[Flashpoint]

You know you're a gun nut if...

You see footage of the war and wish you were there to pick up brass.

You understand S&W model numbers.

You can't recall how many firearms you own.

You and your new father-in-law go to a gun show on your wedding day.

You have guns in your safe that you can't, for the life of you, remember how they got there.

You identify the gun on the cover on the new Dillon catalog before you notice the girl.

You put a Hogue grip on your car's parking brake handle.

You have to run to the range this weekend to shoot because you need some brass to reload.

You guess range and windage whenever you look at road signs.

You buy a gun at a local gunshop only to discover you use to own it.

You can think of some that were left out.

Feel free to add you're own.

[Cliff]

On the way BACK from the range,you stop by Walmart,Basspro,gunshop,etc and buy ammo to replace what you just used at the range.

Before you leave the range,you squat down,and pick through the excess brass bucket so as to have enough brass to reload. And that doesn't count the brass that you used yourself.

You spend a quiet afternoon in the basement contentedly counting,and recounting all the ammo you have.

Your always on the lookout for a bigger toolbox to put your cleaning gear in.

Your not satisfied till you have 10,000 rounds of .223,.308,etc,but when you do get 10,000 rounds,you think,"why stop now?".

Your registered with every gunforum online.

There is nothing wrong with opening your safe,pulling up a chair,and fondling/handling your guns for awhile.

[Standing Wolf]

You've got dies, powders, bullets, brass, and primers for cartridges for guns you don't own yet.

You never leave a gun shop without at least a few cleaning brushes just so you won't run out.

You discover when you finally get around to organizing your gun cleaning tool box you've got 41 .22 caliber cleaning brushes.

You haven't bought a gun in over a month, and you've got the shakes.

[Yohan]

Friends no long invite you to the movies because you point out every little violation of the gun safety rule and identify all the weapons

[George Hill]

Did American Handgunner rip off those TFL Gun Nut Threads?
:scrutiny:

[TechBrute]

You can't clean all your guns in one day.

Every year you try to convince your wife that it is the "gun" anniversary.

You buy a gun you've always wanted, only to find out when you get home that you have one already.

Most of your pet peeves in life involve stupid gun users or anti-gun politicians.

You buy a gun just because you didn't have one in that category.

You ALWAYS know more about the gun you're about to buy than the salesperson.

Your were raised to disapprove of homosexuality, but when you find out about the Pink Pistols, you think "maybe they aren't all that bad, I wonder what the dues are..."

You hit the roof every time the news calls a Mini-14 an "automatic assault weapon," a hunting rifle with a scope a "sniper rifle," or a Glock a "metal detector avoiding gun."

You hit the roof every time you watch the news.

When you move, the gun store you used to frequent goes out of business.

Getting dressed each day involves choosing a gun to wear.

You buy ammo by the case.

You are a one issue voter, and it ain't abortion.

You can't decide which of Oleg's works is your favorite.

You have one of Oleg's works as your Windows Desktop at work.

You know who Oleg is. :D

You get irritated that you can't buy ammo at the grocery store. After all, isn't it as important as milk and eggs?

It takes at least 15 minutes to get to the back of your safe to get that one gun...

You get irritated at seeing yet another "Which caliber is better" thread, as if they haven't all been done before.

Half your wardrobe is made up of gun t-shirts, and the other half is either "tactical black," camo, or spelled B... D... U...

You buy extra guns so your income challenged buddies will be able to shoot with you.

You have to decide if you should buy another safe or reinforce a room in your house and install a vault door.

You are pulled off the indoor range to answer a question in the store that the salesperson didn't know the answer to.

When house shopping, you begin clearing excercises in your head.

Your president is Charleton Heston.

You know who Joe Foss is.

When going to the airport, you can't just put your normal things in your pockets.

You want to build a workshop out back for your reloading equipment.

You own a tinfoil hat.

You have different holsters for different outfits.

When house shopping, you screen the house based on defensability of the floorplan.

You take a second job for gun money.

You refer to magazines that hold more than 10 rounds as "standard capacity."

When shopping for your next car, you bring a Pelican 1750 to make sure it fits in the trunk.

You can't put a firearms manufacturer bumper sticker on your car, because your other guns will get jealous.

