jimmyraythomason
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DarkswordDX,I don't think that anyone putting a MN on layaway is doing it because they are cheapskates. It is probably the only way they can afford it. Just be happy for them when they get it paid off.
Gun Owner pet peeves
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Eaglecreekbrewer
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1. People who believe I should live MY life by their BELIEFS.
2. Anything PC, oddly, usually promoted by the people in 1.
2. Anything PC, oddly, usually promoted by the people in 1.
MinnMooney
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"Zero tolerance"
That is my pet peeve.
When some 17 year old H.S. sr gets suspended for having a bow/knife/box cutter/gun in his LOCKED vehicle, out of sight and cased............ that is going too far - in my opinion.
My dad used to hunt/fish on the way to and from school (1925-1932) and would leave his fishing pole or rifle/shotgun in the coat closet during school along with 5 or 6 other guns. It was part of their living and coping with the depression.
That is my pet peeve.
When some 17 year old H.S. sr gets suspended for having a bow/knife/box cutter/gun in his LOCKED vehicle, out of sight and cased............ that is going too far - in my opinion.
My dad used to hunt/fish on the way to and from school (1925-1932) and would leave his fishing pole or rifle/shotgun in the coat closet during school along with 5 or 6 other guns. It was part of their living and coping with the depression.
Extremely Pro Gun
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When the beep out forty-five in this part of : Everlast, What its like.
Pulled out his chrome ____ ____ talked some **** and wound up dead.
We beep out calibers now?
Pulled out his chrome ____ ____ talked some **** and wound up dead.
We beep out calibers now?
fireside44
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I never cared for the "too much gun" comments. Same with magnum rifle hate, when it's obvious that magnums are quite excellent and enjoyable.
For some, there is never enough gun. True firearms enlightenment comes from shouldering Dora and touching her off.
For some, there is never enough gun. True firearms enlightenment comes from shouldering Dora and touching her off.
CoRoMo
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I guess I have a pet peeve regarding other "gunnies" recommending that all of us should just hide our interest in guns and/or hunting. That we need to keep all this stuff to ourselves, amongst our own, and walk on eggshells around the rest of the world so that we don't make each other look bad. I suppose that is how we've sort of been defined as abnormal; how our interests in guns/hunting are now too controversial to be revealed. That's how political correctness works anyway; to push that behavior out of the norm so that the public doesn't have to ever get used to it or, God forbid, be tempted into accepting it.
2TransAms
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Testify, my brother! We should not be ashamed, or try not to offend anybody...if you're offended, buck up. My guns are here to stay.
I've always been the type to do what I do, and not much care what other people think about it. Conversely, I don't much care what other people do in their free time either. Much like the Incredible Hulk only smaller, I just want to be left alone.
I've always been the type to do what I do, and not much care what other people think about it. Conversely, I don't much care what other people do in their free time either. Much like the Incredible Hulk only smaller, I just want to be left alone.
SundownRider
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Free advice at the range from someone whose target looks like a birdshot pattern, and they've only shot one magazine.
If Someone is offended by anything I have said it is because they CHOOSE to be offended. I cannot be held responsible for anyone else's choices.
If Someone is offended by anything I have said it is because they CHOOSE to be offended. I cannot be held responsible for anyone else's choices.
jakk280rem
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People whom refer to it as a 45 Long Colt.
People whom place a period preceding the name of a cartridge. .303 British, .38 Special, .45 ACP, etc.
People whom use the words caliber and cartridge interchangeably.
People whom place a period preceding the name of a cartridge. .303 British, .38 Special, .45 ACP, etc.
People whom use the words caliber and cartridge interchangeably.
MedWheeler
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People who disparage new-gun shoppers who have chosen to start out with a "lowly" 22LR gun (or some other gun not meeting the standards of these know-alls) as their first. In my opinion, if these prospective members of our world are supported with sound advice and encouragement, they are much more likely to enjoy the sport/pastime/culture, and upgrade later. They are less inclined, and can be turned off entirely, by discouraging "gun snobbery".
I remember plinking away one day in a wooded area and encountering a young guy who lived nearby. He checked out my Winchester 190, my first gun (I was 18, and he was around the same age), then informed me I "should think about getting a more powerful gun." He knew nothing about me, what I used the gun for, or even if it was indeed my only gun. I looked him in the eye and replied "for what?" At that time, I had no use for anything "more powerful" (guns are essentially equally powerful; they only have to drop their own hammers.) He had no answer.
