my own and do reload for them as needed.

 

[spladi]

Back when there were corner grocery stores only, My Dad would stop after Church on Sundays to get bread and milk for his family. A 50-round box of Peters .22 caliber shorts was on the grocery list one Sunday morning and that same day in the afternoon my brothers and I shot our first ever cartridges out of my dad's Winchester pump gallery .22. That was about 1960 and I never forgot the smell of gunpowder and gun oil after that.........One of the best days of my life!

 

[big johnson]

Great Grand Dad's Winchester model 1886 in 45-90 , 60 plus years ago. I still have the rifle ,but haven't shot it for a few years , I do have a couple of boxes of ammo thanks to the cowboy action shooters.

 

[300grains]

.222Rem a Tikka 55 was my first centerfire that I loaded ammo for.

 

[KyCarl]

A Stevens 30-30 bolt action my Dad had. I still have it and no loading for it

 

[foul bore]

I got a light weight, no .375s ect. A Ruger M77 22-250 in 1972 started reloading soon after. I still have the Ruger and my rock/c press

 

[nwhunter]

303 British jungle carbine, I was 10 at the time in 1965. I don't own one today and don't load for 303 British.

 

[BHP9]

My first was a Lee Enfield 0.303 British with in the British Army.

Sold all of my 303 dies etc.

 

[Will Gray]

It was Grandpa's Winchester Model 92 in 44 W.C.F. Used Lyman Tong Tool and a Redding oil damped scale to measure. Dispensed the powder with a teaspoon. Guess I was 18 when I learned about reloading from my first college roommate. I still load for it. I am 77 now, killed a pig with it a couple of years ago. Put a Lyman peep sight on it so my old eyes could handle iron sights. 200g XTP, 26g 2400, 2010fps is a great kill load. One of John Browning's great ones!!!

 

[ajvinyard]

Dad's old 30-06, I don't remember how old I was but I had never felt anything like it before, both in excitement and in kick! No I didn't reload 30-06 and didn't have a rifle in that caliber.

 

[Papa762]

30/06 converted Mauser.

 

[Lee Goodwin]

I bought a Remington 700 for $299...in 2000? 270 Winchester, no scope. Still have it, reload for it, it may be my best overall rifle.

 

[PartsJr.]

My Uncle Mikes Win. Model 100 in .284 Win. from the box of a parked pickup truck on a mid afternoon November deer hunt in NW MN. I was 7 or 8 years old, barely big enough to hold the gun. Still brings a smile to my face thinking about that day. My dad had the brother to this in a lever action model 88, same cartridge, .284 win. They both reloaded for their guns.

 

[jemo4570]

I was about 10 yo. Dad's deer rifle, a Long Branch .303 surplus he bought for $15 out of a barrel of guns in the mid 60's. He picked the .303 because the ammo was cheaper than 30-06. His other choices in the barrel were 03-A3's.
Still have the 303, but do not load for it. Too many other to load for.