You have ammo in calibers that your friends have never heard of.

You know what a MOA is.

You know what RKBA stands for.

When your boss mentions fixing the BDC, you wonder why, as an IT person, he's talking about the Bullet Drop Compensator on your scope, only to realize that the Backup Domain Controller is down.

You own a laser rangefinder, but no golfclubs.

Instead of an alarms company sign out front, you have a sign that says, "Screw the dog, beware of owner!"

You know what SA, DA, and DAO are, and know what the differences are.

You have to drive your truck to the gunshow.

When looking at new homes, you see if it has enough room for your safes.

You can't get a full sized car in one side of the garage because of your reloading bench.

You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more. And you drive a nice car.

You aren't surprised when you see your doctor, your lawyer, and your preacher at the range.

Living in a state that limits you to one handgun purchase per month causes you logistical problems.

When emptying your pockets at the end of the day, you put your change in one cup, and any stray ammo in another.

You have "Guns" as a category in Quicken.

You have "Guns" and "Ammo" as seperate categories in Quicken.

You count the rounds expended in movies and wish you had one of those magazines.

You know where the closest Class III dealer is.

You know that putting the crosshairs on target won't get you a 1000 yard hit.

You don't consider walking your shots in "good shooting."

You get annoyed that your wife just spent $200 on shoes, but you don't think anything of spending $200 on a Surefire Flashlight.

You know what a Mildot is, and the difference between USMC and Army mildot systems.

You aren't afraid of the dark.

You know that SASS isn't something that an obnoxious girl does.

Your favorite movie is Quigley Down Under.

When people ask you what you use your guns for, you have to ask, "which one?"

You want to smack your friend on the back of the head when you said something about your 1911 and he thought you were talking about your Porsche.

It irks you when there's a gun you can't identify in a movie or TV show.

You own both 1911's and Glocks.

You've spent more than $1000 on holsters. Way more.

You can't carry all your guns to the firing line in one trip.

You have different safes for each category of gun.

You've avoided paying a bill before so you can buy a gun.

When you're running out the door, you can't just grab the first hat you see, because it might not be the same gun company as on your shirt.

You don't know where the closest grocery store is, but you know the way to every range and shop in town.

You don't care about the economy and tax cuts, but know exactly which legislator introduced the lastest gun related bills.

The thought that the "Beltway Sniper" was an idiot for using a .223 went through your mind, and it irritated you that they used the term "Sniper" since the longest shot he took was from 100 yards.

It sent you through the roof when a relative of one of the "Beltway Sniper" victims referred to the Bushmaster as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" in an interview.

The letters A... T... F... make you shudder.

You honestly wonder how stupid people have to be to not understand the RKBA.

You move your family out of California based solely on the gun laws of the state.

You are reading this.

To think up "gun nut" things, you go through your daily life.

You keep editing your post to add more.

[Cliff]

:D :D :D

[Hkmp5sd]

You understand S&W model numbers.

That one killed my gun nut status. Guess I'm a normal person after all.

[BulletinBoardToughGuy]

You can't understand your wife wanting a different pair of shoes to match her outfit; your wife can't understand you having a gun/holster for each season.

[Braz]

"You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more."

I stand... in awe :)

Um, you infect friends from your last hobby with the joy of shooting. Their gals blame you for 'turning him into Rambo'.

You day dream about buying property with a backstop.

The folks at the local gunstores all know ya by name, and are always glad to see ya coming. :)

Buds call you first when they want to sell a gun.

Somehow you've collected twice as many holsters as you own guns.

You're saving hard to find rounds for guns you don't even own yet.

You bought magazines to beat the bans, but for guns you don't own yet.

You wonder why your old hobby now seems so boring.

[Will Fennell]

" You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more."....

Thats easy:D

How about....I spend more money on your shooting habits than my yearly salary was my first year out of college.:scrutiny:

Ain't life grand:neener:


Strive for OPA!

-"OPA" is a near state of nirvana when you are blessed to shoot OtherPeoplesAmmo;)

[WilderBill]

You spent 9 years to get a 2 year technical degree, but it's OK because now you can at least afford some of the guns you want!

You think of 2003 as the 100th birthday of the '03 Springfeild.
You "needed" to get a 98 Mauser in 1998 because of it's birthday.
Turning 45 "required" you to buy a 1911.

