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You know you're a gun nut if...

You see footage of the war and wish you were there to pick up brass.

You understand S&W model numbers.

You can't recall how many firearms you own.

You and your new father-in-law go to a gun show on your wedding day.

You have guns in your safe that you can't, for the life of you, remember how they got there.

You identify the gun on the cover on the new Dillon catalog before you notice the girl.

You put a Hogue grip on your car's parking brake handle.

You have to run to the range this weekend to shoot because you need some brass to reload.

You guess range and windage whenever you look at road signs.

You buy a gun at a local gunshop only to discover you use to own it.

You can think of some that were left out.

Feel free to add you're own.
 
On the way BACK from the range,you stop by Walmart,Basspro,gunshop,etc and buy ammo to replace what you just used at the range.

Before you leave the range,you squat down,and pick through the excess brass bucket so as to have enough brass to reload. And that doesn't count the brass that you used yourself.

You spend a quiet afternoon in the basement contentedly counting,and recounting all the ammo you have.

Your always on the lookout for a bigger toolbox to put your cleaning gear in.

Your not satisfied till you have 10,000 rounds of .223,.308,etc,but when you do get 10,000 rounds,you think,"why stop now?".

Your registered with every gunforum online.

There is nothing wrong with opening your safe,pulling up a chair,and fondling/handling your guns for awhile.
 
You've got dies, powders, bullets, brass, and primers for cartridges for guns you don't own yet.

You never leave a gun shop without at least a few cleaning brushes just so you won't run out.

You discover when you finally get around to organizing your gun cleaning tool box you've got 41 .22 caliber cleaning brushes.

You haven't bought a gun in over a month, and you've got the shakes.
 
Friends no long invite you to the movies because you point out every little violation of the gun safety rule and identify all the weapons
 
You can't clean all your guns in one day.

Every year you try to convince your wife that it is the "gun" anniversary.

You buy a gun you've always wanted, only to find out when you get home that you have one already.

Most of your pet peeves in life involve stupid gun users or anti-gun politicians.

You buy a gun just because you didn't have one in that category.

You ALWAYS know more about the gun you're about to buy than the salesperson.

Your were raised to disapprove of homosexuality, but when you find out about the Pink Pistols, you think "maybe they aren't all that bad, I wonder what the dues are..."

You hit the roof every time the news calls a Mini-14 an "automatic assault weapon," a hunting rifle with a scope a "sniper rifle," or a Glock a "metal detector avoiding gun."

You hit the roof every time you watch the news.

When you move, the gun store you used to frequent goes out of business.

Getting dressed each day involves choosing a gun to wear.

You buy ammo by the case.

You are a one issue voter, and it ain't abortion.

You can't decide which of Oleg's works is your favorite.

You have one of Oleg's works as your Windows Desktop at work.

You know who Oleg is. :D

You get irritated that you can't buy ammo at the grocery store. After all, isn't it as important as milk and eggs?

It takes at least 15 minutes to get to the back of your safe to get that one gun...

You get irritated at seeing yet another "Which caliber is better" thread, as if they haven't all been done before.

Half your wardrobe is made up of gun t-shirts, and the other half is either "tactical black," camo, or spelled B... D... U...

You buy extra guns so your income challenged buddies will be able to shoot with you.

You have to decide if you should buy another safe or reinforce a room in your house and install a vault door.

You are pulled off the indoor range to answer a question in the store that the salesperson didn't know the answer to.

When house shopping, you begin clearing excercises in your head.

Your president is Charleton Heston.

You know who Joe Foss is.

When going to the airport, you can't just put your normal things in your pockets.

You want to build a workshop out back for your reloading equipment.

You own a tinfoil hat.

You have different holsters for different outfits.

When house shopping, you screen the house based on defensability of the floorplan.

You take a second job for gun money.

You refer to magazines that hold more than 10 rounds as "standard capacity."

When shopping for your next car, you bring a Pelican 1750 to make sure it fits in the trunk.

