Naming Your Rifle?

[deerstalkert]

I am terrible at remembering names. I have too many guns for that. I do plan on making a rifle named socks because I am going to try and make it as mismatched as possible.

can you get a rifle into your washing machine? best way to mismatch i can think of!

 

[hatman]

I've only named my flintlock rifles. To date I have:
- The Revenant
- Hershel
- Louie
- Lewis & Clark
- The Deadbeat
- Big John

 

[Tenmile]

Has anyone ever visited the BB-39 Memorial? Or seen the BB-63?

 

[rchas]

Just one, a .62 jaeger style rifle. My boys, after trying out a few shots, handed it back to me saying, "man, that thing is a Thumper...."

 

[Frontier's]

Sweetness

 

[Old-Duckman]

I was at a range picking off clay birds (placed against a dirt mound) off hand @ 50 yards with an iron sight bolt action unmentionable rifle. Another shooter came up to me and asked "What's that little barker". It will forever be "Little Barker" to me now.

 

[Ames]

Too many guns to start handing out proper names. However, I'm sure they are all female. So, to play it safe I refer to all of them as "Miss".
Cause that's how I shoot!

 

[tenngun]

I was so proud at about seventeen for ‘making’ my own knife…. I put handles on a butcher blade blank, and finished them.
Proudly showed it to my dad.
He said ‘that will be a nice little friend’
Little Friend been its name ever since.
Still carry it, and it’s been my go to.
Only knife I’ve ever named… still my favorite
Though it’s no HC I don’t think it’s ever missed an event or very many treks in the woods

 

[Old Oak]

Don't usually name my firearms, but do have a turkey decoy named Martha, after a girl I knew who was attractive, loud and called in all the guys around.

 

[Mayne1713]

My old musket I called Moses. I gave Moses to a son. Moses was (and is) a terrific musket in 20 gauge with a 50 inch barrel. I loved that gun (still do). Then I had a musket made specifically for me. A clubbutted fowler in true musket bore, left handed. I named it Aaron. Those are the only guns I have ever named.

 

[B P Arn]

No... just no... Never.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

They’re inanimate objects, not people. I see them as tools for leisure and hunting. Beautiful and enjoyable tools, but still tools. I don’t name my wrenches and hammers.

 

[Idaho Ron]

My guns were named but not by me. A man on castboolits.
The Hot Rod Hawken and Hot Rod Renegade's.

 

[SOLANCO]

Don't name her. Just whisper settle down and kill.

 

[DuncNZ]

They’re inanimate objects, not people. I see them as tools for leisure and hunting. Beautiful and enjoyable tools, but still tools. I don’t name my wrenches and hammers.

Geographic features like Mountains , cities rivers etc and machines like ships , aircraft etc all have names , why not firearms ? , they certainly have personality and quirks enough to earn one .

 

[user 48702]

Never have, but if I was going to name one it would be "Puddin' Tain". So when the occasion arises and someone ask what's her name I can reply "Puddin' Tain" Ask me again and I’ll tell you the same.

 

[Bushfire]

Geographic features like Mountains , cities rivers etc and machines like ships , aircraft etc all have names , why not firearms ? , they certainly have personality and quirks enough to earn one .

Bit different, geographical features being named helps with navigation and spatial referencing.

A ship name is an identifier.

 

[tenngun]

Now a ship name might identify, something as easy with a number, they started as a blessing to the ship. It became alive. Eyes were painted on the bow to help it see. The figurehead was a statue of tge living sprite
Ships are ‘she’ and ‘her’
Constitution or Victory have little or nothing at all of the ships that sled down the waves, yet still live. Just as you have been all replaced every few years since your birth, yet is still you.
It ceases to be an inanimate object when you name it
It’s your girl, many old guns did have ladies names, it’s your friend, it’s Bull Thrower. or Ol’ Never Miss.
on a cold night in the tall timber it’s your truest companion. It’s Excalibur, it’s Sting. Named it’s a pet, a loyal dog ever at your service.

 

[Tenmile]

Now a ship name might identify, something as easy with a number, they started as a blessing to the ship. It became alive. Eyes were painted on the bow to help it see. The figurehead was a statue of tge living sprite
Ships are ‘she’ and ‘her’
Constitution or Victory have little or nothing at all of the ships that sled down the waves, yet still live. Just as you have been all replaced every few years since your birth, yet is still you.
It ceases to be an inanimate object when you name it
It’s your girl, many old guns did have ladies names, it’s your friend, it’s Bull Thrower. or Ol’ Never Miss.
on a cold night in the tall timber it’s your truest companion. It’s Excalibur, it’s Sting. Named it’s a pet, a loyal dog ever at your service.

We could identify the Arizona just as well by her (its?) official name BB-39, but who would dare? Not I.

 

[Ninering62]

We could identify the Arizona just as well by her (its?) official name BB-39, but who would dare? Not I.

I really don't see a big deal in it by referring to the Arizona by its given designation. If you were implying that that would be " disrespectful " in some sorta way... I don't get that at all.