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Offline tomzuki

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Rifle nick-names.
« on: January 21, 2007, 01:37:06 PM »
Does anyone else name their firearms?  I think it's a military tradition to give your rifle a girls name, but I have never served.  I have been naming my collection as it was aquired. I also have no sisters or daughters so the wife thinks I'm crazy!!!!!!  How bout it, what are some of the names for yours???
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2007, 02:56:07 PM »
I call my 45/70 with hot handloads in it a "Mules Leg".  ;)
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« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2007, 03:26:24 PM »
Gosh, I haven't even given this a thought for years.  I never did name a rifle, but I had two old H & R single shots that I did name.  One was a 10 gauge mag with about a 36" full choke barrel named "Big Ben". or just Ben for short.  The other is a 12 gauge 3" mag which I sent to Marble Arms for a vent rib and poly choke - total barrel length is 19", if I recall. It is legal - neither I nor Marble Arms would have it any other way.  Named it "Hubert".  Hubert is very compact and seems to weigh about 5#.  With a 3" magnum load, it is easily the most punishing gun I have ever shot, and I have shot .460 Weatherbys.
Used to keep "Ben" in the duck blind for geese.  Sold it over 25 years ago.  I still have Hubert.  I don't know why, after all the guns that I have owned, I named these two.
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2007, 10:30:13 AM »
Animals fear Betsy, she is my sweetheart, she is a '94 remington 700 in 338win.mag.  and when she speaks animals die for sure.   When i touch her off on my mountain top whole town hears her speak.  The booms that echo across the mountain tops surely gets everyones attention.
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2007, 10:58:38 AM »
The Widowmaker.
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2007, 11:30:18 AM »
My old Service .45 ACP was "The Battlin' B (female dog)"
Keepin it clean here for Graybeard by not typing it out.
saw the name painted on the turret of a tank and borrowed it.

Uncle Sam's "TOY" rifle got called all kinds of names !
Wouldn't call them nicknames though ! Most of the time it was combinations of names
ending with "Worthless P.O.S."
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2007, 02:11:19 PM »
I have a sporterized 8x57 Persian carbine (I didn't cut it, done in the 60's) with an 18 in. barrel I call  it Thumper.
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2007, 07:44:06 AM »
"Big Bertha" Pet name for an HK91.
"Helga" is a Swedish Mauser..
Brings to mind Big, Round WOMEN ! I loves them too ! Kinda' partial to little round women too though !  ;D
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2007, 10:48:01 AM »
My Bulgarian milled SLR101SG AK47 is called "Zora"
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2007, 03:12:20 AM »
My Marlin 336 is Double 30. My T/C omega is Point 5 and my No4 MK2 is Number 4. Also have a repop 1853 Enfield rifle-musket that I pop Yankees with and she's Vicky ( after the Queen)
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2007, 01:08:37 AM »

BLONDIE:



THUMPER:


THE EVIL TWINS:


TINY:


THE BEAST:


THEO: (soldier carved his name in stock)



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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2007, 02:42:19 AM »
I have a marlin 444 that I named Thor...it hammers anything I sink it on...instant death..I have a 50 Cal. flint rifle that I call Fritz...It had problems flashing in the pan until I put a new spring didn't last long or work well.....Kind of like Mondale...D-451
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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2007, 01:16:36 PM »
Yugo M48 with 17" barrel--"Little Boomer"
Mosin M91--"Tikka"
Remington Model Seven--"Buster"
Custom .303 British sporter--"Mr. Churchill"
45/70 Handi Rifle--"Rock Crusher"
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Re: Rifle nick-names.
« Reply #13 on: April 12, 2007, 05:06:04 PM »
My first handgun was  Ruger Security Six in .357 magnum.  I affectionately call her "Maggie".
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