Does anyone name their guns?
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Texas Star
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Of course, I name them. How else would they know which of them I'm talking to? 
I have a 9mm Beretta called Pietro and a M-66-3 named Horace and a M-60-4 named Daniel.
No others are named, though. I just point to them so they know which of them I'd addressing...
I have a 9mm Beretta called Pietro and a M-66-3 named Horace and a M-60-4 named Daniel.
No others are named, though. I just point to them so they know which of them I'd addressing...
Long Barrel
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Other folks named some...
They called my Cutts-equipped Remington 1100 12 ga Skeet Doubles gun "Old Snort". The barrel is a little shorter than normal, and it's LOUD.
They called my Cutts-equipped Remington 1100 12 ga Skeet Doubles gun "Old Snort". The barrel is a little shorter than normal, and it's LOUD.
Inanimate objects....well, if that's the case, what do I call my daughter's boyfriend?
Oldiron
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I only have one that is named and it's name is Whoosh. Whoosh is the first flintlock pistol I built and that is the sound it makes as the powder in the pan lights off the main charge. Larry
model70hunter
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Only ones of merit. I am not a believer in luck but I've carried some guns day after day deer hunting and never saw a deer. I named those the same, gone.
I have my Dad's old 1952 Win model 70 in 270 Win, it was named by his hunting buddies, "Old Nutts". It always brought home a nice buck.
I have one old pre 64 M 70 in 270, I call her Miss lucky, take her to the woods and stuff comes running at you to die. My wife used Miss Lucky for years and caller her big thunder.
Some years ago my wife complained about the weight of Miss Lucky with whom she had bagged many deer. I bought her a Kimber M84 in 7mm-08. The first year with it she killed a big wall hanger. She now calls it Little Thunder.
Most are tagged with names like, Dad's Ruger SS, Uncle John's high standard, Gramps 45-70 trapdoor. So I guess these are family names.
My first Python was a NIB 4" Nickle. It was my carry LE gun, I shot it lots and lots, mostly m8 38 Special wadcutters. I squirrel hunted with it, killed 2 large cotton mouth snakes that were too close to my kids with head shots and a few more vipers around the house. I knew the gun was a she, She did not want to disappoint me, she never missed, I called her little Miss serious. Of all my foolish trades that is the one I most regret. She's laying out there with some ham handed dolt getting more ticked at me by the minute for dumping her. The 5 or 6 Pythons that followed were nothing but a gun. No attachment at all. Just pretty bimbos that were sent on their way.
I had an early Weatherby 270 WBY on a FN action, very low SN. She had a built in wire guidance system. She did not miss. I once shot a buck from one farm, across a wide creek, across a gravel road, no traffic if you;re thinking about it, and 400 yards into the next farm.
Folded that boy like a wet napkin. The folks hunting the next farm on the farther left end came down to see it, they were watching the buck cross the farm, heard the shot and saw it fall. They came down to see where I had shot it from. The guy who owned the farm we were hunting on had the OK to hunt that farm. He kept saying he shot it from here all the way to over there. His jaw spent time laying on his chest. Mrs Model70 was hunting with me. The guy said was that luck or what? She said no luck involved. He's done this before, never saw him miss. What a good wife, but this is not about me and that one shot, it is about me trading off that gun to make myself use Old Nutts that Dad gave me.
Old Nutts has it's history with Dad and now lots with me. I use 270 Win loads that mimic the 270 WBY load. It is old stock 270 Win ammo by Weatherby. I found some and bought a case. It shoots 200 FPS faster than the 270 Win. I call that ammo wicked.
I have my Dad's old 1952 Win model 70 in 270 Win, it was named by his hunting buddies, "Old Nutts". It always brought home a nice buck.
I have one old pre 64 M 70 in 270, I call her Miss lucky, take her to the woods and stuff comes running at you to die. My wife used Miss Lucky for years and caller her big thunder.
Some years ago my wife complained about the weight of Miss Lucky with whom she had bagged many deer. I bought her a Kimber M84 in 7mm-08. The first year with it she killed a big wall hanger. She now calls it Little Thunder.
Most are tagged with names like, Dad's Ruger SS, Uncle John's high standard, Gramps 45-70 trapdoor. So I guess these are family names.
My first Python was a NIB 4" Nickle. It was my carry LE gun, I shot it lots and lots, mostly m8 38 Special wadcutters. I squirrel hunted with it, killed 2 large cotton mouth snakes that were too close to my kids with head shots and a few more vipers around the house. I knew the gun was a she, She did not want to disappoint me, she never missed, I called her little Miss serious. Of all my foolish trades that is the one I most regret. She's laying out there with some ham handed dolt getting more ticked at me by the minute for dumping her. The 5 or 6 Pythons that followed were nothing but a gun. No attachment at all. Just pretty bimbos that were sent on their way.
