You might be a 'gun nut' if....

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When I go to the range/gunshop, they refer to me as "That guy who likes to shoot REALLY fast, all the time", and they automatically assume I'm going to buy yet another one.

Oh yah, I have SEVERAL friends that plan on being at my place if the SHTF, 'cause they know I'll hand them something to shoot back with.

And MANY of the other things I see listed above.
 
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you might be a gun nut if, when you get new pants out of the closet, the first thing you do is put your ccw holster in place.

or, spend at least one hour a day "playing" with your reloading equipment.

or, you check what's new a minimum of 5 times a day at THR. or, you sleep with not one, but 2 guns under your pillow so you will have a back up.

orthe first thing you look for in a new home is a place to bolt down your gun safe.

or, if you take special trips to find gun stores you have only found on the internet.

or, you not only buy bullets in bulk, but you buy plastic ammo boxes in bulk.

or, you wonder about the availability of 55 gallon drums of gun powder.

or, you plan a SECRET addition to the basement of your home so you can have a 1000 sq.ft. double layer rebar reinforced 8" thick concrete bunker for your gun room, complete with a welded on 6" thick stainless steel vault door.

or, you plan gun purchases around income tax refunds three years i the future.
 
if you've gone to a gun store, bought a firearm, gone out to the range to shoot it, come back, bought another, gone out to shoot it, then come back for more ammo
 
or, you plan a SECRET addition to the basement of your home so you can have a 1000 sq.ft. double layer rebar reinforced 8" thick concrete bunker for your gun room, complete with a welded on 6" thick stainless steel vault door.
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What? No indoor range?

Piker.
 
if you grieve about the loss of your belt fed best friend after being discharged from the military.

if you take out a second mortgage to sound proof your basement and build a bullet trap to fire form brass.

if you build not just one shooting stand to put over the door of your Jeep to hunt prairie dogs from inside the vehicle in Wyoming but you build a second one for your guest.

if you buy a house adjacent to open prairie with a 6 ft. security fence with gun ports and night vision to hunt P dogs at night.

if you break up with girlfriends because she doesn't like the smell of copper solvent in the bedroom while having sex.
 
If you packed up 'extra' dishes in the kitchen so you'd have more room for 50 cal ammo boxs.

If you have measured the inside of old metal freezers trying to figure out if it would work as an openly hidden gun safe.

If an anti-gunner from work calls you to her new house to 'safely' remove the 6 rounds of ammo she found in the garage ... (because it might dis-charge while being moved!)

If you can tell us right now how many rounds of .22 fit boxed in a 50 cal can AND loose in said can!
 
....You are introduced as a gun nut, to other gun nuts

....You buy ammo for a gun you do not yet own, because it's a "good price"

....Your FFls know you by name

....It makes you sad to see a great gun store become a tired little hole-in-the-wall gun store

....During times of economic crisis, you rotate your purchases htrough your FFLs so they can all make some money.
 
You might be a Gun Nut if....

Your Wife/Girlfriend believes that Hoppes #9 is your cologne of choice.
 
I guess I am! :)

when looking to move one of the primary factors is gun laws

you spend your weekends at gun shows

you get depressed at poor gun shows

you go through withdrawl if you don't shoot enough

you are willing to drive three or more hours to go to a range that rents full-auto weapons
 
I have a lifetime supply of ____________.
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Hey, I have afterlives worth of some supplies.

You walk into your FFL of choice, and the nice lady says "All I need is a copy of... hold on," and walks back to a file cabinet and retrieves your folder.
 
I find about a third of those fit me and I feel better now.

How about buying molds and casting for calibers you don't own?
Loading ammo for calibers you no longer own just in case you get another one.
Buying dies for calibers you don't have a gun for just because you have so much brass in that caliber.
 
This is a good thread.

Here's a few that someone I know well might be "guilty" of...

Your FFL asks you where your 2 year old son is when you show up without him. (OK, a couple of FFLs have done this.)

Your 2 year old son has been to enough gun shows to know where the bathroom is and where they sell the cookies.

Your FFL has your name and number posted on the wall behind the counter just in case.

You save every scrap of lead and every spent casing you can get your hands on, regardless of whether you own anything in that particular caliber.
 
... You've ever been offered a job by someone behind a gun counter

... You've actually read your reloading manuals cover to cover because you like learning about calibers and looking at the pictures.

... You've ever had access to the gun store after hours, just in case you needed anything. (Checkout was via the security cameras.)
 
If you can tell us right now how many rounds of .22 fit boxed in a 50 cal can AND loose in said can!
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Were you talking about the standard 50 or the tall 50 cal can?

If your co-workers ask you where the nearest gun show is this weekend

If you can give months days and hours count down to the next Tulsa gun show

When returning to work on Monday morning your co-workers ask what kind of gun you bought this weekend

When someone talks about buying a box or two of ammo "just to put back" and you give them a 20 minute lecture about buying in bulk

When you feel bad about having less than 1,000 round of ammo in any caliber, and then feeling bad because if that gun goes down you will have all that extra ammo, so you buy another gun of that caliber(still don’t know why I bought a .45 GAP)

If you have ever bought a gun because you didn’t own one in that color (don’t know why I bought a green .45 GAP)

When talking to your friends about your new gun-collector software they stop you and tell you that they own less guns that you have of one specific model

When your friends who don’t own a AR ask you if you would be willing to build theirs.

When someone tells you about a gun shop they seen and you have their phone number on speed dial

Your Tivo/DVR is setup to record over the wife's TV shows on Wednesday night for a 4 hour block when all the shooting shows are on

You know your customer number at Midway, Brownells, Sprotsmansguide, Bass Pro and Cabelas

If gun magazine editors disgust you because you know they get free guns for saying how great a product is even if it really would only make a lousy fishing weight.......and you want their job

If you look at buying a new gun safe as a new year resolution or a challenge to see if you can fill it

I hate to admit this but I am guilty of all the above except the one about having my customer number memorized, we are just on a first name basis:D
 
You want to move your family out of CA just because you want to shoot more than 10 rounds without switching mags.
 
While in the hospital you ask for a room number that is a gun caliber... 357, 308, 243, 223, and your visiting friends and family instantly know its not a coincidence...:p
 
You might be a gun nut if:

1. You purposely put an "idiot mark" on your brand new 1911 just because you know it's inevitable and to get it out of the way.

2. If you have a built in shelf in your closet that is pulling away from the wall due to the weight of your stored ammo.

3. If you practice your draw every time you go to the garage for a cigarette.

4. If you know the proper way to execute a "tactical hug".
 
This is actually making me feel better. I need my wife to read this to realize I'm not nearly the only one.......AND IT COULD BE WORSE! :evil:

Some of you guys are crazy....you know who you are! :)
 
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