A few months back I made a post about "the first gun" that several people, including me bought and why. Today we look at the second gun, often more telling than the first.
My second gun was a .22 rifle, once I started shooting my Glock 19, I quickly realized the economy of a .22, you can shoot all day for a few bucks, back in the early '90s a brick of 500 .22 LRs cost around $10-$15.
The gun was a Marlin Model 70, I bought it at Big 5 sporting goods for $99 on sale. The Model 70 is the shorter, box magazine version of the Model 60.
I bought a few extra mags for it, back then Marlin was selling high cap plastic mags (made by Ramline I believe) for reasonable prices.
I traded the gun years later for a set of paddle tires for my Yamaha Banshee.
The second gun Bobby Thurman purchased was a stainless .357 Magnum Ruger Blackhawk with a 6.5" barrel. He bought it because he liked single actions and this was recommended as a good sidearm for hiking. He still owns this gun today.
Randy's second firearm purchase was his hunting rifle, a Remington model 788 bolt action rifle in 308 Winchester. He is a lefty and ordered this rifle in left hand configuration. He added a 6-9 power scope and used it during many hunting seasons in Idaho. Randy still owns the rifle.
The second gun Uncle Mike bought was a Sig P226, which he still owns, after getting rid of his Browning Hi-Power he wanted another double stack 9mm, and he had heard of Sig's reputation. He found one in stock and bought it without hesitation.
My Brother's second gun was his Smith & Wesson 380 Bodyguard with the on-board Crimson Trace laser. He figured this would be a great carry gun, it's small, lightweight and has just enough killing power.
He still owns and carries it often.