[sm]

I actually know someone that bought property because it had a 3000 sq ft 'shop' to put his safes in and enjoy guns.

They built a new 1500 sq ft house to live in in . Original home had burned down. His wife said they had their 'priorities straight".

[Jim March]

Oh man. I've been waiting for one of these.

First, you might be a gun nut if your local newspaper runs a story with a title of "Sheriff says 'gun nut' concealing the truth - Being in the Posse doesn't guarantee weapons permit" and they specifically name you as the "gun nut" in question.

No, I'm not kidding. See also:

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105426

Second, you might be a gun nut if your state legislature crafts a gun-related bill specifically to screw you, because of your investigations into gun-related official misconduct.

:scrutiny:

And I'm STILL not kidding:

http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/ab1044.html

...or if you need another opinion:

http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/SAF-AGbill.htm

:banghead:

[arinvolvo]

You use Breakfree on your door hinges.

You salivate at the smell of Hoppes.

At the range, your significant other looks at the myriad of guns in front of her, and asks "Which one did I just shoot?"

You clean your pistols while sitting on the toilet to kill two birds with one stone.

You just bought a Digital camera for the express purpose of gun photography.

Your finger nails are chipped, cracked and brittle from too much nitro solvent.

You look at your bottle of beer and think, "does it look more like a .223 or a 7.62?"

Your liberal aquaintances make jokes about sparing them when we finally go postal.

You make a joke about them being the first to go.:evil:

The word Skunk is now synonymous with tacticality in your mind.

The word tacticality is actually IN your mind.

You wonder why you cant get your whole car hard chromed.

After polishing the silverware, you consider sending it all in for a tennifer coating.

You have a folding chair and camp table in your trunk 24/7 just in case you feel like making a pit stop in the desert to do some bench testing.

You have a ruger 22 pistol in your safe that at least 100 friends have shot...has more than 10,000 rounds through it, and has been cleaned twice.

You own an airsoft replica of at least a couple of the guns that you actually own...for the express purpose of firing at the TV.

You dry fire.....A LOT....enough that breaking snap caps is starting to get expensive.

You own hi cap mags for pistols you have never owned...but might someday.

The words "Massad" and "Ayoob" are not just jibberish.

You rip open the new GUNS magazine before even picking up the new PLAYBOY that just arrived.

thats all i got right now.

[arinvolvo]

One more:

The words "molon labe" are not jibberish to you.

[telewinz]

You dig into a wet, sloppy trashcans to see if there is any spent brass you can use.

You have no idea what your previous hobby was.

The deciding factor in buying your dream house is the old fashioned 3000 pound safe in the basement (gun storage) the current owner considers a "white elephant" and offers to deduct $5000 off the asking price while you offer an additional $10,000 to keep it.

You buy reloading dies for the "hot new pistol" you just purchased only to discover you already purchased those dies 15 years ago for a previous "hot new pistol".

You ask the the honor guard at a funeral " when is it my turn to shoot"?

[Cliff]

You ask the the honor guard at a funeral " when is it my turn to shoot"?

Once again, I just spit hot tea onto my keyboard.:D :D

[arinvolvo]

You burnt up the motor on your WaterPik trying to run FP-10 through it.

The toothbrushes in your gun cleaning kit are nicer than the ones in your bathroom.

Your wife threatens to shoot you with the next gun you buy.:rolleyes: Guess I better make it a BB gun.;) or a HiPoint:neener:

You wonder why there isn't +P++

The words Raven, Lorcin and Jennings make you a little queasy....even though you have owned one or all of them at some point.:uhoh:

You are trying to figure out how you are going to qualify with the new 45 ACP derringer you just bought.

You've shot a Desert Eagle, and just dont get it.:D

OR...you HAVE a Desert Eagle and are trying to figure out how to conceal it.:what:

You use this emoticon (:banghead: ) when referring to gun legislation.

[arinvolvo]

You've performed a fluff and buff, and it wasnt with a girl.:p

[4v50 Gary]

Your date wears Hoppe's No. 9 when you go out.

[DJJ]

You think "Mozambique" is a verb.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Instead of finding loose change in the washer you find loose ammo.

[TechBrute]

Instead of finding loose change in the washer you find loose ammo.
hehehe... I've done that.

