Naming Guns

I named my very first CZ "Silvia" after the only Czech I knew of. Two dozen CZ's later and it's still the only one with a name.

Only one. My 1932 Mosin Nagant with the 22 inch cut down barrel. That one was "The Hammer" until I put the recoil eliminator on it, now it's just cool. Ever fire a Mosin that kicks like an AR? This one does.

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I've only got one gun with a "name" and that is "Tommy"






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I never named any permenently, but I have called them several names, but I can't stay mad at them. They're my friends.

I have an affinity for the Grateful Dead, and it just seemed natural to call my 10/22 "Ripple." My Kel Tec p11 has been searching for a name, but I've been calling him Dupree. Already got a name picked out for a shotgun I don't yet have: Mister Charlie.

Haven't named any guns, but my splitting maul is named "Darth".

I call my matched pair of .36 cal Colt cap & ball revolvers 'Dexter' and 'Sinister'
My Colt Walker C&B is 'Big Iron'
My .455 Webley is 'The Queen' and the Enfield No 4 Mk 2 is 'Monty'

Do any of you name your guns?

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No need for me to do that. All of mine come with names from the factory. Heck, some even have two names; Smith & Wesson.

Do any of you name your guns?

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All of my guns have (serial) numbers, like secret agents.

I think my truck got named this morning. My wife called it 'dirty'.

All my guns have names
Thompson
Remington
Ruger
Marlin
Connecticut Valley Arms
Norinco... Get the Idea?

here is a pic of a guy who named his fire arm and had a
personal relationship with it.
it didn't end well.

I have a habit of calling mine the hitchhiker but it is more of a code word than nickname.

I work in a no carry zone and live 2 blocks away. When my wife picks me up so we can go somewhere after work I tell her to bring the hitch hiker. No one else knows what it means (until now, now I have to kill you all (hahaha))

Darn near all of them

Yes, I named nearly all of my guns, just for fun. It makes for more interesting reports and stories.

My carry is Evita, for a South American prostitute that married a dictator.
My alternate carry is Maxine. A friend offered that.
My revolver is The Old Man. It's my oldest and most respected gun.
My gold-trimmed 1911 is Gilda, for a gorgeous actress of years ago.
My XD was called The Black Maria, for its solid build.
My other .45 is Paladin, ready, willing and able.
My CZ is Marlena, for a German(?) actress of old.

They are all excellent performers and require tender loving care and feeding.
And to quote Larry Potterfield "-and that's the way it is."

I don't name guns.. or vehicles for that matter... but if I did, I'd only have one that I'd name. It would be my G3 clone franken-rifle, and it would be named Barney. As in barney the purple dinosaur.


The gun was stolen from me while I was building it (they didn't steal all the parts to it... long story...) and was returned to me a week later, wrapped in a purple barney pillow case. Dropped on my door step. True story.


I finished building it.

Only one of my guns has a name. The M1 Garand is known as Mr. Gerard. Its a long story and its all my wife's fault.

Mark

I name all of my guns.... Mauser K98k, Marlin 925, etc...

If you can remember the wallets name in Pulp Fiction.. That's the name of my Super Blackhawk 10.5" 44m. Just cause its the only pistol I own that puts meat on the grill.

Big Moe

I Named my M249 SAW, Athena; Goddess of War....

Ok, I named another one.

A recent trade from a shop in Springfield, after a lot of touchup and refinishing.

"Wrigley"



The slogan from this company matches exactly, and originated about the same time as this fun little guys manufacture !

Now to just replace the foregrip with a good pieces of hand-carved wood, and its done !

I have several guns I named Morinda!


I put More money In Da them then I should'da!!

rc

I've never named a gun for the same reason I've never named a cup, because it is an inanimate object.

The manufacturer will give your gun a name for you, it is called a model number.

I posted something similar in another thread but think about it, which is better of these two options:

1. I took my Glock 22 out to the range this weekend put a couple hundred rounds through it, overall it was a great experience!

2. I took Vera out to the range this weekend and shot her a couple hundred times, overall it was a great experience!

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Inanimate objects can have quirks that differentiate itself from similar items. A 1911 with an idiot mark could says something even though it lacks the ability to speak. And some guns are finicky, others are utterly reliable. These are human traits we assign to them. And again I believe that part of getting to know each gun you own by identifying ammo likes and dislikes, and situational tendencies are part of building a kind of relationship. I don't see why naming something that lacks a pulse is too far fetched.

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I think giving assigning human traits to an inanimate object is ridiculous. Naming any other object is considered stupid but cars and guns are okay?

If you called your lamp "betty" people would think you're a moron.

Not sure if this counts, but the only one I can say I've called a name besides the model, brand etc would be my first Mosin Nagant. I simply call him Mr. Mosin occasionally. I know, I don't get credit for creativity!