a terminology question (What's a BBQ Gun?)

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You can take this is another direction too. Not just a pistol you "put on" for a special occassion- but a special rifle or pistol you take out when company is over to impress them. It is also known as a "conversation piece."

My buddy has a $4,000 AR (with all the bells and whistles) that he pretty much never shoots.... and yet I think he gets more pleasure out of seeing the reaction to it by weekend guests. :rolleyes:
 
bbq guns and saturday night specials

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the legal definition of a sat. night special actually refers to the melting point of the guns frame.
 
How about when they come that way from the factory? Taurus has models like that, my friend has one in .38super with faux pearls, gold plated controls, bright stainless, moreof a pimp gun I suppose...

I have a factory chrome plated Star BM with factory faux pearl grips, the finish is as shiny as a mirror.

I once polished a beat up S&W 649 to a mirror finish, I eventually stuck some faux pearl grips on it and sold it.

Some faux black pearl grips of all things, intended for a S&W now reside on a factory nickel Taurus mod 82 4" .38spl I bought a few years ago for $105.

Anyone have a BBQ long gun? I've seen an iviry stock on a gun owned by Pofirio Diaz of Mexico. I have a Remington Nylon 66 with a factory chrome finish and a Norinco SKS "honor guard" parade rifle also with a chrome finish.
 
Do you think a dressed up Sig Sauer would be appropriate?

They're standard issue for Texas DPS, including the Rangers. Although I believe they're still allowed to use personal firearms, so that might be a moot point.
 
If its not pulled pork, its not BBQ.

You can keep your beef brisket. It tastes ok, but its no barbecue.



And where does one get the fancy scrolling, etc done to his 1911 or other?
 
Kharn- And remember SaxonPig's statement: George Patton can kiss my ass. I happen to like pearl stocks (although I don't currently own any).
 
If its not pulled pork, its not BBQ.

You can keep your beef brisket. It tastes ok, but its no barbecue.
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Uh oh, you might end up catching hell for that! :p

My sister-in-law is a native Texan, and she;s quite close-minded about the BBQ issue. Pulled pork does not qualify. On the other hand, my brother and I are native North Carolinians, so we're definitely of the pork persuasion.

Now if you Tennessee folk would stop putting that weird red sauce on the pork, we'd all be OK. I can't help it, I was raised on Eastern NC BBQ.
 
Eastern NC barbecue's world class.

Brisket with tomatoes in the sauce can be phenomenal, too. The problem is that people use the same word (BBQ) for both, but the two are different things. :)
 
Harry Curve,

Now that's just pure class in my opinon. Nice piece. You can always add the ivory later.
 
Man up here in Canada we can't even have hand guns out in public let alone use them as a fashion accessory.

Even if you were legally allowed to, most people would poopoo on you for brining a weapon to a social gathering, even if there's a resonable chance a five-hundred pound bear is going to crash the party (which happens)

Heck I've seen people lay into kids for bringing pocket knives camping.

Just another reason to move... or is that several? Fewer bears more guns and grilled meat.
 
Heathens.

A BBQ gun is:

Nickel plated

Engraved

Ivory gripped

Carried in a floral carved Threepersons holster, with a matching belt. Visible cartridges, if any, must also be nickeled.

A BBQ gun is not:

Plastic

Automatic (1911s in .38 Super excepted)

Gold colored.

Thank you for allowing me to enlighten you.

:D​
 
Having been raised in North Louisiana near the Texas border and now living in Memphis for the past ten years I can say without a doubt, beef beats pork every time. Who in the hell came up with the idea that coleslaw should go on top of a BBQ sandwich?
 
koja48 <------ owns only "working guns," but does have a BBQ . . . has a BBQ Jeep, if that counts, but it works, too.
 
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I'm not sure who did but we had pulled pork sandwiches with slaw on them tonight for supper and they were great! tom.:D
 
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I'm not sure who did but we had pulled pork sandwiches with slaw on them tonight for supper and they were great! tom.
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Obviously somebody that had slaw and no paper plates... Hmmm, where am I gonna put this slaw? Ah hell, just flop it on top of the sandwich... :D
 
Tribal said:
The most traditional "BBQ Guns" are SAAs and 1911s, but those aren't your only options. Pretty much any high-quality American-made (or designed) gun will do, especially larger-framed Colts and S&Ws, so long as it's been gussied up a bit with engraving (preferably on the metal and leather holster, but you could get by with nicely carved grips). Anyone who tells you that a Hi-Power is unsuitable should be disregarded.

As nice or interesting as something like a Mateba Auto-Revolver or a Desert Eagle might be, they're foreign and shouldn't properly be used as BBQ Guns.

Some will differ with me, but my personal opinion is that if you're strapped for cash then even something like a Taurus revolver which has been properly shined and is displayed in a classic and traditional manner is suitable (although obviously you want to move on up eventually).

If it has plastic on it, it's almost certainly unsuitable for this use (if nothing else, because it's probably a foreign gun). Again, though, if you're in a situation where you need a BBQ Gun, it's better to have a Glock or Sigma than nothing at all.
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Tribal said:
Don't get me wrong: that's a beautifully done Glock; however, part of being a BBQ Gun is that it must be American (and for this, the BHP counts). Obviously if you're an immigrant or visitor from Germany you might be able to get away with a German gun, but then you've also got the polymer clause to worry about. Again, while well done, that Glock is 1) foreign and 2) polymer, meaning that it can't be a proper BBQ Gun, yet is too big to be an Opera Gun.

There's a niche for it, but I don't think it's one of those. I think it's leaning toward the "Pimp Gun" category, although it may be slightly too tasteful for that. Maybe a gold trigger and some embedded stones would push it over the edge.
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I think it was a good five minutes before I was able to stop laughing after reading these...
 
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