Who names their rifle?

[Muddly]

I don't give them human names, but...
My unmentionable is "Calico"
My laminate stock Hawken is " Autumn". Lots of reddish, brown and gold in that stock. Reminds me of the leaves...
Haven't named my two Renegade flintlocks yet, or my sole breechloading centerfire.
I am mistaken though. My repop P53 Enfield is " Victoria". " Vicky" to her friends."Death" to anything in Union blue. Or deer hide!

 

[musketoon]

Don't forget Crockett's "Ol' Betsy."

 

[Coinneach]

(I posted this before...)

"Gunga Din", my Bombay Bess:

Arent well built Besses a wonderously beyoootiful thaing

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Mine is Evelyn. No real reason, just seems right. Lyman/Pedersoli flintlock, slightly improved from new. Just wondering if I'm the only weirdo born way too late.

My deer rifle is Trudy, which is short for Gertrude, which in German means "Strong Spear", and the way she knocks down deer is how she got her name.
My .40 rifle is called "Patience" because I had to wait for it to arrive, for a good while.
LD

 

[BriR]

No, in my opinion giving inanimate objects names, except for maybe a large boat, is silly.

 

[BillyC]

Define large boat so we all know when it is no longer silly. LOL

 

[RATROD56]

I call my Hawken "Matilda"

 

[BullRunBear]

My retirement gift from my wife was a custom flintlock. I named it Lily which is a translation of Susan, her actual name. That's the only firearm I've named but it was a special gift from a very special lady and deserved a name.

Jeff

 

[stewart.leach]

Mine is Evelyn. No real reason, just seems right. Lyman/Pedersoli flintlock, slightly improved from new. Just wondering if I'm the only weirdo born way too late.

The 40 cal flinter is Dirty Girl as she shoots better dirty than freshly cleaned.

The 54 is Carnifex- Latin for meat maker.

 

[Gamechaser]

I have named a few of my guns. Shorty, Ugly, Crooked, PITA. And one that I named Murphy's Law Number 14, (anything that can go wrong will go wrong)

 

[Gamechaser]

I have one named ginger,Loraine and heifer, cause it ways a ton

 

[longhunter 1776]

well long ago I was reading as i do about the longhunters,and they did name thier rifles,much like what we do,most were named after sweethearts ,sweethaerts lost and gone by like you know how that is and has not changed since then,,plus their wives,,so,,being a good hunter and all i named mine after,well sweethearts gone by and ,,names wich i liked,,,and one that to me seems to spell attitude,,my .62 virgina rifle ,,Deliah!

 

[vintovka]

I don't name any of my guns but my 54 5 window is called "George". (short for Georgeanne) I require a substancial quantity of wild turkey to tell the whole tale.

 

[BriR]

Define large boat so we all know when it is no longer silly. LOL

The kind that has a crew.

 

[Sparkplug]

Round our place all kinds of things are named. It comes from having lots of boats (we own 10). It carried over to motorcycles, cars, and guns. Even the tractor is named Big Red.

 

[tenngun]

I name my dog, Dog, my cat, Cat, my wife, Wife and my gun, Gun. KISS. Semper Fi.

My wife and I found two kittens abandoned in a parking lot. We took them home. They were almost twins. Both were fleabit and in bad shape. I stopped and got them flea collars and stuff to treat them with I bought tge first two collet in the pile one was grey and one hot pink. We named tge kittens Pink and Grey

 

[Panama Red]

My wife and I found two kittens abandoned in a parking lot. We took them home. They were almost twins. Both were fleabit and in bad shape. I stopped and got them flea collars and stuff to treat them with I bought tge first two collet in the pile one was grey and one hot pink. We named tge kittens Pink and Grey

We had a stray cat come up to the house, a very old female. My dad said, “Don’t feed that dumb cat.” and that’s what she was for the next eight years or so, until she died. Dumb Cat. She was a hoot!
-Red, I didn’t name that one…

 

[BackDraft]

No, in my opinion giving inanimate objects names, except for maybe a large boat, is silly.

Oh, crap; I’m in trouble. I’ve named several of my favorites fire engines/tankers that I particularly loved chauffeuring over the years.

 

[Eterry]

Maybe I'm going to Hades, but I've never named an inanimate object.
No guns, cars, Model A's or other stuff.

 

[Flintandsteel]

A few years ago, I had a custom Lehigh made by Mr Allen Martin.
With a 48” barrel, Al named it ”The Busty Brunette”.

The name stuck!