I remember plinking away one day in a wooded area and encountering a young guy who lived nearby. He checked out my Winchester 190, my first gun (I was 18, and he was around the same age), then informed me I "should think about getting a more powerful gun." He knew nothing about me, what I used the gun for, or even if it was indeed my only gun. I looked him in the eye and replied "for what?" At that time, I had no use for anything "more powerful" (guns are essentially equally powerful; they only have to drop their own hammers.) He had no answer.
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OrangePwrx9
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"old ways"
Traditional muzzleloader types who get all indignant if I say I own inline muzzleloaders and enjoy shooting them. According to them, the only reason people buy inlines is because they're game hogs who want to hunt another season. These people do the same thing if you talk about shooting sabots or powerbelts. Lately some of them even get started if you mention conicals. The only "correct" projectile for a ML, is apparently the patched roundball. Never occurs to them that getting good repeatable accuracy from an inline shooting a sabot load can be quite challenging and interesting.
I like shooting traditional MLs and patched roundball too. Think I own twice as many sidelocks as I do inlines. But if I mention that this sidelock has a stainless barrel or that one has a synthetic stock, they get all indignant again. Then they wonder why no one is interested in the "old ways" anymore.
If the "old ways" means acting like a politically correct ass, then there's good reason why people are turning away.
Traditional muzzleloader types who get all indignant if I say I own inline muzzleloaders and enjoy shooting them. According to them, the only reason people buy inlines is because they're game hogs who want to hunt another season. These people do the same thing if you talk about shooting sabots or powerbelts. Lately some of them even get started if you mention conicals. The only "correct" projectile for a ML, is apparently the patched roundball. Never occurs to them that getting good repeatable accuracy from an inline shooting a sabot load can be quite challenging and interesting.
I like shooting traditional MLs and patched roundball too. Think I own twice as many sidelocks as I do inlines. But if I mention that this sidelock has a stainless barrel or that one has a synthetic stock, they get all indignant again. Then they wonder why no one is interested in the "old ways" anymore.
If the "old ways" means acting like a politically correct ass, then there's good reason why people are turning away.
Hawk
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Pet peeves:
1. Zero tolerance: gunnies don't' wear the mantle any better than a hyperventilating 4th grade teacher. If you get a coronary embolism from being swept with a broken open stack barrel, you probably deserve to die of a coronary embolism.
2. 99% of gun related videos on Youtube or similar services.
3. 100% of all posts linking to the above 99%. One is bottled heartburn, the second is a free, unlabeled bottle of said heartburn.
4. Bromides and canards:
This includes 80% of the stuff said about competing platforms in any "love" or "versus" thread, and includes stuff as diverse as the recently deceased Colt cliches that have taken it in the shorts as a direct result of the Umarex / Walther licensing blunder. Specifically.
"Only a Colt is a Colt" (Walthers are Colts, Umarex are Colts).
"If it's not a Colt it's a copy" (If it is a Colt, it's still a copy).
Posts looking, in apparent seriousness, for magic pixie dust: i.e. "I need a nice SxS double barrel that patterns well, with a Prince of Wales Grip, hand fit with separate triggers and tasteful engraving and my budget is 83.00.
The existential confusion between not yet having coaxed a malf out of one semi auto and the belief that such can not be done. The breathtaking arrogance that maintains that, because one's auto shucker works, everyone else with an example comprised of used oats is mentally challenged in some way.
The inexplicable phenomenon that states that having one's firearm questioned is the equivalent of having one's manhood questioned and deserves our best counterattack even if our correspondent give not one wet slap what we carry on a day-to-day basis.
i guess my pet peeve is anyone taking any of this inconsequential stuff personally.
1. Zero tolerance: gunnies don't' wear the mantle any better than a hyperventilating 4th grade teacher. If you get a coronary embolism from being swept with a broken open stack barrel, you probably deserve to die of a coronary embolism.
2. 99% of gun related videos on Youtube or similar services.
3. 100% of all posts linking to the above 99%. One is bottled heartburn, the second is a free, unlabeled bottle of said heartburn.
4. Bromides and canards:
This includes 80% of the stuff said about competing platforms in any "love" or "versus" thread, and includes stuff as diverse as the recently deceased Colt cliches that have taken it in the shorts as a direct result of the Umarex / Walther licensing blunder. Specifically.
