Do you give your firearms names?

[GuyWithQuestions]

I've heard that some people name their firearms just like you name a pet, while others think that's like naming their fridge. So I was just curious. This poll is anonymous, so you can vote how you like, and leave a comment if you want to.

I know this may seem silly to some. I was just curious how people are towards this.

 

[Louisiana Carry]

This is called the 'Petitioner,' in honor of the thousands of petitions that have changed gun laws for the better.

 

[2nd 41]

My Gold Cup is nick named "Cannon"

 

[3pairs12]

I like the Petitioner, but don't see the pole. All of my guns are named Dana. I know its wierd but I have 2 dogs named Tank. Long story both of them, but valid.

 

[Valkman]

Nooooo!

 

[Gingerbreadman]

I have an SKS that I call "Sparkles" due to an odd grain pattern on the stock.

 

[paintballdude902]

i have an enfield i call lee..........i lack in the creativity department


but i did want to name my dog waffles but my gf wouldnt let that fly

 

[Kind of Blued]

Not yet, but I probably never will. I see them more as tools. I did name my tablesaw "Buzz" however.






That's a lie.

 

[DougDubya]

The ones I like and have an attachment, emotional, to, I name.

And girl's names.

 

[Claude Clay]

a side by side called boom boom and a snubby is barney.

 

[Kacerdias]

Yes, I call her "Vera".


Not really. But I do have my dad's old Remington shotgun that I've named "Poof" after what it does to clays.

 

[Mac45]

Really doubt I would ever do it, but I always thought Mjolnir would be a good name for a 1911

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Yes, I call her "Vera".

So we hear a lot about it but never see it, is that it?

I don't give inanimate objects names or otherwise anthropomorphize them.

 

[Charles Foxtrot]

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Never named any of my firearms.

But I've got nicknames for my wife's.

Wazupwitdat?

 

[Feanaro]

I haven't. I might. Can't say I won't. But I doubt it.

If you look into the practice of naming weapons, it wouldn't be something to undertake lightly. At least in the Icelandic Sagas. Named weapons like Skofnung were powerful but fickle. That particular sword had to have a bag kept over the pommel, lest it be exposed to the sun. It could not be drawn except to fight. You had to blow on the blade until a "worm" appeared(thought to be a reference to the pattern created by pattern welding) and tilt it so the "worm" could crawl back to the hilt. One fella lost a duel and a thumb because he didn't follow the rituals. And he was lucky.

I don't need that kind of hassle.

 

[Wheeler44]

That particular sword had to have a bag kept over the pommel, lest it be exposed to the sun. It could not be drawn except to fight. You had to blow on the blade until a "worm" appeared(thought to be a reference to the pattern created by pattern welding) and tilt it so the "worm" could crawl back to the hilt.

Sounds like a .22 I used to have.

 

[Fish828]

i never have, but i have considered it. at the same time, i don't think i ever will. i know others who do, though, so i guess to each his own.

 

[Greell]

Never have, never would. It's a weapon, not a dog.

 

[KD5NRH]

Well, I do have "Cowslayer," a Mossberg 835 purchased and named right after the neighbor had a cow go crazy and tear up a good bit of his fence and a couple other cows. It's never yet been used for the purpose, but I figure the 3.5" magnum 00 buck loads have a better chance of stopping a charging cow than most of the other stuff I've got.

 

[ColinthePilot]

My first rifle, a yugo SKS, had the name "Milka" carved into the stock when I bought it...her. So I do name my milsurp rifles, but nothing else. The Garand is "Annie" and the Mosin is "Natalya." My Stevens 300 is "the 22" and my handguns (both of them) go by regular names as well...i.e."my 9mm" "my .380" "the Beretta" "The Taurus" etc. only the Milsurp Rifles get girls names.

You will give you rifle a girl's name, because it is the only [censored] you will be getting

 

[col_tapiocca]

No, they are just tools for me.
My screwdrivers and drill don't have names.

 

[GBExpat]

"Do you give your firearms names?"

No

 

[Karma]

Natalie.

 

[mordechaianiliewicz]

I don't do that. I trade and sell them, so I look at it like livestock. You don't wanna name a cow your gonna eat.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

Some, not all.

I guess I never thought about it, but the ones with names are also in another 'special' catagory--I've memorized their serial numbers.

Sure they're just hardware--but they are in a very special catagory-To a point they are totem objects I guess. Shooting can meditative and ritualistic sometimes. And sometimes it's plinking.