I had an early Weatherby 270 WBY on a FN action, very low SN. She had a built in wire guidance system. She did not miss. I once shot a buck from one farm, across a wide creek, across a gravel road, no traffic if you;re thinking about it, and 400 yards into the next farm.
Folded that boy like a wet napkin. The folks hunting the next farm on the farther left end came down to see it, they were watching the buck cross the farm, heard the shot and saw it fall. They came down to see where I had shot it from. The guy who owned the farm we were hunting on had the OK to hunt that farm. He kept saying he shot it from here all the way to over there. His jaw spent time laying on his chest. Mrs Model70 was hunting with me. The guy said was that luck or what? She said no luck involved. He's done this before, never saw him miss. What a good wife, but this is not about me and that one shot, it is about me trading off that gun to make myself use Old Nutts that Dad gave me.
Old Nutts has it's history with Dad and now lots with me. I use 270 Win loads that mimic the 270 WBY load. It is old stock 270 Win ammo by Weatherby. I found some and bought a case. It shoots 200 FPS faster than the 270 Win. I call that ammo wicked.
ACP230
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Only the ones that seem to require it.
My Ruger 77RL in .250 Savage is called "The Deerslayer."
Most of the deer I've taken fell to it.
I name all my vehicles, eventually. Before I get rid of them they are
all called "The Beast" for a while.
My Ruger 77RL in .250 Savage is called "The Deerslayer."
Most of the deer I've taken fell to it.
I name all my vehicles, eventually. Before I get rid of them they are
all called "The Beast" for a while.
CAJUNLAWYER
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I don't personally but my gun bearer calls my SBEII Boomstick.
Oh and of course I call my Suburban "Old Blue" cause it's blue and a 1999 model
Oh and of course I call my Suburban "Old Blue" cause it's blue and a 1999 model
And who can forget Nash Buckingham's famous Super Fox shotgun "Bo Whoop". Since we are talking about naming automobiles also, I asked my kids to name my work truck. It is a brute with a winch, headache rack, toolbox, snowplow, and sidearm crane. This ain't no sissy boy truck. It has dents and scars and lives off road. Elk, antelope, bear, deer and buffalo blood still drips when it rains. This truck has more testosterone than a barracks full of Marines. Since it is such a brute I expected them to name it boulder buster, mountain thunder, elk stomper or something similar. My kids thought about it and unanimously named it "Buttercup".
BigBill
Absent Comrade
My bear gun is Betsy. The whole town here's Betsy when she speaks. The word is out that the Bears steer clear of Betsy when she turns into a pitbull. She puts the law out on the land. Betsy is a 338WM. She's in her element when she's in the forest looking for her game. She's such a sweetie most of the time.
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jag312
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After learning of my friend's untimely death, I bought a Winchester Model 1892 Deluxe Takedown rifle. I call it Vero's Rifle, and whenever I shoot it, in my heart, we are shooting it together.
finesse_r
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Other than a description like SS, 3913NS, with ivory grips I don't name my guns. I think S&W and Ruger did a workable job of naming them.
By the way a 3913NS is the gun Bond should have been carrying, not some Beretta or Walther. It is more reliable, with more firepower, and just a better pistol.
By the way a 3913NS is the gun Bond should have been carrying, not some Beretta or Walther. It is more reliable, with more firepower, and just a better pistol.
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All mine are named: Charlene.
NOT.
NOT.
Nope. But I recently gave my granddaughter my 669, and she immediately named it Jade. No clue as to why.....
Horseless Trooper
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I have only named 3 guns. My first handgun, a 4in. Model 19 is named "Maggie" and my .38 Cobra derringer is "Betsy" and it's .22mag cousin is called "Old Betsy."
All my trucks and some of my cars have had names. My current rusty 97 Ford Ranger is the "Danger Ranger" cuz it's in danger of transforming into a pile of rust in the road if I hit a big bump. Also had 2 "Old Blues" and a "LuluBelle".
All my trucks and some of my cars have had names. My current rusty 97 Ford Ranger is the "Danger Ranger" cuz it's in danger of transforming into a pile of rust in the road if I hit a big bump. Also had 2 "Old Blues" and a "LuluBelle".
No but we have a Zodiac inflatable boat named patches, for obvious reasons.
cmort666
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Cory the Philippina M1911:
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Only when they miss the target.
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