[Preacherman]

With the news that automakers are designing scents into their cars (for example, see here (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/25/automobiles/25SMEL.html?ex=1067659200&en=1466b8d0e3afe757&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE)), the fascinating question comes up - what scent would you like to smell on your guns?

I can think of an endless range of marketing opportunities here. Ladysmiths could smell like roses; Desert Eagles could smell like camels; Glocks could smell like burnt toast; and so on! :D

So let's hear it from the THR peanut gallery. What scent would you want to smell on a gun, and why?

[Telperion]

Smells like ... victory!

[Brian Dale]

Burning gunpowder - 'cause that means I'm out shooting.

[semf]

Guavas

[sm]

Remember, you asked.;)
I like the smells of :
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee
Sassafras
Carpenthian Burl
Peppermint
Toffee

I'm very content with the smells of a deep rich bluing and fine wood grips, mixed with smells after I shoot one of mine though.;)

[Schuey2002]

I want one that smells like the interior of a Bentley Arnage..

Why?

1) I want to be a "Big Dog", and according to Jermaine Dupree I can never be a "Big Dog" unless I purchase a Bentley..
2) I can't afford one..
3) They smell awesome!

:uhoh:

[SquirrelNuts]

I would make mine like a multilayer jaw breaker...so that the scent would change the more you shot it...gives you an incentive to go shooting.

-SquirrelNuts

[C.R.Sam]

I want my guns to smell like a good houndawg.
So they can sniff out X rings every time.

I want them to have the scent of powder n RIG n Hoppe's etc.

Sam:evil:

[sm]

My truck smells like a houndawg, my guns smell like RIG and Hoppe's and such already. I can smell the gunpowder on this one ...and that one over there,if I sniff real hard I can smell the wood and blue...anybody wanna a sassafras drop ?
:D

[10-Ring]

I've had my gun smell like a few diff't solvents, cleaners & lubes. I prefer a neutral non-smell thank you :D

[P95Carry]

A faint - if lingering ... reminder of the last cleaning with ''Eau de Hoppes #9'' ..... along with a soupson of fresh made Guatamala coffee ........ and a hint........ just a hint - of burned double base nitro!!!:neener: :p

[BamBam]

Fine Corinthian Leather

[Zundfolge]

All my guns smell like Hoppes and RemOil and by God that the way I like it :D

now if I could just get that blend of Hoppes and RemOil in a cologne I'd be happy ;)

[TheeBadOne]

Cordite baby, Cordite!

....at least that's what we called the smell from a main tank gun firing back in the day!

http://www.army.mod.uk/img/rdg/tank%20firing.gif
Former Co. B Top Gun :D

[Tommy Gunn]

A gun should smell like Hoppe's #9.

[Stickjockey]

What Tommy said.

[Mark Tyson]

The smell of spent rounds and/or cleaning fluids is the best smell in the world.

[Chris Rhines]

Cinnamon. Vanilla.

Yeah, I use Shooter's Choice. :D

- Chris

[jacketch]

The day after burritos and beer.

My guns are NOT designed to give happpy feelings. They are designed to save my life by driving away or stopping bad guys.

[Hkmp5sd]

It should smell like Hoppe's in the morning, Cordite in the evening.

[feedthehogs]

The day after burritos and beer

Now thats foul.:barf:

[Skunkabilly]

Girls :p

But failing that I like the orangey scent of Powder Blast and, well, CLPey smell of CLP just fine.

[HogRider]

Fresh ground Espresso beans in the morning.

In real my Guns smell like Hoppe's #9 and that's just how I like it. :)

[Keith]

Cheerleader sweat?


Keith

[natedog]

That wonderful combination of burnt gunpowder and Hoppes #9.

[ChickenHawk]

I love the smell of gunpowder!

ChickenHawk

[DJJ]

The antique furniture in my grandmother's old house. She had an old upright piano, among other pieces, that had a kind of old wood and varnish smell. The piano and the house (and my grandmother) are gone now, but I have a 1920's era Winchester '97 that smells like that. For now, it's not for shootin', it's just for smellin'.

[MeekandMild]

Estrus doe urine! :evil:

[cool45auto]

Everything else smells like Hoppes already!:uhoh:

[goon]

I can't really tell you, but I can tell you how to see for yourself.
Go grab your .308, go outside, and fire three rounds.
Then open the bolt and inhale.
The smell of Winchester ball powder...