[txgho1911]

Consider a comp that can fit a rifle and your handgun.

I know this list is not finnished.

[MikeB]

When you get the wrong ammo by mistake, you don't return it, but instead buy a gun to shoot it with.

You own a 1911 in at least 10 different calibers.

You know what a mutant ninja zombie bear is and the best gun/caliber to use on one.

[R.H. Lee]

I identify with a bunch of those. Maybe I need therapy.

[Dave R]

You own a 1911 in at least 10 different calibers.

Wow, there's a gun nut.

I'd like to see the list of calibers on that one, Mike.

[MikeB]

I'd like to see the list of calibers on that one, Mike.

Sure .22lr, 9mm, 9x23, .357SIG, .40S&W, 10mm, .45ACP, .45Super, .460Rowland, .451 Detonics, and if you stretch the definition of a 1911 slightly you can add .357Mag and .380ACP. I'm pretty sure I've forgotten a few too.

And to keep it on topic.

You have PAIR of .500S&W 8.5" Revolvers, because the price was just too good to turn down the second one and you just never know when you might need a brace of them.

[Rabid Rabbit]

You always check the directory at the outlet shopping center looking for a Remington or Winchester store.

[W Turner]

You buy your child's first gun.....BEFORE they are born.

...and their second one after they are born because the first may be a collectible one day.



W

[kimbernut]

Quote:sm - "I actually know someone that bought property because it had a 3000 sq ft 'shop' to put his safes in and enjoy guns.

They built a new 1500 sq ft house to live in in . Original home had burned down. His wife said they had their 'priorities straight".
__________________
This alone qualifies this guy! Can I get his number? Our wives need to talk.

Merry Christ+mas , All!!!

[Wayne D]

When you move, the gun store you used to frequent goes out of business.
I was accused of this once. In the late eighties I was transferred to a different division of my company in a different town. My buddies called me about a month after I left to tell me the gun store in town closed. They blamed it on my leaving. :D

You burnt up the motor on your WaterPik trying to run FP-10 through it.
Now, that's a good one, sounds like someone learned that the hard way :D

You understand S&W model numbers
I did until they started making them out of materials I had never heard of before. Now I'm statisfied to buy old ones with the firing pin where it is supposed to be. :neener:

[RevDisk]

If you have ever said "Man, this .454 recoil is pretty weak."

[rritter]

You drive a car with a standard transmission just so you won't have to deal with ATF.

[mbs357]

You keep a gun in every room of the house, even the bathroom and kitchen, just in case. Then you keep a gun on you at all times, in case they catch you in a hallway.

[bogie]

You rip open the new GUNS magazine before even picking up the new PLAYBOY that just arrived.

You send a nasty letter to Playboy and cancel your subscription (and I've got 'em goin' back to the mid eighties...) because of their ever-increasing political weirdness. I remember seeing pro-RKBA stuff way back when...

[Sam Adams]

You see footage of the war and wish you were there to pick up brass.

The sheer waste of such an amount of Lake City brass almost brings a tear to my eye.

You put a Hogue grip on your car's parking brake handle.

Not a bad idea!

You identify the gun on the cover on the new Dillon catalog before you notice the girl.

I always check to see if she’s carrying in a hidden chest holster.

Before you leave the range, you squat down, and pick through the excess brass bucket so as to have enough brass to reload. And that doesn't count the brass that you used yourself.

You me to say that there a some people who don't do that?

Friends no long invite you to the movies because you point out every little violation of the gun safety rule and identify all the weapons.

Does having your wife get pissed off about the same thing count? How about when your wife says, as soon as someone pulls out a gun, “Just shut up and let me watch the movie.”

You can't clean all your guns in one day.

That’s for sure, esp. since the wife usually has 6,000 other “more important” things for me to do…sheesh, if the kids don’t learn to wipe their own butts now (ages 3 and 6 months), when will they?

You hit the roof every time you watch the news.

Who doesn’t? Those lazy leftist morons couldn’t get the weather right if they were standing outside, so getting anything about guns right is impossible.

You are a one issue voter, and it ain't abortion.

Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!

You get irritated that you can't buy ammo at the grocery store.

Of course. Esp. since it would save a bunch on gas money, which I could use to buy more ammo.

