judge a man's personality from whats in his gun safe?

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A minute ago, i posted in the BP forum on gaudy revolvers and it made me think "can you figure out someones personality (to a small extent at least) by what guns they own?". Think on it, and give me what you come up with!

In my case, I (like to) think of myself as a functionalist. As such, I am prone to be quite rough/abrasive (wether intentional or not) when dealing with people. However, those people can count on me (especialy in a crisis) to do what I say I'll do. How that reflects into my gun collection is that many of them are Russian/com bloc milsurps. known to get the job done and be reliable no matter what. even if they are kinda ugly (but in a beutiful way).
 
KiltedClaymore said:
judge a man's personality from whats in his gun safe?

Good lord I hope not. My safe is a mess. A total mess. Guns jammed in every available space. Boxes of random ammo stuck here and there. Papers and receipts all over.

I'd hate to think my life was like that. <cringe>


-T.
 
Saw it but then again you have to understand the guns and the period. bp guns revolvers are normally blue black. however if you find old ones or have seen pictures of old ones they were not just black. maybe they started that way but from time they are now brownish, or just plain steel. Then as far as the gold. its actually brass. there is a reason for the brass it was not a cosmetic thing. During the civil war the south was pretty well low on raw steel. A lot of churchs, schools and people gave up bells and all types of brass material. Thus the frames and back straps and trigger guards were made of brass. For the guys in the bp forums. it usually all about trying to get them to period looking. i have a few. Some i took the brand new bluing off and just polished up the steel. There were plain guns like that. i have another that i took off 90% of the bluing and then polished it out a bit. the gun looks old looks very old. Its not though. but its period looking gun. Now there were some nickel plated with gold accent guns made. some are even pictured but those are commemorative collector guns. I dont have one. im kinda glad i dont. As i would be very tempted on shooting it. post 37 of the revolver pic thread shows a cased high standard revolver. That is an exact replica of only a handfull of revolvers made that duplicates a confederate revolver. The cylinder has never been turned. To a regular shooter it may look ugly gaudy. too flashy. point is its brass framed with a steel barrel exactly made the way the originals were made. So its not necessarily a bad thing you just have to understand what your looking at. kinda like me with new military style rifles. for the life of me i dont like the look of the ar15's with all the black and gadgets on them. i just dont see it. then you have guys trying to shoot at 600 and 700 yards. when i can take a 1800 period type sharps rifle and shoot it at 1000 yards. so to each there own.
 
I am practical, like the OP, in that I have a bunch of Dirty Commie Milsurps. I also have a Garand, and a Beretta 1934 circa WWII. I like milsurps because of their history and (for most milsurps) record of rugged reliability. On the handgun side, aside from the Beretta, I keep 9mm. Its cheap and effective if you pack good defense ammo. Mine is either Federal Hydrashok or Tactical HST+P.
I'm trying to keep some ammo commonality, reliable guns across the board, but especially in my big rifles and defensive handguns, and not break the bank (the AR project is gonna do that). Looking into my gun safe...errr closet (safe would break the bank at the moment) would probably tell you I'm practical and sorta cheap.
 
I'd say you could get a pretty good idea what some of the intrests of the person( other then guns)
 
My guns...

are mostly lovingly maintained classics that are indicative of quality not often encountered in this day and age. They are beautiful to look at and function flawlessly. They are powerful, sexy, and a joy to behold. In other words, I believe your hypothesis has merit! ;):D
 
I judge no one, but how CLEAN his vehicle is says gobs

What's in my truck bed judges me. Crap or/ lack there-of cluttering my passenger seat defines me. A vehicle's appearance sets my life's standards outside my general sloppiness. My rifle's sparkling bore may not be generally seen, but my ride is well-noted, doubt-not. We all set our standards up to or down to our friends' observation. Whether slob or neat-freak, somewhere betwixt defines how we are accepted. Doubt Not! cliffy, the not so neat freak.
 
Good lord I hope not. My safe is a mess. A total mess. Guns jammed in every available space. Boxes of random ammo stuck here and there. Papers and receipts all over.

