Does your pistol have a name?

John Kasaian · Post by **John Kasaian** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:09 am

I just finished reading The Hobbit to my young son and one detail that really grabbed me was that their swords and daggers had names.

OK, I know King Arthur's sword had a name "Excalibur" I think, and Daniel Boone had Ol' Betsy so apparently the naming weapons is a long and honored tradition.

I've taken to calling a Beretta Trap "Sophia" after Sophia Loren but so far nothing for the M41.

Do your guns have names?

Freepistol · Post by **Freepistol** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:15 am

I don't have any named now, but my Grizzly in .45 Winchester Magnum was "Blackie".

Sparks · Post by **Sparks** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:29 am

Yeah, mine's called 'IZH-46M'...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:36 am

Sparks wrote:Yeah, mine's called 'IZH-46M'...

Wow, how original.

Sparks · Post by **Sparks** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:39 am

Anonymous wrote:
Sparks wrote:Yeah, mine's called 'IZH-46M'...
Wow, how original.

Yeah, well. Some of us are looking more downrange than down at our hands :D

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:00 am

Sparks wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Sparks wrote:Yeah, mine's called 'IZH-46M'...
Wow, how original.
Yeah, well. Some of us are looking more downrange than down at our hands :D

Well, if you go by what you see when you shoot, shouldn't your pistol be called "perfect sight alignment"? ;)

Sparks · Post by **Sparks** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:01 am

Anonymous wrote:
Sparks wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Sparks wrote:Yeah, mine's called 'IZH-46M'...
Wow, how original.
Yeah, well. Some of us are looking more downrange than down at our hands :D
Well, if you go by what you see when you shoot, shouldn't your pistol be called "perfect sight alignment"? ;)

True :D

Rover · Post by **Rover** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:35 am

Hell, if that were true in my case I'd be on my way the World Cup.

jackh · Post by **jackh** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:04 am

My High Standard 106 SM Trophy that is my first target pistol from most of 40 years ago is called "Number One", the gun that started it all.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:10 pm

It depends on how well I shoot at any given match.

Peter Skov · Post by **Peter Skov** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:53 am

Anonymous wrote:It depends on how well I shoot at any given match.

lol,

I have the same way, but vell put.

Cheers

Peter

TWP · Post by **TWP** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 10:07 am

John Kasaian wrote:
Do your guns have names?

No,

I have enough trouble remembering my kids names. If I gave names to all my guns I'd never remember which was which.

Besides the guns never come when I call them anyways.

forgetful · Post by **forgetful** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:39 pm

Call your guns after your kids?

Shooting Bloke · Post by **Shooting Bloke** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 8:45 pm

My air pistol is "the feinwerk"
My .22 pistol "the 22"
My revover is "the 38"
My .22 rifle is "the rifle"
My air rifle is "the Sluggy"

So, I guess I don't really have names for them.............

John Kasaian · Post by **John Kasaian** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 10:04 pm

I'm surprised no one has yet to name an air pistol inflautus

LeLongCarabine · Post by **LeLongCarabine** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:27 pm

my online name is named after my anshitz 22 i named it lelongcarabine simply because of its length its 56 inches long ok i know we brits are prone to exagerating but its true and thats without the butt hook in place i cant get a case to fit it i could take the tube off but its such a fuss having to re sight it everytime so i leave it fixed on

peepsight · Post by **peepsight** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:12 pm

With a name like 'Anshitz' who needs a name like Lelong Carabine.
I guess you meant Anschutz.
Only joking

Peeps

LeLongCarabine · Post by **LeLongCarabine** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:53 am

no i meant Anshitz ,anshutz is the male version of the gun. mine must be female thats why i call it anschitz cos it doesnt matter where i aim on the target i can be set purrrfect on the bull and she (anshitz) will put the shot outside nearly everytime she does it to me i tried talking nicely to her (anshitz) but it still as bad, i have to shoot in the wind its the only time i hit the bull cos she (anshitz) has no control over it. ;-))

this should get some reaction from the female side of the forum lol

peepsight · Post by **peepsight** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:17 am

Wonderful, you must be nice to the female shooters, i tried and they still out shoot me. I have 40 years experience of shooting and along comes a 15 year old girl and wipes me out. Its my fault though because i coached her as a newbie. She named her gun Bee because she says it stings the opposition.

Peeps

LeLongCarabine · Post by **LeLongCarabine** » Fri May 01, 2009 4:06 am

its our age peesight ive had guns for 51 years airguns were my first choice in competition when i was fifteen i could see for mile now i need glasses to to read my body is arguing with me when i bend it were it doesnt want to go so they do have an advantage over us
i have shot field target for longer than i can remember so small bore is new to me i have only been doing it for a year and a half but i seem to gel with this discipline and match pistol, my pistol is called Bitch cos again she lets me down i know its not my fault cos im so near to purrrrfect its scares me lol
surely this will get a reaction from the girls he!he!
ask me do i care
the answer is no

have a nice day

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