I was 4 years old. Don't know if it was before or after the divorce, but dad put a ratty old SAA Colt .45 Long in my hands, and cocked it for me. I managed to pull the trigger using both hands, and it knocked me over on my butt. And I fell in love with shooting.Well when was the first time you fired a gun. For me it was an Iver Johnson 22 revolver. My grandpa took me down to the creek and let me shoot at old five gallon buckets. Must have been 1980 or so. I still have the Iver Johnson 22 in my safe.