You can't put a firearms manufacturer bumper sticker on your car, because your other guns will get jealous.

You have ammo in calibers that your friends have never heard of.

You know what a MOA is.

You know what RKBA stands for.

When your boss mentions fixing the BDC, you wonder why, as an IT person, he's talking about the Bullet Drop Compensator on your scope, only to realize that the Backup Domain Controller is down.

You own a laser rangefinder, but no golfclubs.

Instead of an alarms company sign out front, you have a sign that says, "Screw the dog, beware of owner!"

You know what SA, DA, and DAO are, and know what the differences are.

You have to drive your truck to the gunshow.

When looking at new homes, you see if it has enough room for your safes.

You can't get a full sized car in one side of the garage because of your reloading bench.

You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more. And you drive a nice car.

You aren't surprised when you see your doctor, your lawyer, and your preacher at the range.

Living in a state that limits you to one handgun purchase per month causes you logistical problems.

When emptying your pockets at the end of the day, you put your change in one cup, and any stray ammo in another.

You have "Guns" as a category in Quicken.

You have "Guns" and "Ammo" as seperate categories in Quicken.

You count the rounds expended in movies and wish you had one of those magazines.

You know where the closest Class III dealer is.

You know that putting the crosshairs on target won't get you a 1000 yard hit.

You don't consider walking your shots in "good shooting."

You get annoyed that your wife just spent $200 on shoes, but you don't think anything of spending $200 on a Surefire Flashlight.

You know what a Mildot is, and the difference between USMC and Army mildot systems.

You aren't afraid of the dark.

You know that SASS isn't something that an obnoxious girl does.

Your favorite movie is Quigley Down Under.

When people ask you what you use your guns for, you have to ask, "which one?"

You want to smack your friend on the back of the head when you said something about your 1911 and he thought you were talking about your Porsche.

It irks you when there's a gun you can't identify in a movie or TV show.

You own both 1911's and Glocks.

You've spent more than $1000 on holsters. Way more.

You can't carry all your guns to the firing line in one trip.

You have different safes for each category of gun.

You've avoided paying a bill before so you can buy a gun.

When you're running out the door, you can't just grab the first hat you see, because it might not be the same gun company as on your shirt.

You don't know where the closest grocery store is, but you know the way to every range and shop in town.

You don't care about the economy and tax cuts, but know exactly which legislator introduced the lastest gun related bills.

The thought that the "Beltway Sniper" was an idiot for using a .223 went through your mind, and it irritated you that they used the term "Sniper" since the longest shot he took was from 100 yards.

It sent you through the roof when a relative of one of the "Beltway Sniper" victims referred to the Bushmaster as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction" in an interview.

The letters A... T... F... make you shudder.

You honestly wonder how stupid people have to be to not understand the RKBA.

You move your family out of California based solely on the gun laws of the state.

You are reading this.

To think up "gun nut" things, you go through your daily life.

You keep editing your post to add more.
 
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You can't understand your wife wanting a different pair of shoes to match her outfit; your wife can't understand you having a gun/holster for each season.
 
"You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more."

I stand... in awe :)

Um, you infect friends from your last hobby with the joy of shooting. Their gals blame you for 'turning him into Rambo'.

You day dream about buying property with a backstop.

The folks at the local gunstores all know ya by name, and are always glad to see ya coming. :)

Buds call you first when they want to sell a gun.

Somehow you've collected twice as many holsters as you own guns.

You're saving hard to find rounds for guns you don't even own yet.

You bought magazines to beat the bans, but for guns you don't own yet.

You wonder why your old hobby now seems so boring.
 
Thats easy!

" You have more money in guns than in cars. Much more."....

Thats easy:D

How about....I spend more money on your shooting habits than my yearly salary was my first year out of college.:scrutiny:

Ain't life grand:neener:


Strive for OPA!

-"OPA" is a near state of nirvana when you are blessed to shoot OtherPeoplesAmmo;)
 
You spent 9 years to get a 2 year technical degree, but it's OK because now you can at least afford some of the guns you want!

