You might be considered a gun nut if you...

[Black Majik]

I just bought a Green Cheek Conure (bird) yesterday with some friends. Once we brought the bird home we started shooting BB and pellet guns in the backyard (5 people).

For some odd reason one of the girls decided to call it Bebe (B.B.). Now I guess it stuck with it ever since. My bird is named after a small metal ball.

Oh man I love the bird, while I was shooting the bird was walking on the fence and I was resting the rifle on the fence while shooting. All of a sudden I see a birds ass in my sights, the bird was just chillen on my rifle barrel while I was trying to plink plastic shotglasses filled with water.

If you haven't shot those plastic Dixie shotglasses filled with water with a hi-powered pellet gun or .22, try it out. Its FUN!

 

[Dave McCracken]

You might be a gun nut if....

You own more guns than the typical Central American Revolution.

Your daughter is the only kid in her preschool with her own J Frame.

The license plate on your ride says "Mo'870S".

You've contemplated getting a tatoo to match. The other tatoo you're considering is BA/UU/R.

You think a golf course is a deliberate misuse of a perfectly good rifle range.

You know what IPSC,IDPA,PPC,CAS,SBS,AOW and EBR are abbreviations for.

 

[Roc_Kor]

You forgot USPSA.

 

[BerettaNut92]

Your number of posts on THR is more than your tax return.

Or 3 month's wages

 

[crewchief]

When your favorite gun shop let's you sit behind the counter while you use his Paco tool on a couple thousand rounds of .22's that he gives you because he's your local sponsor.

While Pacoing all those rounds a customer comes in and your allowed to grab the keys by the register and show him some pistols.

When your dealer throws your wife a box of .45 ammo for smiling pretty.

When you consider "date night" a little after hours shooting at the local range for just the two of you. (I love that woman )

When co-workers start complaining that you smell like some kind of solvent (good ol' #9)

When you have more guns on you coffee table than coasters.

When you keep a .50 round on top of your computer monitor to remind you of your goals (staring at it right now)

When you figure out that taking pringles to the range is good for two things, one a snack, and two when your done you can fill it with your brass.

When you buy a Swifer Duster for cleaning the guns in the cabnet every other day.

When your wife finds a gun in the freezer because you want to see how well that new lube holds up. (what you've never tried )

Instead of postars of hot bikini models you have the Hornady complete caliber chart posted on your wall.

If you have ever framed one of your best groups and put it in place of your wedding picture on the end table. (guilty of that but it was a .042 group)

Con't: You know your truly lucky when your wife doesn't care cus' she is proud of you.

When the only reason you by zip-lock bags is to store cleaning supplies in your range bag.

Same goes for paper plates so you can have cheap targets.

When you clean your guns more than your car.

When you have bought a $300 trigger for a $130 gun (KIDD trigger for a 10/22)

When you have a favorites folder in IE labled "Gun Sites" (Comon' I know you do)

When you worry more about the server for THR going down than your email

When your lawnmower chucks more brass than rocks in your backyard

When your neighbors are having a loud party so you get their attention by blasting some rounds out of your shotgun from your back door.

When you would rather have your pants size go up by two inchs than your group size.

 

[twoblink]

When you only date on Wednesday nights because it's "Lady's night" at the range.

When you've had more than 5 first dates at the range.

When you start your sentence with "Last night, my M1A and I had a great time.."

When your pets don't have a name, but all your guns do.

When you buy a car, and the first thing you ask the sales guy is "I have 52 guns, 20 of them rifles, will they all fit in here?"

When you start referring to every hill/mountain you see as "the backstop"

When your gun shop calls you first, before they put the new guns out on display, just to check if you wanted to buy it.

When there's a sale on the crate-o-308's and the dealer saved the last crate for your M1A.

When someone mentions distance, and your first thought is what caliber would be required to "neutralize" a threat at the distance..

 

[kernal_panic]

you might be a gun nut if:


you are cleaning out your van for a business trip to key largo and you find:

300-500 rounds of 38 special
2 bulgarian slabsided poly ak-74 mags
100 rounds of .223
loose .38 and .22 lr ammo on the floor
a shooting chrony chrongraph
a camo boonie hat
electronic ear muffs
a tri pod for the chrony.

