One of my favorite rifle instructors insists that students name their rifles.....It reinforces the idea that all rifles are
in a sense individuals.....They all react differently to different ammo, temperature, humidity, wind, etc.
But, he's an ex-Marine who knows the Marine's Rifleman's Creed by heart....."My rifle is human and I shall treat it as such."
My rifle, a Remington 700 VS in .308 was stolen, but I found it again at a gun show 14 months later.
As such, her name is now Grace......What once was lost, now is found. Plus, she's pretty damn amazing to boot.
hillbilly