Gun guy's are good guy's

[keederdag]

You ever notice how self absorbed some people on the net are? I just took another "favorite" off my list fer that reason. The people on that site (a horror movie site)just had no interest in answering questions or even just plain fun chat. But you know what, allmost all gun related sites are polar oposite of this; the guy's/gals just seem to be a whole lot more outgoing. I for one can allways count on interesting chat, and helpful info at THR, I really appreciate it's members as well as the site itself. Kudos, THR people. Great place, great people.

 

[Mark Tyson]

The gun culture in general is a good group of people. Anti propoganda would have you believe that we're all a gang of irresponsible monsters.

 

[Ian]

My mother has commented numerous times that shooters are the nicest group of people she knows. Her rationale? "They all have guns; they can afford to be nice to complete strangers."

 

[Dave R]

IMHO, some other reasons "gunnies" are nice.

-They tend to be responsible people.
-They tend to be careful about obeying the laws. That kinda spills over into social "laws".
-They tend to have good self-control. Cooper said he thinks good marksmen are good people because the foundation of good marksmanship is self control.

 

[Sisco]

I used to frequent some NASCAR related boards, people were just plain rude & crude. Finally got tired of the flames, insults and vulgarity.

 

[Mr. Bombastic]

An armed internet forum, is a polite internet forum.

 

[Smoke]

"They all have guns; they can afford to be nice to complete strangers."

They all have guns; they better be nice to complete strangers.

 

[OEF_VET]

From the mouths of babes...

I think it was best said by young Addison (Intunes' son), after several of the local members bought my Marlin Model 60 and gave to him. As Intune relates it, he was tucking Addison into bed that night and his son said

“people that have guns are nicer than regular people.â€

I'm just glad to have been involved in being a good influence on him.

Frank

 

[BerettaNut92]

For the most part I find gun people to be very personable. I think it's because we already understand each other, even if we've never met before.

 

[michiganfan]

I totally agree even as a newbie probably asking some very stupid questions everyone here has always been polite and helpful to the max. The three or four pepole that have had the pleasure to meet in person, buying and selling guns have been gentlemen and all it took was a handshake to seal the deal.

 

[KC]

Second you on that one, Smoke

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

You know what? My wife and I had about 30 people as guests for the Colorado get together in September. Most of them were strangers and all of them were gun people. They are all great people and would be welcome anytime again.

My wife has intuition that tells her when someone is "creepy" or needs watching. She said she felt that with no one that day. In fact, that evening, Justin, Steve Smith, Dr.Rob, and I believe Zak Smith were sitting around the living room visiting and even though we had just met them and knew they were all armed, we felt completly at ease with them.

 

[Edward429451]

Gun people are for the most part thinking people. I'd bet money that all or most of the members here (with any longevity) have higher than average IQ's.

Thinking, intelligent people are nice people. It just so happens that alot of them are gun people also.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

Oh, yeah. Labgrade and his wife were there too (how could I forget him?). Also Zundfolge and his wife.

A bunch of great people.

 

[Standing Wolf]

I saw an old-timer give a young shooter his old spotting scope a week or so ago. It wasn't a top of the line Nikon or Zeiss, but it was a somewhat better scope than mine.

An old-timer once gave me a bunch of reloading gadgetry, brass, bullets, primers, powder, and good advice in my younger days.

I've given advice, received advice, swapped advice, and sought advice from my fellow shooters, but have never once been talked down to or talked down to anyone else.

I knew a gunsmith years ago who said he never asked to look at drivers' licenses when accepting checks from shooters, because he'd never had one bounce.

The old-time honor system still works among shooters.

 

[Dilettante]

As a misunderstood minority, I think there's a feeling that we need to stick together and help each other out.
Just another angle on this.

 

[Bruce626]

Gun Nuts! That's what you are, a bunch of gun nuts! But, that's a good thing.

 

[Oleg Volk]

My friend Paul and I went to the rnage last week. Paul had a mixmaster AR15 which, as it turned out, had a bad bolt carrier. While trying to diagnose the problem, another AR15 user a tthe range, treated Paul to ammo, a pack of spare parts for the AR and three 30-round GI magazines....for no reason other than being nice. And I wasn't even too surprised.

 

[Edward429451]

OMG. I don't believe what just happened. A newbie that I had taken shooting once just left. He was helping his grandma clean out the house and she wanted him to haul away the old junk that collects. His granpa died about 30 years ago and his boxes of reloading stuff was still there and she wanted all that junk gone. His father in law got first crack at it and took all the presses, dies and moulds that he wanted and said to haul the rest away. He remembered going shooting with me and figured I could use it! Its prolly 500 bucks worth of stuff.

8 Lyman/Lee moulds, several handles lg&sm, 10 sets of dies (Redding/RCBS/Pacific/CH), Top punhches, sizing dies, shellholders, Lee hand sizer kit (.311), 18 LBS powder (old), 1000's primers (old), gaschecks in 4 sizes, and a gazillion bullets (.257, .30, 41, 32/20, 45acp, 45C, 44, and .32SWL?, 45/70) Hollowpoints, jacketed, lead, match, 1/2 jacketed, 100 LBS of assorted shot (#BB, 4, and 8's), and two huge boxes of brass with 200 pcs of virgin 44 mag brass still nice and shiney!

Dies included 44 Spec, 41LC, 45ACP, 45Colt, 32S&W Long, 30/30, 32/20, 41 mag, 300 WinMag, and 45/70.

Moulds included 405gr 45/70, 190gr SWC 45acp, 240gr SWC 44, 158 gr SWC .358, unknown weight .311, 215gr SWC 41, 100gr .311, and a 215gr hollowbase mould presumably .311.

Even newbie gunfolks are good people. I'm sittin here in awe. I need to take that young man shooting again real soon.

 

[4v50 Gary]

Yep. My buddy in NV cued me in on a repro of a Civil War gun. I called the guy up and liked him immediately. We talk about delivery and he mentions that he has to go to Reno, where my brother is. So I sent him my check and gave my brother his #. My brother talks to him and also likes him immediately. Turns out they have mutual friends who shoot. Gun guys are indeed good guys.

 

[TallPine]

Anti propoganda would have you believe that we're all a gang of irresponsible monsters.

But we are not ... I for one am very responsible.

 

[GigaBuist]

Just the other week...

I'm pulling out of work and a guy has locked his keys in his car. I saw two other guys had stopped but I figured I'd see if I had any tools that might help out.

We got that bugger unlocked and as the first guy drove away I couldn't help but snicker. The first guy to stop had an NRA sticker on his car. The other fellow I know personally and he's an NRA member, and I too.

So.. 50 or 60 people pull past him and who stops? The gun nuts. Makes me smile inside.

 

[mountainclmbr]

I bought something at a gun show a while back and used a check. The guy didn't want my DL info. I asked why. He said that in his normal business he had many bad checks and eventually quit taking checks. But, he said he never had problems with checks at gun shows because the people were much more honest. Made me smile!

 

[twoblink]

Guns require money.
Guns require responsibility
Responsibility requires brains
Responsibility requires self-control

So therefore:

Gun owners are generally not bums who have brains and self-control. Good ingredients..