When looking at new homes, you see if it has enough room for your safes.

You can't get a full sized car in one side of the garage because of your reloading bench.

Same issue – room enough for your stuff. The wife just shook her head when I said no to certain houses for that reason, so I took to just saying that I didn’t like others.

You aren't surprised when you see your doctor, your lawyer, and your preacher at the range.

I haven’t seen my doc yet, but lots of lawyers and my rabbi.

When people ask you what you use your guns for, you have to ask, "which one?"

Which sometimes elicits :what:

The thought that the "Beltway Sniper" was an idiot for using a .223 went through your mind, and it irritated you that they used the term "Sniper" since the longest shot he took was from 100 yards.

It sent you through the roof when a relative of one of the "Beltway Sniper" victims referred to the Bushmaster as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" in an interview.

Yes and yes. I also wonder why a boltie wasn’t used, to avoid leaving cases around; further, why didn’t the schmuck leave a bunch of other people’s brass around to throw off the police? Of course, the first thing that came to mind is "I wish I was there with my 12-gauge when he pulled out his rifle...."

You honestly wonder how stupid people have to be to not understand the RKBA.

Hey, "average" intelligence doesn't just come from people with 3-digit IQs.

Turning 45 "required" you to buy a 1911.

Hey, now there’s an idea (of course, this means my Springfield has to wait for 1 1/2 years to get a buddy of the same species).

You use Breakfree on your door hinges.

Both cars and house doors. And the ironing board. And anything else that squeaks.

The words "molon labe" are not jibberish to you.

Jibberish? Sheesh, they’re my credo.

I guess that I'm a gun nut - and I'm loving every minute of it.

[mbs357]

You identify the gun on the cover on the new Dillon catalog before you notice the girl.
There are girls on those magazine covers...?
:scrutiny:
*edit* Oh yea...
While watching the movie Terminator 2, you have to leave the room in tears and mournful sobs after Arnold Schwartzenneger throws the CAR-16 off the moving tractor trailer and it goes bouncing away.

When you stop in at the local gun shop, they ask you questions like: "How was work?" "How are the wife and kids?" "We're gonna order some food, ya want in?" etc.

You have more gunpowder stashed in your home than your local sporting goods store has on hand.

All of your children are life members of the NRA.

You have guns in your safe that you can't, for the life of you, remember how you came by.

You buy a gun at a shop only to find out you used to own it a couple of years ago.

[Shane333]

Jim March,

It's a shame I didn't meet you when I lived in Concord and Clayton as a kid and teenager. It took moving away from California for me to really discover the joys of shooting and make a hobby of it.

[USP45usp]

You buy an SKS because you got your C&R, and then had to buy four others because they came from different countries.

When your looking at any milsups in a shop you are saddened if all the numbers don't match.

You check the stock to see if the tool kit is inside.

You refrain from going to gun stores on payday because you will walk out with something.

It doesn't bother you to put something on lay-a-way at a department store but you get sad if you have to put something on lay-a-way at a gun shop.

You drive an older car when you really want a new one but that would deplete your guns and ammo fund.

Wayne

[Sam Adams]

You think that the government should issue every male between the ages of 18 and 45 a real M-16 (or whatever the current service rifle is at any point in time) and a few hundred rounds of ammo, all of which you are required to keep at home in case the Russians invade, just like in Switzerland.

You are required to go shooting to qualify with your M-16 at least a few times per year, and the government supplies the ammo (match quality, of course), just like in Switzerland.

You think that the government should allow you to keep the aforementioned M-16 at the end of your term of service, or buy it for something like $100, just like in Switzerland.

You think that there's nothing wrong with the concept of walking into the local hardware or department store, ordering a full auto of whatever type you want, and having the only question be "Will that be cash or charge, sir," just like our grandfathers could've done.

You actually think about what would happen if the SHTF. In multiple scenarios, ranging from mere electrical outages to TEOTWAWKI. And you know what those acronyms mean. And you engage in pointless debates about it online with people you don't know. While you are supposed to be working.

[gazpacho]

You know you're a gun nut when . . .

. . . your wife stops going to her mother and instead goes to your FFL dealer to complain about your Gun Porn.

. . . you take your girlfriend to the gun range on your first date.