[Cosmoline]

I love the smell of Cosmoline in the morning!

[The Silver Bullet 1719]

I like the smell of Breakfree CLP, so I'll stick with it.

[revlar]

If I could find a solvent and lube that matched my wife's perfume - she might not be quite so quick to figure out what I've been up to.

Wait a minute - on second thought - maybe that's not such a good idea after all. Don't want the guys to get the wrong idea.

Oh well, I guess CLP will be the scent for me.

[Okiecruffler]

Any questions?:cool:

[Cacique500]

Hoppes #9

[Jack19]

I love the smell of a warm gun in the morning.....burned power. What else is there?

[BHPshooter]

Fine Leather

The faint smell of gasoline -- like when you just pull into the gas station.

Motor oil

:D Cheers,
Wes

[PawDaddy]

Here is the website address of my cousin's business. www.c-3products.com.

He makes a scented and unscented gun oil as well as other cover scents.

[taoshooter]

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning....." Oh, I digress.........

Lead, steel, Hoppes 9, grease, oil, ....If they make Lady Smith's smell like roses - the BG's would just run from the scent of the gun.

[Holly76201]

Opium, the perfume, not the drug.
It's my favorite perfume, the one I wear most often in cool and cold weather. If my handguns smelled like Opium they wouldn't clash with my perfume.

[Stevie-Ray]

Right now, preferrably RIG #2. Way better than say, Shooter's Choice.:eek: If they wanted to instill a great scent into the cleaners, then I would agree with the fresh ground espresso. Barring that, maybe Drakkar? The womens guns could be Organza.

[Vasilia Zhietzev]

oh god...you hadda ask...
chanel # 5 you foolish male!!!
...NOT...

they smell just fine as is. it would be fun to throw in some lavender in the CLP for that relaxing amormatherapy effect, lol...

[P95Carry]

Just thought of another option for me ... next to Hoppes #9 and my fave Guatamala coffe ....

SOUR MASH .......... :D

[Preacherman]

If my handguns smelled like Opium they wouldn't clash with my perfume.I thought I'd heard it all about handgun accessories, but I have to admit that this is a first in my book... :D

(Of course, if you wore Hoppe's #9, your perfume wouldn't clash with your gun! :neener: :p :D )

[Horsesense]

I got a Makarov (sp?) that smells like the mule hide holster it came in.

Got a .22 rifle that smells like Murphy's Oil Soap, because I clean it with "Panther Piss" (a mixture of Murphy's Oil Soap, Peroxide and ???..Huh..I can't remember if it was alcohol or ammonia. It's pretty good stuff on the gunk that .22 semi autos get.

[Chairman Meow]

Blood. Wait, did I just say that?

[bpisler]

Burnt gunpowder works for me:)

[zarroboogs]

Wet dog.

[Mauserlady]

While in storage and before we shoot all my guns smell like Corrosion X, then they have a wonderful mix of burnt gunpowder mixed with Corrosion X... Me likes...

If I had to pick a different kinda smell then I'd have to go with the men's cologne called Safari but just a hint or I'm sure I wouldn't be able to concentrate... :D

[762x51]

I use FP-10 so all of mine smell like cinnamon. :)

[P95Carry]

Got a .22 rifle that smells like Murphy's Oil Soap, because I clean it with "Panther Piss" (a mixture of Murphy's Oil Soap, Peroxide and ???..Huh..I can't remember if it was alcohol or ammonia. Horsesense ........

I made some of that up ..... it is tho actually intended mainly for BP clean-up .... and also good for after corrosive ammo in center fire rifles, handguns.

The formulation is ....

3 pts 3% peroxide
3 pts Rubbing (iso-propyl alcohol
2 pts Murphy's oil soap

Best stored in a light proof jug so as to reduce the speed of degredation of the peroxide content. Great brew!:)

[TonyB]

1911-steak and potato
Glock-burnt styrofoam
Rugers-cement
hi=points-crap(sorry Trop.Z)
Barettas-dollar bills
double barrel shot gun-pipe smoke and hay
454 Casull-sweat
old S&W 38 spl-Vitalis

:D
Is that more what you had in mind????

[chaim]

What would I like my guns to smell like if I had a choice? Hmmm....

1) my pipe tobaccos (some of the aromatics would be OK, the English blends would be perfect)

2) Johnnie Walker Black Label or a nice single malt

3) amaretto

4) rich hardwoods

5) a nice cigar

6) fine leather