I'd hate to think my life was like that. <cringe>

What he said....well actually my safe is nice and tidy. Everything else is a mess:eek:
 
can you figure out someones personality (to a small extent at least) by what guns they own?"
I feel sorry for the guy that has a safe full of hi-point pistols and carbines, first impressions are everything you know!
 
ok so I have to ask. Does a safe stacked to the roof with ammo and firearms mean that you are paranoid or prepairing for a rainy day? :rolleyes:
 
Functional practicality with a strong historical component. I think my arsenal is a pretty good reflection of my interests. I buy and sell a lot of firearms but keep very few. They're not the best looking I've had, but they are all highly functional. Not pictured are my revolvers, but they follow the same pattern--a brace of Nagants, a Colt DS and a Speed Six. Also my Schmidt-Rubin 1911, which is relaxing in Oregon.

You will notice dings and nicks on a lot of them. The prettiest is probably the Kodiak, but that's also the most likely to be sold off once I get it regulated. If it doesn't get used, it gets sold. All of these get used for one thing or another. I know each of these firearms very well. The CZ 452 in particular is an old friend. It's killed many, many grouse and squirrel plus some hare and one enraged muskrat. The Winnie is a recent find but is absolutely a keeper. With the leverev. rounds I can get MOA groups with that old thing, believe it or not. The long Tikka is dead on accurate with light ball and handles easier than it looks. The Tryon is a recent purchase but fast becoming a favorite. I have a few kinks yet to iron out and then it will be ideal. I prize balance highly, and all the keepers here balance very well in the hand. That reduces felt weight a great deal.

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I think that disposable income has to be taken into account.

If a guy has one 870 in his safe, plus a tuned-up Norinco .45, well, there's a couple of hard to beat choices.

Next guy has a Luger, a '96 Mauser pistol, etc. Oh, yeah: and a Les Baer .45 plus Benelli Super 90.

Both guys could be a real pal in a tight corner.

On the other hand, I remember showing a brand-new shooting acquaintance my nickeled model 57 .41 mag safe-queen. Pristine. His reaction: "I don't like revolvers much." And apparently not beauty much either. I pretty much figured we wouldn't see eye-to-eye on a lot of things, after that.

And we didn't.
 
Mine says I have a C&R license and don't like paying retail. It also says I need a bigger safe.
 
I think you could tell a lot about a person's personality from his gun collection.

I, for instance, have two handguns, both revolvers. One is a well used 36-1, the other is a New Vaquero in .357. I think a person could deduce that I am somewhat of a history buff.

I also don't own any ugly guns. Well used, yes, but not ugly. And it is true that I place a lot of importance on good aesthetics in every area of my life, not just in guns.

~Dale
 
I believe so.

Just having guns says a lot about a person.

If the collection is all sporting arms, it says something different than somebody who only has handguns or someone who only has black guns. It says something different still about somebody who has a blend of everything.

There was a time I was thinking about placing an ad for roomates to rent a house and I considered putting a preference on anybody that owned a shotgun. :)

If I saw somebody's collection that consisted of a 28 guage, a Kel tec P11, and a bone stock single shot 20 guage H&R Topper, I would know that was a person I would not want to mess with.
 
So, if you looked in my safe and saw a Garand, a Winchester 1895 and a couple of 1911's you might think I was a curmudgeon.

And you'd be right! :)
 
which safe......

you may get multiple impressions and that may mean
no it wouldn't
that different people reside in the house or
no it wouldn't
they may reside in me.
yes it may
and as i don't mind talking to myself
sometimes i do
no i don't
happens......
it bothers me when i lose the discussion.
ya, well.........
 
If there is a corpse in your gun safe, I'm going to jump to conclusions regarding your personality.
 
A friend recently told me, after looking at a bunch of my guns;

"What you are preparing for isn't going to happen."

He just saw a couple of my truck travel cases, he didn't see the arsenal. But to answer the question, yes a guy's safe probably says a lot about him.
 
It could. I'm a revolver guy. I'm very conservative and practical, but also simple and low maintenance.

But then again, I don't have a gunsafe. My guns are in my father's safe 200 miles away :(

Except my .38 pocket gun... shhh.... ;)
 
Probably easier to guess your age from your gun collection than your personality (though there are certainly exceptions)?

It is my experience that Gen-X and Gen-Y types tend to have fewer hunting guns and more EBR's, fewer revolvers and more polymer- or alloy-framed pistols, etc. Milsurps, however, seem span all age ranges.

FWIW, I have an S&W 3913 Ladysmith, a SAR-1 (civvie AK) with a Kobra, a hex-receiver 1942 VKT Finn M39 with the Russian Imperial crest on a 1905 receiver, and an M44. Dunno what that says about my personality, except that I'm confident enough to carry a Ladysmith. :)
 
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