nonquixote
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I like the simple poetry of "Mossberg Persuader".
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Stevie-Ray
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"Scoremaster" a 1911 made by Detonics which lived up to it's name in either .45 ACP or .451 D-mag.
I also like Redhawk, Blackhawk, Python, Diamondback, Grizzly, and Contender.
I also like Redhawk, Blackhawk, Python, Diamondback, Grizzly, and Contender.
Orthonym
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Matt G is Right
The other thread is much cooler, manlier, and more puissant. Besides, I like my post there; was very erudite and eloquent.
The other thread is much cooler, manlier, and more puissant. Besides, I like my post there; was very erudite and eloquent.
Orthonym
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buttrap, didn't you catch the (heavy) hint from the Owner?
We are to reduce the signal/noise ratio on this here forum. I did my bit, by not posting anything silly-like until the threads are merged. You obviously have neither gotten the word nor received the memo. Snork!
I, of course, would never post any words here for silly, frivolous purposes, just to see my writings on the Web. Honest, Oleg! I really did mean that!
We are to reduce the signal/noise ratio on this here forum. I did my bit, by not posting anything silly-like until the threads are merged. You obviously have neither gotten the word nor received the memo. Snork!
I, of course, would never post any words here for silly, frivolous purposes, just to see my writings on the Web. Honest, Oleg! I really did mean that!
BluesBear
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I always like the Colt DA revolvers names Lightning and Thunderer - strong, powerful names.
I always thought Smith & Wesson sounded very businesslike. Which is why they didn't really need model names.
Harrington & Richardson was an OK name but except for S&W I never really cared for the ampersand names.
I mean Merwin & Hulbert and Forehand & Wadsworth? What were they thinking?
I always thought Smith & Wesson sounded very businesslike. Which is why they didn't really need model names.
Harrington & Richardson was an OK name but except for S&W I never really cared for the ampersand names.
I mean Merwin & Hulbert and Forehand & Wadsworth? What were they thinking?
Orthonym
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Oh, the cartridge names are even better!
Like 40-70 Peabody "What Cheer" and .219 Improved Zipper (my personal favorite). Of course if one were on good terms with Siegfried and Roy (before the horrible bite-his-head-off incident, of course) he could accuse them of being Austrian Mannlichers. Oh yeah, there are Greek Mannlichers, too, but I think they are much meaner and less tolerant of stupid juvenile jokes, so I won't say anything against them.
Like 40-70 Peabody "What Cheer" and .219 Improved Zipper (my personal favorite). Of course if one were on good terms with Siegfried and Roy (before the horrible bite-his-head-off incident, of course) he could accuse them of being Austrian Mannlichers. Oh yeah, there are Greek Mannlichers, too, but I think they are much meaner and less tolerant of stupid juvenile jokes, so I won't say anything against them.
Preacherman
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Duplicate threads merged.
AZLibertarian
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My mother and I don't speak anymore, and one of the reasons is the story below...
My grandfather was a grocer in Seattle. My grandmother did hair in their basement. He kept an unloaded single shot .410 shottie in a drawer in the kitchen along with some shells rolling around. It had a pistol grip and a very short barrel...the whole thing was like 18 inches long. My great uncle (practically handicapped with arthritis) would use it to "hunt from the truck", but the real reason they had it was as a home defense gun. He'd say "Helen, if some ni**er comes in the back door, you just get 'Little Brother' from the drawer, and let him have it."
Now I won't defend his racist thinking, but then I don't think this line of thought was all that uncommon back in the 40's and 50's. What has always impressed me, however, was that this one item had a name. Not just something some marketing guy made up, but something he made up.
Well, eventually this thing gets passed to my parents. Of course, it's prolly illegal as hell. One might be able to keep it under a C&R license...I dunno much about them.
It's a moot point however. After a couple of burglaries in her house, my mom sold most of what she had, but she gave this gun to someone she knew. I was hurt, as I thought an item her dad had enough interest in to give a proper name ought to stay in his family tree somewhere. Anyway, it's gone now, but I'll never forget 'Little Brother'.
My grandfather was a grocer in Seattle. My grandmother did hair in their basement. He kept an unloaded single shot .410 shottie in a drawer in the kitchen along with some shells rolling around. It had a pistol grip and a very short barrel...the whole thing was like 18 inches long. My great uncle (practically handicapped with arthritis) would use it to "hunt from the truck", but the real reason they had it was as a home defense gun. He'd say "Helen, if some ni**er comes in the back door, you just get 'Little Brother' from the drawer, and let him have it."
Now I won't defend his racist thinking, but then I don't think this line of thought was all that uncommon back in the 40's and 50's. What has always impressed me, however, was that this one item had a name. Not just something some marketing guy made up, but something he made up.
Well, eventually this thing gets passed to my parents. Of course, it's prolly illegal as hell. One might be able to keep it under a C&R license...I dunno much about them.
It's a moot point however. After a couple of burglaries in her house, my mom sold most of what she had, but she gave this gun to someone she knew. I was hurt, as I thought an item her dad had enough interest in to give a proper name ought to stay in his family tree somewhere. Anyway, it's gone now, but I'll never forget 'Little Brother'.
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