You think of 2003 as the 100th birthday of the '03 Springfeild.
You "needed" to get a 98 Mauser in 1998 because of it's birthday.
Turning 45 "required" you to buy a 1911.
 
I actually know someone that bought property because it had a 3000 sq ft 'shop' to put his safes in and enjoy guns.

They built a new 1500 sq ft house to live in in . Original home had burned down. His wife said they had their 'priorities straight".
 
Oh man. I've been waiting for one of these.

First, you might be a gun nut if your local newspaper runs a story with a title of "Sheriff says 'gun nut' concealing the truth - Being in the Posse doesn't guarantee weapons permit" and they specifically name you as the "gun nut" in question.

No, I'm not kidding. See also:

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=105426

Second, you might be a gun nut if your state legislature crafts a gun-related bill specifically to screw you, because of your investigations into gun-related official misconduct.

:scrutiny:

And I'm STILL not kidding:

http://www.ninehundred.com/~equalccw/ab1044.html

...or if you need another opinion:

http://www.saf.org/pub/rkba/press-releases/SAF-AGbill.htm

:banghead:
 
You use Breakfree on your door hinges.

You salivate at the smell of Hoppes.

At the range, your significant other looks at the myriad of guns in front of her, and asks "Which one did I just shoot?"

You clean your pistols while sitting on the toilet to kill two birds with one stone.

You just bought a Digital camera for the express purpose of gun photography.

Your finger nails are chipped, cracked and brittle from too much nitro solvent.

You look at your bottle of beer and think, "does it look more like a .223 or a 7.62?"

Your liberal aquaintances make jokes about sparing them when we finally go postal.

You make a joke about them being the first to go.:evil:

The word Skunk is now synonymous with tacticality in your mind.

The word tacticality is actually IN your mind.

You wonder why you cant get your whole car hard chromed.

After polishing the silverware, you consider sending it all in for a tennifer coating.

You have a folding chair and camp table in your trunk 24/7 just in case you feel like making a pit stop in the desert to do some bench testing.

You have a ruger 22 pistol in your safe that at least 100 friends have shot...has more than 10,000 rounds through it, and has been cleaned twice.

You own an airsoft replica of at least a couple of the guns that you actually own...for the express purpose of firing at the TV.

You dry fire.....A LOT....enough that breaking snap caps is starting to get expensive.

You own hi cap mags for pistols you have never owned...but might someday.

The words "Massad" and "Ayoob" are not just jibberish.

You rip open the new GUNS magazine before even picking up the new PLAYBOY that just arrived.

thats all i got right now.
 
You dig into a wet, sloppy trashcans to see if there is any spent brass you can use.

You have no idea what your previous hobby was.

The deciding factor in buying your dream house is the old fashioned 3000 pound safe in the basement (gun storage) the current owner considers a "white elephant" and offers to deduct $5000 off the asking price while you offer an additional $10,000 to keep it.

You buy reloading dies for the "hot new pistol" you just purchased only to discover you already purchased those dies 15 years ago for a previous "hot new pistol".

You ask the the honor guard at a funeral " when is it my turn to shoot"?
 
You burnt up the motor on your WaterPik trying to run FP-10 through it.

The toothbrushes in your gun cleaning kit are nicer than the ones in your bathroom.

Your wife threatens to shoot you with the next gun you buy.:rolleyes: Guess I better make it a BB gun.;) or a HiPoint:neener:

You wonder why there isn't +P++

The words Raven, Lorcin and Jennings make you a little queasy....even though you have owned one or all of them at some point.:uhoh:

You are trying to figure out how you are going to qualify with the new 45 ACP derringer you just bought.

You've shot a Desert Eagle, and just dont get it.:D

OR...you HAVE a Desert Eagle and are trying to figure out how to conceal it.:what:

You use this emoticon :)banghead: ) when referring to gun legislation.
 
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