. . . that particular Colt 1911a1 in your collection won't ever be fired because it was made on the day you were born.

. . . your SHTF and TEOTWAWKI thoughts start with WWJS (what would Jesus shoot).

[The Rabbi]

Mike B, you forgot the 1911 in 400 Cor-Bon.

1) You buy guns and then sell/trade them without ever having actually shot them.
2) You buy a pro-RKBA mug because your daughter was Oleg's model in the picture (see below)

[Brian41]

lets see here.....

you hold your self to a diet of ramen noodles and spaghetti-0s so you can save money for ammo/range time

You can't wait to graduate from college so you can buy guns more often (once every 6 months just isnt enough)

you even consider taking out a student loan to purchase a bushmaster (if my dad reads this, that never happened)

you make your dinner plans based upon which restaraunts you can legally cary in

you move into a 3 bedroom apt with 5 other people so your rent goes down in hopes that you will be able to buy the next gun sooner....

you know the CCW requirements of your state and any state you have ever even considered anything from residing in to driving through

for a wedding gift you want to purchas his and hers S&W airweights

your main criteria for purchasing a new suit is how well it will cover a fullsize auto loader

[MikeB]

Mike B, you forgot the 1911 in 400 Cor-Bon.

Nah, I didn't forget. I just don't own a 1911 in 400 Cor-Bon, yet.

[Chuck Jennings]

Your color coded alert system has nothing to do with the Department of Homeland Security.

[TonyB]

You have an extra job for ammo money(I do)
You try to make it to your car in the parking garage by 3:57....just to see the numbers......(I do)

[USP45usp]

You try to make it to your car in the parking garage by 3:57....just to see the numbers......(I do)

That's funny. I knew that I was born to be a gun nut when I joined the military and found out that we were Flight #357. It donned on me that it was the number of a very popular pistol.

And then we started Basic and there weren't many personal thoughts after that, they kept us too busy :( ( :D ).

Wayne

[Cooper]

You daydream about buying property with a backstop.

My wife and I bought 28 acres with a creek running right down the middle of it. On the east side of the creek is a flat field where our house is being built. On the west side, a forty foot bluff! The pole barn will face west of course with the shooting bench set up inside the north garage door. Life IS grand!

[pax]

When you go to visit family over Christmas, your mother-in-law very carefully avoids asking what you've been up to.

When you go to visit family over Christmas, your brother-in-law tells you that his 9 year old son has a question about guns for you (which the 9 year old vehemently denies, looking puzzled). The question turns out to be: "Would a Desert Eagle be able to kill a grizzly bear?" Oddly enough, you are well-versed in internet lore, and can go on for hours about that topic.

You didn't, though, because your mother-in-law was jumping in to change the subject.

Later, you pull your brother-in-law aside to find out if he -- er, I mean, "his son" -- has any other off the wall gun questions for you. But being a Good Gun Nut, you resist telling him about mutant ninja zombie bears.

pax

[Shane333]

When you smile with heavenly satisfaction in your church meetings because hymn numbers 223 and 308 are sung in the same meeting. This actually happened to me. 223 was the opening hymn number and 308 was the closing hymn number. My wife couldn't understand what I found so inspiring that day.

[SDC]

One that's happened to me:

You're standing there with a new (rifle, shotgun, handgun) in your hands, trying to figure out a way to afford it ("C'mon, Kraft dinner isn't THAT bad"), and you suddenly realize you already HAVE one exactly like that at home. :scrutiny:

[DRZinn]

Liberal definition: You own one.

[AZLibertarian]

I love these lists. They reinforce my belief that being a gun-nut isn't all that uncommon.

True Story: I had a long discussion about RKBA with an 'anti' co-worker, and at one point he asked "So how much ammunition do you have at your house?"--his point being that too much ammo made me a nut.

In all candor, my answer was: "Well, I'm down to only a couple thousand rounds." When a semi-decent trip to the range can burn through 500 rounds, a couple thousand at the house isn't all that much.

His jaw nearly dropped to the ground. It was perfect! :D :D :D

[LawDog]

You holsters for guns that you've never owned.

The department range master won't speak to you.

Your gun-store calls your number when they get in something unusual.

Your gun-store calls to make sure that you're okay if you don't visit at least once a week.