"Only a Colt is a Colt" (Walthers are Colts, Umarex are Colts).
"If it's not a Colt it's a copy" (If it is a Colt, it's still a copy).
Posts looking, in apparent seriousness, for magic pixie dust: i.e. "I need a nice SxS double barrel that patterns well, with a Prince of Wales Grip, hand fit with separate triggers and tasteful engraving and my budget is 83.00.
The existential confusion between not yet having coaxed a malf out of one semi auto and the belief that such can not be done. The breathtaking arrogance that maintains that, because one's auto shucker works, everyone else with an example comprised of used oats is mentally challenged in some way.
The inexplicable phenomenon that states that having one's firearm questioned is the equivalent of having one's manhood questioned and deserves our best counterattack even if our correspondent give not one wet slap what we carry on a day-to-day basis.
i guess my pet peeve is anyone taking any of this inconsequential stuff personally.
DeepSouth
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Man are you for real...they bleeped out 45...WHY???
billybobjoe
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My Mini 14 kills coyotes DEAD.
trickyasafox
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gun people who way over inform new gun owners and start using specific lingo. If someone just shot a gun for the first time today- don't start telling them HSTs are the best home defense round and can account for ballistics and all this other jazz. If they just learned what a hollowpoint looks like, dont use industry specific terminology.
gun stuff involves a lot of numbers- we are surrounded by them. Not all hobbies are like that and people get jumbled up easily. We need to set reasonable learning curves for our new shooters. its about spreading our sport and raising awareness about rights, not about showing off how much you know.
people who refuse to hear opinions different from their own. Thats not a gun specific pet peeve, just an annoying fact of life.
gun stuff involves a lot of numbers- we are surrounded by them. Not all hobbies are like that and people get jumbled up easily. We need to set reasonable learning curves for our new shooters. its about spreading our sport and raising awareness about rights, not about showing off how much you know.
people who refuse to hear opinions different from their own. Thats not a gun specific pet peeve, just an annoying fact of life.
toivo
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They can't help it; they learn it from TV. That's why TV is evil and must be banned!
Hunting deer by "driving" them. I have no idea how many hunting accidents are caused by this form of deer hunting, but from the stories I hear from people that tried it once (and gave it up right afterwards) it sounds extremely reckless.
people who complain about the whole mags or clips thing... if everyone knows what the word clip is commonly used to describe then i dont see the issue... just purist crap in my opinion...
polictical correctness is also ruining this country ...
ppl who constantly bash 9mm rounds ... i wouldnt trust my life on one har har har.. well carry a ninja sword and a 12gauge everywhere u go then ... and ill just pray im not jumped by the bad sobs that are impervious to my tinky round...
ppl that hunt deer and other game for only the rack/trophy ... boil them horns all day boys... they wont ever get soft enough to eat...
ppl that dont understand gun rights... and anti-gun ppl ...
ppl who constantly complain about being swept inside gun shows and gun shops... its gonna happen ppl .. lots of guns + lots of ppl ... inside buildings and such will result in ppl being swept from time to time...
and just to throw out there... i am peeved by most gun purist crud
polictical correctness is also ruining this country ...
ppl who constantly bash 9mm rounds ... i wouldnt trust my life on one har har har.. well carry a ninja sword and a 12gauge everywhere u go then ... and ill just pray im not jumped by the bad sobs that are impervious to my tinky round...
ppl that hunt deer and other game for only the rack/trophy ... boil them horns all day boys... they wont ever get soft enough to eat...
ppl that dont understand gun rights... and anti-gun ppl ...
ppl who constantly complain about being swept inside gun shows and gun shops... its gonna happen ppl .. lots of guns + lots of ppl ... inside buildings and such will result in ppl being swept from time to time...
and just to throw out there... i am peeved by most gun purist crud
zignal_zero
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+1 that's my pet peeve - Caliber Snobs! any time i hear someone say that 9 is weak and i should be carrying Fodey, all i can think is how bad i'd like to double tap 'em and say "oh come on, man, it's just a 9. it can't hurt that bad"
ReadyontheRight
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Gun owners so set in their ways that they cannot tolerate mistakes of anyone new to the sport.
Gun owners who cannot tolerate mistakes of anyone not fortunate enough to have grown up shooting. Cannot tolerate those who are safely abiding by rules of another range, but do not exactly conform to "my" range. Cannot tolerate mistakes in nomenclature.