 

[Roc_Kor]

When you have a favorites folder in IE labled "Gun Sites" (Comon' I know you do)

I need help. I only have four Internet Explorer favorite folders:

Gun Sales & Makers (Includes Accessory makers)
Gun Info (Sites that have facts about guns)
Links (This is where TFL, THR, Gunsnet (Forums) and Modern Firearms & Ammunition are)
NRA & Other Orgs (NRA sites and RKBA organizations)

 

[Black Snowman]

I have 7 sub-folders in my "Guns and Stuff" favorites and I posted them online in case I was at a computer that didn't have them.

http://home.kc.rr.com/bsmith1952/gun_links.html

I need to update it as many links are outdated and a ton more have been added since I put it up.

 

[LynnMassGuy]

You buy ammo for guns you plan on owning.(Did it today.)

 

[LynnMassGuy]

HEHEH!!

 

[45nut]

you might be a gun nut if you think you need to start your own forum...and just to discuss cast bullets.

 

[twoblink]

IE? What's IE?



(Real men use unix!!)

 

[charles webb]

I feel so defeated.

Keep posting them, guys, they are hilarious. And if they're true, then you guys need help. I think we should start a Firearms Anonymous club for those who are addicted like us. Of course meetings would probably end up in a trip to the range.

Group Therapy.


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the perfect excuse to get away from my wife and make her think im seeking help instead of shooting........


u might be a gun nut if...
....... u buy alot of ammo for a gun that u dont even have enouph money to think about buying(happened to my brother)

....... u have more american rifleman magazines than playboys in ur bathroom

....... if ur wife finds a box named dirty magazines and finds out its full of dirty ammo clips

the last one happened to me

 

[BerettaNut92]

If you don't wear shirts; you wear cover garments....you might be a gun nut.

 

[Warren]

If you don't wear shirts; you wear cover garments....you might be a gun nut.

HAHAHAHA.


Just the other day my wife hands me a big&tall clothing catalog, it is one that I routinely throw away. This time just as I am about to hand it back I catch one of the pages..."Hmmmm, this would be just right, look at how it drapes!" "I think I'll keep this and look at it, dear."


I expect an order to be made on Monday.

 

[juggler]

You have pocket knives for different occasions.

I was having fun reading all the comments, but this one hit close to home. I have knives for different CLOTHES

 

[41mag]

....get caught reading a magazine at work by the boss.He suspects a girlie mag but,upon seeing the new Ruger catalog,just shakes his head & walks away.

 

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

IE? What's IE?

Infection Express.

Real tactical specops Seal Team d00dz use Mozilla.

- pdmoderator

 

[ClonaKilty]

...find yourself in Japan on business and when searching in your dress pants pocket for change, find a spent shell casing! (.45 ACP if you need to know)

 

[jefnvk]

You spend more time reading gun forums than any other activity on the computer . . . and you have an IT job.

No comment...

use Mozilla

Open source is too much like communism. Use Opera

 

[CZ52GUY]

...have a room in your house referred to as "the armory".

...take the one gun a month purchase restriction as a one gun a month purchase obligation.

...other gun enthusiasts consider you obsessed.

...know what your best ever draw/split times/groups were for every drill you've ever tried.

...gave yourself the entry fee to a major IDPA match as a birthday present.

...routinely request/get gift certificates to your favorite shop as presents.

...your shooting buddies during a range session say..."hey, can we go home now?"

...your shoulder routinely bears the marks of carrying an overloaded range bag.

...your idea of a relaxing evening is cleaning your guns and doing some dryfire practice.

...are planning your next purchase while waiting for the NICS check to be completed.

...have to scroll through your gun stuff favorites...and are on a first name basis with customer support staff at most of them (has it shipped yet?).

...look at a pair of pants and the first thing to check is location of the side belt loop (IDPAers will understand this one)

...etc, etc, etc.

Safe shooting,

CZ52'

 

[Warren]

You don't consider Michael Gross's portaryal of Burt Gummer as over the top.

And in fact, you consider Burt to be a little to your left on gun issues.

 

[dukeofurl]

you have more 3/32 allen wrenches than sears

(Thanks Sidearmor!)

For those who dont get it: 3/32 allen wrenches are used for everything from 1911 grip screws, holster adjustments, Benelli M1 shelll saddle removal, tightening adjustment on rear sights, etc..

Most mfrs include the allen with the product, I've got about 15 of the things rattling around my toolbox.

 

[Kodiak]

you have more 3/32 allen wrenches than sears

You might be a gun nut if when you hear the word "Sears" it takes you a minute to figure out they are talking about a store and not a gun part.