Your gun-store has your phone number on speed-dial.

You have live .22LR rounds littered on the dashboard of your pick-up.

There's loose live ammo in your pick-up that you don't have any guns for.

Your change dish has more .22 ammo in it than pennies.

You've picked up brass at the range that you don't have any guns for, and you reloaded it.

You bought spare gun parts for guns that you don't own.

People call you on the off-chance that you might have a gun part they're looking for.

It's the magazine latch spring from a Bergmann M1910.

You've got it.

LawDog

[roo_ster]

You buy extra guns so your income challenged buddies will be able to shoot with you.

I am not affluent, but I have seriously considered buying a M44 Mosin & some milsurp for such occasions.

[sm]

You have ever killed a vacuum cleaner from vacuuming a live primer.

Guilty - I just killed my third the other day btw, I have this part figured out. :p

[pax]

Steve ~

Only one, so far.

I was hoping it wouldn't be necessary to repeat the experience.

pax

I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes- and six months later you have to start all over again. -- Joan Rivers

[lbmii]

Your various computer passwords and ATM PIN numbers are 4570, 3030, 3006, 1911, 3840, 3040.

[lbmii]

You arrange your bedroom furniture with your shotgun in mind.

You don't just know the names of the small arms used by the different militaries of the world; you also know weights and muzzle velocities of the bullets fired by those small arms as well.

[pax]

Your various computer passwords and ATM PIN numbers are 4570, 3030, 3006, 1911, 3840, 3040.
Now you have to change them all. :neener:

pax

The Internet is run by a guy named Heisenberg, and his principles are uncertain. -- Kevin G. Barkes

[RandomMan]

lets see here.....

you hold your self to a diet of ramen noodles and spaghetti-0s so you can save money for ammo/range time

Well, I bought a Costco membership so I could buy in bulk and save more money to buy ammo and guns.

You can't wait to graduate from college so you can buy guns more often (once every 6 months just isnt enough)

Damn straight!! :banghead:

you even consider taking out a student loan to purchase a bushmaster (if my dad reads this, that never happened)

Except my choice was a Class III weapon.

you make your dinner plans based upon which restaraunts you can legally cary in

Doesn't everyone?

you move into a 3 bedroom apt with 5 other people so your rent goes down in hopes that you will be able to buy the next gun sooner....

I'm guilty on that one!

you know the CCW requirements of your state and any state you have ever even considered anything from residing in to driving through

And the laws regarding possession and ownership of Class III NFA goodies too.


for a wedding gift you want to purchas his and hers S&W airweights

your main criteria for purchasing a new suit is how well it will cover a fullsize auto loader

I want the GF and I to get matching Single action revolvers and my requirement for a Tux is that I get to carry a Walther PPK in a shoulder holster underneath!

Yep, I might be a gun nut.

-Rob

[TechBrute]

Nevermind...

[ColinthePilot]

you mentally do clearing drills in every building you enter, especially ones you frequent.

you wish for a home backstop every time you drop $10 in range fees.

you are the "gun guy" at work.

You worry about how much open space there is in your safe

you refuse to buy ammo in quantities less than a case

you see an ammo price and say "nah, i can get it half a cent/round cheaper at xxxxxx"

you know all the different versions of Mosin Nagant, SKS, Mauser, and AK by sight.

you see different objects over the course of your day and wonder "I wonder what a bullet would do to that?"

you save various useless objects just so you can shoot them

you have a zombie plan, a katrina plan, a shtf plan, and a red dawn plan. all are realistic and executable tomorrow.

[John828]

You use calibers for microwave use:

22 seconds for heating a piece of bread

204, 218, 222, or 223 for heating a cup of water

257 for reheating a piece of meat

264, 270 or 308 for popcorn (358 for some microwaves)

444 or 460 for a baked potato (follow up with a 257 shot if needed)

[1911 guy]

I bought my son a .22 bolt action about a week before he was born. He was premature.

I'm the "gun guy" at work.

I keep 1,000 each .223 and .308 on hand all the time.

The gunshop employees think I shoot a lot.

One has asked me for advice setting up his HD shotgun.

There are three seasons to the year, Hunting, Target and Varmint.

I've got to buy a lever action rifle, I realized recently that all my rifles are bolt actions, except for the AR.