We must always call out everyone for safety violations. We must always call out those who are parroting the rhetoric of the anti-gun movement.
Other than that...just laugh and poke some fun if a gun newby makes a mistake. "HEY! Keep your booger picker off the bang hook!". Who cares if a new shooter asks about buying an "uzi", a "fourty", a "clip" a "bullet" or an "assault weapon". You can easily educate them. You know WAY more than they know. Educate. Blow off the 1% who are idiot trolls.
Just do the same you would do here on THR. Ask questions and then educate. Ask "Well, what would you use the gun for?". Tell them "That's the 'bullet', this whole thing is a 'cartridge' ". Take the high road. Oleg's original concept that has proven its worth over many years here on THR.
You know, I work in the energy field. I suppose I could get peeved if you don't know the difference between Kilowatts and Kilowatt Hours. I could get bent out of shape if you didn't realize that, as a residential electricity customer, you don't appreciate how much businesses pay (and you don't) for kilowatt peak and power factor correction. Your power is out, why can't you understand that a lineman has to drive out, climb a ladder, find the johnny balls and connect you to a new distribution line. You use electricity all the time...why shouldn't you know this stuff?????
IMHO - Crotchety old men in gun shops and gun ranges almost ruined these shooting sports. The Internet saved them.
Gentleman (and some great ladies), our interest in guns NEEDS new blood. There is a patriotic fervor in the USA, but many patriots buy guns and don't know what to do next. They may not have grown up shooting. They rely on YOU for help. Get them involved in your shooting passion.
They are as excited with their new gun as you were when you were 12 or 14 or whatever. They will say dumb things, ask dumb questions and accept your guidance.
Share your interest and knowledge. Point out ALL safety blunders, point out all POLITICAL blunders, and guide newby shooters toward the true path when you can.
My gun owner pet peeve is those gun owners who do not understand this.
Gun owners who cannot tolerate mistakes of anyone not fortunate enough to have grown up shooting. Cannot tolerate those who are safely abiding by rules of another range, but do not exactly conform to "my" range. Cannot tolerate mistakes in nomenclature.
We must always call out everyone for safety violations. We must always call out those who are parroting the rhetoric of the anti-gun movement.
Other than that...just laugh and poke some fun if a gun newby makes a mistake. "HEY! Keep your booger picker off the bang hook!". Who cares if a new shooter asks about buying an "uzi", a "fourty", a "clip" a "bullet" or an "assault weapon". You can easily educate them. You know WAY more than they know. Educate. Blow off the 1% who are idiot trolls.
Just do the same you would do here on THR. Ask questions and then educate. Ask "Well, what would you use the gun for?". Tell them "That's the 'bullet', this whole thing is a 'cartridge' ". Take the high road. Oleg's original concept that has proven its worth over many years here on THR.
You know, I work in the energy field. I suppose I could get peeved if you don't know the difference between Kilowatts and Kilowatt Hours. I could get bent out of shape if you didn't realize that, as a residential electricity customer, you don't appreciate how much businesses pay (and you don't) for kilowatt peak and power factor correction. Your power is out, why can't you understand that a lineman has to drive out, climb a ladder, find the johnny balls and connect you to a new distribution line. You use electricity all the time...why shouldn't you know this stuff?????
IMHO - Crotchety old men in gun shops and gun ranges almost ruined these shooting sports. The Internet saved them.
Gentleman (and some great ladies), our interest in guns NEEDS new blood. There is a patriotic fervor in the USA, but many patriots buy guns and don't know what to do next. They may not have grown up shooting. They rely on YOU for help. Get them involved in your shooting passion.
They are as excited with their new gun as you were when you were 12 or 14 or whatever. They will say dumb things, ask dumb questions and accept your guidance.
Share your interest and knowledge. Point out ALL safety blunders, point out all POLITICAL blunders, and guide newby shooters toward the true path when you can.
My gun owner pet peeve is those gun owners who do not understand this.
jimmyraythomason
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People who complain above gun control and how little the NRA is doing but wont join up and help out.
lamebums
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Caliber snobs. Really, what bad guy will say "You shot me with the wrong damn caliber" after you've shot him.
And of course, anyone who puts $2,000 worth of stuff on a $600 AR.
And of course, anyone who puts $2,000 worth of stuff on a $600 AR.
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