"Molon Labe" has the same effect on you as the National Anthem.

[Rachen]

You hit the roof every time the news calls a Mini-14 an "automatic assault weapon," a hunting rifle with a scope a "sniper rifle," or a Glock a "metal detector avoiding gun."

You hit the roof every time you watch the news.


I agree with that COMPLETELY!:D

[230RN]

You get a really fine pen as an award from your company and you wonder if a Ruger Mark II magazine will fit in the nifty box it came in.

(True, true!)

[Rachen]

Or when you go shopping for a pen refill, and ask the store clerk if the pen is "chambered" for _________ refills.

You see a cucumber in a grocery store and realized that you just thought up a design for a new match/varmint bullet!

You mistake yellow marker caps for discarded brass.
Even more, you pick up the marker caps, only to realize your mistake.

Hearing a jackhammer on the street automatically makes you think "Knob Creek".

You open the newspaper and when there is nothing related to the 2nd Amendment and gun rights, you immediately get bored with it.

Seeing a picture of a bear, deer, moose, etc... immediately gets you into "what caliber for.................................. mode".

You see black synthetic cushions in a furniture store and you ask the clerk: "How much does that tactical couch cost?"

[sm]

You and the rest of the kids decide you don't want to go out to the movies , instead go to gun store and use the Kid's Night money to get bulk packs of .22 long rifle, and cans of spray paint.


Buy that DVD of that movie you did not go out too see in the Theatre when it was released 6 mos ago.

On the way home get some of those big one topping pizza's for $5.

Once home go out back in the light of a porch light and manage to actually get some of the spray paint onto the spinner targets that the .22 lr is shot at.

Eat pizza, drink cokes, watch that movie bought.


I know some kids, that have figured out to how to re-define "kids night".
Instead of movie at the theatre, they end up with ammo, spray paint, a movie they own and Pizza...
We still have not figured out how come we adults have to pick up the tab for Dr.Pepper, 7-Up, Coke and Lemonade...
Or how come the dawgs end up needing money too unless we fell for the old ..."dawgs are kids too, so what about their cut of the action?"


*conned again*

[pyle]

You write down a list of 10 reasons to help you convince your wife why you NEED that new pistol because you know she thinks the 25 pistols in your safe are enough.

[TehK1w1]

-You have tripped over a gun only to land on another one.
-They were the same brand, model, and caliber.
-Your neighbors have been known to knock on your door to complain about the smell of Hoppes in their backyard.
-you have ever poked a hole in your ceiling with a bayonet.
-if you have ever caught a bayonet in a moving ceiling fan :uhoh:
-you go shopping for your first gun safe and have to buy 2, because they don't have any big enough.
-your friends avoid opening the glove box of your vehicle.
-you have guns in more calibers than the local sporting goods store.

[AnthonyC.]

You know what company came up with the term "Varget"....

You like the smell of those old paper shotgun shells after they are used

[lamazza]

You see footage of the war and wish you were there to pick up brass.
Thats hilarious because I think that every time I watch a war movie.

[NAK]

...car pool buddy is disappointed when he finds "the same one as last time" in the center console.

[scrat]

Your trying to find out where to put the next safe as the ones you have are already full.

GUILTY

[siglite]

Man... I'm so guilty of so many of these....

And what's messed up is that I didn't even realize how bad it was until I read some of these lists. I just kept going "yep." "yep." "yep." "yep."

[AnthonyC.]

Man... I'm so guilty of so many of these....

And what's messed up is that I didn't even realize how bad it was until I read some of these lists. I just kept going "yep." "yep." "yep." "yep."

You might be a gun-nut if you post the above!:neener:

[jakk280rem]

standing wolf. get outta my head!

[SMLE]

-you have ever poked a hole in your ceiling with a bayonet.
-if you have ever caught a bayonet in a moving ceiling fan Yup, more than once too. :o

And here are some focused on Lee Enfield addicts.

http://www.smellysmleshooters.net/Enfieldlover.html

[Deanimator]

You understand S&W model numbers.
SMITH & WESSON doesn't understand S&W model numbers!

The proof is the regular monotony with which somebody on S&W Forums says, "There were no Model Xes made with Y feature." and is IMMEDIATELY refuted by somebody WITH PHOTOS!